Officers of the Corporation
Chair | Susan Avery | |
Vice Chair | Sherri Goodman | |
Secretary | Kathy Jacobs | |
Treasurer | Ray Ban | |
Assistant Secretaries |
Aneka Finley - Governance Liaison |
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Assistant Treasurer | Erika Smith - Chief Financial Officer | |
Others: |
Antonio Busalacchi - UCAR President |
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees shall have and may exercise all the powers vested in the Board of Trustees during intervals between meetings of the Board unless the full Board of Trustees determines otherwise.
Chair | Susan Avery | |
Members | Lourdes Avilés | |
Ray Ban | ||
Antonio Busalacchi | ||
Rita Colwell | ||
Sherri Goodman | ||
Kathy Jacobs | ||
Christine Wiedinmyer |
Audit & Finance Committee
The Audit and Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing corporate financial management functions. The committee is also responsible for making recommendations to the Board regarding changes in financial management policies. The committee nominates a public accounting firm to carry out the annual audit of UCAR's financial positions and oversees UCAR's internal auditor.
Chair | Ray Ban | |
Members | Ana Barros | |
Shuyi Chen | ||
Heidi Cullen | ||
Jim Geringer | ||
Kathy Jacobs | ||
Susan Lozier | ||
Vernon Morris |
Board of Trustees Nominating Committee
The Board's Nominating Committee is appointed from among the current Trustees. Committee members are charged with appointing Trustees to standing Board committees and nominating officers of the corporation. The committee also appoints members of special committees of the Board as needed.
Chair | Lourdes Avilés | |
Members | Rita Colwell | |
Rana Fine | ||
David Randall |
NCAR Budget & Programs Committee
The NCAR Budget and Programs Committee provides guidance and oversight to NCAR and UCAR management for the development of the NCAR strategic plan and annual program plans.
Chair | Christine Wiedinmyer | |
Members | Shuyi Chen | |
Heidi Cullen | ||
Javier Fochesatto | ||
Sherri Goodman | ||
Vernon Morris | ||
Yvette Richardson |
Personnel Committee
The Personnel Committee is responsible for reviewing and recommending, to the Board of Trustees, the personnel policies of the corporation, monitoring the overall workforce management planning and strategy, and annually reviewing the procedures followed during the annual salary review and examining the results of the salary adjustments.
Chair | Rana Fine |
Members | Lourdes Avilés |
Ana Barros | |
Javier Fochesatto | |
David Randall | |
Christine Wiedinmyer |
UCAR Budget & Planning Committee
The purpose of the UCAR Budget and Planning Committee is to provide guidance and oversight of the UCAR Operating Budget and Planning Activities to ensure that the budget and planning for UCAR, UCAR Community Programs (UCP), and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are in alignment with current strategic priorities. The Committee's role is to review and make recommendations on drafts and final versions of key documents that describe UCAR operating budgets and income strategy, inclusive of UCP and NCAR budgets and programs, and to approve final versions of the documents. It is also charged with providing a recommendation concerning endorsement of the plans to the UCAR Board of Trustees.
Chair | Ray Ban | |
Members | Jim Geringer | |
Kathy Jacobs |
Governance Task Group
The Governance Task Group (GTG) is an ad hoc committee of the UCAR Board of Trustees charged with examining UCAR bylaws and governance practices. The GTG makes recommendations to the Board and the UCAR Members about proposed changes to the bylaws and governance procedures that will ultimately enhance UCAR's ability to support the university consortium.
Co-Chairs | Rich Dixon, Texas State University, San Marcos | 2024 |
Kevin Reed, SUNY Stony Brook | 2023 | |
Members | Lourdes Avilés (Trustee Liaison) | |
Teresa Bals-Elsholz, Valparaiso University | 2025 | |
Carol Anne Clayson, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute | 2025 | |
Janel Harahan, Northern Vermont University | 2025 | |
Lifeng Luo, Michigan State University | 2025 | |
Anthony Lupo, University of Missouri | 2025 | |
Kirk Maasch, University of Maine | 2025 | |
Walt Robinson, North Carolina State University | 2023 | |
Charlie Zender, University of California, Irvine | 2025 |
Trustee Liaisons
PACUR | Yvette Richardson | |
Members Nominating | Lourdes Avilés | |
Governance Task Group (GTG) | Lourdes Avilés |