Alumni Council
There are approximately 130 members of our Alumni Council, making it the most statistically representative body in NESCAC, our peer schools. The council meets on campus twice a year during Fallcoming and Reunion Weekend.
- Lead all alumni volunteer groups in meeting the needs of the College and its alumni;
- Provide the link between all alumni and all constituencies of the College;
- Identify, recruit, and inspire alumni and prospective alumni to work in support of the College and each other, and provide recognition for those who do; and
- Foster a spirit of loyalty and fellowship among alumni.
Related Content: Bylaws, Constitution, Committees, Volunteer Recognition
Meet the Executive Committee
Adriana Schmeling Payne ’92
President, Alumni Association; Chair, Alumni Council
Laura Engelhardt ’95
Vice Chair, Alumni Council
Cindy Perez ’98
Chair, Class Leadership Committee
Jeff Garte ’00
Vice Chair, Class Leadership Committee
John Christopher ’83, P’14
Immediate Past President, Alumni Association
Mike Singer ’09
Chair, Hamilton Career Network
Lindsey Byrnes ’09
Vice Chair, Hamilton Career Network
Neil Basu ’01
Chair, Nominations
Paul Reichert ’90
Vice Chair, Nominations
Jazmin Gatto de Torres ’02
Chair, Regional Affairs Committee
Anthony Jackson ’15
Equity & Inclusion Chair
Megan Hauck ’04
Equity & Inclusion Vice Chair
Dave Sadove ’10
Vice Chair, Regional Affairs Committee
Dave Bolger ’99
Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Peggy Garte ’01
Vice Chair, Community Engagement Committee
M. Lori Richard Reidel K’77
President, Kirkland Alumnae
Committees
The Executive Committee provides overall leadership to the Council and its committees and in the conduct of all Council business. The chair and vice chair of each standing committee are members of the Executive Committee.
Committee Liaison: Jacke Jones, Director of Alumni & Parent Relations
The Hamilton Career Network Committee was formed to develop and implement the new Hamilton Career Network (HCN) initiative. With the goal of connecting alumni to the College, students, and each other around their professional interests, the HCN Committee is comprised of leaders from eight primary industry areas. The leaders and their alumni volunteer teams coordinate programs and online communities focused around careers for the Hamilton community.
Chair: Michael Singer ’09
Vice Chair: Lindsey Byrnes ’09
Committee Liaison: Jess Zielinski, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
- Arts & Entertainment
Mark Mullett ’05 - Chair
TBA - Vice Chair - Business
Sarah Pickup ’19, Chair
Brian Hu ’24 - Vice Chair - Communications
John Files ’94, Chair
Kate Northway ’11, Vice Chair - Education & Nonprofit
TBA - Chair
TBA - Vice Chair - Finance & Consulting
Aurora Cai ’21, Chair
Jason Schroder ’00, Vice Chair - Government & Law
TBA - Chair
Lauren Getman ’18, Vice Chair - Health
Maura Calsyn ’95, Chair
TBA - Vice Chair - STEM
Whit Rothe ’05, Chair
TBA - Vice Chair
Class presidents make up the membership of the Class Leadership Committee. Class presidents are charged with encouraging “total engagement” with the College from their classmates across four key areas: Connect, Attend, Volunteer, and Give. The presidents are the chief communicators for the class and oversee Reunion planning for the classes’ quinquennial (five-year) Reunion cycle.
