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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 led by the Alumni Executive Board (AEB).

 

2024-25 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Leadership

Chair: Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05
Vice-Chair: TBA July 2024

2024-25 Committee Chairs and Co-chairs:

Alumni Communication and Engagement: 
Chair: Kathrine M. Anderson '86
Co-Chair: Ashley Rose Bennett Khumalo '14

Community and Campus Service: 
Chair: Lisa Wells Warchola '09
Co-Chair: TBA July 2024

Student and Alumni Connections: 
Chair: TBA July 2024
Co-Chair: TBA July 2024

The Hood Ring: 
Chair: Patricia M. Crowell '04, M.S.'08
Co-Chair: TBA July 2024

 

2024-25 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Members 

  • Jacki Resop Amato '95
    Administrative Assistant, Rocchi Construction, Inc.
     
  • Kathrine M. Anderson '86
     
  • Ashley Rose Bennett Khumalo '14
    Social Work Care Manager, Meritus Health
     
  • Victoria Benson '04: 
    English Teacher, Linganore High School
     
  • Joy Miller Beveridge '82: 
    Director of General Operations, Clinical Monitoring Research Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (retired)
     
  • Domota Byrd '22: 
    Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund, Edmund Burke School 
     
  • Mary Thompson Calhoun '81: 
    Personal Care Assistant, Senior Helpers
     
  • Shina' R. Castain '98: 
    Regional Administrator, Northern Region, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
     
  • Trish Crowell ’04, M’08: 
    Biology Teacher, Tuscarora High School, Frederick County Public Schools
     
  • Melinda Cohen Donegan '93: 
    Senior Account Manager, Manning Media, Inc.
     
  • Nicholas Duafala '14: 
    Principal, K Street Capital
     
  • Elaheh Eghbal '13, M.A.'21, C'21: 
    Hubspot Marketing Automation Specialist,MITRE
     
  • Victoria Idoni '06: 
    Media Planner, Finders Consulting Group
     
  • Faith M. Kiser '24
     Business Development Coordinator, InfoStructure LLC
     
  • Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans '84, P'18: 
    Teacher, Sierra Sands Unified School District (retired)
     
  • Spencer Knoll '13: 
    Director of U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Malaria No More
     
  • Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05
    Investigational New Drug Application Manager, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
     
  • Sara Myers McCain '12: 
    Accountant/Tax Preparer, C.P. Abod LLC; Event Planner, The Wine Kitchen
     
  • Melanie Muscar '04, MBA'07, M.A.'18
    Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves|
     
  • Patrick O'Brien '17: 
    School Counselor, Winston Churchill High School, Montgomery County Public Schools
     
  • Zachary D. Roberson '12: 
    Coordinator, Student Leadership and Service, Frederick Community College
     
  • Brielle E. Rozmus '19: 
    Assistant Director of Donor Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
     
  • Elena F. Rowe '21: 
    Educational and Virtual Programs Coordinator, L.E.E.P TO COLLEGE Foundation
     
  • Sarah G. Sardina '23: 
    Special Education Teacher, Kemptown Elementary School, Frederick County Public Schools
     
  • Cheyenne Simmons '19
    Life Sciences Accreditation Officer, A2LA
     
  • Dr. Stephanie Bulka Smith '03
    Family Physician, Fort Meade Community Outpatient Clinic
     
  • Lisa Wells Warchola '09: 
    Store Leader, Wawa
     
  • Caylee Winpigler '21
    Administrative Assistant, Ausherman Family Foundation; Graduate Student, American University

2024-25 Chair of the Board Scholar Student AEB Representative: 

  • Alba S. Reyes Montiel '25