Our Board of Trustees is made up of a diverse group of individuals who are passionate about Webb. Membership of the Board covers a wide array of backgrounds and expertise, and includes industry leaders, alumni, the Dean, a Faculty Representative and a Student Representative. The Board functions as the governing body of Webb, and is responsible for making strategic and fiduciary decisions with our institution’s best interest in mind. Board members work collaboratively with Webb’s many stakeholders to fulfill Webb Institute’s mission, strategic goals, and objectives.
OFFICERS
Chairman
Jon J. LaBerge ’76
Vice Chair
Paulo A. Almeida ’95
Chief Investment Officer (Ret.)
Tufton Investment Management Ltd.
Vice Chair
Alison D. Granger P’14 (Hon.)
Chief Investment Officer (Ret.)
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Treasurer
Richard M. Biben
C.E.O. & President (Ret.)
Gibbs & Cox, Inc.
President
Mark F. Martecchini ’79
Webb Institute
Secretary
Sherice Arman
Partner
Maples and Calder Law Firm
MEMBERS
Christopher D. Allard ’04
CEO
Metal Shark Aluminum Boats
David M. Bovet ’70
Managing Partner
New Harbor Consultants
CDR Richard C. Celotto, USN (Ret.) ’73
Ship Acquisition Advisor
CACI, Inc.
Dr. John C. Couch (Hon.)
Vice Chairman
C.M. Capital Corp.
Hampton Dixon ’11
Director, Fleet Planning
Carnival Cruise Line
John (Jay) L.R. Edgar III ’87
VP for Engineering
Snow & Company
Brian P.R. Eisenhower ‘06
Hill Rivkins LLP
Tim Glinatsis
Vice President, Programs
General Dynamics NASSCO
Manuel G. Hontoria ’88
Partner (Ret.)
Oliver Wyman
John C. Hootman ’01
NAVY LIAISON
Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities (N9B)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
John A. Malone ’71
Consultant
John McDonald
President & COO
American Bureau of Shipping
Eugene R. Miller III ’96
Ingalls Shipbuilding
Bruce S. Rosenblatt (Hon.)
President
Bruce S. Rosenblatt & Associates, LLC
Professor Cat Savage FREng
Programme Director –
Fleet Solid Support Ship BMT Ltd
Phillip J. Shapiro
President and CEO
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Monique Sinmao ’93
Senior Portfolio Manager
Sol Capital Management, Inc.
Leah R. Sosa ‘08
Reneé Tremblay ’20
Engineer, Fleet Technical
Chevron Shipping Company
VADM Paul Sullivan, USN (Ret.)
Former Director, ARL
Penn State
Dr. Jennifer K. Waters ’91, P’20
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
SUNY Maritime
Meldon J. Wolfgang IV ’93
Managing Director & Senior Partner
Boston Consulting Group
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
R. Keith Michel ‘73
Webb Institute
CHAIRMAN EMERITUS
Charles G. Visconti ’55
Chairman & President
International Cargo Gear Bureau, Inc.
TRUSTEE EMERITI
Dr. George Campbell Jr. (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Cooper Union
Joseph J. Cuneo ’57
Chairman (Ret.)
MARINEX International
Patrick J. Gilmartin, Esq. (Hon.)
Gilmartin, Poster & Shafto
Robert D. Goldbach ’58
President (Ret.)
MARINEX International
David H. Klinges (Hon.)
President, Marine Construction Div. (Ret.)
Bethlehem Steel Corp.
Charles Kurz II (Hon.)
President Emeritus
Keystone Shipping Co.
Greggory Mendenhall
G B Mendenhall Pllc.
John Russell ’67
President
Russell Development
HONORARY TRUSTEE
Dr. Charles R. Cushing
President
C.R. Cushing & Co., Inc.
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Matthew R. Werner ’95, PG’97
Dean and ABS Chair of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Webb Institute
Richard A. Royce
James J. Henry Professor of Naval Architecture
Webb Institute
Jeffrey J. Basti ‘25
Student Representative
Webb Institute