REGIONAL LEADERS HANDBOOK 
            
             CONTENTS 
            Barnard Contacts                                                    2 
            Alumnae Association of Barnard College                              3 
            Reunion Committee                                                   3 
            Mission of Alumnae Association and Regional Clubs                   4 
            Structure of Regional Networks                                      5 
            Starting or Revitalizing a Club                                     7 
            Guidelines for Club Leaders                                         8 
                 General Guidelines 
                 Event Guidelines 
                 Communications Guidelines 
            Appendix A: Planning a Season of Events                             11 
            Appendix B: Club Participation in College Programs                  12 
                 Scholarship Fund 
                 Barnard Alumnae Admissions Representative Program 
                 Barnard Book Award
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         BARNARD CONTACTS 
          
         ALUMNAE RELATIONS 
         Phone: 212.854.2005 
         Email: alumnaerelations@barnard.edu 
          
         Karen Sendler 
         Executive Director of Alumnae Relations 
         Phone: 646.745.8310 
         Email: ksendler@barnard.edu 
          
         Kelly De Felice 
         Senior Associate Director of Alumnae Engagement 
         Phone: 646.745.8312 
           Email: kdefelic@barnard.edu 
         Greta Boorn 
         Associate Director, Young Alumnae and Student Engagement 
         Phone: 646.745.8309 
         Email: gboorn@barnard.edu 
          
         Elissa Verrilli ’11 
         Associate Director, Regional and International Engagement 
         Phone: 646.745.8313 
         Email: everrill@barnard.edu 
          
         Ann Goldberg 
         Manager, Alumnae Engagement 
         Phone: 646.745.8316 
         Email: agoldber@barnard.edu 
          
         Lacey Beck ’14 
         Assistant to the Executive Director, Alumnae Relations 
         Phone: 646.745.8315 
           Email: lbeck@barnard.edu 
         ANNUAL GIVING 
         Phone: 212.870.2520 
         Email: annualgiving@barnard.edu 
          
         Amy Leveen 
         Director, Annual Giving 
         Phone: 212.870.2580 
         aleveen@barnard.edu 
          
         Dawn Williams 
         Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving 
         Phone: 212.870.2582 
         Email: dwilliam@barnard.edu 
          
         Deborah Braverman ’84, P’22 
         Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving 
         Phone: 212.870.2581 
         Email: dbraverman@barnard.edu                         2 
          
         ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE 
          
         Jyoti Menon ’01, President and Alumna Trustee 
         Merri Rosenberg ’78, Vice President 
         Ellyn Artis ’98, Treasurer 
         Leila Rafizadeh Bassi ’94, Alumna Trustee 
         Philippa Feldman Portnoy ’86, Alumna Trustee 
         Linda Sweet ’63, Alumna Trustee 
         Amy Veltman ’89, Alma Maters Committee Chair 
         Randi Jaffe ’74, Annual Giving Committee Chair 
         Erin Fredrick ’01, Awards Committee Chair 
         Adrienne Serbaroli ’02, Bylaws and Governance Committee Chair 
         Janet Alperstein ’92, Director-at-Large 
         Eunice Hong ’96, Interim Director-at-Large  
         Linda Chang Reals ’92, Director-at-Large 
         Lori Hoepner ’94, Fellowship Committee Chair 
         Hilary Dayton Busch ’89, Leadership Assembly Committee Chair 
         Tracy Rodrigues ’11, Nominating Committee Chair 
         Julie Malyn Melwani ’09, Professional & Leadership Development Committee Chair 
         Ilene Rubin Fish ’67, Project Continuum Committee Chair 
         Michelle “PJ” Douglas Sands ’98, Regional Clubs and Networks Committee Chair 
         Shilpa Bahri ’99, Reunion Committee Chair 
         Alyss Vavricka ’12, Young Alumnae Committee Chair 
         Nicola Kirkpatrick ’19, Student Government Association President 
          
          
         REUNION COMMITTEE 2019 
         Shilpa Bahri ’99, Chair 
         Gina Borden ’14 
         Ada Guerrero Guillod ’88 
         Lauren Malotra-Gaudet ’15 
         Free Mondesire ’03 
         Rachel Wild Salzmann ’87 
         Lucia Santos ’00 
         Alex Strycula ’14 
         Toni Crowley Coffee ’56 (Ex-officio) 
         Jyoti Menon ’01 (Ex-officio) 
         Joan Sweet Jankell ’58 (Ex-officio) 
          
          
          
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          MISSION OF THE ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION AND REGIONAL CLUBS 
           
           
          ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT 
           
          The purpose of the Alumnae Association shall be to further the interests of Barnard 
          College and to promote a spirit of fellowship among its alumnae. 
           
           
          ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION OF BARNARD COLLEGE VISION STATEMENT 
           
          Each alumna will feel a connection to the college and a significant number of alumnae will 
          want to serve the College by supporting its fundraising efforts, advocating for Barnard 
          and/or participating in the programs of the Alumnae Association and the College. 
           
           
          REGIONAL CLUBS MISSION STATEMENT 
           
          Barnard Regional Clubs will serve the mission and vision of the Alumnae Association. 
          Regional clubs should strive to connect Barnard alumnae to the college and to each other 
          and to keep alumnae informed about the current life of the college by celebrating the 
          accomplishments of its students, faculty, and alumnae.  
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