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:
Mr. Frank P. Baptista
Ms. Renee Clark
Ms. Valentina Videva Dufresne (Secretary)
Joseph C. Ferreira, Esq.
Pamela Gauvin, Esq.
Mr. Samuel Horton (Student Trustee) '23
Mr. Jeffrey T. Karam (Vice Chair)
Mr. James H. Mathes (Alumni Trustee) '83
Mr. Todd E. McGhee
Ms. Joan M. Medeiros (Chair)
Ms. Lynn A. Motta '92
You can access the Bristol Community College Board of Trustees By-Laws here.