Association of Alumni

• Association of Alumni Constitution (PDF)
• Alumni Trustee Nomination and Balloting Guidelines
• Guidelines for Voting, Amendments, and Meetings (PDF)

March 26, 2026
Via Zoom

Participating: Rocky Whitaker, Rachel Drew, Rick Silverman, Carolyn Gray Kimberlin, Mariah Lipanovich, Jhilam Biswas, Amanda Rosenblum, Tim Holman, Hoi Ning Ngai, Timothy Parker, Willie Bogan

President Rocky Whitaker opened the virtual meeting and greeted the group.

1. The first item on the agenda was the secretary’s minutes. Mariah Lipanovich reported on behalf of Catherine Darragh 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.
2. The second item on the agenda was brief remarks from the first vice president. Rachel Bogardus Drew acknowledged the retiring officers/members of the Association of Alumni executive committee (Rocky Whitaker and Regan Plekenpol) and welcomed the new members (Jhilam Biswas and Tim Holman). 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. The 2026-27 Association of Alumni Officers and Executive Committee are as follows, effective today (March 26, 2026):
   
   President
   Jhilam Biswas ’05
   
   First Vice President
   Rachel Bogardus Drew ’98
   
   Second Vice President
   Amanda Rosenblum ’07
   
   Secretary-Treasurer
   Catherine Darragh '13
   
   Executive Committee
   Willie Bogan ’71
   Christopher Chavis ’12
   Tim Holman ’20
   Hoi Ning Ngai ’00
   Timothy Parker ’87
   Rick Silverman ‘81
   Ray Sosa ’95
3. The next agenda item was the appointment by the president of the regular committees. This will be done by the 2026-27 executive committee. Rocky provided a brief overview of the two committees: the Balloting Committee will handle the mechanics of an election (should there be one) and how candidates are presented; the Nominating Committee will select candidates for the Association of Alumni executive committee to replace those who are cycling off next year.
4. The next agenda item was the treasurer’s report and any matter of business from the executive committee. Mariah reported on behalf of Catherine that $2,600 was spent by the Association of Alumni since the last annual meeting for ads ($2,350 print + $250 digital) placed in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine announcing the trustee vacancies. There was no election so there are no election-specific expenses to report, although we do have an ongoing retainer for the election company, should it be needed. (This costs nothing, but we are prepared to act should the need arise.)
5. The next agenda item was communications, if any, from the president or the board of trustees of Dartmouth College. There have been none to date, although we anticipate notification later this spring as one trustee candidate will need to be replaced when Hilary Tompkins ‘90 concludes her term on June 30, 2027.
6. The next agenda item was the election of honorary members. There were none.
7. The next agenda item was the report of the committee on nominations and report of special committees. There were none.
8. The next agenda item was miscellaneous business. There was none.
9. Mariah said that she would reach out to the incoming committee to schedule a meeting over the summer/early fall. Rocky adjourned the meeting and welcomed Jhilam on as President.

March 13, 2025
Via Zoom

Participating: Rachel Bogardus Drew ’98, Amanda Rosenblum ’07, Barry Caldwell ’82, Chris Chavis ’12, Delfina Gonzalez ’11, Timothy Parker ’87, Dan Parish ’89, Willie Bogan ’71, Rick Silverman ’81, Carolyn Gray Kimberlin, Mariah Farbotko

On behalf of president Rocky Whitaker, first vice president Rachel Bogardus Drew opened the virtual meeting and greeted the group.

1. The first item on the agenda was the secretary’s minutes. Mariah Farbotko reported on behalf of Catherine Darragh 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.
2. The second item on the agenda was brief remarks from the first vice president. Rachel Bogardus Drew acknowledged the retiring officers/members of the Association of Alumni executive committee (John Valdez, Barry Caldwell, Delfina Gonzalez, Dan Parish, and Maxine Mauricio) and welcomed the new members (Amanda Rosenblum, Chris Chavis, Timothy Parker, Ray Sosa, and Rick Silverman). 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. The 2025-26 Association of Alumni Officers and Executive Committee are as follows, effective today (March 13, 2025):
   
   President
   Morris “Rocky” Whitaker ‘74
   
   First Vice President
   Rachel Bogardus Drew ’98
   
   Second Vice President
   Amanda Rosenblum ’07
   
   Secretary-Treasurer
   Catherine Darragh '13
   
   Executive Committee
   Willie Bogan ’71
   Christopher Chavis ’12
   Hoi Ning Ngai ’00
   Timothy Parker ’87
   Regan Plekenpol ’17
   Rick Silverman ‘81
   Ray Sosa ’95
3. The next agenda item was the appointment by the first vice president of the regular committees. This will be done by the 2025-26 executive committee. Rachel provided a brief overview of the two committees: the Balloting Committee will handle the mechanics of an election (should there be one) and how candidates are presented; the Nominating Committee will select candidates for the Association of Alumni executive committee to replace those who are cycling off next year.
4. The next agenda item was the treasurer’s report and any matter of business from the executive committee. Mariah reported on behalf of Catherine that there were no funds spent by the Association of Alumni since the last annual meeting. There was no election so there are no election-specific expenses to report.
5. The next agenda item was communications, if any, from the president or the board of trustees of Dartmouth College. There have been none to date, although we anticipate notification later this spring as two trustee candidates will need to be replaced when Jeff Crowe ’78 and Liz Lempres ’83 Th’84 conclude their terms on June 30, 2026.
6. The next agenda item was the election of honorary members. There were none.
7. The next agenda item was the report of the committee on nominations and report of special committees. There were none.
8. The next agenda item was miscellaneous business. Carolyn Gray Kimberlin shared that several of Dartmouth’s peer institutions are examining the possibility of increasing the number of signatures required to put forward petition trustee candidates. The committee discussed the pros and cons of increasing the petition threshold and whether amending the constitution to address this was something they could explore in a future year.
9. Mariah said that she would reach out to the incoming committee to schedule a meeting over the summer/early fall. Rachel adjourned the meeting.

