Board of Governors

PRESIDENT

Susan Kendall ’81, ks ’99
Senior Associate VP of Finance, Babson College

Susan has spent over 30 years in public finance, including service as Treasurer of the Town of Belmont, Head of Boston Office for Moody’s Investors’ Service, and now as Senior Associate VP of Finance at Babson College. Susan is a National Board Member of Women in Public Finance, Co-Founder and Vice President of Boston Women in Public Finance, Trustee and Past President of the Treasurers’ Club of Boston, Past President of the Boston Municipal Analysts’ Forum and also served on the NFMA’s Board of Governors. Susan is a mezzo-soprano in the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Chorus pro Musica, The Copley Singers and The New World Chorale. Member since 2014, Member Engagement Committee since 2016, Budget and Finance Committee, Chair, Board since 2018, Vice President since 2020.

Vice President

Andy Freed '90, ks'94
Chairman, Virtual, Inc.

Andy is the Chairman of Virtual, Inc., a professional services firm focused on technology consortia, standards bodies and associations, having been with the company since shortly after its launch in 1999. He serves on several area Boards with a particular focus on the health care space, including serving as Chair of Melrose Wakefield Health Care and a member of the Board of Tufts Medicine. He was a four-year letter winner and head coach at Harvard and remains very involved in Harvard Athletics, having served as Chair of the Harvard Varsity Club, an organization dedicating to supporting the nation’s largest intercollegiate athletics program. Member since 2013, Membership Marketing Committee, Board since 2019, Vice President since 2025.

VICE PRESIDENT

Dr. Elizabeth A. Micci, Ed. L D ‘18
Managing Director, Citizens Schools

Elizabeth is a strategic leader with deep experience in education innovation, organizational development, and program design. She has worked across public and private sectors in the U.S. and internationally, leading transformative initiatives that drive meaningful outcomes.

As part of her doctoral research at Harvard, Elizabeth led the secondary school redesign at The Harbour School, an internationally recognized institution in Hong Kong, and managed its implementation for two years post-graduation. She previously co-founded and led an academy within César E. Chávez High School in Houston, preparing students for acceptance and success at major universities.

She has held leadership roles at Citizen Schools, where she served as Vice President of Program, and now at District Management Group, where she is Director of Client Results, partnering with school districts to address critical academic and operational challenges.

Elizabeth holds a Doctor of Education Leadership from Harvard University, an MA in English Literature from Middlebury College, and a BA in Business Administration and English Literature from Washington and Lee University.

She also serves on the Advisory Board for The Harbour School in Hong Kong and the Board of Directors for the Belmont Dramatic Club. A lifelong figure skater, she remains active in the sport and its community. Member since 2021, Board since 2022.

SECRETARY

David E. Rodriguez, Jr. YG'12
Corporate Strategy & Venture in MedTech

David’s career has spanned various strategic roles in the healthcare industry. Currently, David works in Corporate Strategy and Venture Capital for a leading public MedTech company where he is focused on identifying new areas of innovation and growth. He has served on several non-profit boards. Member since 2012, avid squash player, lifelong learner, and serves on the on the House and Athletic Committees. Board since 2018.

TREASURER

Michael F. Cronin ’75, gb’77
Managing Partner, Weston Presidio

Michael has been in the private equity industry for over 35 years and in 1991 co-founded his firm which has managed $3.5 Billion in private equity investments. He has served on numerous Boards of both private and public companies. He has served on the boards of several nonprofits including Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. Member since 1986, Director since 2004, Club Treasurer since 2010.

DIRECTOR

Dr. Juan J. Carmona, Ph.D., MPH, MBE, g’10, ph’10, ph’14, m’16
Senior Director of Clinical and Scientific Affairs, Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (AMRI)

Dr. Juan J. Carmona, Ph.D., MPH, MBE, g’10, ph’10, ph’14, m’16, is a biotechnology executive and clinical scientist recognized for cross-sector initiatives that drive innovation across industry, academia, and healthcare. He pioneered programs in oncology, genomics, and infectious disease at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Philips Research North America. He later served as founding Director of Scientific Affairs and Professional Alliances at OraSure Technologies and is now Senior Director of Clinical and Scientific Affairs at the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI). His award-winning work centers on leading teams that integrate science, technology, and commercial strategy to deliver best-in-class products and transformative clinical advances in patient care.

