Board of Trustees

The governing body of Bristol Community College is its Board of Trustees, which consists of eleven members: nine appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth, one alumnus/alumna, and one student representative. The Board of Trustees is responsible for long-range planning, financial resource planning, and organizational structure. The Department of Higher Education (DHE) delegates to the Board of Trustees the authority to appoint personnel.

Members of the Board of Trustees are as follows:

Jason Almeida (Student Trustee) ’13 - Somerset
Patricia L. Andrade, M.D. - Dartmouth
Mr. Fernando Garcia (Chair) – New Bedford
James T. Grady, Esq. - Marion
Ms. Deborah Kenney – Fall River
Mr. Joseph A. Marshall, RFC (Secretary) ‘78 – Fall River
Ms. Cynthia Rose (Vice Chair) ’70 - Dartmouth
Mr. Anthony R. Sapienza – Dartmouth
Ronald A. Schwartz, M.D. – Tiverton, RI
Diane L. Silvia (Alumna) ‘86 – East Freetown
Max Volterra, Esq. – Attleboro