Alumni Council Committees
Get to know the 12 Dartmouth Alumni Council Committees.
Alumni Council Committees
How Council Committees Work
Much of the Alumni Council’s work is accomplished through committees. Sometimes the work of a committee may include one or more non-members of the council from either the alumni body or some other source. For example, appropriate staff officers at Dartmouth can serve as committee liaisons to coordinate the work of groups and provide accurate information to committee members.
Committee meetings are held between sessions of the council as may be required.
Special Committee Studies
When necessary or upon request, Alumni Council committees conduct ad hoc studies, often resulting in a report or other recommendations specific to the request.
Recent studies include:
- A 2020 recommendation to make amendments to the Alumni Council constitution related to makeup and committee structure
- A 2013 report examining Dartmouth’s opportunity to expand its existing efforts for diversity hiring and retention
Recent Committee Reports
The Alumni Liaison Committee publishes an annual report as well as biannual “pulse checks.” Dedicated to collecting and synthesizing the sentiment of Dartmouth alumni, the ALC also publishes snapshot reports to summarize findings related to dedicated ad hoc studies.
2022-23 Annual Report
Spring 2024 Pulse Check
Snapshot Report: Mental Health
Committees and Members
Alumni Awards
The Alumni Awards Committee consists of seven former recipients of the Dartmouth Alumni Award and a staff member from the Alumni Relations Office serving as ex officio. This committee seeks strong alumni candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for the Dartmouth Alumni Award and selects three to four alumni recipients each year to be honored for a combination of accomplishments in Dartmouth volunteerism, career achievements, and civic involvement.
The Alumni Awards Committee is always seeking new nominations for the Alumni Award. Please send the name, class year, and a brief description of the nominee's accomplishments to Mark Alperin, Chair of the Awards Committee or Carolyn Gray Kimberlin, Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations. Learn more about alumni awards.
Martha Beattie ’76 P’07 P’09 TUP’15
Todd Cranford ’85
Kelley Fead ’78
Lynne Hamel Gaudet '81 P'10 P'12 P'17
Tracey Salmon-Smith ’87 P’22
Meg Sommerfeld ’90
Rocky Whitaker ’74 P’06
Alumni Liaison
The Alumni Liaison Committee supports and advances the Alumni Council’s mission to sustain a fully informed, representative, and engaged exchange of information and sentiment between alumni and their College. The committee collects and synthesizes alumni sentiment and communications to share with multiple audiences and alumni.
Keith Boykin ’87
Terra Branson ’10
Nathan Bruschi ’10
Bruce Danziger '83
Morgan Flatley Johnson '96
Neha Kulkarni '05
Gina Lam ’92
Cheryl Shepard ’90
Rocky Whitaker ’74 P’06
Alumni Service
The Alumni Council Service Committee fosters the Dartmouth spirit by connecting alumni to one another to address needs in their local communities around the world. Encouraging alumni engagement through community service, the Alumni Council Service Committee works with the university and alumni groups to facilitate service organized by and for alumni, including the annual Dartmouth Alumni Day of Service.
Shawn Attakai ’95
Marco Chu ’11
Yue Ling Chiu '00
David Cumberbatch ’84
Ray Gottesfeld ’73
Andrew Marino '91
Holly Smith Munsie '99 TU'04
Nancy Pellegrini ’77 P’11
Ian Speers ’17
Kate Strayer-Benton ’05 TU’11
Charles Tseckares ’57
Monik Walters ’19
Akanksha Wasan ’18
Greg Yadley ’72
Enrollment and Admissions
The Committee on Enrollment and Admissions serves as a sounding board for the admissions and financial aid offices on issues such as general admissions, accepted student yield, financial aid practices, and nationwide and international trends. The committee also supports the Office of Admissions in coordinating and assessing the alumni interviewing process throughout the United States and the world.
Alaina Banerjea ’09
Isaiah Berg ’11
Emmanuel Berrelleza '21
Eduardo Bertran '06
Sunint Bindra ’22
Kim Buresh ’90
Katey Dadakis ’98
Davida Dinerman ’86
Munir Haddad '93
Adam McDonald '96
Jennifer Miller ’92
Thaddeus Olchowski '08
Tom Palisi ’87
Rick Paul ’75
Jon Rubens ’85 P’20 P’22
Jon Sussman ’02
Greg Tamkin ’91 P’23 P’26
Tom Trainor ’95
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee consists of the president, the president-elect, and the chairs of the other standing committees of the council. Chaired by the president, this committee sets the agenda for the council and plans and designs council meetings in consultation with the Dartmouth Alumni Relations Office. It is also empowered to act on council business between meetings, and is the final authority on strategic matters.
Mark Alperin ’80 P’17
Garret Andreine '22
Alex Barnett ’07
Isabel Casariego Bober '04
Sarah Choi '97
Bruce Danziger ’83 P’22
Lauren Breach Dumont '09
Peter Greulich '79
Tiffany Harper '05
Shounak Simlai ’05 TH’07
J. Christopher Rhodes '97
Honorary Degrees
The College’s Committee on Honorary Degrees seeks strong alumni candidates for the award by canvassing the alumni body. The ACHDC supports this work by researching and vetting three to five nominees from the upcoming 50th reunion class to submit to the College Committee on Honorary Degrees. The College Committee makes the final decision regarding recipients.
