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Committees

Academics and Campus Excellence Committee

The Academic and Campus Excellence Committee provides oversight and guidance on matters pertaining to the university’s academic and campus experiences, including academic affairs, student success, educational quality, and institutional effectiveness. The committee reviews policies, programs, and initiatives that support student retention, academic progression, graduation, and achievement, while promoting excellence in teaching, learning, and campus engagement. Through its work, the committee helps ensure that academic and campus programs align with the university’s mission and commitment to student success.

Committee Membership

Chair: Charbel Barakat
Vice Chair: Chad Mizelle
Trustees: Rogan Donelly, Andrea Gonzmart Wiliams, Lauran Monbarren, Hunter Rabinowitz, David Simmons, Nancy Watkins

USF Foundation Board Liaison: Debbie Sembler
University Leadership Liaison: Prasant Mohapatra
Liaisons: Kaushik Dutta, Tanya Vomacka
Staff Liaison: Jonna DeSantis

AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

Internal audit function, work plan and charter, and compliance effectiveness.

Committee Membership

Chair: Lauran Monbarren
Vice Chair: Rogan Donelly
Trustees: Andrea Gonzmart Williams, Chad Mizelle, David Simmons

University Leadership Liaisons: Virginia Kalil, Caroline Fultz-Carver
Staff Liaisons: Katy Acevedo/Clara Ohannes

Budget and Finance Committee

Focuses on financial affairs including operating and capital budgets, legislative budget requests, investment policies, fees, advocacy before state and local governments, and facilities planning and construction.

Committee Membership 

Chair: Fredrick Piccolo
Vice Chair: Mike Carrere
Trustees: Charbel Barakat, Rogan Donelly, Mike Griffin, Oscar Horton, Will Weatherford

University Leadership Liaison: Jennifer Condon
Staff Liaison: Gina Lombardi

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Sets the strategic direction of board, presidential contract/annual evaluation, board operations, board relations with Governor, Board of Governors, legislators, legislative strategy, service area community leadership, board recruitment, and campus advisory board oversight.

Committee Membership

Chair: Mike Griffin
Vice Chair: Oscar Horton
Trustees: Charbel Barakat, Mike Carrere, Lauran Monbarren, Fredrick Piccolo, Nancy Watkins

University Leadership Liaison: Gerard Solis, Kiara Gayle
Staff Liaison: Marcy Guenette

Research, innovation and health affairs

Committee Membership

Chair: Nancy Watkins
Vice Chair: Mike Carrere
Trustees: Andrea Gonzmart Williams, Oscar Horton, Chad Mizelle, Fredrick Piccolo, David Simmons

Note: Board of Trustees Chair Mike Griffin is ex-officio to all committees.