Chair: Cindy Perez ’98
Vice Chair: Jeff Garte ’00
Committee Liaison: Jess Zielinski, Associate Director of Alumni Relations
| Class | Leadership |
|---|---|
| 1952 | Jack R. Banks, Class Correspondent |
| 1953 | Hans L. Ullstein, Correspondent |
| 1954 | Stewart A. Pollock, Correspondent |
| 1955 | Ronald A. Krauss, President Roger M. D'Aprix, Correspondent |
| 1956 | Edward B. Bradley, President Greg Bathon, Correspondent |
| 1957 | Christopher F. Durham, President/Correspondent Paul N. McGiffin, Co-President |
| 1958 | Fred R. Brooks, Jr., President/Gift Chair David K. McMillan, Correspondent |
| 1959 | William F. Wieting, President Paul A. Bauer, Correspondent |
| 1960 | Robert B. Rockwell, President & Correspondent |
| 1961 | Dennis R. Baldwin, President Thomas R. Crane, Jr., Correspondent |
| 1963 | Douglas P. Wheeler, Correspondent |
| 1964 | Richard Pfau, President Jonathan C. Vick, Correspondent |
| 1965 | Bill M. Toomajian, President Jeffrey E. Kremen, Correspondent |
| 1966 | Edward S. Frese, President John S. Snyder, Gift Chair R. Curtis Brand, Jr., Correspondent |
| 1967 | Daniel D. Shonn, Jr., President Arthur F. Jones, Gift Chair A. Barrett Seaman, Correspondent |
| 1968 | J. Christopher Wilkinson, President Michael S. Berkowitz, Co-Gift Chair/Correspondent J. Harland Higby, Co-Gift Chair |
| 1969 | Steve T. Kenny, Co-President Michael D. Seitzinger, Co-President Thomas Ducibella, Correspondent |
| 1970 | Wilson C. Everhart, Jr., President Myron Bloom, Gift Co-Chair Bruce Gaylord, Gift Co-Chair Geoffrey Precourt, Co-Correspondent Ray L. Boggs, Co-Correspondent |
| 1971 | Jerome Pitarresi, President James J. Carey, Jr., Gift Chair Rory J. Radding, Correspondent |
| 1972 | Joseph K. Hage, III, President Matthew M. McKenna, Gift Chair G. Jeremiah Ryan, Co-Gift Chair Glenn M. Reisman, Correspondent |
| 1972K | Donna O. Kerner, President Sara Redding Wilson, Gift Chair Susan A. Bickford, Correspondent |
| 1973 | James S. Vick, President Stuart J. Hamilton, Co-Gift Chair Dennis Oakes, Co-Gift Chair Richard P. Eckman, Correspondent |
| 1973K | Connie L. Belfiore, President Jennifer Potter Hayes, Co-Gift Chair Judith Barnett Nauseef, Co-Gift Chair/Correspondent |
| 1974 | Edward G. Watkins, President/Correspondent Cosmo F. Castellano, Co-Gift Chair J. Bradley Caswell, Co-Gift Chair Donald R. Kendall, Jr., Co-Gift Chair Benjamin P. Madonia, III, Gift Planning Chair |
| 1974K | Nanelle Napp, President/Co-Gift Chair/Correspondent Joanne Papanek Orlando, Co-Gift Chair |
| 1975 | Peter B. Lotto, President Joe C. Konen, Co-Gift Chair Robert W. Lyford, Co-Gift Chair Robert E. Hylas, Correspondent |
| 1975K | Carolyn E. York, President |
| 1976 | Walt Stugis, Class President Donald B. Reynolds, Jr., Gift Chair Thomas J. Moore, Correspondent |
| 1976K | Lisa R. Uvanni, President and Gift Chair |
| 1977 | Gregory J. Pepe, President Jan P. Berger, Gift Chair |
| 1977K | M. Lori Richard Reidel, President Susan E. Skerritt, Co-Gift Chair Carol Travis Friscia, Co-Gift Chair/Correspondent |
| 1978 | John P. Brennan, Co-Gift Chair Robert D. Millar, Co-Gift Chair Robert J. McCormick, Correspondent |
| 1978K | Patricia Watras Dana, President |
| 1979 | Steve A. Culbertson, Reunion Committee Co-Leader Robert H. Hartheimer, Reunion Committee Co-Leader Bradford C. Auerbach, Correspondent |
| 1980 | Francis J. Tietje, President Stephen W. Starnes, Gift Chair Peggy Daniel, Correspondent |
| 1981 | Eleanor Phillips Cyr, President Lou Di Cerbo, Gift Chair Paddy J. McGuire, Correspondent |
| 1982 | Scott J. Allocco, President/Gift Chair Bethany Fox Tulloch, Correspondent |
| 1983 | Natasha I. Householder, President Judith Alperin King, Gift Chair Joseph T. Flynn, Jr., Correspondent |
| 1984 | Randi Lowitt Gnesin, President Julia Lamson Ross, Gift Chair Charles F.X. Mierswa, Correspondent |
| 1985 | Paula Clancy, Co-President Sean E. Clancy, Co-President/Co-Gift Chair Aeon L. Cummings, Gift Co-Chair Deborah Grassi Baker, Correspondent |
