Board of Trustees


Webb Institute Board of Trustees 2019

Our Board of Trustees is made up of a diverse group of individuals who are passionate about Webb. Membership of the Board covers a wide array of backgrounds and expertise, and includes industry leaders, alumni, the Dean, a Faculty Representative and a Student Representative. The Board functions as the governing body of Webb, and is responsible for making strategic and fiduciary decisions with our institution’s best interest in mind.  Board members work collaboratively with Webb’s many stakeholders to fulfill Webb Institute’s mission, strategic goals, and objectives.

OFFICERS

Chairman
Bruce S. Rosenblatt (Hon.)
President
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC

Vice Chairman
Jon J. LaBerge ’76

Vice Chairman
Alison D. Granger P’14 (Hon.)
Chief Investment Officer (Ret.)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Treasurer
Greggory Mendenhall
G B Mendenhall Pllc.

President
Mark F. Martecchini ’79
Webb Institute

Secretary
Sherice Arman
Partner
Maples and Calder Law Firm

MEMBERS

Christopher D. Allard ’04
CEO
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats

Paulo A. Almeida ’95
Chief Investment Officer
Tufton Investment Management Ltd.

Richard M. Biben
C.E.O. & President (Ret.)
Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

David M. Bovet ’70
Managing Partner
New Harbor Consultants

Dr. George Campbell Jr. (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Cooper Union

CDR Richard C. Celotto, USN (Ret.) ’73
Ship Acquisition Advisor
CACI, Inc.

Dr. John C. Couch (Hon.)
Vice Chairman
C.M. Capital Corp.

Ted Dickenson ’92
Senior Engineer, CACI Inc.

Hampton Dixon ’11
Manager, Hotel Refurbishments
Carnival Cruise Line

John (Jay) L.R. Edgar III ’87
VP for Engineering
Snow & Company

Brian P.R. Eisenhower ‘06
Hill Rivkins LLP

Manuel G. Hontoria ’88
Partner (Ret.)
Oliver Wyman

John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Deputy Director, Integrated Warfare Division (OPNAV N9I)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations

John A. Malone ’71
Consultant

John McDonald
President & COO
American Bureau of Shipping

Eugene R. Miller III ’96
Ingalls Shipbuilding

Phillip J. Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation

Monique Sinmao ’93
Portfolio Manager
Sol Capital Management, Inc.

Kirsi K. Tikka (Hon.)
Independent Non-executive
Director of Ardmore Shipping and Pacific Basin Shipping
Advisor to Shipping Industry

Reneé Tremblay ’20
Engineer, Fleet Technical
Chevron Shipping Company

VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Former Director, ARL
Penn State

Dr. Jennifer K. Waters ’91, P’20
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUNY Maritime

Meldon J. Wolfgang IV ’93
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group 

 

PRESIDENT EMERITUS

R. Keith Michel ‘73
Webb Institute

CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

Charles G. Visconti ’55
Chairman & President
International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.

TRUSTEE EMERITI

Joseph J. Cuneo ’57
Chairman (Ret.)
MARINEX International

Patrick J. Gilmartin, Esq. (Hon.)
Gilmartin, Poster & Shafto

Robert D. Goldbach ’58
President (Ret.)
MARINEX International

David H. Klinges (Hon.)
President, Marine Construction Div. (Ret.)
Bethlehem Steel Corp.

Charles Kurz II (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Keystone Shipping Co.

John Russell ’67
President
Russell Development

Dr. Peter Van Dyke ’60
Managing Director (Ret.)
T. Rowe Price

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Dr. Charles R. Cushing
President
C.R. Cushing & Co., Inc.

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Matthew R. Werner ’95, PG’97
Dean and ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Webb Institute

M. Spenser Boyd ‘17
Asst. Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Sustainability Coordinator
Webb Institute

Tsimafei ‘Tim’ Lazouski ‘24
Student Representative
Webb Institute