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.