Committees

Cleveland State University Board of Trustees
2025-2026 Standing Committees

Executive Committee

Timothy J. Cosgrove—Chair
Vanessa L. Whiting—Vice Chair
Alan G. Starkoff—Treasurer
Paul J. Dolan--Trustee
Sonali B. Wilson—Secretary

Academic Affairs and Student Success

Vanessa L. Whiting—Chair
D. Geoff Vince—Vice Chair
Paul J. Dolan
Taras G. Szmagala, Jr.
Skye A. Carlson
Lisa K. Kunkle
Linda M. Quinn
Nigamanth Sridhar—Administrative Liaison

Athletics

Paul J. Dolan—Chair
Diane M. Downing
Alan G. Starkoff
Skye A. Carlson
Linda M. Quinn
Kelsey Harkey—Administrative Liaison

Financial Affairs & Audit and Compliance

Alan G. Starkoff—Chair
Diane M. Downing—Vice Chair
Nikki C. Byrd
Ronald V. Johnson, Jr.
Abigail Blackburn
Michael B. Klein
Carol A. Olszewski
Nicole Addington—Administrative Liaison

Governance

Nikki C. Byrd—Chair
Alan G. Starkoff
Vanessa L. Whiting
Sonali B. Wilson—Administrative Liaison

Real Estate and Facilities Subcommittee

Diane M. Downing—Chair
Ronald V. Johnson, Jr.
Alan G. Starkoff
Patricia Franklin—Administrative Liaison

Note: Timothy J. Cosgrove, as Board Chair, serves as an ex officio member of all Board Committees.