Vermont Business Magazine The University of Vermont Board of Trustees today welcomed three new members and re-elected Ron Lumbra to serve as chair.
New members start their terms on the board today and include:
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Susan Brengle ‘85—a vice president and managing director for institutional business at Eaton Vance Management, a Boston-based investment management firm—was elected by the self-perpetuating UVM Board for a six-year term. Brengle succeeds Briar Alpert. Brengle’s bio and photo are available here.
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Kristina Pisanelli ‘97—vice president of global government affairs for the Americas region for Medtronic, a Minneapolis-based medical device company—was elected by the self-perpetuating UVM Board for a six-year term. Pisanelli succeeds David Aronoff. Pisanelli’s bio and photo are available here.
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Kenny Nguyen— a first-year medical student—was appointed by the Associate Directors for the Appointment of Student Trustees to serve on the board for a two-year term. Nguyen succeeds Berke Tinaz. Nguyen’s bio and photo are available here.
Lumbra, who is scheduled to serve on the board until March 2028, was re-elected as the board’s chair for a third one-year term.
“I’m honored to be entrusted again as chair of this dedicated board,” said Lumbra. “The past two years have been a challenge and an inspiration. As we welcome new trustees today, we look to the future. In the months and years ahead, the board will move to strengthen UVM for the long term.”
“This work won’t be easy,” said Lumbra. “But UVM—as always—is up to the task.”
Lumbra is a partner in the CEO & Board Practice of Heidrick & Struggles and based in New York. Previously, Lumbra was managing partner of the firm’s Centers of Excellence Americas region. Lumbra has more than 22 years of executive search and succession consulting experience and an extensive track record of recruiting board directors and chief executive officers to a broad variety of clients.
Born and raised in Vermont, in St. Albans and Montgomery respectively, Lumbra completed his undergraduate studies at UVM, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University. Lumbra’s bio and photo are available here.
About the University of Vermont
Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. UVM’s strengths align with the most pressing needs of our time: the health of our societies and the health of our environment. Our size—large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet intimate enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship across all levels of study—allows us to pursue these interconnected issues through cross-disciplinary research and collaboration. Providing an unparalleled educational experience for our students, and ensuring their success, are at the core of what we do. As one of the nation’s first land grant universities, UVM advances Vermont and the broader society through the discovery and application of new knowledge.
UVM is derived from the Latin Universitas Viridis Montis (in English, University of the Green Mountains).
3.1.2022. BURLINGTON, Vt. — The University of Vermont