Amy is a nurse scientist and a certified nurse-midwife. She teaches in the undergraduate program at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville, College of Nursing. Her research focuses on the reproductive health needs and priorities of marginalized and understudied communities and how structural interventions improve health outcomes. Additionally, she is involved in research focused on the midwifery workforce, nursing and abortion care, advancing conversations about universal health care, and qualitative research. Amy earned a B.S. in history from Haverford in 2007, an M.S.N. in nursing from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 2012, and a Ph.D. in nursing from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2019. While at Haverford, Amy worked for the Arboretum, Lunt Cafe, and in the Office of Institutional Advancement. As an alum, she has served as a reunion volunteer and admission volunteer. Amy resides in Knoxville, TN, with her husband and son.
Alumni Association Executive Committee
The Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC) acts as the executive arm of the Association providing leadership and direction regarding alumni affairs. Members play a key role in building and maintaining lifelong relationships between Haverford alumni and the College, providing bridges across generations of Haverford graduates, developing valued services for classmates and friends, and giving a helping hand to current Haverford students.
Members address alumni interest in ongoing College affairs and discuss College policies to gain an alumni perspective. The AAEC also strives to foster open dialogue between the College and alumni. The AAEC is responsible for recognizing outstanding achievement and volunteer contributions to Haverford through the Alumni Association's awards program, and for nominating alumni to the Board of Managers. All activities are supplemented by other committee and liaison work.
Members
Member details are listed below. All members can be contacted via Haverford Connect. Log in or create an account today!
Amy Alspaugh '07
Member at Large
- Knoxville, TN
Bruce Andrews ’90
(he/him)
Member at Large
- Washington, D.C.
Bruce is the chief government affairs officer at Intel Corp. He has spent the last 30 years in the government and private sector in Washington, D.C. During the Obama Administration, he served as the deputy secretary of the United States Department of Commerce, and as the general counsel of the U.S. Senate Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation. Bruce earned a B.A. in political science from Haverford in 1990, and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1997. While at Haverford, he was the head of the Customs Committee, a Customs person, and a member of the lacrosse team. Bruce is an admission volunteer, a reunion volunteer, and is a member of the Alumni Association Awards Committee. He is a former regional representative and class volunteer. Bruce resides in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two daughters.
Feel free to get in touch with Bruce if you are interested in government or public policy in Washington, D.C.
Dan Bloomfield ’82
Member at Large
- Belmar, NJ
Dan is currently chief medical officer of Anthos Therapeutics, a cardiovascular biotechnology company, after spending 2 years as the founding CEO of Cardurion Pharmaceuticals. Prior to his career in biotech, Dan spent 14 years at Merck and was senior vice president, global clinical development. He joined Merck after spending 8 years on the faculty at the Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons running research programs funded by the National Institutes of Health. In 1986, he created the American-South African Scholarship Association which provided university scholarships for disadvantaged students in South Africa. He went on to help create the Friends of Mandela Rhodes Foundation (USA) and was its first president. Dan was also a founding member of the Board for SEED Impact, an organization that has built tools designed for exceptional, under-resourced nonprofit organizations which equip them to achieve the outcomes they seek and unlock their potential for growth. Additionally, Dan is a board member of the New Jersey Center for Performing Arts, having previously served on its Executive Committee, and was chair of the Arts Education Committee. Dan earned a B.A. in chemistry from Haverford in 1982, and an M.D. from Harvard in 1989. He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 1984, and earned an M. Phil. in social anthropology from Oxford University in 1984. While at Haverford, Dan was president of Students' Council and co-captain of the lacrosse team. He was a participant in the 2016 and 2017 Ethical Leadership Summer Institute (ELSI) and is a former Reunion volunteer. Dan resides in Belmar, NJ.
