Alumni Council

Who we are

The Alumni Council is a dedicated group of volunteers who provide guidance and insight about alumni programs, communications, and outreach. Each alumni member serves a four-year term; the Council, along with faculty and student representatives, meets on campus once a year, with remote meetings scheduled as necessary.

Mission

The Clark University Alumni Council connects or reconnects Clarkies with the University. We promote activities and share news that will deepen their affinity with a community that launched passions, careers, and relationships. Through our interactions, we also drive positive and lasting change that redefines what it means to be a Clarkie, and excites and inspires graduates to participate, to give, and to be champions of the Clark experience.

Committees

Alumni Council members serve on several committees, including:

The Awards Committee selects recipients of four alumni awards — the Distinguished Service Award, the Young Alumni Service Award, the Service to Society Award, and Challenging Convention Award. Learn more
The Diversity and Inclusion Committee focuses on the success of affinity groups, volunteers, and programs, ensuring that alumni from all identities and backgrounds are represented and that alumni have a voice in diversity, equity, and inclusion matters at the University.
The Programming Committee reviews and advises on ongoing engagement programming, including on- and off-campus events, virtual events, and how to best engage alumni and faculty in this work.
The Nominating Committee selects new members of the Alumni Council and candidates to become the alumni-appointed trustee.
The Alumni Experience Committee will map out engagement with Clark alumni pre-graduation through their entry into the 50th Year Association. The committee will identify engagement strengths and gaps with a focus on events, volunteer and recognition opportunities, communications, alumni services, and general on-going awareness of what’s current and important to the Clark community. The committee will offer suggestions working towards the creation of a roadmap to address some of those gaps and outline how we can play to our strengths and improve the alumni experience over time.

Some Council members also serve as members and liaisons to other volunteer groups, including the Clark Black Alumni Association (CBAA), the Clark LGBTQ+ Alumni Association (CLAA), the GOLD Council, and the Hall of Fame Selection Committee.

Our leaders

Garrett W. Abrahamson ’07, MBA ’08

Past President

Thomas Hicks ’93

Members

Kulani Abendroth-Dias ’13, Paris, France
Garrett Abrahamson ’07, MBA ’08, Saco, ME
David Brenerman ’73, Gorham, ME
Malik Brown ’00, MBA ’02, Philadelphia, PA
Matthew Chafe ’87, Wayland, MA
Anthony Colón ’03, MPA ’04, Rockaway Beach, NY
Joanna DaCunha-Semedo ’15, MA ’16, South Weymouth, MA
Jean Dao ’12, MAT ’13, Boston, MA

Paige Goldmarche ’06, Philadelphia, PA
Margaret Guzman ’89, Worcester, MA
Thomas Hicks ’93, Springfield, VA
Vladi Highland ’16, Riverside, RI
Nicola Imbracsio ’98, Saint Paul, MN
Carolyn Michael-Banks ’79, Memphis, TN
Thomas Montanari ’25, Hopewell, NJ
Jermel Moody ’00, Brooklyn, NY
Brigid Palcic ’11, M.A. ’12, Poughkeepsie, NY

Abhishek Raman ’09, Cambridge, MA
Edgardo Rivera ’86, P ’09, San Juan, PR
Rebecca Sherer ’79, Northampton, MA
Colin Sterling ’18, Boca Raton, FL
Bryan Tamburro ’97, Frisco, TX
Adi Tibrewal MBA ’05, Worcester, MA
Alex Turgeon ’16, MBA ’17, Holden, MA
Sage Zetzman ’25, Steamboat Springs, CO

Alumni council awards

Each year, the Awards Committee of the Alumni Council solicits nominations for four alumni awards:

Distinguished Service Award
Young Alumni Award
University Award for Service to Society
Challenging Convention Award

Nominations are submitted by Clark alumni, staff, and faculty. Winners are chosen by the Awards Committee and honored at the annual Alumni Council Awards Dinner held on the Friday night of Reunion Weekend.

The Distinguished Service Award, the highest honor bestowed by Clark’s Alumni Council, recognizes and celebrates a graduate who has demonstrated exemplary leadership and volunteerism for Clark over the course of several decades.

The University Award for Service to Society celebrates an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to society in the years since graduating from Clark while advancing a cause consistent with Clark’s values.

The Young Alumni Award recognizes a Clark “Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD)” who has served as an exemplary leader and volunteer for Clark since graduation.

The Challenging Convention Award is inspired by the deep reverence Clark graduates have for the University’s motto, “Challenge Convention. Change Our World.” The award honors an individual who, in the years since graduation, “has a crowning achievement in advancing a particular artistic, social, or scientific cause deemed consonant with University values.”