Alumni | Babson Alumni Advisory Board

The Babson Alumni Advisory Board is led by a Chair and comprised of 12 to 15 members. Additional leadership roles include Vice Chair of Alumni Engagement, Vice Chair of Fundraising, Vice Chair of Marketing, and Past Chair.

Each BAAB member serves a three year term.

The next term commences on July 1, 2020.

BAAB members’ responsibilities include the following:

• Participate in BAAB meetings
• Attend events and programs in member region. Attendance at events and programs in other regions is encouraged
• Support the College philanthropically with a recurring, annual gift to Babson
• Provide timely feedback on alumni engagement activities and initiatives
• Support alumni activities, including but not limited to regional clubs and affinity groups, through their events and programs, new volunteer training, and club/group development
• Promote and support select Center programs and activities
• Take an active role in fundraising campaigns, e.g. Make Your Mark, Barefoot Challenge, etc.

BAAB members serving in leadership roles have additional responsibilities:

Chair:

• Serve as primary liaison to the Alumni and Friends (AFN) and The Fund for Babson (TFFB)
• Serve on the Babson Board of Trustees (per the Trustee by-laws)
• Attend signature College events (e.g. Back to Babson, Babson Connect, Champagne Toast, etc.) Attend events and programs in member region. Attendance at events and programs in other regions is encouraged
• Take an active role in fundraising campaigns, e.g. Make Your Mark, Barefoot Challenge, etc.
• Convene and facilitate all BAAB meetings
• As schedule permits, participate in weekly Advancement Stand Up meetings

Vice Chair, Alumni Engagement

• Liaise with the Director Regional Programs, Senior Associate Director, Affinity Programs, and Associate Director, Class Engagement in support of regional, affinity, and reunion activities and initiatives as well as Center programs, including but not limited to BASE and BETA Challenge. Specific activities and initiatives may vary year to year or semester to semester
• Participate in monthly planning meetings with Managing Director, Alumni and Friends Network

Vice Chair, Fundraising:

• Liaise with the TFFB team and assist with recruiting new Class Agents
• Take a leadership role in fundraising campaigns, e.g. Make Your Mark, Barefoot Challenge, Days of Giving, etc
• Report on proposed fundraising activities at BAAB meetings and motivate members of the board to actively participate in campaigns
• Participate in monthly planning meetings with the Managing Director, The Fund for Babson

Vice Chair, Marketing:

• Lend marketing expertise to the Advancement Division/Advancement Communications, e.g. Babson website, social media campaigns, alumni communications, times of crisis, #One Babson Day, etc.
• Report on upcoming College and Advancement marketing initiatives and serve as a resource to other alumni volunteer organizations

Past Chair:

• Assist with the transition to new volunteer leadership engagement model

The Babson Alumni Advisory Board will hold three meetings per calendar year:

• September during Back to Babson (attendance in person or WebEx/video chat)
• January/February: WebEx/video chat (WebEx/video chat)
• April/May: In person or WebEx/video chat (attendance in person or WebEx/video chat)

BAAB members will participate in additional meetings through each calendar year to provide timely feedback on strategic initiatives and to support engagement and participation activities.

President: Alexandra Piccirilli '94
Vice President: Jeremy Hill '04
Vice President: Patrick Baird '11
Treasurer: Barry MacQuarrie '84
Clerk: Nicholas Wong M'15
Past President: Howard Brown '88

Brett Adamczyk '05
Candace Armand ‘10
Susan Blake '13, MSA '13
Philip Boulton '97
Janae Bourgeois '13
Ed Brzychcy M'16
Ravi Daswani '92
Eric Dean '15
Anna Ivashko ‘11
Cheryl Lavaux ’95, M‘09
Thomas McQuaid '75
Wilma Miranda ‘89
Neesha Modi '04, M'10
Terri Monjar M'96
Alankrita Narang MS '15
Jennifer Putnam ‘05
Farrel Simpson ‘09
Meaghan Toothaker '15
Greg Tufankjian '88

Nathan Burke M'17
Faith Hickey '92, M'99
Cytandra Hoover M'15
Tiffany Lien '10
Alvaro Pena '96
Josuel Plasencia '17
Francesca Rainieri '98
Tifani Ramic '14
Carolina Samsing M'15
Sharlene Sones '86
Leticia Stallworth '99, M'13
Takuo Urushihara M'15