Laurie Buchanan '91 P'22
Member at Large
- Chapel Hill, NC
Laurie is a senior research and assessment specialist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she analyzes the effectiveness of university programs. Prior to this role, she spent 20 years as a management consultant for federal agencies and Fortune 500 companies. She earned a BA in psychology from Haverford in 1991 and a PhD in industrial/organizational psychology from Virginia Tech in 1998. She has been an admissions volunteer, and while at Haverford she was a member of the basketball and track teams. Laurie resides in Chapel Hill, NC with her husband Andrew and occasionally with her two grown children (Nathan HC ‘22 and Matthew WFU ’24).
Adem Bunkeddeko '09
(he/him)
Member at Large
- Brooklyn, NY
Adem Bunkeddeko is the former executive director of Coro New York, where he led the organization’s turnaround following the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to Coro, Adem worked in a variety of managerial roles across the private, public, and social sectors. And for five years, he served on Brooklyn Community Board #8. Adem's parents are war refugees who fled Uganda's turbulent civil war to seek sanctuary and opportunity in the United States; Adem is one of the first members of his family to graduate from college and earn a graduate degree. He received a B.A from Haverford College where he studied political science and philosophy and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Scott Burau ’02
(he/him)
President
- Key West, FL
Scott is a senior manager with Real Estate Services at Deloitte LLP. He earned a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford in 2002. Scott serves as an admission volunteer and is a former member of the Annual Fund Executive Committee. He is the 2017 recipient of the Archibald MacIntosh Award, given for exemplary service to the College in the area of admission. Scott is based out of Deloitte's Miami office.
Scott welcomes questions on corporate real estate strategy, career changes and networking, leveraging the Haverford network, and LGBTQ+ support.
Nehad Chowdhury '98
Haverford Athletics Leaders (HAL) Liaison
- Bethesda, MD
Nehad Chowdhury is a Managing Director and the global head of Sovereign Credit Management (SCM) at Citigroup. His team is responsible for establishing Citi’s internal views on global macroeconomic and sovereign risk. His team’s assessments are used to guide senior management decisions regarding country risk appetite and to underwrite Citi’s exposures to sovereigns and government-related entities. He brings over 25 years of experience to this function.
Prior to joining Citi in 2013, Nehad was an economist at the International Monetary Fund and advised IMF’s management and policymakers on global financial stability risks. Nehad began his career at Goldman Sachs where he held multiple roles in New York and London advising governments on capital markets transactions and public finances.
Nehad has an MPA in International Development from Harvard University and a BA in Economics from Haverford College. He has traveled to over 80 countries.
Ethan Christman '25
Student Liaison
- Bethlehem, PA
Ellen Guerin '79
(she/her)
Member at Large
- Minneapolis, MN
Ellen retired in 2020 from teaching high school social studies and English for Edina Public Schools in Minnesota. From 2009-2014, she taught overseas at the Shanghai American School in China and the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India. Prior to teaching, Ellen practiced law, doing mostly environmental and bankruptcy litigation work. She also stayed home to raise her daughters for several years. Ellen earned a B.A. in history from Haverford in 1979, a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1982, and an M.Ed. from the University of St. Thomas (MN) in 2001. While at Haverford, Ellen was co-captain of Bi-Co field hockey, a member of the lacrosse team, and a Customs person. She was also co-leader of the student Quaker Activities Committee. Ellen is an admission volunteer and served on the Corporation from 1979-1987. She was also the 1994 recipient of the Archibald MacIntosh Award, given for exemplary service to the College in the area of admission. She resides in Minneapolis, MN.
John Holder ‘85
Member at Large
- Rock Hill, SC
John is semi-retired as an instructor of political science at Winthrop University. He earned a B.A. in political science from Haverford in 1985, an M.A. and M.Phil. from The George Washington University in 1990 and 1993, respectively, and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2013. He is a former co-chair of the American Political Science Association Committee on the Status of Contingent Faculty. John is a member of the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Democratic Party. He is a former board member of the Kiwanis Club of Rock Hill and of Habitat for Humanity of York County, SC. He served as clerk of the Vestry and chair of the Mission and Outreach Committee at the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in Rock Hill. John is a former Reunion volunteer. He paid for his doctoral studies at UNC Charlotte by winning $59,350 on the Dec. 20, 2004, episode of Wheel of Fortune. He resides in Rock Hill, SC.
