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
VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Former Director, ARL Penn State
Treasurer
Greggory Mendenhall
G B Mendenhal Pllc.
President
R. Keith Michel ’73
Webb Institute
Secretary
Mark F. Martecchini ’79
President
Stolt Tankers
OTHER MEMBERS
Christopher D. Allard ’04
CEO
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
Paulo A. Almeida ’95
Chief Investment Officer
Tufton Investment Management Ltd.
Sherice Arman
Partner
Maples and Calder Law Firm
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
Vice President, Engineering
BMT Designers & Planners, Inc.
Nolan B. Conway ’15
Naval Architect
Resolve Marine Group
Dr. John C. Couch (Hon.)
Vice Chairman
C.M. Capital Corp.
Joseph J. Cuneo ’57
Chairman (Ret.)
MARINEX International
Hampton Dixon ’11
Manager, Hotel Refurbishments
Carnival Cruise Line
Victoria Dlugokecki ’88
Consultant
John (Jay) L.R. Edgar III ’87
VP for Engineering
Snow & Company
Dr. Fernando Frimm
C.E.O
FORA Technologies LLC
Alison D. Granger P’14 (Hon.)
Chief Investment Officer (Ret.)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Manuel G. Hontoria ’88
Partner (Ret.)
Oliver Wyman
John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Deputy Director Surface Warfare Division (OPNAV N96)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
Dr. Roderick MacKinnon
Professor
The Rockefeller University
John A. Malone ’71
Malone Consulting Services
Eugene R. Miller III ’96
Vice President, Programs & Planning
Bath Iron Works
Wombi Rose ’09
President
lovepop, Inc.
Phillip J. Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Monique Sinmao ’93
Portfolio Manager
Sol Capital Management, Inc.
Dr. Luther Tai
Chairman/CEO
Roberts Bay Marina, LLC
Dr. Jennifer K. Waters ’91, P’20
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUNY Maritime
Christopher Wiernicki
Chairman, President & C.E.O.
American Bureau of Shipping
Chairman Emeritus
Charles G. Visconti ’55
Chairman & President
International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
Trustee Emeriti
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.
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.
Charles Kurz II (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Keystone Shipping Co.
Richard T. Soper (Hon.)
President & Chairman (Ret.)
American Bureau of Shipping
Ex-officio members
Matthew R. Werner ’95, PG’97
Dean and ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Webb Institute
Dr. Richard A. Royce
James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture and Director of Research
Webb Institute
Christopher Hamilton ’22
Student Representative
Webb Institute