Dean's Advisory and Schlesinger Library Councils

The Dean’s Advisory Council and Schlesinger Library Council are the principal external advisory bodies of the Radcliffe Institute. Members serve as advisors, ambassadors, and supporters, advocating for the Institute’s mission and purpose within Harvard University and beyond.

Dean's Advisory Council

  • Peter J. Coolidge ’86, MBA ’92
  • Kim G. Davis ’76, MBA ’78 (Co-chair)
  • Ingrid Ehrenberg ’82, MBA’87
  • David A. Frankel MBA ’03
  • Catherine A. Gellert ’93 (Co-chair)
  • Mary Beth Gordon ’95, MD ’03, MPH ‘12
  • Jessica G. Harris ’97
  • Leslie P. Hume ’69
  • Ralph M. James MBA ’82
  • Maryellie Kulukundis Johnson ’57
  • Thomas N. Keltner Jr. ’68
  • Trisha Pérez Kennealy ’92, MBA ’97
  • Lori E. Lesser ’88, JD ’93
  • Kavita K. Mishra ’98, MPH ’03 
  • Melanie Mason Niemiec ’71, MBA ’75
  • Michael D. Patterson ’97
  • Jennifer M. Perini ’85
  • Patti B. Saris ’73, JD ’76
  • Robert N. Shapiro ’72, JD ’78
  • William A. Shutzer ’69, MBA ’72 
  • Gayle K. Turk ’94, MBA ’99
  • Susan S. Wallach ’68, JD ’71
  • Carolyn J. Weinberg ’99, MBA ’04
  • Sarah Wigglesworth ’91
  • Judith Michelle Williams ’91
  • Debbie Wright ’79, JD ’83, MBA ’83

Schlesinger Library Council

  • Emily Simms Bingham ’87
  • A'Lelia P. Bundles ’74
  • Jenny Factor ’91
  • Susan Fales-Hill ’84
  • Marilynn Wood Hill
  • Ralph M. James MBA ’82
  • Trisha Pérez Kennealy ’92, MBA ’97
  • Bruce MacLennan ’90 
  • Paula J. Omansky ’56, HRP ’57, LLB ’62 
  • Lia G. Poorvu AM ’64
  • Claire Bond Potter
  • Andrea E. Reibel ’91
  • Rosie Rios ’87 
  • Elizabeth F. Rosenman ’54
  • Abby Smith Rumsey ’74, PhD ’87
  • Elizabeth Wang ’86 
  • Susan W. Ware AM ’73, PhD ’78
  • Benjamin G. Wilcox ’97