In addition to his professional leadership, Dr. Carmona serves on the Board of Advisors of the Museum of Science, Boston, and on the Board of Governors of the Harvard Club of Boston. At the Club, he co-chairs the Bio-Innovation Special Interest Group and leads the House Committee, where he has been an active member since 2003. Elected to the Board in 2021 and appointed House Chair in 2022, he continues to champion initiatives that enhance institutional governance, deepen member engagement, and foster collaborative impact at the intersection of science, innovation, and community.

Director

Cristina Coletta Blau '87
Counsel at the McLane Middleton Law Firm

Cristina is Of Counsel at the McLane Middleton law firm where she is a member of the Trusts and Estates Department. Cristina works with high and ultra high net worth families and individuals on estate planning, and collaborates with her firm’s litigation attorneys on complex fiduciary litigation matters. Cristina particularly enjoys working on plans that have a charitable component, as well as plans that address the disposition of artwork and collectibles.

Cristina grew up in Boston on Beacon Hill and attended The Winsor School and The Commonwealth School. She joined The Harvard Club of Boston shortly after graduating from Harvard College in 1987. Cristina’s family have celebrated many family events at the Club over the years, including her late father Dr. Cesare Coletta’s surprise 70th birthday party, the rehearsal dinner for her wedding to her husband, Peter Blau, and their older son’s christening brunch. Cristina and Peter have two sons, Peter Jr. and Andrew, both of whom have been coming to the Club since birth.

While a student at Harvard, Cristina was the Arts Editor of The Harvard Crimson, and has stayed involved in the Crimson as an alum over the years. She was a coxswain for Dunster House crew, and served as the student Co-Chair for Harvard’s 350th Birthday celebrations in 1986. She is a longtime member of the Happy Committee for the Observance of Commencement and published an anthology of remembrances of Happy Committee members and other alumni leaders during the pandemic. She a former HAA Board Member and has held a number of leadership roles within the HAA over many years. She is currently a member of the HAA Awards Committee, as well as of the Advisory Committee for Shareholder Responsibility. She has been involved in the planning of every Class of 1987 Reunion.

A lifelong devotee of classical and chamber music, Cristina is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Handel & Haydn Society and a member of The Harvard Musical Association. She is a past Trustee of The Concord Free Public Library Corporation, and a past President of the Young Friends of Save Venice. She received a BA in European History from Harvard College in 1987, a J.D. from Georgetown University in 1991, and an L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University in 1993. Member since 2012, Board since 2025.

DIRECTOR

Bithiah Carter, exu'01
President, New England Blacks in Philanthropy

Bithiah, a graduate of Harvard Extension School, believes that philanthropy is a form of allyship that encourages giving along with thought partnership that leverages assets to improve education, workforce, and economic resources in our communities. Carter's experience is rooted in both Wall Street finance and community non-profit and foundation leadership. Currently, she is the President of New England Blacks in Philanthropy and is a former Executive Director of Grand Circle Foundation, Senior Director in the Community Impact Division of United Way, and Program Director at the Girls’ Coalition of Greater Boston. She has also served as a consultant in the philanthropic sector focusing on the needs of children and families in the Greater Boston community. Before entering the non-profit world, she worked for nearly ten years in the financial services industry in New York City and Boston. In addition, she serves as a member of the board of directors of several local and national non-profit organizations.

DIRECTOR

Santiago Creuheras, exg’00, css’01, exg’01, ks’24
Senior Fellow, Harvard Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Santiago Creuheras is a distinguished expert and scholar in public policy and sustainable development whose career has advanced democratic governance through institution-building, citizen participation, and strategic policymaking. With a strong academic foundation and extensive experience in both national and international contexts, he has supported democratic transitions by advising governments on reforms that strengthen transparency, accountability, and inclusive decision-making.

Santiago’s research revisits Mexico’s democratization process, first examined 25 years ago in The Mexican Transition Toward Democratization in the Twentieth Century. His current work evaluates the state of democracy and sustainable development in the region a quarter century later. By examining the endurance and evolution of democratic institutions in Mexico, he seeks to assess the broader challenges facing Latin American democracies today, including political backsliding, polarization, institutional fragility, economic inequality, and the erosion of civil liberties.

In parallel, Santiago is developing research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, equity, and governance. His work explores how emerging technologies can support a just transition toward sustainable and inclusive economies while mitigating risks of inequality and democratic erosion, as well as the use of artificial intelligence in international negotiations. He is also examining and exploring the ethical, institutional, and democratic dimensions of organ transplant systems with Dr. Aditya Pawar, advocating for their democratization through greater transparency, fairer allocation, and improved public oversight—aiming to ensure that life-saving resources are distributed in ways that uphold both efficiency and social justice.

