Leadership

Professor of Political Science; Director, Center for Freedom & Western Civilization
132 Persson Hall
  • MW 3:00pm - 5:00pm (132 Persson Hall)
Associate Professor of Art; Co-Director, Center for Freedom & Western Civilization

Advisory Boards

The Center has two advisory boards made up of Colgate faculty and alumni who are nominated by the director and approved by Colgate’s president.

Faculty Advisory Board

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
  • Christine Chao '86
    Trustee, Colgate University
    BA (Colgate University); JD (Columbia University)
    Greenwich, CT
    General Counsel, Foremost Group 
  • 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
  • Peter Hanson '55
    BA (Colgate University)
    Park Ridge, NJ
    Chairman, NAI James E. Hanson, Inc.
  • 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
  • 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