Standing Committees 

BOT Committee Structure Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Mary Regina Thomann – Chair

Melissa Karam Panchley – Vice Chair

Standing Committees

Audit & Governance                            

• Waters (Chair)
• Wilkinson (VC)
• Connor
• Coughlin
• Kane

Education                            

• Connor (Chair) 
• McMichen (VC) 
• Howard
• Straus 
• Wilkinson

Facilities & Finance                            

• Kane (Chair) 
• Waters (VC) 
• Connor
• Renaud
• Straus

Student Life                            

• McMichen (Chair) 
• Howard (VC) 
• Coughlin
• Renaud
• Waters

Ad Hoc Committee - President's Performance Review

• Chair of Audit and Governance
• Vice-Chair of Audit and Governance
• Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees

Notes

• MMA BOT Chair and Vice Chair serve Ex-Officio on all Standing Committees with votes and counts towards a quorum.
• MMA President RADM McDonald serves Ex-Officio on all Standing Committees without vote and does not count towards a quorum.
• All Ad Hoc/Special Committees will be formed by the BOT Chair in accordance with BOT By-Laws.
• President's Performance Review reports to the full BOT through the Audit and Governance Standing Committee.