UW Trustees Elect Sullivan as Board Chair

Michelle Sullivan, of Sheridan, was elected last week as chair of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, effective May 1.

Sullivan, who has served as the board's vice chair since 2024, will take the gavel from Kermit Brown, of Laramie.

Sullivan is the director of the Wyoming Enrichment Network -- a Priority Fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation. She was first appointed as a trustee by Gov. Matt Mead in 2015 and reappointed by Gov. Mark Gordon in 2021.

Also last week, Laura Schmid-Pizzato, of Rock Springs, was elected vice chair; Brad Bonner, of Cody, was elected treasurer; and Carol Linton, of Alpine, was elected secretary.

Appointed by the governor with consent of the Wyoming State Senate, the UW Board of Trustees consists of 12 members appointed to six-year, staggered terms. As the institution's governing body, the trustees have a broad range of responsibilities, including major policy, governance and budgetary matters affecting the university.