March 16, 2022
Via Zoom
Participating: Stephanie Yu ’97, John Valdez ’07, Steve Adnopoz ’78, Barry Caldwell ’82, Delfina Gonzalez ’11, Maxine Lum Mauricio ’93, Dan Parish ’89, Libby Roberts ’79, Monik Walters ’19, David Millane ’67, Kyle Huebner ’92, Kalina Newmark ’11, Lee Merkle-Raymond ’86, Mariah Farbotko, Joe Piedrafite, Amberlee Barbagallo
Association of Alumni first vice president Stephanie Yu opened the virtual meeting and greeted the group.
The first item on the agenda was the secretary’s minutes. Mariah Farbotko reported that the minutes of last year’s Association of Alumni annual meeting were approved after that meeting and were posted on the Association of Alumni website. In addition, the minutes of the two conference calls held by the Association of Alumni Executive Committee since last year’s annual meeting have been approved and are also posted on that same website.
The second item on the agenda was brief remarks from the first vice president, filling in for the president. Stephanie Yu acknowledged the retiring officers/members of the Association of Alumni executive committee (Kalina Newmark, Kyle Huebner, David Millane, and Lee Merkle-Raymond), and welcomed the new members (John Valdez, Barry Caldwell, Delfina Gonzalez, Maxine Lum Mauricio, and Dan Parish). The Association of Alumni nominated slate was not contested, so as a result of the constitutional amendment approved by an alumni vote which addressed uncontested elections, no election was held for the Association of Alumni executive committee and officers. Additionally, the slate of one alumni-nominated trustee candidate was not contested, so no trustee election was held. Stephanie acknowledged that while there are no trustee vacancies anticipated this year and for the next two years, there is always the chance of a trustee needing to retire early from the board. The AOA executive committee should always be prepared to run an election if necessary. The 2022-2023 Association of Alumni Officers and Executive Committee are as follows, effective today (March 16, 2022):
President
Missy Asbill Attridge ’77
First Vice President
Stephanie Yu ’97
Second Vice President
John Valdez ‘07
Secretary-Treasurer
Lisa Caldeira ’07
Executive Committee
Steve Adnopoz ’78
Barry Caldwell ‘82
Delfina Gonzalez ‘11
Maxine Lum Mauricio ‘93
Dan Parish ‘89
Libby Roberts ’79
Monik Walters ’19
The next agenda item was the appointment by the president of the regular committees. This will be done by the 2022-2023 Executive Committee.
The next agenda item was the treasurer’s report and any matter of business from the executive committee. Mariah Farbotko reported that $748.71 was spent by Dartmouth Alumni Relations to conduct business on behalf of the Association of Alumni since the last meeting. There was no election so there are no election-specific expenses to report.
The next agenda item was communications, if any, from the president or the board of trustees of Dartmouth College. There were none.
The next agenda item was the election of honorary members. There were none.
The next agenda item was the report of the committee on nominations and report of special committees. There were none.
The next agenda item was miscellaneous business. Mariah said that she would reach out to the incoming committee to schedule a meeting in June. Stephanie adjourned the meeting.