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Budget Committee

Members

Current members for the 2009/2010 academic year

Paul Danos, Dean of Tuck School of Business
Julie Dolan, Associate Vice President for Fiscal Affairs
Carol Folt, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Mary Gorman, Executive Officer, Provost Division
Billl Green, Dean of Dartmouth Medical School
Joe Helble, Dean of Thayer School of Engineering
Steve Kadish, Senior Vice President and Strategic Advisor
Adam Keller, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration
Steve Lubrano, Assistant Dean, Tuck School of Business
Michael Mastanduno, Associate Dean of the Faculty
Larry McKinnon, Senior Executive Officer, Thayer School of Engineering
Traci Nordberg, Chief Human Resources Officer
Diana Pearson, VP for Public Affairs
Carrie Pelzel, VP for Development
Holly Sateia, VP for Institutional Diversity and Equity
Barry Scherr, Provost
Linda Snyder, Chief Facilities Officer
David Spalding, VP for Alumni Affairs
Sylvia Spears, Acting Dean of the College
Chris Strenta, Chief Operating Officer, Dean of the Faculty Division
Gordon Taylor, Associate Dean and Executive Officer, Dean of the College Division
Kevin Weinman, Director of Budget and Fiscal Planning
Ellen Waite-Franzen, Chief Information Officer

Functions

The Budget Committee is the primary budget recommendation and decision making group for the College. The purpose of the Budget Committee is to ensure that the College budget supports the College's mission, and to advocate execution of the budget efficiently and effectively toward the achievement of optimal performance levels across all segments of the College community.

The Budget Committee responsibilities are

To establish broad financial policies and reviews how those policies are implemented.
Strive to optimize the limited financial resources available to meet the goals of the College.
To make the budget process easier to understand for members of the Committee and the larger College community, and to evaluate and implement opportunities for a more effective budget process.
To review the College's operating and capital budget and make decisions and recommendations about the allocation of available funds.
To review requests for changes to the budget.
To review financial reports prepared for management review, and to take action when the budget shows significant deviations.

Schedule of meetings

The Budget Committee meets bi-monthly on Thursday morning from 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.