Dean's Advisory Council

The mission of the Newcomb-Tulane College Dean’s Advisory Council is to collaborate closely with the dean to provide strategic guidance, innovative insights, and actionable recommendations that enhance the undergraduate academic experience at Tulane through meaningful dialogue, proactive engagement, and philanthropic support.

Group photo of 20 men and women smiling in an indoor meeting room.

Gerald F. Keefe (A&S ’93), Co-Chair
Amy Rudnick Pasquariello (NC ’98), Co-Chair
Julie Segall Schweitzer (B ’87), Co-Chair


Randy L. Broz (TC ’99)
Stephen Connaughton (TC ’98)
Aaron Feldman (B ’03)
Farin Chasin Fodeman (NC ’94)
George F. Fraley III (A&S ’92)
Daniel Furstenberg (B ’98)
Brendan V. Hayes (TC ’99)
Jessica Schott Haynes (NC ’01)
B. Daniel Hazel (A&S ’96)
Helen I'Anson
Mara Kaplan Kaliner (NC ’93)
Brett R. Kaplan (A&S ’88)
Debra A. Kissen (B ’95)
Mariam Salari Korangy (NC ’96)
Steven Laduzinski (A&S ’90)
Dana Landis Birnbaum (NC ’01)
Gregory Malik (TC ’94)
Kristin van Hook Moore, MD (NC ’96)
Steven A. Novenstein (TC ’94)
Catherine O'Toole (B ’17)
Benjamin D. Platt (B ’16)
Debra Polishook (NC ’83)
Robert Polishook (B ’83)
Ben Quevedo (TC ’02)
Lisa Ehrlich Rapkin 
Dawn Zimmerman Saunders (B ’92)
Lawrence S. Sibley (A&S ’80)
Michal Shapira Sperling (NC ’95)
Danielle Dienert Sweeney, MD (NC ’97, M ’01)
Kevin Sweeney (TC ’95)
Alex Tolston (TC ’03)
Jeffrey L. Turner (A&S ’77)
Lisa Wohlleib (NC ’88)