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):

    President
    Morris “Rocky” Whitaker ‘74

    First Vice President
    Rachel Bogardus Drew ’98

    Second Vice President
    John Valdez ‘07

    Secretary-Treasurer
    Catherine Darragh ’13

    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

  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. The next agenda item was communications, if any, from the president or the board of trustees of Dartmouth College. There were none.
  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. Mariah said that she would reach out to the incoming committee to schedule a meeting over the summer/early fall. Stephanie adjourned the meeting.