{"id":14392,"date":"2019-06-13T12:36:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T16:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=14392"},"modified":"2026-02-19T10:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:08:56","slug":"meet-your-alumni-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/alumni-council\/meet-your-alumni-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your Alumni Council"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alumni Council members are nominated by alumni and voted upon by the current council members.  Nominate a candidate for the Council.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leah Elsmore \u201912<\/strong>
President
<\/em><\/strong>Denver, Colo.
Serving since 2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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John Howard \u201986
Vice President<\/em><\/strong>
Cos Cob, Conn.
Serving since 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Natalie Adler ’92
<\/strong>Washington, DC
Serving since 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Armet \u201901
<\/strong>Medford, MA
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Heather Beebe ’85, P’20<\/strong>
St-Ignace-de-Stanbridge, QC
Serving since 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Bogyo \u201993, P’27
<\/strong>Redwood City, CA
Serving since 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jen Crawford \u201901
<\/strong>Boston, MA
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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J.J. Cummings \u201989<\/strong>
Virginia Beach, VA
Serving since 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Liza Danello Pearce \u201914<\/strong>
Falls Church, VA
Serving since 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Karen L. Finocchio \u201992
<\/strong>Marblehead, Mass.
Serving since 2018<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wendy Harris Garber \u201989, P’24, P’26
<\/strong>Wellesley Hills, MA
Serving since 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Priscila Guillen \u201920
<\/strong>Kissimmee, FL
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Hahn \u201997<\/strong>
Falls Church, VA
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chuck James \u201978<\/strong>
Pompano Beach, FL
Serving since 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tim Jones \u201984<\/strong>
Delray Beach, FL
Serving since 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle Pham \u201915<\/strong>
New York, NY
Serving since 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Patrick Quirk \u201903
<\/strong>Bethesda, MD
Serving since 2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Flora Rice-Chan ’11<\/strong>
Cambridge, MA
Serving since 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Caroline Wood Richards \u201995, P\u201927
<\/strong>Ho Ho Kus, NJ
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Louis Weinstein \u201968<\/strong>
Charleston, SC
Serving since 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Terry Welch ’83<\/strong>
Quincy, MA
Serving since 2023<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Graeme Welds \u201915<\/strong>
Brooklyn, NY
Serving since 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Porsha Winters \u201912<\/strong>
Chicago, IL
Serving since 2024<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Susan Peillet Yule \u201978
<\/strong>West Newton, MA
Serving since 2025<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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