USM BOARD OF REGENTS STANDING COMMITTEES AND WORKGROUPS 2025-2026 Committee on Advancement(staff: Marianne Horrigan - Interim)Geoff Gonella (chair) Yvette Lewis (vice chair) Tom McMillen Dhruvak Mirani Steven Sibel Michele Speaks Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Audit (staff: Dave Mosca)Tom McMillen (chair) Robert Hur (vice chair) Kevin Atticks Anwer Hasan Yvette Lewis Dana Stebbins Bill Wood Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Education Policy & Student Life and Safety (staff: Alison Wrynn)Michelle Gourdine (chair) Andy Smarick (vice chair) Harry Coker, Jr. Anwer Hasan Ike Leggett Yvette Lewis Dhruvak Mirani Rayne Rivera-Forbes Dana Stebbins Bill Wood Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Finance (staff: Ellen Herbst)Ellen Fish (chair) Steven Sibel (vice chair) Geoff Gonella Anwer Hasan Tom McMillen Dhruvak Mirani Bill Wood Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Governance & Compensation (staff: Denise Wilkerson)Ike Leggett (chair) Yvette Lewis (vice chair) Michelle Gourdine Robert Hur Andy Smarick Bill Wood Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics and Student-Athlete Health and Welfare (staff: Ellen Herbst)Geoff Gonella (chair) Tom McMillen (vice chair) Sherri Blount Michelle Gourdine Dhruvak Mirani Rayne Rivera-Forbes Bill Wood Linda Gooden (ex officio) Committee on Research & Economic Development (staff: Michele Masucci)Bill Wood (chair) Harry Coker, Jr. (vice chair) Sherri Blount Ellen Fish Anwer Hasan Robert Hur Dhruvak Mirani Michele Speaks Linda Gooden (ex officio) Enrollment Workgroup(staff: Ellen Herbst and Alison Wrynn)Ellen Fish (chair) Andy Smarick (vice chair) Geoff Gonella Linda Gooden Anwer Hasan Bill Wood USM Strategic Communications Workgroup(staff: Michael Sandler)Geoff Gonella (chair) Hugh Breslin Ellen Fish Linda Gooden Steven Sibel