Michela Jones '25
(she/her)
Student Liaison
- Norfolk, VA
Michela, originally from Norfolk, VA is a junior studying Health, Equity and Society as an independent major. On campus she is a member of the women’s basketball team, the Committee on Student Standing and Programs (CSSP), the Existing Curriculum Committee (ECC), and the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC).
Doug Lobel '79 P'15
Member at Large
- McLean, Va
Doug is a retired partner of international law firm Cooley LLP. He co-chaired Cooley’s national class action practice and had a diverse practice representing public companies in complex corporate and criminal litigation across the country. Doug started his career as a prosecutor in the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, and later the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2009, the Washington Business Journal named Doug the top corporate litigator in the Washington, D.C. area in its “Top Washington Lawyer” competition. From 2011 to 2021, Chambers USA named Doug to its list of America’s Leading Lawyers for Commercial Litigation, and he was also named in Best Lawyers in America (2013-2021). Doug earned his B.A. in political science from Haverford in 1979 and his J.D. from George Washington University in 1983. At Haverford, Doug served as student representative on the Committee for Faculty Appointments, and as organizer and director of the (now defunct) Haverford/Bryn Mawr Jazz Ensemble. Doug has three sons, including Graham, HC ‘15, who is in the joint M.D./Ph.D. program at University of Pennsylvania Medical School and received his Ph.D. in cancer biology in 2023. Doug resides in McLean, Va.
Jamie Joselyn Melville '26
(she/her)
Student Liaison
- Minnesota and Alaska
Jamie Joslyn is a Spanish major who has also served on the Existing Curriculum, Campus Safety, and physics IDEA committees. She is also involved in Students for Abolition, Liberation, and Transformation (SALT), Disability Advocacy for Students at Haverford (DASH), Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) , and Haverford Queer Professional Network (HQPN). Jamie Joslyn lives in Minnesota and Alaska on school breaks.
Paul Minnice '09
(he/him)
Second Decade Liaison
- Chicago, IL
Paul is a director of product leadership at NielsenIQ, a leading consumer intelligence and analytics company. Prior to joining NielsenIQ, he was a senior manager of analytics at Walgreens, a brand manager at L’Oreal USA, and an economist at the U.S. Department of Transportation. Paul earned a B.A. in economics from Haverford in 2009 and an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management in 2016. While at Haverford, he was co-head of the Housing Committee and the Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) as well as a member of the Customs Committee. Paul is a former student liaison on the Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC), former member of the Young Alumni Advisory Group (YAAG), and Giving Day advocate. He resides in Chicago, IL. Paul is the second decade liaison for the AAEC.
Bev Ortega Babers ’84
(she/her)
Past President
- Potomac, MD
Bev leads the domestic policy area for The MITRE Corporation’s Center for Data-Driven Policy. In her 30-year public service career, she held senior executive positions at the Department of the Treasury, the United States Mint, the Department of Education, and the American National Red Cross. Bev began her career as a litigator in private practice and with the Department of Justice. She earned a B.A. in psychology from Haverford in 1984, and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989. While at Haverford, Bev was elected the first woman president of the Students Council and was co-captain of the basketball team. She resides in Potomac, MD, with her husband, Alonzo, and is a mom of three.
Bev welcomes inquiries from those considering government service and students of color who wish to talk about their goals and Haverford experience.
Margarita Padin-Nicholas ’87
(she/her, they/them)
Member at Large
- Philadelphia, PA
Margarita is a union carpenter with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America. She is originally from Puerto Rico, where she grew up with two brothers and two sisters. It was in Puerto Rico that she developed a love of basketball—playing in her backyard with her brothers and watching Baloncesto Superior and the Puerto Rican national basketball team. She earned a B.A. in sociology and anthropology from Haverford in 1987. She is the 1999 recipient of the Forman Award, given to Haverford athletes who, professionally or voluntarily, have devoted a significant amount of time and energy to the betterment of society. After college, Margarita graduated from a four-year apprenticeship with the Carpenter's Union in Philadelphia in 1993. Margarita is an active member of the Coalition of Labor Union Women. Margarita is interested in the efforts of undocumented workers organizing against violations of their rights, and she is also interested in the conditions of public housing in Philadelphia.
