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 countries. The greater Association is represented by the Alumni Executive Board (AEB).

2026-27 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Leadership

Chair: Joy Miller Beveridge '82
 

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: Sarah Sardina '23
Co-Chair:Travis Harrant '11

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
   
•  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
  State Environmental Program Manager, 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