The Alumni Association Board of Directors
2024–2025 Committees and Goals
Communications and Development Committee
Chair: Carleen Bobrowski (MGT ’05)
Current Board Members: David Jargiello (WRC ’82) and Jennifer Mendelson (CWR ’98)
Emeriti Board Members: Nikki DiFilippo (MGT ’94), John Massie (CIT ’66) and Rob Stalder (CWR ’94)
Alumni Member: Adam Rupe (CWR ’08)
Executive Committee Liaison: Chris Partis (WRC ’83), board vice president
Staff Liaison: Sara Lyons, director of alumni engagement and board operations
Goals:
1. Connect with alumni volunteer groups throughout the university
2. How to improve communication with current students and young alumni.
Engagement Committee
Chair: Carmina Mares (LAW ’01, MGT ’20)
Current Board Members: Masayo Matsumura (MGT ’93) and Vin Tangpricha (CWR ’92)
Emeriti Board Members: Mickey Hammad (NUR ’73), Ka-Pi Hoh (CIT ’84; GRS ’87, macromolecular science; GRS ’89, macromolecular science), Larry Rudawsky (LAW ’82), Steve Simmons (CIT ’79; GRS ’82, electrical engineering and applied physics; MGT ’86) Takeshi Tottori (GRS '82, metallurgy and material science) and James Treleaven (CIT ’69; GRS ’90, management)
Alumni Members: Charlotte Gouveia Neto (MGT ’16), Jonathan Healy (CWR ’18, MGT ’18), Michael Lalich (CWR ’10), Amit Nihalani (WRC ’03), Paritosh J. Satia (MGT ’04), David Seed (MGT ’92), Christian Wargo (CWR ’13) and Alexandra Weber-Balzer (CWR ’00)
Executive Committee Liaison: Nancy Carlson (MGT ’93), board secretary
Staff Liaisons: Sara Lyons, director of alumni engagement and board operations and Elizabeth Miller, director of international alumni engagement
Goals:
1. Increase outreach and engagement with students and bridge silos (chapters, schools)
2. Increase engagement and leadership among board members
3. Re-vitalize local and international chapters
Governance Committee
Chair: Michael Smith (CWR ’99, MED ’03)
Emeriti Board Members: Aishwarya Arjunan (CWR ’10), Nancy Fink (WRC ’73) and Paul Marcela (LAW ’81)
Alumni Members: Liz McFarlin-Marciak (CWR ’10) and Srinivas Rao (MGT ’99), immediate past president
Executive Committee Liaison: Dean Fazekas (SAS ’91), board president
Staff Liaison: Bradford Crews (MNO ’21), associate vice president, alumni relations
Goal:
1. Nominate new board members (diversity is key goal)
Oral History Committee
Chair: David AG Johnson Jr. (WRC ’73)
Current Board Member: Julie Tsirambidis (NUR ’01)
Emeriti Board Members: Joy Shefter (FSM '66), James Treleaven (CIT ’69; GRS ’90, management)
Staff Liaison: Angela Carpenter, assistant director of reunion programs
Goal:
1. Continue to capture and share the stories of alumni
Learn from members of the university community through the Alumni Stories: Our Enduring Past oral history project.
Recognition Committee
Chair: Gary Broadbent (LAW ’08, MGT ’10)
Current Board Members: Alex Kranz (CWR ’88), Vera Perkins-Hughes (WRC ’76), Christina Shen (NUR ’14) and Nick Zalany (CWR ’02)
Emeriti Board Members: Chris Hook (CWR ’03; GRS ’04, political science), David AG Johnson Jr. (WRC ’73), Jessica Malone (CWR ’10),
Alumni Member: Janice Gerda (CWR ’89)
Executive Committee Liaison: Dean Fazekas (SAS ’91), board president
Staff Liaison: Katie O'Malley, director of events, programs and reunions
Goals:
1. Focus on more widespread and intentional recruitment of nominees
2. Highlight the importance/significance of Alumni Association Awards
RISE (Race, Injustice & Social Equality) Committee
Chairs: Donte Gibbs (CWR ’10, SAS ’12)
Current Board Members: Marlon Cox (CWR ’07) and Jennifer Mendelson (CWR ’98)
Emeriti Board Members: Ka-Pi Hoh (CIT ’84; GRS ’87, macromolecular science; GRS ’89, macromolecular science), Steve Simmons (CIT ’79; GRS '82, electrical engineering and applied physics; MGT ’86)
Alumni Members: Arnold Huffman (CWR ’93) and Lloyd Weema (CWR ’02)
Staff Liaison: Katie Kimble, associate director of alumni affinity programs
Goals:
1. Increase visibility and awareness of the University’s actions addressing justice, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
2. Create pathways for alumni engagement and support of University actions and driving these efforts into our local alumni chapters
3. Foster alumni action in the form of community involvement, student and alumni support (via resources, information, fellowship), and employment opportunities.