Alumni Executive Board

2026-27 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Leadership

Chair: Joy Miller Beveridge '82
Vice-Chair: Lisa Wells Warchola '09

2026-27 Committee Chairs and Co-chairs:

Alumni Communication and Engagement: 
Chair: Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans '84, P'18
Co-Chair: TBD

Community and Campus Service: 
Chair: Lisa Wells Warchola '09
Co-Chair: TBD

Student and Alumni Connections: 
Chair: Zach Roberson ’12
Co-Chair: Elena Rowe '21

The Hood Ring: 
Chair: Patricia M. Crowell '04, M.S.'08
Co-Chair: Stephanie Bulka Smith ‘03
 

2026-27 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) 

• Jacki Resop Amato '95: Baltimore MD
  Administrative Assistant, Rocchi Construction, Inc.
   
• Sharia Barksdale ’06: Temple Hills MD
  Director of Meetings, NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education)
   
• JJ Bell-Godfrey '03, MBA'10: Gaithersburg MD
  Risk Management Officer, U.S. Department of Agriculture 
   
• Suzanne Benson '00: Baltimore MD
  Accounting Manager, H&S Family of Bakeries
   
•  Victoria Benson '04: Frederick MD
  English Teacher, Linganore High School, Frederick County Public Schools
   
•  Joy Miller Beveridge '82: Frederick MD
  (ret) Director of General Operations, Clinical Monitoring Research Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.  
   
• Domota Byrd '22: 
  Associate Director of Enrollment Management & Outreach / Volleyball Coach, Edmund Burke School 
   
• Shina' R. Castain '98: Frederick MD 
  Safety Program Manager, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
   
• Katie Chick ’07: Vienna VA 
  Vice President, Clinical Human Resources and Enterprise Integrations, NorthStar Anesthesia
   
• Trish Crowell ’04, M’08: Frederick MD
  Biomedical Science Teacher, Frederick County Career & Technology Center, Frederick County Public Schools 
   
• Melinda Cohen Donegan '93: Frederick MD
  Senior Account Manager, Manning Media, Inc.  
   
• Noora Emara ’23: Frederick MD
  International Accreditation Assistant, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 
   
• Travis J. Gilbert ’15: Wilmington NC
  Director of Philanthropy, Old Baldy Foundation
   
• Travis Harrant ’11: Frederick MD
  Major, United States Army
  Adjunct Instructor, Hood College ROTC 
  Executive Officer of Green Terror Battalion ROTC (Hood College, McDaniel College, Mt Saint Mary's College)
   
• Marjorie Mathers Kane ’95: Sea Girt, NJ
  Department Chair of Special Services, Neptune County School District
   
• Victoria Idoni '06: Cambridge MD
  Special Correspondent, USA Media Group
   
• Ryan Kirkpatrick ’26: Finksburg MD
  Administrative Coordinator, Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
   
• Faith M. Kiser '24: Frederick MD
  Configuration Specialist, HighGear Software
   
• Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans '84, P'18: Lexington SC
  (retired) Teacher, Sierra Sands Unified School District 
   
• Meg Kula '01: Frederick MD
  Leadership Gift Officer, Hood College Office of Institutional Advancement 
   
• Cheyenne Simmons Lewis '19: Frederick MD
  Senior Accreditation Officer, American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
   
• Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05: Mount Airy MD
  Director of Regulatory Affairs, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
   
• Melanie Muscar '04, MBA'07, M.A.'18: Silver Spring MD
  Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves
  Health Care Administrator, Medical Service Corps Operational Support Unit – Bethesda MD
  Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State 
   
• Cathy Neves ’22: Potomac MD
  Program Assistant, CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training
   
• Augusta “Gussie” Pinson '25: Point of Rocks MD
  Elementary Special Education Teacher, Frederick County Public Schools
   
• Amanda Reinken '06: Bowie MD
  Paralegal Specialist: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
   
• Zachary D. Roberson '12: Myersville MD
  Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Wellness, Frederick Community College 
   
• Gregory A. Roddy '20: Frederick MD
  Inventory Control Team member at FRE ALDI Distribution Center ALDI 
   
• Sarah Tapscott Rosier '15: Frederick MD
  Owner, Sleeping Bee Designs & Events 
   
• Elena F. Rowe '21: Takoma Park MD
  Education Service Specialist, Office of the State Superintendent of Education 
   
• Brielle Rozmus '19: Baltimore MD
  Assistant Director of Donor Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
   
• Sarah G. Sardina '23: Frederick MD
  Elementary Special Education Teacher, Frederick County Public Schools
   
• Dr. Stephanie Bulka Smith '03: Sandy Spring MD
  Family Physician, Fort Meade Community Outpatient Clinic 
   
• Samantha Lloyd Strickland '20: Catonsville MD
  Senior Production Coordinator, Cabot Wealth Network
   
• Lisa Wells Warchola '09: Waverly PA
  Store Leader, Wawa 
   
• Caylee Winpigler '21: Thurmont MD
  Assistant City Clerk, Office of the Clerk in Office of the Mayor of Frederick MD

2026-27 Chair of the Board Scholar Student AEB Representatives:  

TBA