Political Science Advisory Board

About the Board

The UConn Political Science Advisory Board was formed in 2024 to support the department on critical matters, from curriculum and speaker programs to student internships and career placement.

Members of the Board are distinguished professionals from a variety of areas within the general fields of government, politics, law, media, national defense, and international relations, among others. The Board meets several times a year, in person or virtually, and members may come from any part of the nation or world. Several members are alumni of the department, while others are not. However, they all are devoted to the success of UConn Department of Political Science as it evolves in an increasingly complex world.


Current Board Members

Kyle Adams ’20 (CLAS)

Vice President of Client Success, CampaignHQ

Oksan Bayulgen

Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Connecticut

Alan R. Bennett ’69 (CLAS)

Adjunct Professor of Food and Drug Law, UConn; Retired, Senior Counsel, Ropes & Gray

Jaime Cheshire ’99 (CLAS)

Executive Director, Afghanistan War Commission

Dan Fata ’94 (CLAS)

President of Fata Advisory, LLC

Susan Herbst

Professor of Political Science and President Emeritus, University of Connecticut

Julia Katsovich

Bryan Parker

Co-Founder and CEO, Legal Innovations

Matthew Singer

Alan R. Bennett Honors Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut

Jasper Thomsom

Senior Vice President, Actum LLC

J. Toscano

Founding Partner, Backstory Strategies

Michael Ward ’00 (CLAS)

Senior Manager, Public Policy, Amazon