Before joining the Ash Center, he was a John F. Kennedy Fellow, an Edward Mason Fellow, and a Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. He previously served as Mexico’s Deputy Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Energy and as a senior advisor to the Mexican Congress. He has also held positions at the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, the International Energy Agency, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Office of Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy II, Harvard’s David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Mexico’s Ministry of Finance, and the Office of the President of Mexico, among others. He has also served as an academic observer at the United Nations.

Globally, Santiago was elected Chair of the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) with the unanimous endorsement of all member countries, and he co-led the G20 Energy Efficiency and Energy Transitions Finance Working Group for several years—advancing energy transition finance, sustainable development, and the democratization of the energy sector.

At Harvard University, he is a member of the teaching team for the courses Getting Things Done, Leading Economic Growth, and Implementing Public Policy, working alongside Professors Matt Andrews and Ricardo Hausmann. He serves on the Weatherhead Center for International Studies Advisory Board, was President of Harvard Alumni for Climate and the Environment, serves on the advisory board, and is a Director at Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education Board of Directors, as well as an Elected Director and Graduate School Director of the Harvard Alumni Association. He is a lifetime member and cofounder of the Harvard Alumni Latino Alliance, a member of the Harvard Clubs of Mexico, Boston, New York, San Diego, California, and Washington, D.C., and the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard. Santiago also proudly serves as a Harvard College interviewer and as a member of the Host Family Program, which fosters informal connections among alumni, faculty, administrators, other members of the Harvard community, and first-year students. He is also an advisor to the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Santiago cofounded the MBA/MPA program at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he is affiliated as a Professor of Management. He has also taught undergraduate and graduate students at leading academic institutions worldwide.

Santiago holds three master’s degrees from Harvard University—in Public Administration, Government, and History—as well as a master’s in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. He has earned graduate certificates and credentials from Harvard University, the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, the University of Chicago, and Universidad Iberoamericana. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of the Americas.

DIRECTOR

Debbie Kaufman ’85

Dedicated to strengthening Harvard athletics, engaging alumni, and supporting students, Kaufman Goldfine has been a loyal Harvard volunteer and philanthropic leader for decades. A former three-time captain of the women’s tennis team, she is a lifelong champion of women’s tennis and women’s sports.

Kaufman Goldfine has played a central role in alumni engagement and fundraising for athletics as executive chair of the Harvard Radcliffe Foundation for Women’s Athletics, and as a longtime member and co-chair of the Friends of Harvard Tennis. In 2024, she spearheaded the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Harvard Women’s Tennis, which raised more than $1 million for women’s tennis and reconnected a broad network of alumnae. She served multiple years as a volunteer assistant women’s tennis coach and established a mentoring program connecting student-athletes and alumni. She was also a member of the Harvard Visiting Committee for Athletics. Kaufman Goldfine’s tenacity and institutional knowledge have benefited the larger University community in roles on the Advisory Committee on Shareholder Responsibility and as a College director on the HAA board.

Deeply engaged with her class, Kaufman Goldfine has co-chaired every reunion since her 10th and has been a Harvard College Fund volunteer for 35 years. She has co-chaired the Schools and Scholarships Committee in Newton, Massachusetts, for 20 years, working with hundreds of alumni volunteers, interviewing countless College applicants, and serving as a mentor to numerous undergraduate students.

Kaufman Goldfine has been recognized for her efforts with the Hiram Hunn Award for admissions work, the John P. Reardon Jr. Alumni Award for extraordinary service to the University through leadership and engagement activities, the Albert H. Gordon ’23 Award for college fundraising, and various honors by the Harvard tennis program.

DIRECTOR

Sam Heuck MIT’22. MBA

Sam is a four-year member of the Harvard club and former athletics committee member. He is the cofounder of Ranger Software Group, a private investor in software businesses in the United States and abroad. He began his career in China where he spent for six years working in manufacturing sectors. Sam is a graduate of Kenyon College and MIT Sloan School of Management. Sam resides in the Back Bay with his wife Kate (MIT ‘22) and son, Robert, all enthusiastic squash members. Member since 2022, Director since 2026.

