The Corporation, the University’s highest governing body, is currently holding elections for a New Alumni Trustee position opening. Any student in their final year of study or who has graduated within three years is eligible to run for the role, for which they serve three-year terms.
The corporation established the New Alumni Trustee position in 2009 and reserves two spots for the role. All undergraduate, graduate and medical students in their final year of study or within five years of graduation are eligible to vote.
New Alumni Trustees have the same responsibilities as other Corporation members, but are meant to provide a “perspective more closely grounded to the student experience,” according to the Corporation’s website.
“Alumni who have graduated recently have a unique and invaluable perspective to offer the University’s governance,” Vice President for Alumni Relations Zack Langway ’09 wrote in an email announcing the election.
The Herald obtained a copy of the candidates’ biographies and personal statements shared with eligible voters. These are the candidates for the New Alumni Trustee election:
Selia Jindal ’23
Selia Jindal ’23 is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and studied international and public affairs at Brown. Jindal researched technologies such as low Earth orbit satellites and co-founded a team that designed and launched Brown’s second LEO-satellite.
After graduating, she worked for the legal team of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs in Vienna. She then transitioned to McKinsey and Company, where she works as a consultant.
“This role would enable me to give back to the university that provided me with unmatched opportunities to take on leadership roles, explore diverse subject matters and engage with the community,” Jindal wrote in her personal statement.
Isabelle Sharon ’23.5
Isabelle Sharon ’23.5 is the young alumni co-chair for the Brown Club of D.C., where she grew up. At Brown, she served on the Campus Life Student Advisory Board and worked with BWell Health Promotion to “build a cross-campus coalition for streamlining student support,” according to her candidate profile.
She has since researched political misinformation for the Brookings Institution, a think tank based in Washington, D.C., and worked on artificial intelligence in public sector consulting. Now, she works at the legal advisory firm Global Data Innovation.
“At Brown, I internalized the belief that progress is always possible and we have a responsibility to work towards it,” Sharon wrote in her personal statement. “Brown has so much to offer to so many: to the young woman first in her family to go to college, to the countless lives who benefit from Brown’s research, to our Providence friends and neighbors. I want to serve on the Corporation so the Corporation can serve them.”
Logan Tullai ’25
Logan Tullai ’25 double-concentrated in political science and economics at Brown. He co-founded the Brown Political Union and led free art workshops at the Community Libraries of Providence during his time on College Hill.
For the last year, he has served as Mayoral Advance for the City of Providence — writing speeches, managing relationships and coordinating logistics. He is also a board member and the communications chair for the Brown Club of Rhode Island.
“Through my work for the city and the free art workshops I’ve run, I am engaged with the community’s key stakeholders and understand Brown’s responsibility to Providence,” Tullai wrote in his personal statement. “Seeing the power of alumni connections after graduation through my work with the BCRI, I will advocate for new ways to integrate alumni advising and career support earlier in the Brown experience.”
Jeremiah Farr is a senior staff writer covering university hall and higher education.