Al Abdolsalehi GR’21
Ligin Baltrusaitis GR’19 TH’19
Tom Beecher ’89 P’27
Andy Caffrey ’73 P’06
Shuoqi Chen '18
Luke Cuomo ’20
Bob Gray ’78
Marlyse Haward '94
Maurice Holmes ’87
Allison Lee '99
Brita Lucey '76 GR'08 G'82
Kenneth Monteiro '76
Unai Montes-Irueste '98
Duncan Todd ’74
Robert Watson '84
Valen Werner '21
Lifelong Learning
The Committee on Lifelong Learning serves as a platform to facilitate the intersection of academic life at Dartmouth with programs and strategies that provide for alumni engagement. Lifelong Learning also reviews and selects the annual faculty member recipient of the John Rassias Award. Learn more about alumni awards.
Paul Christesen ’88
Linda Cronin ’84
Brad Drazen ’90 P’20 GP’21
Sam Edandison ’10
Katharine Gregorio '00
Roger Hanlon ’60 TH’61
Taja-Nia Henderson ’97
Natasha Herring '12
Jon Kull ’88
Larry Langford ’67
Woody Lee ’68
Deborah Logan ’84 TU’91
Albie Macdonald ’66
Vanessa Paster ’00
Pam Phojanakong ’08
Sally Ankeny Reiley '81
Yisrael Rosenberg '82
Ed Sim ’88
Sarah Sliva ’03
George Springsteen ’80
Kamil Walji ’03
New Alumni Engagement
The New Alumni Engagement Committee focuses on opportunities for strategic engagement of new alumni as they enter alumni-hood. Through the work of the councilors, the committee identifies key working areas and deliverables each year and develops plans in partnership with Alumni Relations for supporting and connecting recent grads as they enter the alumni community.
Belinda Chiu '98
Aris Damianos ’84 G’88 P’16 GP’20
David Deese '70
Daniel Dittrick '08
Barry Harwick ’77
Mike Hjerpe ’83 TU’89
Chukwuka Odigbo ’25
Mary Pavel ’88 P’26
Sadie Schier ’25
Hunter van Adelsberg '15
Katharine Von Herrmann GR'20
Chris Wang ’98 P’25 P'28
Nominating and Alumni Trustee
The Nominating Committee makes two nominations for the president-elect, each vacancy for at-large representatives, and other positions specified in the Alumni Council constitution. Importantly, it also makes nominations for alumni trustee as provided in the constitution.
Kate Carolan ’05
Bruce Danziger ’83 P’22
Richard Glovsky '69
Nahoko Kawakyu-O’Connor ’99
Hadley Mullin ’96 P’27
Luzi Robinson ’88 P’24
Cheryl Shepard ’90
Sarah Sliva '03
Chris Wang ’98 P’25 P'28
Orientation
The Orientation Committee plans and oversees the orientation of first-year alumni councilors. Responsibilities include establishing direct mentor roles for new councilors, updating orientation materials and methods, and monitoring the effectiveness of current orientation programs. The committee is chaired by the Alumni Council president-elect.
Garret Andreine '22
Lauren Breach Dumont '09
Michael Hjerpe '83 TU'89
Neha Kulkarni '05
Brita Lucey '76 G'82 GR'08
Jonathan Rubens '85
Professional Development
In partnership with Alumni Relations' Dartmouth for Life team, the Professional Development Committee (PDC) helps to craft and promote compelling career related activities for alumni. The PDC’s overall goal is to strengthen the lifelong engagement of alumni with each other and Dartmouth through providing support at every stage of the career journey.
Members of the PDC serve as a voice of the alumni community and are actively engaged in program and content development as well as in providing feedback and participating in related initiatives.
Leonard Branche '75
Amanda Brown Lierman ’07
Cynthia Brown ’85 P’24
Greg Chittim ’01 TH’02
Carolyn Choi ’90 P’20
Bob Cordy ’71
Jared Dowdakin ’08
Geoffrey Hyatt '88
Lilly Kanso GR'06
Kaya Kazmirci ’84 P’21 P’25 THP’22
Ann Koppel ’94
Neha Kulkarni ’05
Gregory Lau '69
Paula McLeod '78
Matt Miller ’96
David Millman ’23
Raymond Rodriguez '09
Joshua Schoenbart ’16
Laura Stein '83 GR'94
Jonathan Webster ’13
Young Alumni Awards
The Young Alumni Awards Committee consists of five to seven former recipients of the Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award and a staff member of the Alumni Relations Office (committee liaison). This committee seeks strong alumni candidates who meet the eligibility criteria for the Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award, placing strong emphasis on Dartmouth volunteerism when selecting two to three recipients each year. The Committee is always seeking new nominations for the Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Please send the name, class year, and a brief description of the nominee's accomplishments to Shounak Simlai '05 TH'07, Chair of the Young Awards Committee or Briana Stein, Associate Director of Alumni Engagement.