Board of Trustees


Saint Mary’s College of California's Board of Trustees is the College's governing body whose fiduciary duties and responsibilities are determined by the College's bylaws and other governing documents.

The group's responsibilities include advocating for the College locally, nationally, and internationally; exercising appropriate oversight of the academic quality and fiscal health of the College; approving the annual budget; evaluating and advising the President of the College; and providing financial support, as well as leadership in fundraising, to sustain the College's mission and progress.
The Board is a self-perpetuating body whose minimum number shall be 18 and whose maximum number shall be 32, of which not less than 6 nor more than 10 shall be professed religious of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Members by right of office are the Brother Visitor and the President of the College. The Board ordinarily meets annually three times on campus and once for an off-site retreat. Scroll down this page to see a list of meeting Minutes and recent Resolutions.
CHAIRPERSON
Eric Flowers EMBA '04
President and CEO
Ramsell Corporation
VICE CHAIRPERSON
John Arnaudon '81, Hon. ED.L.D. '22
President & CEO
Concord Kia/Concord Mitsubishi
PRESIDENT
Richard Plumb, Ph.D.
President
Saint Mary's College of California
SECRETARY
Elizabeth Phelan, '92, MSN '97
Orange Coast College Student Health
MEMBERS:
Karl Beutner '71 M.D., Ph.D.
CEO
DermBiont, Inc.
Michael Brisbin '84
Partner
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz,
Edelman & Dicker, LLP
Brother David L. Caretti, FSC, Ed.D., '99
Director of Vocation Ministry
San Francisco New Orleans District of the Order of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Kevin Flynn '86
Partner
Ernst & Young
Margaret French Isaac '85
President
DiNovi Pictures
Brother James Gaffney, FSC, Hon. ED.L.D. '21
President Emeritus
Lewis University
Brother Nick Gonzalez, FSC
Visitor, San Francisco New Orleans District of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools De La Salle Institute
Brother Charles Hilken, FSC, Ph.D., '78
Professor of History; Director, Cummins Institute for
Catholic Thought, Culture, and Action
Saint Mary's College of California
David Holquin '03, MNA
President
De La Salle High School
David Kenney '86
Partner/CEO
Westrux International
Douglas Lange, M.D.
Malta Clinic
Mark Madgett '83
Senior Vice President & Head of Agency
New York Life Insurance Company
Dennis Meiss '69, Ph.D.
President & CEO (Retired)
ProThera, Inc.
Brother Ernest Miller, FSC, D.Min., Hon. ED.L.D. '22
Founding Director
Adrien Nyel Project
Charles Moore '70
CEO (Retired)
McGuire Real Estate
Joseph Motta '84
Attorney at Law
A Professional Law Corporation
Kevin Nagle, Hon. ED.L.D. '21
Chairman and CEO
Sac Soccer & Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Brother Michael O'Hern, FSC
President and CEO (Retired)
Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc.
David Perry '97, MBA '01, M.Ed. '04, Ed.D. '19
President
Cristo Rey High School
Brother Gustavo Ramirez, FSC, MA '94, Ed.D.
General Councilor for Association and Mission
Generalate, Rome, Italy
Kimberley Vogel '89
Former President
Base Venture Investing
Michael Zumbo '82
CEO
PTS Providers