Committees

Cleveland State University Board of Trustees
2026-2027 Standing Committees

Executive Committee

Timothy J. Cosgrove—Chair
Vanessa L. Whiting—Vice Chair
Paul J. Dolan—Treasurer
Sonali B. Wilson—Secretary

Academic Affairs and Student Success

Nikki C. Byrd—Chair
D. Geoff Vince—Vice Chair
Paul J. Dolan
James G. Pilla
Lisa K. Kunkle
Abigail Blackburn
Jessica Bickel
Nigamanth Sridhar—Administration Liaison

Athletics

Paul J. Dolan—Chair
Nikki C. Byrd
Diane M. Downing
James G. Pilla
David M. Reynolds
Abigail Blackburn
Sebastian Brockhaus
Kelsey Harkey—Administration Liaison

Financial Affairs

Vanessa L. Whiting—Chair
Diane M. Downing—Vice Chair
Ronald V. Johnson, Jr.
Taras G. Szmagala, Jr.
Michael B. Klein
David M. Reynolds
Alan G. Starkoff
Nathaniel Taylor
Sebastian Brockhaus
Nicole Addington—Administration Liaison

Governance

Taras G. Szmagala—Chair
Nikki C. Byrd
D. Geoff Vince
Alan G. Starkoff
Sonali B. Wilson—Administration Liaison

Real Estate and Facilities Committee

Diane M. Downing—Chair
Vanessa L. Whiting—Vice Chair
Paul J. Dolan
Ronald V. Johnson, Jr.
Alan G. Starkoff
Nathaniel Taylor
Jessica Bickel
Nicole Addington and Patricia Franklin—Administration Liaisons

Audit Compliance and Risk Subcommittee

Ronald V. Johnson, Jr.—Chair
Taras G. Szmagala
D. Geoff Vince
Michael B. Klein
Lisa K. Kunkle
Larry Johnston—Administration Liaison

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