DIRECTOR

Sarah Karmon, HAA
Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Harvard Alumni Association

A longtime member of the Harvard community, Sarah Karmon became Associate Vice President and Executive Director of the HAA in January 2023, after serving for four years as the HAA’s deputy executive director. In that role, she oversaw all operational aspects of the HAA, working with colleagues from across the Schools and central administration in support of Harvard’s 400,000-plus alumni around the world.

As Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Karmon is responsible for the strategic direction of the HAA and leads a network of more than 17,500 alumni volunteers. She is tasked with leading the engagement and stewardship of an inclusive, University-wide alumni community, supporting the evolution of a global network and introducing new ways to connect alumni through technology. As part of this work, Karmon oversees the HAA’s extensive programming and engagement initiatives and events, including Harvard Alumni Day and College reunions, as well as leading staff who support the many Harvard Clubs, shared interest groups, lifelong learning programs, online services, and worldwide alumni events.

Karmon joined the HAA as the Senior Director of University-wide Affairs in August 2016. She also served as Special Assistant to the Presidential Search which resulted in the appointment of Larry Bacow as Harvard’s 29th President in February 2018. Prior to joining the HAA, Karmon worked for four years as the Chief of Staff in the Office of the Provost at Harvard University. She began her career at Harvard in 1999 in the University Development Office and is a graduate of Vassar College. Club member since 2023; Board since 2023.

DIRECTOR

Cheryl La Monica gb'21, gmp

Cheryl is currently employed at State Street as a member of the Global Credit Review Team. She joined the firm in 2021 after completing the General Management Program (GMP29) at Harvard Business School. With extensive experience in corporate finance, financial services, asset management, auditing, and consulting across both the U.S. and Europe, Cheryl has a diverse professional background. Prior to her role at State Street, she worked as an executive in Marketing and Corporate Finance at Telecom Italia while residing in Rome, Italy, for several years. Additionally, she has served as a professor, teaching Advanced Corporate Finance and Financial & Managerial Accounting courses to undergraduate and graduate students at several institutions, including the American University of Rome, European School of Economics, Babson College, Bentley University, Hult University, and UMass Lowell. Cheryl also has experience as a National Bank Examiner with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in New York City and Los Angeles.

She holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from Pace University and previously worked at Société Générale in Paris within the World Banking Department. Cheryl earned her undergraduate degree in Business and Economics from the University of Rochester, where she was an All-American swimmer in multiple events and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Currently, she actively serves on the Budget & Finance Committee and the Member Experience Committee. Member since 2020, Director since 2025.

DIRECTOR
Will Makris, ged’00
President, Harvard Alumni Association

Will Makris is an accomplished higher education professional with more than 3 decades experience across four distinguished MBA programs. He especially enjoys strategic positioning of institutions and supporting mid-career professionals navigate their academic and professional ambitions.

As a longstanding volunteer leader at Harvard, he currently serves as President of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) 2025-26. Together with the 13-member HAA Executive Committee, we help set the strategic direction for the work of the 140-member alumni volunteer board that supports the work of volunteers and engagement of alumni worldwide.


He holds a B.S. in Public Health from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1981), and M.B.A. in Finance from Northeastern University (1983) and a Ed.M. in Technology in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (2000). In Fall 2024, he completed Marshal Ganz’s Harvard Kennedy School executive education course in Public Narrative and Story Telling.

DIRECTOR

Ameek Ashok Ponda ’89, l ‘92
Tax Law Partner, Sullivan & Worcester LLP

Ameek is a tax law partner with Sullivan & Worcester LLP, director of the firm’s tax department, and formerly a member of the firm’s management committee. His practice is focused on mergers & acquisitions and REIT transactions.

For nearly thirty years, Ameek has been an adjunct professor with the Boston University School of Law Graduate Tax Program. He is also a Lecturer on Law with Harvard Law School, past Chair of the Board of Tax Analysts (publisher of the Tax Notes series of daily and weekly journals), President of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a board member of the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. Ameek is also honored to serve as the Chair of the Harvard College Alumni Interview Team for the City of Boston.

Born in Bombay and fluent in Hindi and Urdu, Ameek is a charter member and former secretary of The Indus Entrepreneurs - Boston, and on the Advisory Board of the South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston. He is also a member of the American Law Institute, the International Fiscal Association, the National Tax Association, the Real Estate Roundtable, and Nareit. Member since 2012, Director since 2025.

