Leadership
Carolyn Guile
Associate Professor of Art; Co-Director, Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom & Western Traditions
Robert Kraynak
Professor of Political Science; Founding Director, Kraynak Institute for the Study of Freedom & Western Traditions
132 Persson Hall
- MW 4:00pm - 5:30pm (132 Persson Hall)
Kraynak Institute Intern
Laurel Fox is a sophomore from Westchester, NY, majoring in philosophy and economics. On campus, she is a Benton Scholar and the Communications Director of The Republicans of Colgate; outside of Colgate, she is actively involved with her local Audubon Society.
Advisory Boards
The Kraynak Institute’s two advisory boards are made up of Colgate faculty and alumni who are nominated by the director and approved by Colgate’s president.
Faculty Advisory Board
- Carolyn Guile, Director (Art)
- Timothy Berk (Political Science)
- Geoff Benson (Classics)
- Luke Bierman (Political Science)
- David Dudrick (Religion)
- David McCabe (Political Science)
- Valerie Morkevicius (Political Science)
- Benjamin Stahlberg (Religion)
- William Stull (Classics)
- Daniel Tober (Classics)
External Advisory Board
- Ken Broad ’88
BA (Colgate University); MBA (UCLA Anderson)
Mill Valley, CA
Founding Partner, Jackson Square Partners, LLC - Richard Burke ’92
BA (Colgate University); MS (National War College, National Security Strategy); JD (Suffolk University Law School)
Alexandria, VA
Chief Operating Officer, Gritter Francona, Inc
Lt. Colonel, United States Marine Corps, Retired - José A. Cabranes, LL.D. Colgate Hon. ’88
Trustee Emeritus, Colgate University
AB (Columbia College); JD (Yale Law School); M.Litt. in International Law (University of Cambridge, England)
U.S. Courthouse, New Haven, CT
United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit - Gus Coldebella ’91
Trustee Emeritus, Colgate University
BA (Colgate University); JD (Cornell Law School)
Dover, MA
Partner, True Ventures; Adjunct Professor, Boston College Law School - Hilary Cunniff P ’20
BA (Yale University)
Pennington, NJ
Architectural design, preservation - Amy Everett DiSibio ’86, P ’18, ’21
EAB Chair
BA (Colgate University)
Summit, NJ
Board member on non-profit entities - Stephen P. Garvey ’87
BA (Colgate University); M.Phil. (Oxford); JD (Yale Law School)
Ithaca, NY
A. Robert Noll Professor of Law, Cornell Law School - Peter Hanson ’55
BA (Colgate University)
Park Ridge, NJ
Chairman, NAI James E. Hanson, Inc. - Mike Herling ’79
Trustee Emeritus, Colgate University; BA (Colgate University); JD (Stanford Law School)
FL
Founding Partner, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, and Non-Executive Chair of the Brink’s Company - Mark S. Herr ’79
BA (Colgate); MSJ (Columbia University); J.D. (Seton Hall University)
Princeton, New Jersey
Principal, Mark Herr Communications - Brian T. Horey ’82, P ’21
BA (Colgate University); MBA (Harvard University)
New York, NY
General Partner, Aurelian Partners - Mark Lanigan ’82
BA (Colgate University)
UT
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Black Canyon Capital, LLC - Allison Rosen ’82
Trustee Emeritus, Colgate University
BA (Colgate University)
New York, NY
Managing Partner, AirWheel Investments, LP - Richard Tisch ’70
BA (Colgate University); JD (Union University)
Sanibel, FL
Board member on profit and non-profit entities