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Alumni Executive Board

The Hood College Alumni Association is made up of more than 20,000 College alumni, residing across the nation and in more than 50 foreign countries. The Association is represented by the Alumni Executive Board (AEB).

2025-26 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Leadership

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

2025-26 Committee Chairs and Co-chairs:

Alumni Communication and Engagement: 
Chair: Kathrine M. Anderson '86
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
 

2024-25 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Members 
  • Jacki Resop Amato '95: Baltimore MD
    Administrative Assistant, Rocchi Construction, Inc.
     
  • Kathrine M. Anderson '86: Manchester MA
     
  • Joy Miller Beveridge '82: Frederick MD
    (retired) Director of General Operations, Clinical Monitoring Research Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.  
     
  • Domota Byrd '22: 
    Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund, Edmund Burke School 
     
  • Zoe L. Carnegis '25: Frederick MD
     
  • Shina' R. Castain '98: Frederick MD 
    Regional Administrator, Northern Region, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
     
  • Trish Crowell ’04, M’08: Frederick MD
    Biology Teacher, Tuscarora High School, Frederick County Public Schools
     
  • Melinda Cohen Donegan '93: 
    Senior Account Manager, Manning Media, Inc.
     
  • Elaheh Eghbal '13, M.A.'21, C'21: Frederick MD
    Hubspot Marketing Automation Specialist,MITRE
     
  • Travis J. Gilbert '15: Wilmington NC
     
  • Victoria Idoni '06: Cambridge MD
    Media Planner, Finders Consulting Group
     
  • Ashley Rose Bennett Khumalo '14: Chattanooga TN
    Social Work Care Manager, Meritus Health
     
  • Faith M. Kiser '24: Frederick MD
     Business Development Coordinator, InfoStructure LLC
     
  • Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans '84, P'18: Lexington SC
    (retired) Teacher, Sierra Sands Unified School District 
     
  • Meg Kula '01: Frederick MD
    Hood College Office of Institutional Advancement, Leadership Gift Officer
     
  • Samantha R. Lloyd '20: Baltimore MD
     
  • Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05: Mount Airy MD
    Investigational New Drug Application Manager, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
     
  • Melanie Muscar '04, MBA'07, M.A.'18Silver Spring MD
    Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves
     
  • Augusta M. Pinson '25: Point of Rocks MD
     
  • Zachary D. Roberson '12: Myersville MD
    Associate Vice President for Student Engagement and Wellness, Frederick Community College
     
  • Gregory A. Roddy '20: Frederick MD
     
  • Sarah Tapscott Rosier '15: Frederick MD
    Owner, Sleeping Bee Designs & Events
     
  • Brielle E. Rozmus '19: Baltimore MD
    Assistant Director of Donor Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
     
  • Elena F. Rowe '21: Takoma Park MD
    Educational and Virtual Programs Coordinator, L.E.E.P TO COLLEGE Foundation
     
  • Sarah G. Sardina '23: Frederick MD
    Special Education Teacher, Kemptown Elementary School, Frederick County Public Schools
     
  • Cheyenne Simmons '19Smithsburg MD
    Senior Accreditation Officer, A2LA
     
  • Dr. Stephanie Bulka Smith '03Sandy Spring MD
    Family Physician, Fort Meade Community Outpatient Clinic
     
  • Lisa Wells Warchola '09: Waverly PA
    Store Leader, Wawa
     
  • Caylee Winpigler '21Thurmont MD
    Administrative Assistant, Ausherman Family Foundation; Graduate Student, American University

2025-26 Chair of the Board Scholar Student AEB Representatives: TBA