Alumni Executive Board

2024-25 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Leadership

Chair: Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05
Vice-Chair: Lisa Wells Warchola '09

2024-25 Committee Chairs and Co-chairs:

Alumni Communication and Engagement: 
Chair: Kathrine M. Anderson '86
Co-Chair: Ashley Rose Bennett Khumalo '14

Community and Campus Service: 
Chair: Lisa Wells Warchola '09
Co-Chair: Joy Miller Beveridge '82

Student and Alumni Connections: 
Chair: Zach Roberson ’12
Co-Chair: Elena Rowe '21

The Hood Ring: 
Chair: Patricia M. Crowell '04, M.S.'08
Co-Chair: Stephanie Bulka Smith ‘03
 

2024-25 Alumni Executive Board (AEB) Members 

• Jacki Resop Amato '95: 
  Administrative Assistant, Rocchi Construction, Inc. 
• Kathrine M. Anderson '86 
• Ashley Rose Bennett Khumalo '14: 
  Social Work Care Manager, Meritus Health 
• Victoria Benson '04: 
  English Teacher, Linganore High School 
• Joy Miller Beveridge '82: 
  Director of General Operations, Clinical Monitoring Research Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. (retired) 
• Domota Byrd '22: 
  Assistant Director of Development, Annual Fund, Edmund Burke School  
• Mary Thompson Calhoun '81: 
  Personal Care Assistant, Senior Helpers 
• Shina' R. Castain '98: 
  Regional Administrator, Northern Region, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation 
• Trish Crowell ’04, M’08: 
  Biology Teacher, Tuscarora High School, Frederick County Public Schools 
• Melinda Cohen Donegan '93: 
  Senior Account Manager, Manning Media, Inc. 
• Nicholas Duafala '14: 
  Principal, K Street Capital 
• Elaheh Eghbal '13, M.A.'21, C'21: 
  Hubspot Marketing Automation Specialist,MITRE 
• Victoria Idoni '06: 
  Media Planner, Finders Consulting Group 
• Faith M. Kiser '24
   Business Development Coordinator, InfoStructure LLC 
• Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans '84, P'18: 
  Teacher, Sierra Sands Unified School District (retired) 
• Spencer Knoll '13: 
  Director of U.S. Policy and Advocacy, Malaria No More 
• Leah Giambarresi MacDonald '03, M.S.'10, C'05: 
  Investigational New Drug Application Manager, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc. 
• Sara Myers McCain '12: 
  Accountant/Tax Preparer, C.P. Abod LLC; Event Planner, The Wine Kitchen 
• Melanie Muscar '04, MBA'07, M.A.'18: 
  Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Department of State; Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy Reserves 
• Patrick O'Brien '17: 
  School Counselor, Winston Churchill High School, Montgomery County Public Schools 
• Zachary D. Roberson '12: 
  Coordinator, Student Leadership and Service, Frederick Community College 
• Brielle E. Rozmus '19: 
  Assistant Director of Donor Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing 
• Elena F. Rowe '21: 
  Educational and Virtual Programs Coordinator, L.E.E.P TO COLLEGE Foundation 
• Sarah G. Sardina '23: 
  Special Education Teacher, Kemptown Elementary School, Frederick County Public Schools 
• Cheyenne Simmons '19: 
  Senior Accreditation Officer, A2LA 
• Dr. Stephanie Bulka Smith '03: 
  Family Physician, Fort Meade Community Outpatient Clinic 
• Lisa Wells Warchola '09: 
  Store Leader, Wawa 
• Caylee Winpigler '21: 
  Administrative Assistant, Ausherman Family Foundation; Graduate Student, American University

2024-25 Chair of the Board Scholar Student AEB Representatives: 

• Alba S. Reyes Montiel '25
• Rebecca Carroll '25