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Professor Margot Singer

Professor Margot Singer explores layered identities in new book

May 27, 2025
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A dream fulfilled: Denison wins its first NCAA men’s tennis title

May 23, 2025
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Denison names Matt Tanney new associate vice president and director of athletics

May 20, 2025
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Officers

Lewis A. Sachs ’85, B.A., Chair

Marc B. Lautenbach ’83, B.A., M.B.A., Vice-Chair

Kristen Fitzwilliam Giarrusso ’84, B.A., M.B.A., Vice-Chair/Treasurer

Alexandra Schimmer, B.A., M.Ph., J.D., Secretary

Members

Adam S. Weinberg, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., President (ex-officio)

Active Trustees

James L. Anderson ’85, B.A.
SVP-Head of Corporate Communications and Marketing (retired) – WarnerMedia and CNN, Worldwide 
Atlanta, Ga.

George Bodenheimer ’80, B.A.
Executive Chairman (retired) – ESPN
New Canaan, Conn.

Cynthia Ooten Booth ’79, B.A., M.A.
President & CEO – Emerge Manufacturing
Cincinnati, Ohio

Colleen Boyle ’24, B.A.
Management Rotational Program – McMaster-Carr
Cleveland, Ohio

Ashley Edwards Bradley ’93, B.A., M.B.A.
Principal – Ashley Bradley Interiors
New York, N.Y.

Daniel J. Brickman ’80, B.A.
Head of North America (retired) – Babcock & Brown LP
Darien, Conn.

Marcus Colwell ’84, B.A., J.D.
Managing Director – HPS Investment Partners LLC
New York, N.Y.

Tim Ewing ’89, B.A., M.I.I.M., Ph.D.
Vice President, People and Organization Development – Mass General Brigham-Integrated Health Care System
Boston, Mass.

Jesse Felker ’23, B.S.
Algebra I Teacher – Teach for America
New Orleans, LA

Jeremy J Flug ’83, B.A., M.B.A.
Co-chairman – Gulftech
Denver, Colo.

Kristen Fitzwilliam Giarrusso ’84, B.A., M.B.A.
Limited Partner – Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Boston, Mass.

Jeffrey A. Forbes ’87, B.A.
Founding Partner – Forbes Tate
Washington, D.C.

James T. Glerum Jr. ’82, B.A., M.B.A.
Vice Chairman – Investment Banking (retired) - Citibank
Chicago, Ill.

Lauren S. Haarlow ’90, B.A.
Oak Brook, Ill.

Matthew J. Harrington ’84, B.A.
Global President & COO – Edelman
New York, N.Y.

Jeryl Hayes ’04, B.A, J.D., L.L.M.
Movement Building Director – If/When/How
Silver Spring, Md.

Crystal Jezierski ’94, B.A., J.D.
Senior Managing Director - Guidepost Solutions
Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey L. Johnson ’81, B.A., M.B.A.
Managing Partner – Lakeshore Holdings LLC
Winnetka, Ill.

Richard Kienzle ’85, B.A.
Founder and Managing Partner – Steep & Deep Ventures
Malvern, Pa.

Suzanne B. Kriscunas ’72, B.A., M.A., M.B.A.
Founding Partner – The Riverside Company
Dallas, Texas

Marc B. Lautenbach ’83, B.A., M.B.A.
President & CEO (retired) – Pitney Bowes Inc.
Stamford, Conn.

Eric Lindberg ’93, B.A., M.B.A.
Chief Investment Officer, Trustee – The Austin E. Knowlton Foundation
Dallas, Texas

Jeffrey Masten ’86, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Professor of English and Gender & Sexuality Studies – Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill.

Amy Todd Middleton ’93, B.A.
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer – Environmental Defense Fund
Pelham, N.Y.

William C. Mulligan ’76, B.A., M.B.A.
Retired Partner - Primus Capital Funds
Cleveland, Ohio

Stephen Polk ’78, B.S.
CEO – Highgate, LLC
Birmingham, Mich.

