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NAME / BOARD POSITION / TERM
NAME / BOARD POSITION / TERM
Dawn Minkow, B.S.C. '12
President
2020-2025Vanessa Suarez, B.S.C. '18
President-Elect
2024-2025
Alex Saintus, B.S.C.P.E. '07
Vice President, Communications
2023-2025David Janow, B.S. '93
CO Vice President, Programming
2023-2025
Carin Mazaira, B.S.C. '13
CO Vice President, Programming
2024-2025Hector Muñoz, M.B.A. '05
Vice President, Strategic Engagement
2023-2025
Chris Baar, B.A. '08
Member at Large
2024-2025Joshua Baer, M.B.A. '22, M.S. '23
Member at Large
2024-2025
Chelsea Cook, B.B.A. '16
Member at Large
2024-2025Jarred Dahlerbruch, B.M. '19
Member at Large
2023-2025
James Davidson, B.A. '09
Member at Large
2024-2025Ryan Donahue, B.S.B.E. '17
Member at Large
2024-2025
Jimmy Escobar, B.B.A. '09
Member at Large
2022-2025Emanuel Fidalgo, B.S.C. '09
Member at Large
2024-2025
Jack Gibbons, B.S. '74, M.Ed. '76
Member at Large
2022-2025Shadi Gowhari, M.S.B.A. '19
Member at Large
2022-2025
Joshua Greene, B.M. '95
Member at Large
2024-2025Nathaniel Jackson, B.S.C. '14
Member at Large
2023-2025
Jessica Lawson, M.A. '13
Member at Large
2024-2025Shanghao Li, Ph.D. '14
Member at Large
2024-2025
Jacob Munoz, B.B.A. '20
Member at Large
2024-2025William Pierrepont, B.S.C. '14
Member at Large
2023-2025
Venus Ramos, B.S. '94, M.D. '98
Member at Large
2022-2025Blake Reisinger, B.S.C. '06
Member at Large
2024-2025
Joshua Rutta, B.B.A. '08
Member at Large
2024-2025
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