Alumni Board Candidates

The following Antiochians have been nominated to serve on the Antioch College Alumni Board for a term starting in July 2023. To read the nominees’ full statements and to vote, visit https://forms.gle/GFfczZS7p5pbXgPA9

Gary Bucciarelli ’02

I am happy to contribute to this committee and share what I have learned from working in private business, with government agencies, and in academia to increase the profile of Antioch College.

Alex Cullison ’83

If I have something to offer Antioch with respect to my academic/ professional/personal experience that is of value to both the student and alumni body, then I would like to help.

Peter Labermeier ’78

Over the past few years, I have become increasingly excited about the college and its determination to thrive through the strong foundation that alumni have created and continue to maintain. After relocating to Los Angeles, I worked with the Alumni Chapter leaders to re-establish the outpost and encouraged other locals to help expand our activities: interviewing local alumni, hosting President Jane Fernandes and continuing to build the community.

As a Biomedical Engineer, I maintained my technical skills in computer science. I will use those skills to bring to the Board a focus on improving communication and outreach by cultivating closer relations with recent graduates and new graduates. We need a plan to continue our outreach internally while expanding our platform to influence new, potential Antiochians. I look forward to working with the current board, a fine group of dedicated Antiochians, and I hope that you can help me get there.

Clarence Maybee ’87

I know firsthand how an Antioch College education can change how one sees the world and their work within it. I work in higher education because when I attended Antioch I came to understand the transformative power of education. At Antioch, I was taught to value multiple perspectives and to strive to ensure that all ideas are given voice. Throughout my career in higher education, I have strived to imbue my work with the values I learned at Antioch. As an alum of Antioch College, I want to ensure the continuance of the amazing work going on at Antioch today. The world needs Antioch and the work it does to create leaders that stand up for human rights and actively strive to make a better society. I am heartened by the way President Fernandes is working to invigorate interest in the college, and the way the College is reimagining of experiential educational opportunities that foster learning while contributing to society in positive ways. If elected, I will bring my rich experiences working in higher education and my dedication to student learning to my endeavors on the Alumni Board. As a member of the Board, I will work hard to support Antioch in achieving its crucial goals of empowering Antioch students to “own their education, learn experientially, and act for justice.”

Niaomi Nyyanna Catata ’18

I came to Antioch for many reasons in 2014 but most of all to become more of my true self, learn more deeply about the world, and to help build a new kind of college for the future. I’ve been a student, I’ve worked as a staff member, and I still live in YS.

Meredith Reid Sarkees ’72

Antioch gave me the opportunities to both explore career options and to expand my intellectual horizons. I would like to help Antioch provide such experiences for today’s students. I spent the majority of my career as a professor in liberal arts university.

Nicole Stanton ’92

I am a first-generation college student and a woman of color. I arrived on Antioch’s campus with no real idea of what I wanted to do, which could have been a recipe for alienation and disengagement. However, through the power of extraordinary mentorship, a curricular approach that encouraged students to explore a broad range of courses, as well as an environment that made new domains of knowledge accessible to those who didn’t arrive as an expert, I found my way to dance. I can genuinely say that it was my experience at Antioch that led directly to my work as an artist, an

educator, an organizer, and now, a leader. I currently serve as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wesleyan University. I am also a Professor of Dance, African American Studies, and Environmental Studies. It would be my honor to work to support Antioch by sharing my skills and experiences. I am a passionate believer in liberal arts education, cooperative education and the distinct approach that Antioch takes. I am so excited to see the work President Jane Fernandes is doing to stabilize the college and make the experience accessible to more students. I believe that Antioch is what the world needs right now and I want to offer my hands to the struggle.

Sandra Verdugo ’08

I am a proud alumna of our school and its amazing history. I would like to play a part in developing the legacy of our school and inspiring its growth and development.