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 (Ret.)
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.

Hampton Dixon ’11
Director, Fleet Planning
Carnival Cruise Line

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

Brian P.R. Eisenhower ‘06
Hill Rivkins LLP

Tim Glinatsis
Vice President, Programs
General Dynamics NASSCO

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

John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9B)
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

Professor Cat Savage FREng
Programme Director –
Fleet Solid Support Ship BMT Ltd

Phillip J. Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation

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

Leah R. Sosa ‘08
Manager, Accenture

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 TRUSTEE

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

Rick Royce
James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture
Webb Institute

Jeffrey J. Basti ‘25
Student Representative
Webb Institute