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Board of Directors

Roger Bonnecaze Headshot

Roger Bonnecaze

Cockrell School of Engineering
Dean

Kelsey Evans Headshot

Kelsey Evans

Corporate Relations
Executive Director

Ingrid Villarreal Headshot

Ingrid Villarreal ’23

KS WELI
Student Board President 2022-2023

Lillian Mills Headshot

Lillian Mills

McCombs School of Business
Dean
KS WELI Current Board Chair, 2022 – 

Lesley Robinson Headshot

Lesley Robinson

KS WELI
Founding Director

Stephen Russell Headshot

Stephen Russell

College of Natural Sciences
Department Chair, Human Development & Family Sciences
Director, School of Human Ecology

Ramón Rivera-Servera

Ramón Rivera-Servera

College of Fine Arts
Dean

Sheena Wilde Headshot

Sheena Wilde

Kendra Scott
Vice President, Philanthrophy

Past Board Members

Samantha Bryant Headshot

Samantha Bryant

KS WELI
Past President, Student Board 2020-2021

Doug Dempster Headshot

Doug Dempster

College of Fine Arts
Retired

Former Dean, College of Fine Arts
KS WELI, Founding Board Member & Board Chair 2019-2021

Paul Goldbart Headshot

Paul Goldbart

College of Natural Sciences
Former Dean

Jay Hartzell Headshot

Jay Hartzell

University of Texas at Austin
President

Former Dean, McCombs School of Business
KS WELI, Founding Board Member

Brent Iverson Headshot

Brent Iverson

School of Undergraduate Studies
Former Dean, School of Undergraduate Studies
KS WELI, Founding Board Member & Board Chair 2021-2022

Rashu Jain Headshot

Rashu Jain ’22

KS WELI
Past President, Student Board President 2021-2022

Jan Ryan Headshot

Jan Ryan

College of Fine Arts
Professor of Practice

Former Executive Director, Center for Creative Entrepreneurship
KS WELI, Founding Board Member

Sharon Wood Headshot

Sharon Wood

University of Texas at Austin
Executive Vice President & Provost

Former Dean, Cockrell School of Engineering

Student Board

Student Board SP2023

Alumni Board

Alumni Board SP2023

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