The Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors is a volunteer board made up of a cross-section of alumni/ae who believe in Bard's mission, and work to celebrate and support the College's past, present, and future. All graduate and undergraduate alumni/ae are eligible to apply for nomination to the board.
Mission Statement
The Bard College Alumni/ae Association exists to strengthen the Bard community by informing alumni/ae about the ongoing life of the College and its alumni/ae, promoting interactions between all alumni/ae, and encouraging lifelong connection, support, and loyalty to the College.
As an extension of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association, the Board of Governors supports the mission statement of Bard College and is committed to understanding and celebrating the rich spectrum of experiences that comprise our community.
The Bard College Alumni/ae Association, its Board of Governors, and its committees are committed to maintaining shared values of antiracism, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in all aspects of programming and interactions with Bard College community members, including but not limited to students, faculty, administration, fellow alumni/ae, and guests.
As an extension of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association, the Board of Governors supports the mission statement of Bard College and is committed to understanding and celebrating the rich spectrum of experiences that comprise our community.
The Bard College Alumni/ae Association, its Board of Governors, and its committees are committed to maintaining shared values of antiracism, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access in all aspects of programming and interactions with Bard College community members, including but not limited to students, faculty, administration, fellow alumni/ae, and guests.
Executive Committee
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Mollie Meikle ’03PresidentMollie Meikle ’03
President Mollie Meikle ’03 lives in Brooklyn, NY, where she works for the City of New York. Mollie is the Director of the Mayor's Office of Appointments for New York City. Mollie was a literature major and her senior project was a collection of short stories. A Bard booster for life, she has attended almost every Alumni/ae Reunion Weekend and Holiday Party since graduating. Mollie first joined the Board of Governors in 2008, and as a volunteer for the college has spearheaded fundraising, organized events, and has lead her Reunion Committee for the 5th, 10th, 15th, and now 20th reunion.
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Gerald Pambo-Awich ’08Vice PresidentGerald Pambo-Awich ’08
Vice President Gerry Pambo-Awich ’08 lives in New York where he is an Investment Officer at the Ford Foundation, supporting execution and management of the foundation's impact investment portfolio. Gerry was a computer science major at Bard and for his senior project he built an artificial intelligence powered investing program. Since graduation, Gerry has stayed connected to Bard through events such as the Bard Music Festival, the Bardians in Finance Affinity Group, and Alumni/ae Reunion Weekend. Gerry is also one of the lucky Bardians to have met their future spouse at Bard and in 2015 they were married on campus—the same year he joined the Board of Governors.
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Kristin Waters ’73SecretaryKristin Waters ’73
Secretary Kristin Waters is professor emerita at Worcester State University and resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University. She is author of Women and Men Political Theorists: Enlightened Conversations and coeditor of Black Women’s Intellectual Traditions: Speaking Their Minds, which received the Letitia Woods Brown Award from the Association of Black Women Historians.
Work of the Board of Governors
The work of the Bard College Alumni/ae Association relies on the active participation of alumni/ae committees on the Board of Governors. Board Members attend quarterly meetings that include updates from College leadership and the student body. Board of Governors meetings are held in-person and virtually in March, May, October, and December every year and are open to all alumni/ae. Committee meetings take place separately throughout the year. Board Members act as Bard ambassadors, and encourage continued support and communication within the Bard community.
Photo by Karl Rabe
Committees
All members of the Board of Governors serve on at least one committee. Committee work takes place outside of the regularly scheduled Board of Governors meetings; members report on committee work at board meetings. Depending on their interest, volunteers may form new committees, working groups, or affinity groups. Please note: You do not have to be a member of the Board of Governors to work on a committee. All alumni/ae are welcome. Please email [email protected] to get involved.
Board of Governor Members
| Mollie Meikle ’03, President Gerry Pambo-Awich ’08, Vice President Kristin Waters ’73, Secretary Hannah Becker ’11, Young Alumnx Cochair Connor Boehme ’17 Michael Burgevin ’10, Strategic Planning Committee Chair Hannah Byrnes-Enoch ’08 Matthew Cameron ’04 Kathleya Chotiros ’98, Development Committee Cochair Charles Clancy III ’69, Past President Meghan Cochran ’93 Peter Criswell ’89, Past President Caia Diepenbrock ’15 Nolan English ’13, Young Alumnx Committee Cochair Randy Faerber ’73, Events Committee Cochair Tamar Faggen ’23 Mark Feinsod ’94 | Andrew Fowler ’95 Richard Frank ’74 Eric Goldman ’98 Hasani Gunn ’18 Boriana Handjiyska ’02, Career Connections Committee Cochair Nikkya Hargrove ’05, Diversity Committee Cochair Sonja Hood ’90, Nominations Committee Cochair Nicole Katz '02 Maud Kersnowski Sachs ’86, Communications Committee Chair Arthur Kilongo ’20 Kenny Kosakoff ’81 Jacob Lester ’20 Rene Macioce ’15 Darren Mack ’13 Peter McCabe ’70, Past President Emily Melendes TŌN ’20 Ryan Mesina ’06, Nominations Committee Cochair |
George Smith ’82, Events Committee Cochair Thoko Soko ’20 Geoffrey Stein ’82 Paul Thompson ’93 Maxwell Toth ’22 Brandon Weber ’97 Ato Williams ’12 Juliette Zicot ’23 | Emeritus/a: Robert Amsterdam ’53 Claire Angelozzi ’74 Penny Axelrod ’63 Mimi Roskin Berger ’56 Jack Blum ’62 Cathaline Cantalupo ’67 Arnold Davis ’44, Past President Michael DeWitt ’65, Past President Michelle Dunn Marsh ’95, Past President Robert Edmonds ’68, Past President Naomi Bellison Feldman ’53, Past President Barbara Grossman Flanagan ’60 Richard Gerber ’71, Past President Michael Glass ’75 Diana Hirsch Friedman ’68 Charles Hollander ’65 Maggie Hopp ’67 Cynthia Hirsch Levy ’65 William Lowe ’66, Past President Steven Miller ’70 David E Schwab II ’52, Past President Roger Scotland ’93 Mackie Siebens ’12, Past President Walter Swett ’96, Past President Olivier te Boekhorst ’93 Toni-Michelle Travis ’69 Paul Weinstein ’73, Past President John Weisman ’64, Past President Barbara Crane Wigren ’68 |