Alumni Association Board
Albright College Alumni Association
Once a Lion, always a Lion! The Albright College Alumni Association is your continual connection to Albright and links the over 20,000 alumni worldwide with one another and to the College. All Albright graduates are encouraged to stay connected to the College and with each other through participation in the Albright Alumni Association.
Alumni Association Mission Statement:
The mission of the Albright College Alumni Association, in partnership with the College, shall be to nurture the spirit of Alma Mater in students, alumni and friends through our time, talent and treasure for a life long connection.
Alumni Board
Roles and Responsibilities
The Alumni Association Board is an advisory body created to represent alumni issues and concerns, and to help connect alumni with Albright’s 20,000 living alumni. The Alumni Association is led by a board of Albright College graduates of varying class years, occupations, gender, race and life experience. The Alumni Board typically has 30 elected members. They serve as a representative voice for our alumni body, connecting alumni with current students, and upholding Albright traditions for future generations.
Executive Board
Sean Crossley ’11
President
Chris Barto ’88
Vice President
Ashley Chambers ’08
Executive Committee Member
Victoria Foanio ’14
Executive Committee Member
Blake Tobias ’17
Executive Committee Member
Other Board Members
James Algeo ’87
Mary Ellen Beall ’67
Vincent Buccellato ’89
Andrew Dell ’07, M ’19
John Demmy ’83
Kristen DePalma ’19
Brad Erdman ’93
Debbie Gardner ’08
Tanya Jones Georgelis ’93
Kevin Hinkle ’02
Rebecca Hughes ’00
Paul C. Kauffman ’71
Fran Kelly ’73
Meredith Mayes ’07
Julia Miller ’13
Mike Reese ’86
Tracy Scheirer ’87
Lou Verdelli ’92
Natalie Wallace ’07
Rebecca Welker ’13
Agnes White ’11
Cathleen Woomert ’77
- Sat., September 12, 2020
- Sat., November 14, 2020
- Sat., February 6, 2021
- Sat., May 1, 2021
Prospective Alumni Board Member Questionnaire
We Expect Our Members to Be Familar With:
- The College and Alumni Association’s history
- The College and Alumni Association’s mission and goals
- The Alumni Association’s Strategic Plan
- The Alumni Associations Bylaws
- Events and Member Benefits offered to alumni
In accordance with the Alumni Association bylaws, we expect that you will abide by the following limits regarding your service:
- A term consists of three years
- No member of the Board shall serve for greater than six consecutive years
- After a board member’s second consecutive term is complete, that person may not return to the board as a voting member until after three years from the date their term expired.
In accordance with the Alumni Association mission, we expect that each board member be responsible for the following contributions:
TIME
- Prepare for, physically attend and participate in at least three or more board meetings per year.
- Prepare for, attend and actively participate in the work of the Association Board including serving on a committee. Contribute expertise according to individual skills, experience and networks. Committee members will evaluate the committee’s progress toward meeting its stated goals. Some committee work will occur outside the four Alumni Association meetings. Reasonable participation in this offline work is expected.
- Attend and participate in at least one Albright alumni event per year.
- Serve on their reunion committee during their reunion year.
- Abide by and annually sign the Albright College Confidentiality Agreement.
- Abide by and annually sign the Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement.
TALENT
- Think broadly as each of you brings to the board a set of unique talents and qualities that will enhance our meetings and decisions, thus creating a better board to serve the alumni, students, and the College.
- Articulate the needs of the alumni body to the Association.
- Promote alumni events and programming through attendance and alumni outreach. You are an ambassador and an advocate who shares our accomplishments and goals with alumni, friends, business associates, and government officials.
- Identify and assist in the recruitment of potential new board members
TREASURE
- Alumni Association Board members are encouraged to make an annual gift to the college.
- Amount contributed is at the discretion of the individual.
- We seek to obtain 100% board participation and strongly encourage gifts to the Annual Fund.