{"id":14194,"date":"2019-05-09T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T19:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?p=14194"},"modified":"2023-06-21T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T17:05:15","slug":"ac-2019-impact-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/2019\/05\/09\/ac-2019-impact-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates College Alumni Council \u2014 2019 Impact Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/05\/IMG_2110-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-14238\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2019\/05\/IMG_2110-2-400x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>The Bates College Alumni Council is the governing body of the Alumni Association and serves as the primary liaison between the Association and the Bates administration, faculty, and student body. The purposes of the Alumni Council are to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support the mission, vision, values and strategic directions of the college;<\/li>\n<li>Be a positive, energetic ambassadors for Bates; and<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate the highest levels of commitment of personal capital to the college.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alumni can send feedback to <a href=\"mailto:alumni@bates.edu\">alumni@bates.edu<\/a> and visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/alumni-council\/\">www.bates.edu\/alumni\/alumni-council\/<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Impact Work \u2013 FY19 Goals and Accomplishments<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Enhance attendance and identify best practices for regional events and Reunion planning.<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Council Champions<\/span>: Jeremy Chase \u201991 and Mike Hogan \u201985<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Highlighted FY19 accomplishments<\/span>:\n<p>&#x2714; Surveyed Alumni Council Members for suggestions to inform Reunion and Regional Events Guide<br \/>&#x2714; Using data to create Reunion Guide with best practices for Reunion Committees<br \/>&#x2714; Using data to create Regional Events Guide with best practices for Regional Volunteers<br \/>&#x2714; Working with staff to design \u201cRegional Liaison\u201d volunteer role for large alumni markets<br \/>&#x2714; Represented the college at 23 regional events with 5 more planned<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Support and further goals of Purposeful Work Initiative<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Council Champions<\/span>: Tracy Peacock \u201994 and Katie Hawkins Vail \u201805<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Highlighted FY19 accomplishments<\/span>:\n<p>&#x2714; Hosted a panel discussion between current seniors and alum focused on the topic \u201cNavigating Adversity in your career\u201d (February, 2019)<br \/>&#x2714; Hosted networking happy hour between juniors and seniors and the council (February, 2019) &#x2714; Hosted panel discussion between First Generation alums and students at the OIE (May, 2019) &#x2714; Conducted ten 1 on 1 career coaching sessions for current students (May, 2019)<br \/>&#x2714; Piloted \u201cReunion outreach\u201d effort aligned with mentoring in the fields of education, legal services, and healthcare. (Participants to be highlighted at Reunion and made a stretch gift.)<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Increase engagement of alumni through virtual platforms and meaningful volunteer experiences<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Council Champions<\/span>: Kevin Moore \u201993 and Cat Djang \u201913<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Highlighted FY19 accomplishments<\/span>:\n<p>&#x2714; Created <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eRPl5LBJDj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Council Mission video<\/a> that received 1,158 views and reached 2,637 followers on Facebook<br \/>&#x2714; Continued to share Volunteer Pocket Guide which was awarded silver medal from Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)<br \/>&#x2714; Created digital release profiling newest Alumni Council Members which reached 2,803 followers on Facebook and resulted in 378 link clicks<br \/>&#x2714; Identified and selected 4 alumni for social media \u201ctake-overs\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Recognition of Excellence<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Council Champions: <\/strong>Larry Handerhan \u201905 and Jen Crawford \u201801<br \/><strong>2019 Alumni Award Winners:<br \/><\/strong><br \/>&#x2714; Alumni Community Service Award: Ben Ayers &#8217;99, Patricia Doyle &#8217;79, P&#8217;09 &amp; Chomba Kaluba &#8217;10<br \/>&#x2714; Distinguished Young Alumni Award: Meredith Traquina &#8217;13<br \/>&#x2714; Helen A. Papaioanou &#8217;49 Service Award: Rachel &#8220;Rae&#8221; Harper Garcelon &#8217;62<br \/>&#x2714; Sesquicentennial Prize: Emily Buchanan &#8217;89<br \/>&#x2714; Bruce Stangle Award for Distinguished Service: Katie Burke &#8217;03<\/p>\n<p>Between 2018 and 2019, the Council received a 32% increase in new award nominations <br \/>Between 2018 and 2019, the Council received a 46% increase in new member nominations<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet your Alumni Council \u2013 Membership 2018-2019<\/h2>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">24 alumni representing 6 decades, 19 classes and 10 States<\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Larry Handerhan \u201905 \u2013 President<br><\/strong> Washington, DC<br> Serving since 2010<br><br><strong> Jennifer Crawford \u201901 \u2013 Vice President<br><\/strong> South Boston, MA<br> Serving since 2015<br><br><strong> Afroz Baig \u201911<br><\/strong> Washington, DC<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong> Jeremy Chase \u201991<br><\/strong> Larchmont, NY<br> Serving since 2016<br><br><strong> Cat Djang \u201913<br><\/strong> Brooklyn, NY<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong> Keith Harvie \u201967<br><\/strong> Manchester, ME<br> Serving since 2018<br><br><strong> Katie Hawkins Vail \u201905<br><\/strong> Portland, ME<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong> Monica Hayden \u201907<br><\/strong> San Francisco, CA<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong>Mike Hogan \u201985<br><\/strong> San Francisco, CA<br> Serving since 2016<br><br><strong> John Howard \u201986<br><\/strong> Cos Cob, CT<br> Serving since 2018<br><br><strong> Sagun KC \u201900<br><\/strong> Boston, MA<br> Serving since 2015<br><br><strong> David Kaplan \u201985, P\u201916<br><\/strong> Boston, MA<br> Serving since 2013<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Carolyn Gordon Ladd \u201976<br><\/strong> Wayne, ME<br> Serving since 2015<br><br><strong> Karen L. Finocchio Lubeck \u201992<br><\/strong> Marblehead, MA<br> Serving since 2018<br><br><strong> Don McDade \u201974<br><\/strong> Portland, ME<br> Serving since 2018<br><br><strong> Kevin Moore \u201993<br><\/strong> Hanover, MA<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong>Aya Murata \u201992<br><\/strong> Andover, MA<br> Serving since 2016<br><br><strong> Chris Murtagh \u201911<br><\/strong> Charlotte, NC<br> Serving since 2016<br><br><strong> Tracy O\u2019Mara Peacock \u201994<br><\/strong> Wilmette, IL<br> Serving since 2016<br><br><strong> Erica Seifert Plunkett \u201986<br><\/strong> Holliston, MA<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong> Jeff Snyder \u201900<br><\/strong> Glastonbury, CT<br> Serving since 2018<br><br><strong> Arsalan Suhail \u201909<br><\/strong> Lebanon, NH<br> Serving since 2017<br><br><strong> Alicia Stacey Hunter Warner \u201994<br><\/strong> Atlanta, GA<br> Serving since 2013<br><br><strong> Melissa Wilcox Yanagi \u201903<br><\/strong> Boston, MA<br> Serving since 2017<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Guiding Principles of Leadership \u2013 FY19 and FY20<br><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Build on recent governance successes and improve subcommittee effectiveness through staff Liaison and co-chair training. Add at least one \u201cDeep Dive\u201d brainstorm session to each meeting<\/li><li>Support opportunities for every alum to feel connected to The Bates Campaign<\/li><li>Increase Alumni Council profile among alumni and Bates community by instituting a Year in Review. 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