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.
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2024 Duke Alumni Board Executive Committee
Andy Dillon '96DA Board PresidentHouston, TX
Vikas Patel '96, MD'00, HS'01-'04DA Board Immediate Past PresidentCary, NC
Patricia Baker-Simon '86Vice President & Alumni Impact Taskforce Co-ChairMitchellville, MD
Adonica Black ’11Vice President & Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-ChairHyattsville, MD
Grace Chang '97Vice President & Awards & Recognition Committee Co-ChairLittleton, CO
Laura Heilenday ’06, M.B.A. ’12Secretary, Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement & Development & Chief Engagement OfficerDurham, NC
Nyssa Kourakos '90Vice President & Awards & Recognition Committee Co-ChairCoral Gables, FL
Max Perkins '04Vice President & Committee on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Co-ChairDurham, NC
Upcoming Events
Fall Board Meeting, October 24-26, 2024 at Duke University, Durham, NC
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
DA Board Membership
For more information about the Duke Alumni Board of Directors, please contact alumni-volunteer@duke.edu.
Name | Position | Location |
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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 |