Abigail Pringle ’96, B.A.
President, U.S. – The Wendy’s Company
Columbus, Ohio

Vivian Quaye ’03, B.A., M.S.
Senior Vice President – Auldbrass Partners
New York, N.Y.

George V. Russell ’88, B.S., M.D., M.B.A.
Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Lewis A. (Lee) Sachs ’85, B.A.
Co-Founder & Managing Partner – Gallatin Point Capital
Greenwich, Conn.

Arthur P. Steinmetz Jr. ’80, B.A., M.B.A
CEO/Chairman (retired) – Oppenheimer Funds
New York, N.Y.

Thomas E. Szykowny ’79, B.A., J.D.
Attorney, Partner (retired) – Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
Columbus, Ohio

Gregory N. Taylor ’86, B.A., M.B.A.
CEO (retired) – The Mason Company
Cincinnati, Ohio

Jamie K. Thorsen ’77, B.S., M.B.A.
Head of Foreign Exchange & China Capital Markets, Executive Managing Director (retired) – BMO Capital Markets
Glencoe, Ill.

Susan D. Whiting ‘78, B.A.
Board Director/Advisor, Vice Chair (retired) – Nielsen
New York, N.Y.

Life Trustees

Mary Jane LeVan Armacost ’62, B.A.
North Palm Beach, Fla.

Charles A. Brickman ’54, B.A., M.B.A.
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Walter F. Burke ’71, B.A., Ph.D.
Wilmette, Ill.

John A. Canning Jr. ’66, B.A., J.D.
Chairman - Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
Chicago, Ill.

Janet Crown ’85, B.A., M.S.
Los Angeles, Calif.

Mark F. Dalton ’72, B.A., J.D.
Co-Chairman - Tudor Investment Corporation
Palm Beach, Fla.

Paul A. Dimitruk ’71, B.A., J.D.
Co-founder and Senior Partner - Partners Capital Investment Group, LLC
San Antonio, Texas

Michael D. Eisner ’64, B.A.
Founder/CEO - The Tornante Company; Former President/CEO - The Walt Disney Company
Beverly Hills, Calif.

John V. Faraci Jr. ’72, B.A., M.B.A.
Chairman & CEO (retired) – International Paper
Stamford, Conn.

Martha Dunbar Hall ’81, B.A., M.B.A
Louisville, Ky.

Dana Hart ’76, B.A., M.A.
New York, N.Y.

Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders ’73, B.A., M.A.
CEO (retired) - Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Dayton, Ohio

W August Hillenbrand, B.S., A.M.P.
Batesville, Ind.

Thomas E. Hoaglin ’71, B.A., M.B.A.
Columbus, Ohio

David J. Hooker ’72, B.A., J.D.
Cleveland, Ohio

Paul W. Hylbert ’66, B.A., M.B.A.
Chairman - Kodiak Building Partners
Longboat Key, Fla.

Charlotte Power Kessler ’65
New Albany, Ohio

John D. Lowenberg ’64, B.A.
Anvil Management Company, LLC
Vero Beach, Fla.

Sharon Smith Martin ’65, B.A.
Denver, Colo.

Steven P. Matteucci ’78, B.A., J.D.
Chairman, BMO Family Office (retired) - BMO Financial Group
Scottsdale, Ariz.

Donald B. Shackelford ’54, B.A., M.B.A.
Chairman of the Board (retired) – Diamond Hill Capital Management
Sarasota, Fla.

Gary V. Simpson ’84, B.A., M.Div., D.Min.
Senior Pastor - Concord Baptist Church of Christ
Brooklyn, N.Y.

John N. Taylor Jr. ’57, B.A., M.B.A.
Dayton, Ohio

Joseph H. Thomas ’56, B.A., M.B.A.
Thomas and Company LLC
Beachwood, Ohio

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