Strategic Planning Steering Committee

The Steering Committee was responsible for leading and overseeing the comprehensive planning efforts, ensuring the effective integration of inputs from the Working Groups—Imagining Harvey Mudd, Academic Vision and Student Experience—into the College’s final strategic plan.

Members of the Steering Committee met with the chair of each Working Group to offer guidance on objectives, work plans and timing, and to help resolve questions or problems that arose. Moreover, one member of the Steering Committee also served on each of the Working Groups.

One of the primary aims of the Steering Committee was to distill the range of ideas that emerged through the strategic planning process into a concise set of strategic priorities. These efforts provided the groundwork for defining the College’s future trajectory and helping guide its next comprehensive fundraising campaign.

The Steering Committee drafted strategic goals and initiatives based on the Working Group reports.

Steering Committee Members

  • James Bean ’77, Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Thyra Briggs, Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid and Lead, Task Force on College Affordability
  • Jim Boerkoel, Csilla and Walt Foley Endowed Professor in Computer Science, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair, Department of Computer Science
  • Pat Copeland P’27, Member, Board of Trustees
  • Matina Donaldson-Matasci, Associate Professor of Biology
  • Tom Donnelly, Vice President for Academic Affairs and R. Michael Shanahan Dean of the Faculty
  • Erika Dyson, Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Willard W. Keith, Jr., Fellow in the Humanities
  • Kathy French ’97, President, Alumni Association Board of Governors (AABOG)
  • Sharon Gerbode, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Physics
  • Jennifer Green, Executive Director, Alumni and Parent Relations
  • Lelia Hawkins, Director of the Hixon Center and Hixon Professor of Climate Studies
  • Cindy Martinez, Interim Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students
  • Susan Martonosi, Chair of the Faculty and Professor of Mathematics
  • Cole Nagata ’24, Class of 2024 Co-president and Student Representative
  • Harriet B. Nembhard, President, Chair of the Steering Committee
  • Laura Palucki Blake, Assistant Vice President for Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Gregory Rae ’00, Member, Board of Trustees
  • Chris Ranlett ’24, Student Representative
  • Steven Santana ’06, Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor of Engineering and Director, Engineering Clinic
  • Michael Schubmehl ’02, Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Jessica Skon, Member, Board of Trustees