Duke Alumni Board of Directors

The Duke Alumni Board of Directors is the University’s volunteer leadership advisory board representing the global alumni community. The mission of the Board is to engage, connect, and celebrate alumni, students, and friends of Duke University.

Duke Alumni Board of Directors

The Duke Alumni Board of Directors is the University’s volunteer leadership advisory board representing the global alumni community. The mission of the Board is to engage, connect, and celebrate alumni, students, and friends of Duke University.

2024 Duke Alumni Board

Executive Committee


Andy Dillon '96	Vikas Patel '96, MD'00, HS'01-'04	Patricia Baker-Simon '86	Adonica Black ’11
DA Board President	DA Board Immediate Past President	Vice President & Alumni Impact Taskforce Co-Chair	Vice President & Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-Chair
Houston, TX	Cary, NC	Mitchellville, MD	Hyattsville, MD


Grace Chang '97	Laura Heilenday ’06, M.B.A. ’12	Nyssa Kourakos '90	Max Perkins '04
Vice President & Awards & Recognition Committee Co-Chair	Secretary, Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement & Development & Chief Engagement Officer	Vice President & Awards & Recognition Committee Co-Chair	Vice President & Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-Chair
Littleton, CO	Durham, NC	Coral Gables, FL	Durham, NC

Andy Dillion speaking at an alumni board meeting

Upcoming Events

Winter Board Meeting, January 30 – Feb 1, 2025 at Duke University, Durham, NC

Spring Board Meeting, May 1-3, 2025 at Duke University, Durham, NC

Board Membership

For more information about the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, please contact alumni-volunteer@duke.edu.

Name	Position	Location
Kaneedreck Adams, '01, JD'07, P'22	DBA Representative	Washington, DC
Pat Baker-Simon (Baker), '86	DA Board Vice President	Mitchellville, MD
Adonica Black ’11	DA Board Vice President	Hyattsville, MD
Caroline Brown (Stouffer), '04	At Large Director	Houston, TX
Michael Calvo '02	At Large Director	Washington, DC
Audry Casusol J.D. ’06, LL.M. ’06	Affinity Group Representative/ Ex-officio Member	Raleigh, NC
Hosea Chang, '03	DAAA Representative	San Diego, CA
Grace Chang '97	DA Board Vice President	Littleton, CO
Jimmy Childre, Jr., MBA'01	At Large Director	Sandersville, GA
Andrew Dillon '96	DA Board President	Houston, TX
Tayo Famakinwa ’05	At Large Director	Marietta, GA
Kathy Gallagher (Viall), B.S.N.'75	At Large Director	Ambler, PA
Dennis Gilmore Ph.D. ’78	At Large Director	Durham, NC
Stephanie Loraine Gloster B.M.E. ’96	Affinity Group Representative/ Ex-officio Member	Atlanta GA
Carol Woods Goehring M.Div. ’78	Affinity Group Representative/ Ex-officio Member	Wilmington, NC
Andy Halpern, ESQ, '80	At Large Director	Dallas, TX
Scott B. Hamilton '80	At Large Director	Raleigh, NC
Bryant Harris, '05	At Large Director	Annapolis, MD
Mami Hidaka, '88	At Large Director	New York, NY
Cynthia Hougum Ph.D.'93	At Large Director	Littleton, CO
Michael Hunnicutt ’80, Ph.D.’84, P’15	At Large Director	Richmond, VA
Nyssa Kourakos (Tussing), '90	DA Board Vice President	Coral Gables, FL
Lisa Lawson (Girand), '89, P'21, P'24	At Large Director	Piedmont, CA
August Mao, M.P.P. '16	At Large Director	Alexandria, VA
Lora Mason (Fassett), ’85, M.H.A.’87, P’22	At Large Director	Seattle, WA
Amy McKeag ’98, M.B.A. '06	At Large Director	Waban, MA
Pam McLoughlin (Johnson), '95	At Large Director	Detroit, MI
Brandon Neal J.D.’08	At Large Director	Evanston, IL
Uche Osuji B.S.E.'95, M.B.A.'01	At Large Director	New York, NY
Vikas Patel '96, M.D.'00, H.S.'01-'04	Immediate Past President	Cary, NC
Max Perkins '04	DA Board Vice President	Durham, NC
Gustavo Ruiz J.D. ’20, LL.M. ’20	Affinity Group Representative/ Ex-officio Member	Washington, D.C.
Nikhil Sanon ’16	Affinity Group Representative/ Ex-officio Member	Washington, D.C.
Anne Berry Schell ’06	At Large Director	Potomac, MD
Ben Shellhorn J.D.’15, M.B.A.’15	LGBTQ+ Representative	Denver, CO
Beverly Sobel-Redler (Sobel), MBA'90	At Large Director	Fairfax, VA
Julien Steinberg LL.M. '11	At Large Director	Neuilly Sur Seine, France
Rita Stephanz (McCloy), ’83, P’15, P’17	At Large Director	Larchmont, NY
Margaret Stover M.H.A. ’89	At Large Director	Newtown Square, PA
Mathavi Strasburger (Jothimurugesan), '10	Honorary Member	Raleigh, NC
Gregg Tenser, '89	At Large Director	Westport, CT
Manlio Valdes, Jr., '88, P'17	DUHLA Representative	Key Biscayne, FL
Justin Wong '02	At Large Director	Hong Kong, China
Eric Wong ’96	At Large Director	Sunnyvale, CA