Alumni Council Members

President

Joseph A. Leo ’01, P’29
One 2-year term

Vice President

Johanna R. Ames ’98
One 2-year term

Treasurer

Jeffrey S. Embree ’98
Up to two 2-year terms

 

Legal Counsel

Becky Bye ’02
Up to three 2-year terms

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Denny Gonzalez ’13
Term ends June 30, 2028

Executive Secretary - Ex Officio

Matt Carcella
Indefinite number of 1-year terms

28 Era Representatives

Seven new representatives elected each year for a four year term. Recommended by the Nominations Committee and approved by vote of the Alumni Council during the fall meeting, and ratified at the annual meeting of the Alumni Corporation. Proposed slate is listed in the winter edition of the Colgate Magazine, which also summarizes the method for contesting the proposed slate through nomination by petition. If no new nominations are made, the Executive Secretary is authorized to cast a unanimous ballot for the Alumni Council’s proposed slate at the annual meeting of the Alumni Corporation during Reunion Weekend.

Representatives
Era Group*YearsRepresentatives
Era I1938-1975Robert E. Aberlin ’66
Eric B. Bresttschneider ’68
Charles S. Fox ’70
Douglas M. Bregman ’71
Era II1976-1985Mary Kay Leonard ’74
Amr Nosseir ’76
Reuben S. Hendell ’82, Deborah A. Parker-Johnson ’74
Era III1986-1994Jackie J. Broad ’90, Margaret J. Palladino ’82, Jeffrey T. Veber ’87, Jayanth J. Chandrasekhar ’90
Era IV1995-2003Stephen C. Mehos ’89, Alexandra M. More ’99, Paul B. Carberry, Jr. ’94, Liza D. Snell ’94
Era V2004-2012Keisa A. Caesar ’01, Saurabh Arora ’04, Thomas J. (TJ) Opladen ’07, Christie A. Philbrick-Wheaton ‘04
Era VI2013-2020Meeann K. Dingman ’09,
Jessica Jackowski ’15, Michael E. Miller ’12, Denny Gonzalez ’13
Era VII2021-2026Thomas L. Di Sibio ’18, Marvin K. Vilma ’14, Elizabeth A. Marino ’16, Halley D. Weinreb ’17

 

*NOTE: Era groupings are reconfigured every three years to reflect an even distribution of the current alumni population. The Era groupings above are based on a reconfiguration done during the summer of 2026.

8 At-large Representatives

Two new representatives elected each year, in the same manner as era representatives, for a four-year term.

Representatives
  • Jeanine R. Borthwick ’90
  • Lauren Casella ’16
  • Sarah L. Cave ’95
  • Lara S. DiCorpo ’93
  • Alvin Glymph ’91
  • Jonathan Heuer ’99
  • At-Large - Craig F. Dehmel ’90
  • At-Large - Julia Koenig Gilbert ’94

9 Regional Directors (RD)

Recommended by Nominations Committee and elected by the Alumni Council at the spring meeting. All nine RDs serve on the District Clubs Committee for a four year term.

Representatives
AreaRD
Metro I (NYC, LI, Westchester, Fairfield)Eric S. Von Stroh ’95
New EnglandJanie S. Kass ’81
Mid-Atlantic (PA, DE, MD, DC, WV, VA)Seth A. Schaeffer ’98
Upstate New YorkJanine Daniels Rivera ’86
Far WestDavid R. Wohl ‘74
SoutheastJohn P. Ortiz ’10
Mid-WestHenoch F. Derbew ’07
Southwest/InternationalSamuel A. Leff ‘13
Metro II (NJ except Phila. suburbs)Devon D. Carmichael ‘14

6 Alumni Trustees

When a seat is vacant, the Executive Committee recommends one current or past member of the Alumni Council as a candidate for Alumni Trustee. Nominations from the floor are also considered. The candidate is approved by the Alumni Council at the January meeting and forwarded to the Board of Trustees Nominations Committee. Trustees can serve up to two 3-year terms.

Representatives
  • Susan L. Becker Gould ’03
  • Chad E. Cooley ’00
  • Lauri C. Hadobas ’77
  • Christian B. Johnson ’02
  • Jean-Pierre Paquin ’96
  • Tal-ee E. Roberts ’01

Life Members

We are grateful for the service of our former Alumni Council Presidents, who are Life Members of the Alumni Council.  

Representatives
  • Gus P. Coldebella ’91
  • Melissa J. Coley ’79
    Theresa D. Egler ’77
  • Christine C. Gallagher ’83
  • Ronald A. Joyce ’73
  • Joseph P. McGrath, Jr. ’85
  • Fred C. Meendsen, Sr. ’54
  • Scott A. Meiklejohn ’77
  • C. Bruce Morser ’76
  • Pamela E. Odeen-LoDato ’81
  • Gerald D. Quill ’60
  • G. Gary Ripple ’64
  • Joanne D. Spigner ’76