| 1986 | Meredith Emerson Ritchie, President Alice Tornquist, Gift Chair Melissa D. Joyce-Rosen, Correspondent |
| 1987 | Christopher S. Flagg, President Eric A. Holloway, Gift Chair Monique Lui Holloway, Correspondent |
| 1988 | Parker M. Riehle, President Julio R. Dolorico, Gift Chair Maria T. DiGiulian, Correspondent |
| 1989 | Frank C. Vlossak, President & Correspondent Jeffrey Schackner, Gift Chair |
| 1990 | Thomas D. Brush, Jr., President Cleon E. Cumberbatch, Gift Chair Tamara L. Conway, Correspondent |
| 1991 | Brett H. Mandel, President Margaret B. Schilling, Gift Chair Raymond J. Lauenstein, Jr., Correspondent |
| 1992 | Richard M. Skinner, Correspondent |
| 1993 | Kathleen M. McDonough, President Gabriela Scully, Gift Chair Brendan J. McCormick, Correspondent |
| 1994 | Elizabeth Fox Keogh, Co-President/Co-Gift Chair Julie Saslow, Co-President/Correspondent Kyle F. Keogh, Co-Gift Chair |
| 1995 | Samantha Koss, President William J. Ferguson, Correspondent |
| 1996 | Christina McSorley Sommer, Correspondent |
| 1997 | Erin E. Head, President Brett J. Nolan, Gift Chair Leslie Allen Kotalik, Correspondent |
| 1998 | Cindy M. Perez, President Jonathan L. Gilbert, Gift Chair Samantha Packer Finkelstein, Correspondent |
| 1999 | Hilary J. Haldeman, President Celia M. Najar, Gift Chair Katie Miller, Class Correspondent |
| 2000 | Rori C. Dawes-Dyment, President Jeffrey A. Garte, Co-Gift Chair Tyler S. Hirschey, Co-Gift Chair Carol B. Lang, Correspondent |
| 2001 | Rhette A. Buller, President Margaret M. Malloy Garte, Gift Chair Nina Sharma, Correspondent |
| 2002 | Nicole L. Barron, President Tim Fossett, Gift Chair Daniel J. Fillius, Correspondent |
| 2003 | Maurice I. Owen-Michaane, President Frederick K. Jones, Gift Chair Amanda G. Horrigan, Correspondent |
| 2004 | Megan A. Hauck, President/Gift Chair Elizabeth A. Ransom, Correspondent |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Dolan Wright, President Michelle L. Noe, Correspondent |
| 2006 | Colby Bishop, Co-President Phoebe B. Scott, Co-President Meghan C. Hover Szczech , Correspondent |
| 2007 | Neal J. Frei, President Robert H. Rosenzweig, Gift Chair Sara A. Carhart, Correspondent |
| 2008 | Matt C, D'Amico, President and Correspondent |
| 2009 | Allison E. Stalla, President Stuart R. Lombardi, Gift Chair Fiona MacQuarrie Helmuth, Correspondent |
| 2010 | Wenxi Li, President Julia E. Pollan, Gift Chair Kory E. Diserens, Correspondent |
| 2011 | Nick Stagliano, Class Correspondent |
| 2012 | Lily C. Gillespie, President Sarah B. Chapin, Co-Correspondent Kathryn E. Steck, Co-Correspondent |
| 2013 | Amy C. Soenksen, President Alex M. Orlov, Correspondent William M. Rusche, Correspondent |
| 2014 | Meghan T. Doherty, President James Nguyen, Gift Chair Lauren E. Lanzotti, Correspondent |
| 2015 | Reuben E. Dizengoff, President Benjamin C. Fields, Correspondent |
| 2016 | Abby Homer, Class President Eli J. Burgard, Gift Chair Kaitlin A. McCabe, Correspondent |
| 2017 | Silvia M. Radulescu, President Conor M. Lamberti, Gift Chair Michael Z. Burchesky, Correspondent Ilana R. Schwartz, Correspondent |
| 2018 | Lilly A. Pieper, President Caroline M. Langan, Gift Chair Matthew H. Lebowitz, Correspondent |
| 2019 | Karthik Ravishankar, President Sarah A. Pickup, Gift Chair |
| 2020 | Nadav G. Konforty, President Ruth H. Schmidt, Correspondent |
| 2021 | Walter J. Westhoff, Gift Chair |
| 2022 | Krithika Ravishankar, Gift Chair |
| 2023 | Felix R. Tager, President Claire M. Kaplan, Gift Chair Maeve H. Wroblewski, Correspondent |
| 2024 | Natalie Elmes, Correspondent |
The Community Engagement Committee (CEC) comprises the chairs of self-identified alumni groups who connect and identify based on common interests/affiliations. Its mission is to engender lifelong connection with the College by providing alumni with the opportunity to gather virtually and in-person to celebrate their commonalities and deepen their ties to each other and to the College. It includes the Multicultural Alumni Relations Committee (MARC).