March 14, 2024
Via Zoom

Participating: Hoi Ning Ngai, Libby Roberts, Rachel Drew, Stephanie Yu, Willie Bogan, Regan Plekenpol, Dan Parish, Lisa Caldeira, Steve Adnopoz, Barry Caldwell, Mariah Farbotko, Joe Piedrafite

Association of Alumni president Rocky Whitaker was unable to attend the meeting, so first vice president Stephanie Yu opened the virtual meeting and greeted the group.

1. The first item on the agenda was the secretary’s minutes. Lisa Caldeira 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.
2. The second item on the agenda was brief remarks from the first vice president, on behalf of the president. Stephanie Yu acknowledged the retiring officers/members of the Association of Alumni executive committee (Stephanie Yu, Lisa Caldeira, Steve Adnopoz, and Libby Roberts) and welcomed the new members (Rachel Bogardus Drew, Catherine Darragh, Hoi Ning Ngai, and Willie Bogan). 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. The 2024-2025 Association of Alumni Officers and Executive Committee are as follows, effective today (March 14, 2024):
3. President
   Morris “Rocky” Whitaker ‘74
4. First Vice President
   Rachel Bogardus Drew ’98
5. Second Vice President
   John Valdez ‘07
6. Secretary-Treasurer
   Catherine Darragh ’13
7. Executive Committee
   Willie Bogan ’71
   Barry Caldwell ’82
   Delfina Gonzalez ’11
   Maxine Lum Mauricio ’93
   Hoi Ning Ngai ’00
   Dan Parish ’89
   Regan Plekenpol ’17
8. The next agenda item was the appointment by the president of the regular committees. This will be done by the 2024-2025 executive committee. Stephanie provided a brief overview of the two committees: the Balloting Committee will handle the mechanics of an election (should there be one) and how candidates are presented; the Nominating Committee will select candidates for the Association of Alumni executive committee to replace those who are cycling off next year.
9. The next agenda item was the treasurer’s report and any matter of business from the executive committee. Mariah reported on behalf of Lisa that $3,180 was spent by the Association of Alumni since the last annual meeting for digital trustee vacancy advertisements in the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. There was no election so there are no election-specific expenses to report.
10. The next agenda item was communications, if any, from the president or the board of trustees of Dartmouth College. There were none.
11. The next agenda item was the election of honorary members. There were none.
12. The next agenda item was the report of the committee on nominations and report of special committees. There were none.
13. The next agenda item was miscellaneous business. Mariah said that she would reach out to the incoming committee to schedule a meeting over the summer/early fall. Stephanie adjourned the meeting.

March 16, 2023
Via Zoom

Participating: Missy Attridge ’77, Stephanie Yu ’97, Lisa Caldeira ’07, Steve Adnopoz ’78, Libby Roberts ’79, Barry Caldwell ’82, Dan Parish ’89, Delfina Gonzalez ’11, Morris “Rocky” Whitaker ’74, Regan Plekenpol ’17, Mariah Farbotko, Joe Piedrafite, Carolyn Kimberlin

Association of Alumni president Missy Attridge 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, on behalf of the president. Stephanie Yu acknowledged the retiring officers/members of the Association of Alumni executive committee (Missy Attridge and Monik Walters) and welcomed the new members (Morris “Rocky” Whitaker and Regan Plekenpol). 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. The 2023-2024 Association of Alumni Officers and Executive Committee are as follows, effective today (March 16, 2023):

President
Morris “Rocky” Whitaker ‘74

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
Regan Plekenpol ‘17
Libby Roberts ’79

The next agenda item was the appointment by the president of the regular committees. This will be done by the 2023-2024 executive committee. Missy provided an overview of the two committees: the Balloting Committee will handle the mechanics of an election (should there be one) and how candidates are presented; the Nominating Committee will select candidates for the Association of Alumni executive committee to replace those who are cycling off next year.

The next agenda item was the treasurer’s report and any matter of business from the executive committee. Mariah reported on behalf of Lisa that there have been no funds spent by the Association of Alumni since the last annual 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. Missy announced that a trustee vacancy has arisen as Dan Black ’82 has chosen not to renew his term on the Board of Trustees. The AOA executive committee should always be prepared to run an election if necessary, so Mariah reviewed the timeline for the year ahead with the group. The first order of business was to vote on the print notification method to alert all alumni of the trustee vacancy. The AOA Executive Committee unanimously approved the following:

• July/Aug DAM print advertisement – full page color ad
• Alumni Relations will prepare copy for class newsletters
• 1 email blast from Alumni Relations
• 2 advertisements in DAM e-newsletter

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. Missy adjourned the meeting.

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.

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