Barbara Ushkow Deane, vice chair, is a 1951 graduate of Bennington; she earned her MBA from Adelphi University. She is a retired interior designer and president of the Ushkow Foundation in New York City. Additionally, she is a trustee of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the North Shore Hospital Health Network. She has served on the art committee of Hebrew Union College. She has been a trustee of Bennington College since 1975.