Mission
To bring together and strengthen the alumni of color community and to provide support for students of color on campus.

Committee Members:
Lance Beizer '56
Keith Bernard ’95, Chair
Nichole Phillips '89
Bryan Small '03

Mission
To develop and implement membership services as approved by the Board of Governors and in consultation with the School. The committee serves the membership by creating programs and activities that promote lifelong learning experiences and help create a community of trust and respect that values lifelong relationships and shared experiences.

Membership
Ed Greenberg ’55, Chair
Alessandra Nicolas '95
Tom Seidenstein '91 Chair, Day of Service
Adam Casella '06
Caldwell Hart '87, P'16
Carolyn Toolan '97

Day of Service
Community Service has been a part of the fabric of Hotchkiss since the School opened its doors. The St. Luke’s Society, founded in 1892 to promote service, is our oldest student organization, and service and public purpose have emerged in the strategic planning process as vital components of a Hotchkiss education. In an effort to connect with this part of the School’s mission, the Board of Governors and the Office of Alumni Relations have instituted a Day of Service program.

The program started in 2011 on a pilot basis, and grew in 2012. In 2013 we will host events in nine cities. Hotchkiss alumni, parents, friends, and their families are invited to participate in a day of service in their home cities/regions.

May 11, 2013 Day of Service Markets
Atlanta
Boston
Houston
Lakeville
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Seattle
Washinton DC

Mission
To foster open communication, cooperation, and involvement among all people connected to the School.

Committee Members
Quinn Fionda '91 ,Chair
Christina Bechhold '03
Bill Benedict ’70, P'08, P'10
Douglas Campbell '71, P'01
Peter Scala ’01
Casey Reid '01

Hotchkiss Career Networking Initiative
A two part initiative whose goal is to connect alumni with one and other around professional areas of endeavor. Launched in the first quarter of 2009, the initiative includes an on-line networking tool (it is part of Alumnet) and career networking events which provide an opportunity for alumni to hear from professionals within a variety of industries as well as to participate in informal networking conversations.

Mission
To engage the Alumni Association in activities relating to gender equity issues by providing events which strengthen the relationships of both alumni and students.

Committee Members
Patricia Barlerin Farman-Farmaian '85, Chair
Miriam Gelber Beveridge '86
Keith Holmes '77
Alessandra Nicolas '95
Michael Thompson '66

Contributors
Katie Allen Berlandi '88
Nancy Gaynor, advisor
Nancy Bird, advisor


For the past decade+ Hotchkiss has participated in a multi-school initiative called The Independent School Gender Project. Students and faculty at Hotchkiss, as well as at twenty other campuses, have completed extensive surveys to help us better understand gender equity issues for women and girls.

Beginning in 2004, the Board of Governors has invited alumni to participate in conversations about gender at Hotchkiss. In those conversations, alumnae have expressed a strong interest in engaging with and supporting current students. It is also clear that there have been both positive and negative eras in the School's history in terms of girls' experiences on campus. We are eager to hear the thoughts of both women and men about the factors that may have shaped these ebbs and flows. We know that gender issues are about girls and boys, women and men and that our work needs to support each gender's understanding of the other. We welcome your thoughts on how to achieve this understanding.

Gender Committee Defining Statements
As The Hotchkiss School comes to the end of its third decade of educating female students our committee endeavors to…

• celebrate our diversity within the context of common goals.
• engage our broader community of students, faculty, administrators and alumni in a discourse of gender equity to invite perspectives, insights and dialogue from past and present.
• collaborate with and support the work of the School as it explores the opportunities and expectations of female students.
• engage alumni and students in programming activities relating to gender issues by providing events which strengthen the relationships of both alumni and students.
• encourage communication and cooperation with the school by alumni and/or student events while working with the concepts from the Independent School Gender Project to better address these issues.
• coordinate and collaborate with other ongoing committees and programming within the Hotchkiss community including the Student/Faculty Gender Issues Committee and the Board of Trustees Gender Task Force Committee.

Mission

• To identify candidates and select recipients of the Alumni Award, the Community Service Awards, and other awards or honors such as the Board of Governors from time to time may create.
• To identify candidates and select members for the Board of Governors and Officers of the Alumni Association
• The committee may advise the Organizational Review and Nominating Committee (or equivalent) of the Board of Trustees with regard to possible candidates to the Board of Trustees.

Committee Members - Nominating
(selects Award recipients)
George Takoudes '87, Chair
Christina Bechhold '03
Keith Bernard ’95
Douglas Campbell '71
Charlie Denault ’74, P'03 (former president of the Alumni Association)
Quinn Fionda '91
Dan Pullman ’76 (former president of the Alumni Association)

Committee Members - Sub-Committee for Membership
(selects new members for BOG)
Douglass Campbell '71, P'01, Chair
Lance Beizer '56
Bill Benedict '70, P'08, P'10
Charlie Denault ’74, P'03 (former president of the Alumni Association)
Patricia Barlerin Farman-Farmaian '85
Dan Pullman ’76, P'15 (former president of the Alumni Association)
Nichole Phillips '89
George Takoudes ’87

The Committee invites all alumni to submit nominations for awards and for membership on the Board of Governors (see links to Nomination forms below). Nominations must include the name and class year of the individual(s) submitting the nomination and of the nominee, as well as a short statement outlining the reasons for the nomination. Except in the case of a self-nomination, alumni are not informed that they are a candidate for any School honor. All information regarding nominees is held in the strictest confidence by both the BOG Nominating Committee and the Office of Alumni and Parent Programs.

Nominations for The Alumni Award
The Alumni Award recognizes individuals who, through personal achievement, have brought honor and distinction to themselves and the School. The Nominating Committee seeks candidates who have made significant contributions within their fields, and in so doing have earned the recognition of their peers on a national or international level.
Read more about the Alumni Award
Nomination form for the Alumni Award

Nominations for the Community Service Awards
Presented annually, the Community Service Award honors the service contributions of one or more of its graduates to their respective communities, whether local, national, or international. The Award seeks to recognize individuals who "in the estimation of the Nominating Committee of the Board of Governors of the alumni association, demonstrate through their volunteer and/or vocational endeavors an exemplary sense of caring, initiative, and ingenuity."
Read more about the Community Service Awards
Nomination Form for the Community Service Awards

Nominations for the Board of Governors
The work of the Board of Governors focuses on alumni programs, events, and communications, and candidates for the BOG should have an interest in those areas of the School’s work. In addition, the Nominating Committee seeks to have a diverse a pool of candidates in terms of gender, profession, race/ethnicity, geographic area, and age.
Alumni Association Constitution
Nomination form for Board of Governors