Committees and Councils

MIT's governance structure is supported by a strong system of committees and councils: The Faculty, as one of the Institute's governing bodies, develops and carries out policy through the Standing and Special Committees of the Faculty; the latter also include the award committees and the Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board. Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President hold responsibility for policy development and review in key areas; each reports to a senior officer. Other Institute Committees and Councils comprise other Institute-wide groups involved in policy development and review. Please contact us if there is a committee you feel should be included here. NOTE: For information related to a committee at the School, department, lab, or center level, please contact the relevant office directly.

Committee Name Contact Committee type
Animal Care, Committee on (CAC) Myriam Heiman, ChairAbigail Powell, Program ManagerNicole Cardona, Program Coordinator Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Assessment of Biohazards and Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight, Committee on (CAB/ESCRO) David Housman, ChairMelanie Marketon, Executive Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Baker Memorial Foundation Advisory Board, Everett Moore Emily Cheng, ChairWilliam Tisdale, Faculty AdvisorMichael Santoro, Staff Advisor Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Belonging, Achievement, and Composition, Institute Council on Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-ChairDenise Phillips, Staff Co-ChairJennifer Jennings, Staff to the Council Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Commencement Committee Les Norford, ChairKristina Kastrinelis, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Campus Safety Council (CCSC) Suzy Nelson, Co-ChairLarry Sass, Co-ChairKim Medeiros, StaffSergeant Robert Schroeder, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Giving at MIT Steering Committee Bevin Engelward, ChairTraci Swartz, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Community Service Fund Board (CSFB) Jared Curhan, ChairLogan Read, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
DAPER Advisory Board John Fernandez, ChairMissy Kubik, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Distinguished Fellowships, Presidential Committee on Nancy Kanwisher, Co-ChairTom Levenson, Co-ChairKimberly Benard, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Endicott House Board of Governors Joe Higgins, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Enrollment Management Group (EMG) Dan Hastings, Interim ChairChris Peterson, Staff Contact Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Environmental Health and Safety, Institute Council on (EHS) Ian Waitz, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Family and Work, Council on Ken Goldsmith, Co-ChairKathleen Thelen, Co-Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Hobby Shop, Committee on the Alex Slocum, ChairHayami Arakawa, Director, Hobby Shop Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Intellectual Property, Committee on (COIP) Ian Waitz, ChairGreg Moffatt, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
International Advisory Committee (IAC) Fotini Christia, ChairElizabeth Lennox, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Lincoln Laboratory - Campus Interaction Committee Kerri Cahoy, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee Shereece Beckford, Co-LeadSteve Branch, Co-Lead Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Health Consumers' Advisory Council Janet Sonenberg, ChairErin Forte, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Health Management Board Dr. Russell Phillips, ChairErin Cohen, StaffDorianne DeLeon, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Press Editorial Board David Kaiser, ChairJanice Audet, Staff (interim) Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MIT Press Management Board Chris Bourg, ChairNick Green, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
MITAC Advisory Council Kathryn Gunsch, ChairJodi Schwedelson, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Prehealth Advising Committee Matthew Vander Heiden, ChairAleshia Carlsen-Bryan, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Race and Diversity, Committee on (CRD) Ray Reagans, Faculty Co-ChairDenise Phillips, Staff Co-ChairRachel Ornitz, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Radiation Protection, Committee on Richard Milner, ChairMitchell Galanek, Executive Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Reactor Safeguards Committee (MITRSC) Dennis Whyte, ChairSusan Tucker, Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
ROTC Oversight Committee Michael Yaffe, ChairElizabeth Hoy, StaffLiam Gale, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response, Committee on (CSMPR) Justin Steil, Co-ChairSarah Rankin, Co-ChairCatherine Barrett, Staff to Committee Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Supplemental 401(k) Plan Oversight Committee Glen Shor, ChairKenneth Davies, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Technology Broadcasting Corporation Ron Spangler, PresidentTodd Glickman, Clerk Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Toxic Chemicals, Committee on (CTC) Moungi Bawendi, Chair Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Transportation and Parking, Committee for Joe Higgins, ChairTom Giannino, Secretary Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, Committee on the (COUHES) Leigh Firn, ChairNa Hu, Director, IRBMichael Keohane, Manager, IRB Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Women's Advisory Group (WAG) Judi Segall, ConvenerKalina Schloneger, Staff Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President
Working Group for Support Staff (WGSS) Appointment Pending, Senior Co-ConvenerAppointment Pending, Junior Co-Convener Standing Institute Committees Appointed by the President