Board Appointed Positions
Robert Schostak
Chair of the Board of Trustees
Date Appointed/Reappointed: August 12, 2021/August 8, 2022
(248) 370-3112
Joe Jones
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees
Date Appointed/Reappointed: August 12, 2021/August 8, 2022
(248) 370-3112
Ora Hirsch Pescovitz
University President
Date Appointed/Reappointed: July 1, 2017
(248) 370-3500
Fax: (248) 370-3504
president@oakland.edu
Joshua Merchant
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Date Appointed/Reappointed: April 5, 2021
(248) 370-4287
Fax: (248) 370-4201
joshuamerchant@oakland.edu
Boyd Farnam
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Date Appointed/Reappointed: December 1, 2021
(248) 370-3110
Fax: (248) 370-4474
farnam@oakland.edu
Robert I. Schostak - Chair
Appointment Date: December 10, 2015
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2024
Joe Jones - Vice Chair
Appointment Date: September 8, 2020
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2028
David Kramer
Appointment Date: December 6, 2021
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2024
Trina Scott
Appointment Date: September 8, 2020
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2028
Brian Calley
Appointment Date: January 1, 2019
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2026
Dennis Muchmore
Appointment Date: October 19, 2018
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2026
Colleen Ochoa Peters
Appointment Date: December 22, 2022
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2030
Stefen J. Welch
Appointment Date: December 22, 2022
Term Expiration Date: August 11, 2030
Joshua Merchant
Chief of Staff and
Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Wilson Hall, Suite 4000
(248) 370-4287
Fax: (248) 370-4201
joshuamerchant@oakland.edu
Carolyn Hogan
Executive Legal Secretary
Wilson Hall, Suite 3000
(248) 370-3112
Fax: (248) 370-4474
hogan@oakland.edu