Framingham State University
Board of Trustees 2024-2025 Academic Year
Anthony E. Hubbard, J.D. - Chair
Senior Legal Counsel, CVS Health
Claire Ramsbottom ’79 – Vice Chair
Executive Director, Colleges of the Fenway, Inc.
Beth Casavant
Shrewsbury Select Board Chair
Cherie Comeau, Ed.D.
Lino Covarrubias
Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Family Services (JFS) of Metrowest
Diane Finch ’66, Ph.D.
Mariel Freve
Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Sensata Technologies
Dennis Giombetti
Jeremy McDonald ‘25, Political Science
Student Trustee
Bonnie Mitchell
Susan Puryear; Ed.D.
Antonia Soares Thompson, J.D.
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
Secretary of education
Patrick Tutwiler, Ph.D.
Commissioner of Higher Education
Noe Ortega, Ph.D.
Department of higher education board members
Chris Gabrieli, Chair
Veronica Conforme, Chair of Finance, Administration, Accountability & Performance Advisory Council
Alex Cortez
Bill Walczak, Community College Trustee Representative, Chair of Strategic Planning Advisory Council
Voting Members:
Danielle Allen, Ph.D.
Mary Burns, University of Massachusetts Trustee Representative
Harneen Chernow
Ann Christensen (Biography)
Paul Mattera, J.D., State University Trustee Representative
Judy Pagliuca
Christina Royal, Ed.D.,
Patrick Tutwiler, Ph.D., Secretary of the Executive Office of Education
Non-Voting Positions:
Noe Ortega, Ph.D., Ex Officio, Commissioner of Higher Education, Secretary to the Board
J.D. LaRock, J.D., Ed.D., Co-Chair of Finance, Administration, Accountability & Performance Advisory Council
Francesca Purcell, Ph.D., Co-Chair of Strategic Planning Advisory Council
Andrew Whitcomb, University of Massachusetts Student Advisor, University of Massachusetts Lowell