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Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of Long Island University, responsible for upholding the educational mission and fiscal policies of the University. The Board consists of up to 45 elected trustees from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their skills and their experiences to the University. Members of the Board of Trustees serve as legal fiduciaries of the University and are responsible for overseeing the management of the institution.

The officers of the Board include the chairman, the vice chair and the secretary. The president of the University serves as a trustee, ex officio. Trustees are elected to three-year terms and are divided into three classes with staggered terms. Much of the Board's work is carried out by its eight standing and four operating committees.

Chairman
Edward Travaglianti
Senior Vice Chair
Thomas L. Pulling
Secretary
Steven J. Kumble H'90
Members
Linda Amper ’78, ’85 Roger L. Bahnik Stanley F. Barshay '60 Mark A. Boyar '65 John R. Bransfield, Jr. Roland A. DeSilva '62 Michael Devine '68 Michael N. Emmerman '67 George L. Engelke, Jr. Daniel B. Fisher '67 Peter Gibson ’82 Michael Gutnick ‘68 Steven S. Hornstein '80 Alfred R. Kahn '84, H'05	Shirley Strum Kenny Eric Krasnoff Leon Lachman Brian Land ’86 Byron E. Lewis '53 David Lipka Howard M. Lorber '70, '91, H'01 Angelo Mangia Michael Melnicke Theresa Mall Mullarkey Salvatore Naro '83	Richard P. Nespola '67, '73 William Nuti '86 Joel Press '68 Edward E. Shorin H'99 Harvey Simpson Martin L. Sperber H'09 Sharon Sternheim Ronald J. Sylvestri '66 Rosalind P. Walter H'83
Trustees Emeriti
William F. de Neergaard '47, H'98 Donald H. Elliott H'85 Eugene H. Luntey H'98 John M. May Richard Stark William Zeckendorf, Jr. H'92
Ex Officio
David J. Steinberg
H - indicates honorary doctorate from Long Island University