An advisory committee advises Dean Chen on strategic objectives and planning, programming activities and initiatives, and general deployment of resources that help strengthen the center’s central role in achieving Trinity’s urban-global mission of linking the campus, the city of Hartford, and the world.
The committee consists of nine Trinity faculty who represent the broad disciplinary spectrum and diverse interests in both Hartford and the global arena. The Trinity faculty members on the committee serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2008. The committee also includes three important community representatives and three distinguished honorary members from outside of Trinity.
Faculty Advisory Committee
Davarian L. Baldwin, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of American Studies
Jeffrey Bayliss, Associate Professor of History
Emilie Dressaire, Assistant Professor of Engineering
Christoph Geiss, Associate Professor of Physics and Environmental Science
Anthony Messina, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science
Garth A. Myers, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor or Urban International Studies
Katharine G. Power, Associate Professor of Theater and Dance
James A. Trostle, Charles A. Dana Research Professor of Anthropology
Christopher van Ginhoven Rey, Assistant Professor of Language and Culture Studies
Staff Advisory Committee
Rachel Barlow, Social Science Center
Jenny Holland, Office of Communications
Doris Kammradt, Library
David Tatem, Information Technology Services
Jason Rojas, Office of Community Relations
Lisa Sapolis, Office of International Programs
Student Advisory Committee
A student advisory committee is being formed.
Advisory Committee Members from the Hartford Community
Ted Carroll, President, Leadership Greater Hartford
Calixto Torres, Councilman, the City of Hartford
Hyacinth Yennie, Chairperson, Maple Avenue Neighborhood Revitalization Zone
Honorary Members
Andy Bessette, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, The Travelers Companies and Trinity Board of Trustee, P '10
Saskia Sassen, Lynd Professor of Sociology and Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University