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 Mendenhal 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
Dr. Fernando Frimm
C.E.O
FORA Technologies LLC
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
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
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.
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.
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
Victoria “Tori” Kim ’23
Student Representative
Webb Institute