Governance
Board of Directors
The Association is governed by its Board of Directors, twelve dedicated alumnae who serve three-year terms. A number of committees, each led by a member of the board, are actively involved in policy and program creation. They include the finance, nomination of alumnae trustees, alumnae honors research, clubs, Alumnae Quarterly, classes and reunion, nominating, and alumnae relations committees. The board is a crucial part of the Association’s vitality and success, and its members play a pivotal role in our programming and planning.Alumnae interested in serving on the board of directors and/or committees should send their names to the nominating committee or to Stephanie Gonthier, acting executive director.
Listed here are the names, class year, location, and term expiration of the Alumnae Association’s current board of directors, as well as the name(s) of Alumnae Association staff who serve on the board.
| Board Of Directors | Term Expires |
| *Mary Graham Davis ’65, President New York, NY |
2009 |
| *Linda Ing Phelps ’86, Treasurer Manhasset, NY |
2010 |
| *Julianne Trabucchi Puckett ’91, Clerk Chapel Hill, NC |
2011 |
| Jill M. Brethauer ’70, Nominating Gibsonia, PA |
2010 |
| Linda Giannasi O’Connell ’69, Alumnae Quarterly Easton, PA |
2009 |
| Susan Swart Rice ’70, Classes & Reunion Greensboro, NC |
2010 |
| Mari Ellen Reynolds Loijens ’91, Alumnae Relations Mountain View, CA |
2011 |
| Lily Klebanoff Blake ’64, Clubs New York, NY |
2009 |
| Janet Falik Aserkoff ’65, Alumnae Trustee Cambridge, MA |
2009 |
| Akua S. Soadwa ’03, Young Alum. Rep Brooklyn, NY |
2011 |
| Maureen McHale Hood ’87, Director-at-Large (Marketing) Cincinnati, OH |
2009 |
Elizabeth A. Osder ’86, Director-at-Large (IT) Culver City, CA |
2011 |
Adrienne Wild Skinner ’77, Director-at-Large (Communications) Larchmont, NY |
2009 |
| Alumnae Association Staff (ex officio without vote) | | Top | |
| *Stephanie Gray Gonthier, ex officio without
vote South Hadley, MA PLEASE NOTE: The Association President or her designee shall serve as an ex officio (with vote) member on all standing and special committees, except Nominating. The Association Executive Director or her designee shall serve as an ex officio (without vote) member on all standing and special committees. |
|
| (*Executive Committee) | |
 |
Women who struggle to open doors that have been closed to them know that the fight for equal rights takes many steps, not a single small one. — Martha Ackmann, senior lecturer in women’s studies, author of The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight |
