Board of Trustees
The governing body of Bristol Community College is its Board of Trustees, which consists of eleven members: nine appointed by the governor of the Commonwealth, one alumnus/alumna, and one student representative. The Board of Trustees is responsible for long-range planning, financial resource planning, and organizational structure. The Department of Higher Education (DHE) delegates to the Board of Trustees the authority to appoint personnel.
Members of the Board of Trustees are as follows:
Mr. Frank P. Baptista – Fall River
Samir Bhattacharyya, Ph.D. – Sharon
Ms. Valentina Videva Dufresne – Attleboro
Ms. Sara Hincapie (Student Trustee) - Taunton
Mr. Keith A. Hovan - Rochester
Ms. Lynn A. Malasi '92 - Fairhaven
Ms. Joan M. Medeiros (Chair) - Fall River
Mr. Anthony R. Sapienza - Dartmouth
Sandra G. Saunders, Esq. (Secretary) - Fairhaven
Ms. Diane L. Silvia (Alumni Trustee) ’86 - East Freetown
Steven A. Torres, Esq. (Vice Chair) - Taunton