Strengthening Connections Among Alumni

Alumni Board Of Directors

Members of the HKS Alumni Board of Directors represent the interests of the global HKS alumni community. These elected volunteers strengthen connections among HKS alumni by supporting them, current students, and the School.

More than 2,600 members of the global alumni community chose from among 142 candidates for 10 open positions on the Alumni Board. The new board members, who assumed their roles July 1, 2018, are:

Teresa Acuña MC/MPA 2017, United States (member-at-large)

Luma Al Saleh MC/MPA 2017, Oman

Tami Kesselman MPA 1995, United States

Edson Kenji Kondo MPP 1990, Brazil

Carl Manlan MC/MPA 2012, Ghana

Diego Osorio MC/MPA 2009, Canada

Frank Pearl MC/MPA 2011, Colombia

Meredith Segal MC/MPA 2017, Niger

Brooke Suter MC/MPA 2017, United States

Jennifer Tutak MPA 2012, United States

They join the following members of the Alumni Board:

Emilian Papadopoulos MPP 2008 (chair)

Deborah Bailey MC/MPA 2015 (vice chair)

John Haederle MC/MPA 2000 (secretary)

Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook MPA 2010 (member-at-large)

Ramaswami (Balu) Balasubramaniam MC/MPA 2010

Rudy Brioché MPP 2000

Jonathan Chang MC/MPA 2014

Leila El-Khatib MC/MPA 2013

Manuel Muñiz MPA 2011

Steven Rahman MPP 2000

David Rosenberg MC/MPA 1986

Ruma Samdani MC/MPA 2012

The Board’s many accomplishments in 2017–2018 include:

Reunion

Board members participated in alumni panels and presentations.

Alumni Summit

The Alumni Board met on campus in May, where they heard from and asked questions of Dean Elmendorf and Robbin Chapman, the School’s first-ever associate dean for diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

Connections Committee

The Alumni Board, through its Connections Committee, led the process of selecting this year’s Alumni Award recipients.

Facebook Live

The Alumni Board co-hosted the School’s first Facebook Live event with Dean Elmendorf.

Student Government

The Board provided advice to KSSG leaders during the fall and spring semesters.

Board Elections

The Board worked with the Office of Alumni Relations to hold elections for 10 new Alumni Board members.

Career Shadowing

The Board worked with the Office of Career Advancement to promote the School’s annual event where students shadow alumni during the January break.

2,664

members of the global alumni community voted in the Alumni Board elections