Alumni Association
Middlebury is a lifetime experience. The mission of the Middlebury Alumni Association (MAA) is to connect all alumni to each other and to Middlebury in mutually beneficial ways—fostering a community that is not limited to time or place.
2023 Trustee & Board Director Nominees
Each year, the Nominating Committee of the MAA Board puts forward a slate of candidates for the next fiscal year’s open positions. This year’s slate is for the term beginning July 1, 2023.
Voting for new Alumni Trustees and MAA Board Directors will be open April 1–30, 2023.
We want to hear from you!
Your voice and perspectives are important in shaping the priorities and work of the MAA. Please share your thoughts in this short survey.
Current Board Priorities
- Diversify and expand the nominating pipeline for alumni leadership roles.
- Engage and support alumni of color and other alumni identity networks.
- Promote and support alumni/student connections through platforms like Midd2Midd.
- Connect all alumni under the “Big M” to engage meaningfully with the College
- Partner with Alumni and Parent Programs to create a system to measure our progress on stated goals and priorities.
The MAA Board of Directors meets regularly via Zoom and in person twice a year. Its work is guided by the MAA Constitution, which was most recently revised in 2016.
Alumni Leaders
The Nominating Committee of the Middlebury Alumni Association selects a slate of candidates for alumni trustee open positions and for the MAA Board of Directors. Alumni trustees are Middlebury College alumni nominated by the Middlebury Alumni Association Board of Directors and presented to the Board of Trustees. Candidates are presented to the alumni association on an annual slate and serve five-year terms. Candidates for the MAA Board are also presented on an annual slate and serve two-year terms.
Alumni Awards
The board reviews nominations for and votes on the annual Alumni Achievement Awards and Alumni Plaque Award.
History
The Middlebury Alumni Association was founded in 1824, in order “to revive the collections of academic life—to cherish a laudable zeal for the advancement of literature and science and particularly for the prosperity of our Alma Mater.”
Today, MAA represents alumni from Middlebury College, Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Language Schools, and Bread Loaf School of English.
Board of Directors
MAA is led by a board of directors, which focuses on the many ways alumni can stay engaged with Middlebury, including the alumni admissions program, alumni career services, regional programming, young alumni programs, academic programming, annual giving, diversity initiatives, alumni nominations, and communications.
Board Members
David Ellis ’09
President
Los Angeles, California
Hannah Burnett ’10
Vice President
Winooski, Vermont
Janine Hetherington ’95, P’24
Past President
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Heidi Howard Allen ’99
Chapter Representative
Cumberland Center, Maine
Steve Bouchard ’76
Admissions Liaison
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Jasmin Johnson ’05
Secretary, Class Correspondent Liaison
Zurich, Switzerland
Diane Lowman ’81, P’15
Admissions Liaison
Westport, Connecticut
Casey Mahoney ’11, MANPTS ’12
Graduate Schools Liaison
Washington, DC
Mohan Renganathan ’96
Nominating Chair
Montclair, New Jersey
Julisa Salas ’10
Chapter Representative
Boston, Massachusetts
Sebastian Sanchez ’18
Midd2Midd Liaison
Brooklyn, New York
Beth Prasse Seeley ’70
Class Correspondent Liaison
Silverthorne, Colorado
Laura Woodward Tufts ’03
Admissions Liaison
Marblehead, Massachusetts
Beth Dorion Wyer ’85
Campus Community Representative
Cornwall, Vermont
Danny Zhang ’15
Communications Liaison
Stanford, California
Ex-Officio Members
Meg Storey Groves ’85, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations
Beth Connor, Director, Alumni and Parent Programs
Ex-Officio Alumni Trustees
Koby Altman ’04
Zachary Bourque ’01
Denver G. Edwards ’88
Anne Davis Peterson ’85
Shawn Ryan ’88
Danielle “Dani” Virtue ’82
Alumni and Families
700 Exchange St.
Middlebury, VT
05753