Keene State College Presidential Search

This Search Committee shall: (1) Develop, with the assistance of a consultant as may be necessary, a position description and statement of the opportunities and challenges facing the next President of KSC; (2) Conduct a national search for at least two but no more than four of the best candidates as finalists; (3) Hold the identities of all applicants, nominees, and candidates in strictest confidence throughout the process; and (4) Present to the Executive Committee a confidential report of the results of the Search Committee’s work

• Gregg Tewksbury, Search Committee Chair, USNH Trustee
• David Westover, KSC Alumnus, USNH Trustee
• Matthew D. Ash, KSC Student Trustee
• Lynne Andrews, KSC Staff Representative
• Jan Cohen, Keene Coalition Member
• Wink Faulkner, President, Keene Endowment Association
• Donovan Fenton, Senator, New Hampshire District 10
• Jen Ferrell, KSC Staff Representative
• Jay Kahn, Mayor, City of Keene
• Loren Launen, KSC Faculty Representative
• Joseph L. Perras, MD, President & CEO, Cheshire Medical Center
• Julie Schoelzel, President & CEO, Greater Monadnock Collaborative and Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Karen Stanish, KSC Faculty Representative

Search Partner

AGB Search, LLC
Kimberly Templeton, JD, Principal
Concetta Stewart, PhD, Principal

September 10, 2026

• 10:00 am – 11:30 am Faculty & OS/PAT Staff Listening Session
  Redfern Alumni Recital Hall
• 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Students Listening Session
  Redfern Alumni Recital Hall

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