2026 Slate of Nominees
Each year, the Nominating Committee of the Middlebury Alumni Association 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, 2026.
Alumni Trustee
Alumni trustees are Middlebury alumni elected to the Board of Trustees and serve five-year terms.
Jasmin Johnson ’05
Jasmin is Executive Vice President at PEMANDU Associates, a global consultancy specializing in public sector transformation and the delivery of national development priorities. She has worked across more than 15 countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Oceania, supporting national leaders in designing and delivering large-scale reform initiatives focused on improving outcomes for citizens.
Jasmin has led a range of national transformation and human capital development efforts, including education reform and workforce development, and has worked closely with senior government leaders across multiple regions.
She holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University, with a focus on education economics and international development. As a volunteer for Middlebury, Jasmin has served as secretary of the Alumni Association Board, an alumni admissions interviewer, a class correspondent, and a Midd2Midd mentor.
MAA Directors
The MAA Board of Directors meets twice a year to discuss ways to engage with and advocate for alumni, serving as an advisory group for the Alumni Office. In addition, the board votes on the annual Alumni Achievement Award, Alumni Plaque Award, and Alumni Trustee candidates.
Andrew Plumley ’11
Andrew serves as Vice President of Finance and Operations at Neighborhood Funders Group. In this role, he leads the organization’s finance, operations, and organizational infrastructure to support NFG’s mission of moving resources so that Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities and low-income communities thrive. He works closely with leadership and staff to strengthen financial stewardship, operational systems, and long-term sustainability that enable NFG’s programs and partnerships.
Andrew brings more than fifteen years of experience as a Chief People, Operations, and Equity Officer, COO/CFO, strategist, and advisor across the philanthropic, nonprofit, and mission-driven for-profit sectors. He most recently served as Interim Executive Director at Equity in the Center and previously as Chief People, Operations, and Equity Officer at Arabella Advisors. Andrew serves on the boards of the Young Black and Giving Back Institute and looks forward to serving on the Middlebury Alumni Association board. He holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business.
Lindsay Ritter Westin ’99
Lindsay earned her B.A. in French with a minor in Political Science in 1999. She went on to receive her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2004. Over the past 20 years, Lindsay has served on numerous boards, contributing meaningfully in both education-focused and leadership capacities. Her commitment to service also extends deeply into the Middlebury alumni community, where she has been actively involved as an Alumni Admissions Program interviewer, Reunion co-chair, and Lead Class Agent—all helping to strengthen College connections among fellow graduates.
She brings a thoughtful, collaborative approach to leadership and is passionate about supporting the Alumni Association’s mission and future growth. Lindsay is especially excited to serve on the Alumni Association Board at a meaningful time for her family, as her daughter will be joining Middlebury’s Class of 2030 as a first-year student.
Lindsay currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Forrest ’99, and their daughter and son. She continues to embrace a love of the outdoors, enjoying time in the mountains of Lake Tahoe skiing with her family and hiking with her dogs—experiences that reflect the same connection to nature that first took root during her Middlebury years.
Lindsay looks forward to contributing her experience and enthusiasm to further engage and support Middlebury’s extraordinary alumni community.
Nick Whitman ’97
Nick is the co-Founder of Divert (divertinc.com), a sustainable technology and infrastructure company. Divert creates end-to-end solutions that leverage data to prevent food waste, facilitate food recovery, and transform unsold food into renewable energy. The company has secured over $1 billion in development financing and is scaling its infrastructure to 30 facilities nationwide. To date, Divert has converted more than 3.2 billion pounds of unsold food into clean, renewable energy and has donated more than 13 million meals to feed people in need. Nick’s passion for using business and entrepreneurship to drive impact informs much of his volunteer and community work.
Nick is an active MiddCORE mentor, and he teaches classes, at Middlebury and beyond, at the intersection of strategy, innovation, and leadership. He also serves on various non-profit boards in his local community. At Middlebury, Nick majored in political science and co-captained the men’s lacrosse team; he later earned his MBA from Babson College (‘07). Nick loves the outdoors and enjoys skiing, fishing, hiking, and camping in Vermont. Nick is a dad of three amazing kids who, along with his wife Cara Shortsleeve, keep him young at heart.