Chair: Dave Bolger ’99
Vice Chair: Peggy Garte ’01
Committee Liaison: Nancy Huckaby, Senior Associate Director, Advancement Events
MARC Committee
Kimblie Silva, Chair
Robin Gane McCalla, Vice Chair
Jazmín Gatto de Torres ’02, Chair Emerita
The Equity & Inclusion Committee (EIC) promotes equitable and inclusive policies and practices throughout the committees and structure of the Alumni Council, and establishes concrete ways to apply these principles across Alumni Association activities. The EIC organization includes the vice chairs of Hamilton Career Network, Community Engagement, Regional Affairs, Class Leadership, and Nominations Committees.
Chair: Anthony Jackson ’15
Vice Chair: Megan Hauck '04
Committee Liaison: Nancy Huckaby, Associate Director, Advancement Events
The Nominations Committee recommends annually nominees for Alumni Trustee and selects individuals to be recognized for their service to Hamilton.
Chair: Neil Basu ’01
Vice Chair: Paul Reichert ’90
Committee Liaison: Katie Winn Boyer ’93, Director of Individual Giving
Members:
Maxwell “Max” Akuamoah-Boateng ’09
Joshua "Josh" Bruff ’05
Julia “Julie” Cron ’94
Christopher "Chris" Flagg ’87
Elizabeth “Liz” Finegan Menges ’84, P’12,’17
Anna Potter Millar ’91, P'22
George Nehme ’79
M. Lori Richard Reidel K’77
Natalie Sanchez ’07
Amy Soenksen ’13
Alexander "Sandy" Webb ’05
Caleb Williamson ’17
Committee Liaisons:
Dick Tantillo, Senior Philanthropy Officer, Advancement
Katherine Winn Boyer ’93, Director of Individual Giving
The Regional Affairs Committee comprises the presidents of the major regional Alumni Associations and an ambassador representing the small regional alumni groups. Its mission is to engender lifelong affiliation with the College by providing alumni connections in the regions.
Chair: Jazmin Gatto de Torres ’02
Vice Chair: Dave Sadove ’10
Committee Liaison: Nancy Huckaby, Senior Associate Director, Advancement Events
- Anytown:
Courtney Hobgood ’15 - Chair
Kate Miller ’99 - Vice Chair - Boston:
Jen Lengvarsky ’16 - Chair
Ben Gardner ’21 - Vice Chair - Chicago:
Melissa Kong ’08 - Chair
Mary Thede ’15 - Vice Chair - Denver:
Svet Drederyan ’06
Emma Feitelson ’17 - Fairfield/Westchester:
Natalie Sanchez ’07 - Chair
Alexandra Stevens '95, P'28 - Vice Chair - Los Angeles:
Jamie Chow ’94 - Chair - New York City:
Sophie Dizengoff ’18 - Chair
Mike Wang ’19 - Vice Chair - Philadelphia:
Dillon Friday ’12 - Chair - San Francisco:
Chelsea Haight ’13 - Chair
Matt Kastilahn ’16 - Vice Chair - Washington, D.C.:
Matt D’Amico ’08 - Chair
John Whitney ’12 - Vice Chair
Volunteer Recognition
The College is grateful for everything our volunteers do to support our students.
Contact
Office / Department Name
Alumni & Parent Relations
Contact Name
Jacke Jones
Director, Alumni & Parent Relations
