Syracuse University

2011-2012 Syracuse University Alumni Association Mission and Board Members

 The Association is formed to promote the general welfare and interests of Syracuse University as an institution committed to promoting learning through teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment, and service. The Association shall create an environment, in which Syracuse University graduates, former students, current students, and friends become and stay connected to the University,

The Association shall serve in an advisory capacity and shall have no fiduciary responsibility to the University. The Association should serve as the umbrella organization for University alumni and strengthen and grow the SU global community by:

• Acting as ambassadors to and for Syracuse University
• Supporting the University finacially and by encouraging others to do so
• Working with the University to facilitate ongoing access to knowledge, services and opportunities
• Identifying desirable candidates for admission and connecting with current students, young alumni, and alumni in meaningful ways that create lifelong engagement and commitment to the University.

Officers and Executive Committee:

President
Brian Spector '78 WSM, Livingston, NJ

Past President
Lawrence Bashe '66 A&S, G '68 MAX, Plainfield, NJ

Vice President
Robert P. Mitchell G'75 NEW, Cambridge, MA

Vice President
Laurie B. Taishoff '86 A&S, Annapolis, MD

Alumni Relations Representative
Ellen King G'10, Executive Director, Office of Alumni Relations

Regional Advancement Representative
Tammy Schlafer, Executive Director of Development, Annual Giving

Secretary
Lil O'Rourke  '77 A&S, G'04 MAX, Secretary Board of Trustees and VP Principal Gifts

Treasurer
Louis G. Marcoccia '68, G'69 WSM, Treasurer  Board of Trustees and Executive VP & CFO

Committee Chairs:
Awards
Tracy M. Barash '89 WSM, Atlanta, GA

Clubs
Ann Drumheller '89 VPA, Clarksville, MD

Generation Orange
Laurie B. Taishoff '86 A&S, Annapolis, MD

Nominating 
Mark J. Verone '95 NEW, Inverness, IL

Outreach and Access 
Gisele Marcus '89 WSM, Prosper, TX 

Philanthropy 
Patricia Mautino '64 A&S, G'66 IST, Jamesville, NY
Robert P. Mitchell G'75 NEW, Cambridge, MA

General Board Members:
Contessa L. Brewer '96 NEW, New York, NY
Sam Clarvit '10 i-School, New York, NY
Joseph Di Scipio G'95 LAW/MAX, Falls Church, VA
Sherman Douglas '89 VPA, Potomac, MD
Anthony Fulton '82 VPA, Atlanta, GA
Laura B. Holland '06 VPA, Bordentown, NJ
Jason Jedlinski '99 NEW, Chicago, IL
Kristen Krikorian '99 WSM, Boston, MA
Carolyn C. Lindheim '84 WSM/NEW, Wynnewood, PA
Manuel E. Mazo '88 LCS, Guaynabo, PR
Marc Penziner '01 NEW, New York, NY
Sara Flaum Ressler '07 WSM, Rochester, NY
John Robinson '90 NEW, Glenmont, NY
Pamela Stern '90 A&S, New York, NY
 
Student Representatives:
Philip "PJ" Alampi '14 A&S, Glen Ridge, NJ
Alyssa Brennan '14 WSM, Lincoln, RI
Neal Casey '12 WSM, Denville, NJ
Bonnie Kong '12 A&S, Brooklyn, NY
Danielle Matfess '13 WSM, Topsfield, MA


SU Trustees Appointed to Alumni Association Board of Directors:
Joanne Fogel Alper '72 A&S, Arlington, VA
Robert E. Dineen, Jr. '66 LAW, Sherman, CT
Stuart Frankel '61 WSM, Wainscott, NY
James D. Kuhn '70, G '72 WSM, New York, NY
Robert Miron '59 WSM, Syracuse, NY
Deryck Palmer '78 A&S, Maplewood, NJ