Patriot League Committees

 
 
Council of Presidents
Jonathan R. Alger, American University
LTG Steve Gilland, U.S. Military Academy
Melissa L. Gilliam, Boston University
Dr. John C. Bravman, Bucknell University
Dr. Brian W. Casey, Colgate University
Vincent D. Rougeau, J.D., College of the Holy Cross
Nicole Hurd, Ph.D., Lafayette College (Committee Chair)
Joseph J. Helble, Ph.D., Lehigh University
Terrence M. Sawyer, J.D., Loyola University Maryland
Lt. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte, U.S. Naval Academy
Committee on Athletic Administration
JM Caparro and Katie Benoit, American University
Tom Theodorakis and Tricia Brandenburg, U.S. Military Academy
Drew Marrochello and Kate Bergstrom, Boston University
Tim Pavlechko and Natasha Wilson, Bucknell University
Yariv Amir (Committee Chair) and Toni Rogers, Colgate University
Kit Hughes and Rose Shea, College of the Holy Cross
Sherryta Freeman and Carly Riepenhoff, Lafayette College
Jeremy Gibson and Sue Troyan, Lehigh University
Donna Woodruff and Teddi Burns, Loyola University Maryland
Michael Kelly and Loretta Lamar, U.S. Naval Academy
Policy Committee
Dr. Sarah Irvine Belson, American University (Professor, School of Education)
COL (Ret.) Joseph Hanus, U.S. Military Academy (Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Sandra Deacon Carr, Boston University (Master Lecturer, Management and Organizations)
Dr. Linda Smolka, Bucknell University (Professor, Mathematics)
Dr. Douglas N. Johnson, (Committee Chair)Colgate University (Associate Professor, Psychology)
Dr. Christopher Dietrich, Fordham University (Associate Professor, History)
Erik Smulson, Georgetown University (Vice President for Public Affairs and Senior Advisor to the President)
Dr. Sarah Petty, College of the Holy Cross (Associate Professor, Chemistry)
Dr. David Sunderlin, Lafayette College (Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences)
Ian Oakley, Lehigh University (Assistant General Counsel)
Stephanie Coldren, Loyola University Maryland (Chief of Staff to the President)
Dr. Christine Copper,  U.S. Naval Academy (Professor, Chemistry)

Patriot League Representation on NCAA Committees
Division I Academics and Eligibility Committee: Taryn Gall, Lehigh
• Division I Academics and Eligibility Committee (NCAA WBB SAEG Rep): Kaitlyn Flanagan, Holy Cross
Committee on Infractions: Tricia Turley Brandenburg, Army West Point
FCS Oversight Committee: Sherryta Freeman, Lafayette
Football Championship Committee: Kit Hughes, Holy Cross
Men's Lacrosse Oversight Committee: Jeremy Gibson, Lehigh
Men's Lacrosse Oversight Committee (non-voting member): Dr. Christine Copper, Navy
Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Oversight Subcommittee: Sean Graham, American
Men's Wrestling Oversight Committee: Tricia Turley Brandenburg, Army West Point
Men's and Women's Rifle Committee: Leighton Dempster, Army West Point
Men's Lacrosse Rules Subcommittee: Dan Isaf, Bucknell University
Women's Lacrosse Playing Rules Subcommittee: Scott Strasemeier, Navy
Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Rules Subcommittee: Abby Howard, Army West Point
Women's Ice Hockey Committee: Brittany Kane, Boston University
Student-Athlete Advisory Subcomittee: Cassidy Garcia, Loyola Maryland
Football Student-Athlete Engagement Group: Jayln Evans, Fordham
Men's Basketball Student-Athlete Engagement Group: Troy Cicero, Loyola Maryland
Women's Basketball Student-Athlete Engagement Group: Kaithlyn Flanagan, Holy Cross
as of December 5, 2025