List of current members of University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees

The University System of New Hampshire is governed by a 28-member Board of Trustees comprising the Governor of the state, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, ten members appointed by the Governor and Executive Council, six alumni-elected members, three student-elected members, the Commissioner of Education, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the presidents of the University System's four colleges and universities, and the Chancellor.

Members

As of November, 2023, the members of the Board of Trustees of the University System of New Hampshire.

Officers for 2023-2024

• Alexander J. Walker-Chair
• James P. Burnett III—Vice Chair
• Kassandra Spanos Ardinger—Secretary

Ex officio members

• Chris Sununu—Governor of New Hampshire (2017- )
• James W. Dean Jr.—President, University of New Hampshire (2018- )
• Todd J. Leach—President, Granite State College (2010- )
• James Gray-designee for President of the Senate Chuck Morse (2021-)
• Donald L. Birx—President, Plymouth State University (2015- )
• Frank Edelblut—Commissioner of Education (2017-)
• Shawn N. Jasper—Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Food (2015-)
• Rick Ladd - designee for Speaker of the House Sherman Packard (2021-)
• Melinda D. Treadwell- President, Keene State College

Alumni-elected members

• Kathy J. Green (2017-)
• Joel Nkounkou—UNH (2022-)
• Michael J. Pilot—UNH (2019-)
• J. Morgan Rutman—UNH (2016-)
• David A. Westover—KSC (2019)
• Wayne Semprini—PSU (2023-)

Student Trustees

• Zachary J. Christie KSC USSB Representative
• Avery Ellis, UNH-Law USSB Representative
• Tim Hoheneder, UNH-Grad USSB Representative

Gubernatorial Appointees

• Kassandra Spanos Ardinger (2016-)
• James P. Burnett III (2017-)
• M. Jaqueline Eastwood (2017-)
• Patrick W. Griffin (2023-)
• George S. Hansel (2019-)
• Kevin Knarr (2022-)
• Peter T. Paul (2022-)
• Gregg R. Tewksbury (2020-)
• Christiana Thornton (2022-)
• Alexander J. Walker, Jr. (2016-)