Advisory Committee and Charge
About the Advisory Committee
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The Town Center Advisory Committee, under the sponsorship of the Office of the President, consists of students, faculty, and staff representatives, and is responsible for providing guidance and advice to the project team.
Committee members are working to help Town Center become a vibrant and welcoming destination that supports the needs and interests of the Stanford campus community of students, faculty, postdocs, and staff, as well as the broader community of alumni, parents, and campus visitors. While committee members may regularly work closely with a specific stakeholder group, all committee members serve as stewards of the best interests of the entire university.
Advisory Committee Charge
The committee’s charge includes, but is not limited to the following responsibilities:
- Advise on the programming of the Town Center to ensure it is functional and accessible to the community.
- Review and provide feedback on plans for new facilities or changes to existing facilities within the Town Center, including retail, dining, event programming, and office space.
- Consider the impact of the Town Center on the surrounding community, including traffic, noise, and other quality of life issues, and recommend strategies for mitigating any negative effects.
- Members will play an essential communications role, both in timely communication to relevant constituents and reporting feedback to the advisory committee and/or Project Team, advising on specific stakeholder outreach, which may take the form of communications, meetings or gatherings in which they may be asked to participate, as well as providing input on university-wide communications.
Stanford Town Center Project Committee
Advisory Committee Members
Luz Barragan
Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs Finance and Administration
VP/CFO Office Operations
Deborah Cullinan
Vice President for the Arts
VPA
Sophia Gabrielle Danielpour
ASSU President
(2023-2024)
Dan Edelstein
William H. Bonsall Professor of French and Professor, by courtesy, of History and of Political Science
Humanities & Sciences
Jordan Gray
Director, Campus Engagement
Office of Community Engagement
Kathleen Kavanaugh (Co-chair)
Director, Real Estate Development
Land, Buildings & Real Estate
Cary Littlefield (Co-chair)
Director, Strategy and Planning
Office of the Vice President for Development
Bernadette Meyler
Carl and Sheila Spaeth Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Professor, by courtesy, of English and of Comparative Literature
Law School
Emma Grace Brush
Graduate Student Representative
(2024-2025)
Project Team Members
David P. Lenox
University Architect and Executive Director, Campus Planning & Design
UA & Planning Office
Sapna Marfatia
Director, Architecture
UA & Planning Office
Will Howekamp
Senior Project Manager
Department of Project Management
Kathleen Kavanaugh
Director, Real Estate Development
Land, Buildings & Real Estate
Cary Littlefield
Director, Strategy and Planning
Office of the Vice President for Development
Executive Committee
President Jon Levin
Provost Jenny Martinez
Martin Shell
Vice President and Chief External Relations Officer
Robert C. Reidy
Vice President, Land, Buildings and Real Estate
Elizabeth Zacharias
Vice President for Human Resources
Megan Pierson
Vice President for University Affairs & Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Sakurako D. Fisher
Trustee