Cornell University Council
Administrative Board 2006 - 2007

Council is managed by the Administrative Board, a group of elected and ex officio members. Board members are selected from University administrators, Trustees, faculty, Council members-at-large, alumni officers, and Council committee chairs, and offer balanced representation and communication on all aspects of Council's work for the University.

The Administrative Board meets at least three times a year to discuss committee activities, University issues, faculty, development, and other items important to the Council and to Cornell. Officers and members-at-large are your representatives. You should let a Board member know about anything you think requires the Board's attention.

Officers
Council officers are the Chair, three Vice Chairs (or a number the Administrative Board feels is necessary), the Executive Director, and the Director. The Administrative Board selects the Chair and the Vice Chairs from Council membership.

Chair - Oversees the organization and affairs of the Council, is an ex officio member of all committees with full voting privileges, and is responsible for keeping the Administrative Board and the Council informed on all Council matters. The Chair recommends to the Administrative Board new ways to increase Council's usefulness to the University.

Vice Chairs - Assignments to be chosen by the Chair, as needed. Attends Administrative Board meetings, and assists the Chair.

Executive Director - Cornell's Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development

Director - Director of the Office of the Councils, who directs the day to day business of the Council.

Chair

Jay W. Waks BS ILR '68, JD '71

Vice Chairs

Ronni S. Chernoff BS HE '67
Debra A. James AB '75, JD '78
Jansen Noyes III BS HOTEL '69
Robert A. Ramin AB '82, MBA '85
Mark A. Tatum BS AGR '91

Ex-OfficioMembers

• Chair, Board of Trustees
  Peter C. Meinig '61, BME '62
  
  
• Chair, Board of Trustees Executive Committee
  Diana M. Daniels AB '71
  
  
• President of the University
  David J. Skorton
  
  
• Provost
  Carolyn (Biddy) Martin
  
  
• Executive Director, Cornell University Council
  Vice President, Alumni Affairs & Development
  Charles D. Phlegar
  
  
• President, Alumni Federation
  Rolf A. Frantz '66, ME '67
  
  
• President, Cornell Association of Class Officers
  Carol B. Aslanian BS HE '63
  
  
• Chairs, Alumni Affairs & Development Comm.
  Stephen B. Ashley BS AGR '62, MBA '64
  Jan Rock Zubrow AB '77
  
  
• Immediate Past Chair, Cornell University Council
  Ginger K. So AB '79
  
  
• Chair, Parents Fund Committee
  Peggy and Marc J. Silbert PA '02, '09
  Caroline and Robert Ballantine PA '06, '09
  
  
• Chair, President's Council of Cornell Women
  Margaret Stack Turner BS HE '61
  
  
• Director, Alumni Affairs
  Mary F. Berens AB '74
  
  
• Director, Alumni Affairs and Development
  Regional Offices
  Ellen G. Walsh BS HE '76
  
  
• Director, Cornell University Council
  Marisue Taube '75
  
  
• Director, University Development
  Laurie Anne Robinson AB '77

Standing Committees and Chairs

• Admissions and Financial Aid
  Jane Kornfeld Bessin AB '79
  
  
• Annual Meeting Planning 2007
  Jay W. Carter BS AE '71, ME AE '72
  
  
• Athletics Alumni Advisory
  Richard L. Booth Jr. BS AGR '82
  
  
• Committee on Career Services
  Douglas H. Calby BS ENGR '81
  
  
• Committee on the Arts
  James J. Byrnes BS AGR '63, MBA '64
  
  
• Cornell's Adult University
  Penny S. Haitkin BS HE '65
  
  
• Governmental Relations
  Eliot J. Greenwald AB '73
  
  
• Human Resources Advisory
  Kenneth F. Kahn BS ILR '69
  
  
• International Programs
  Liv Gussing BS HOTEL '91
  
  
• Membership
  Ann T. Ferreira BS AGR '88
  
  
• Nominating
  Ginger K. So AB '79
  
  
• Public Relations
  Laurie Musick Wright BS AGR '75
  
  
• Student & Academic Services
  Jay F. Taylor BS AGR '80
  
  
• Sustainable Development & Environmental
  Stewardship
  tbd
  
  
• Technology Transfer
  Mark H. Brandt BS AGR '86

Trustee Members

Robert A. Huret BS ILR '65
Karen Rupert Keating AB '76
Carolyn Chauncey Neuman BS HE '64

Faculty Members

Doris Davis
Stephen Kresovich
Franklin W. Robinson
Charles Walcott PHD '59

Members-At-Large

Jay W. Carter BS AE '71, ME AE '72
Andrew R. Chang BEE '74
Archangela DeSilva BS ILR '78
Betty Eng BS HE '92
Abe Tomas Hughes II AB '84
Lisa L. Hunter BS ILR '79
Lisa C. Jones BS AGR '84
Mitchell D. Lee AB '90, JD '96
Sherry G. Matays AB '68
Constance Ferris Meyer BS HE '70
Leslie R. Nydick BS HE '85
Rochelle Michlin Proujansky AB '71
Linda R. Roitman BS HE '66
Ruby Saake '84, BS CALS '85

Council Ambassador Task Force Chair

Kelly J. Brown BS AGR '88, MBA '92