DIRECTOR

Jan Saragoni ks'89
President, Saragoni & Associates

Jan is President of Saragoni & Company, a Boston-based communications consultancy specializing in media relations, crisis communications and issues management. Active in a variety of educational and non-profit organizations, she serves on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and chairs the Board’s advancement committee. Jan has served on the boards of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, the Massachusetts Lottery Commission, the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus and the Executive Committee of Save Venice, Boston Chapter. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of The Valedictorian Project and is a member of the Concord Cultural Commission. She holds a B.A. in American Studies from Amherst College and an M.P.A. from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Jan is co-chair of the Membership Experience Committee and has been a Club member since 1995, Board since 2021.

Director
Nancy Sinsabaugh ’76, MBA ’78, P ‘05

With nearly three decades of student services experience at colleges and universities throughout the nation, before retiring at the end of 2023, Nancy Sinsabaugh had significant on-campus as well as consulting expertise in enrollment management and student services, including admissions, financial aid, registration and student records, bursar and both academic and student success advising. Her posts included Director of Student Financial Services at Harvard University, vice president of a major student loan company, and managing consultant for an international consulting firm.

In 2002, Ms. Sinsabaugh became the founding President of “Transformation in Higher Education” a consulting firm which assists colleges and universities in creating innovative solutions to enrollment management and student service challenges. Her clients include more than forty colleges and major research universities. She is the author of the “Paperless Financial Aid” chapter in Best Technology Practices in Higher Education (January 2005), the editor of Student-Centered Financial Services (NACUBO 2007), and co-authored the Educause Research Bulletin “Information Technology Strategies for Financial Aid Automation” (ECAR 2007). She was a frequent speaker at state, regional and national enrollment management, admissions, financial aid, registrar and bursar conferences.

Ms. Sinsabaugh earned an AB (1976) and MBA (1978) from Harvard University, and an MFA (2003) from Hamline University. She is an active volunteer for the Harvard Alumni Association (see below), where she currently serves as Co-Chair of her Class’s 50th Reunion. She is a watercolorist, an amateur chorister and violinist who spends as much time as she can on tennis courts and babysitting her three adorable grandchildren.

Harvard Volunteer Service

• Co-Host of Harvard Alumni Day Webcast 2022-present
• Co-Host of Harvard Commencement Afternoon Alumni Exercises Webcast and Cablecast 2006-2021
• Reunion Co-Chair, Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1976, 15th, 20th, 25th, 35th, 45th, and 50th Reunions
• Co-Class Treasurer, Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1976 1990-2015
• Reunion Chair, Harvard Business School MBA Class of 1978, 25th, and 30th Reunions
• Treasurer, Harvard Alumni Association 2012-2015
• Harvard Club of Boston Board of Governors 2026-present
• Chairman, HAA Board of Directors Standing Committee on Alumni Awards 2010-2011
• Chairman, HAA Board of Directors Standing Committee on Classes and Reunions 2004-2008
• Member, Leverett House Senior Common Room (2002-2015)
• Member, Advisory Committee for Shareholder Responsibility 2011-1012
• Member, John Harvard Society
• Shared Interest Group Founder and President: The Signet Society Alumni (2007-2010)
• HAA Committee Memberships
• Committee on the Happy Observance of Commencement 1989-present
• Committee on Classes and Reunions 2001-2008
• Committee on Alumni Awards 2008-2011
• Reunion and Gift Committees, Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1976 30th Reunion
• Member, Reunion Committee, HBS MBA Class of 1978 10th and 15th Reunions
• Schools & Scholarships Interviewer 1994-2005 (St. Paul, MN and Cambridge, MA)
• Member Ex-Officio, Executive Committee, Association of Harvard College Class Secretaries & Treasurers 2004-2008
• Former Vice President, Graduate Board, The Signet Society
• Former Board Member, Episcopal Chaplaincy at Harvard
• Former Board Member, Pierian Sodality 0f 1808 1990-1993
• Member (or former Member), Harvard & HBS Clubs of Boston, France, Belgium, & Minnesota
• Host Family for Harvard College and graduate school students

DIRECTOR

Chibuikem Uche '24
 

Chibuikem is the Second Marshal for the Harvard College Class of 2024. During his time at Harvard, he was actively involved in building community and supporting students across campus. He was a member of the Student Advisory Committee and a Harvard Global Health Ambassador for the Harvard Global Health Institute; the House Committee Co-Chair for Currier House; the Vice President, Board Member, and Co-Chair of Sports Health for the Harvard Undergraduate Sports Lab (HUSL); and a member of the Harvard College HAA Student-Alumni Engagement Committee. Member since 2024, Director since 2025.