Margarita welcomes questions about her experiences as a woman in a non-traditional trade.
Maurice Rippel '19
Multicultural Alumni Action Group (MAAG) Liaison
- Brooklyn, NY
Joe Sacks '05
Member at Large
- Devon, PA
John Saroff ’98
(he/him)
CCPA Liaison
- New York, NY
John Saroff is chief executive officer of Chartbeat, the leading software platform for enterprise media. Chartbeat is used by over 1,000 media companies in 75 countries, including the New York Times, Disney, and the BBC. John has spent 25 years working on the cutting-edge of media and technology, working at NBC-Universal and Google before joining Chartbeat in 2013. John received his undergraduate degree in History from Haverford College and a joint degree in Law and Business from Columbia University. He lives with his wife and four children in Manhattan.
He welcomes questions having to do, specifically, with tech and media.
Nate Shade '16
Fords in Finance and CCPA Liaison
- San Francisco, CA
Joy Takahashi ’87
(she/her)
Vice President/Corporation Liaison
- Bryn Mawr, PA
Joy is Executive Strategic Assistant to members of the Board of Management, Global Specialty Insurance, Munich Re Group. Since joining Munich Re in 2001 she has held a variety of additional senior positions including in underwriting, strategy, Business Unit back office, and corporate marketing & communications, most recently as chief of staff to the President & CEO, Munich Re US P&C Companies. Joy is a member of the Casualty Actuarial Society. She earned a B.A. in mathematics from Haverford in 1987. While at Haverford, she was a member of the soccer and lacrosse teams and Customs Committee. Joy is currently Assistant Clerk of the Haverford College Corporation and a member of its Advisory Committee; a member of the Haverford College Alumni Association Executive Committee (AAEC), also serving as Corporation liaison to the AAEC; and a former member of the board of trustees at Friends’ Central School in Wynnewood, PA, where she established its trustees committee and helped lead major institutional change and realignment. Joy and her husband, John Gullace ’87, reside in Bryn Mawr, PA. Their son, Peter, is a member of HC Class of 2022, and their daughter, Anna, is a member of Smith Class of 2025.
Michael Werner ’63 P’95
(he/him)
Member at Large
- Pasadena, CA
Michael is a member of the Haverford Class of 1963. His son Alex, Class of ’95, and niece Miriam, Class of ’16, are fellow alums. For more than 40 years, Mike has been the project scientist for the Spitzer Space Telescope, NASA’s Great Observatory for exploration of the heavens at infrared wavelengths. He has recently co-authored a book, More Things in the Heavens, which describes Spitzer’s scientific bounty. Mike has become interested in working to combat the effects of climate change. He established an endowment in the Haverford Environmental Studies department to fund student internships for the study of the scientific, sociological, political and/or legal issues around climate change. Mike lives in Pasadena, CA, and works at both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology.
Karina Wiener '15
Rainbow Quorum (RQ) Liaison
- Jenkintown, PA
Karina is a social worker therapist and currently works as the director of programs and operations at the LiveWell Foundation: a non-profit organization providing free depression support. Karina uses trauma-informed approaches to build belonging and community, both clinically and in the workplace. She earned a B.S. in chemistry from Haverford in 2015, and a Master's in Social Service from Bryn Mawr College in 2020. Prior to entering the field of social work, Karina was a Haverford staff member, first in the Center for Career and Professional Advising and later in the Office of Admission. While at Haverford, she was an Honor Council Co-Chair, worked at Lunt Cafe, served on the Quaker Bouncer board, and choreographed and directed for Greasepaint musicals. Karina is a steering committee member of the Rainbow Quorum (RQ) affinity group and is being nominated to serve as the RQ liaison for the AAEC. Originally from California, Karina currently resides in Jenkintown, PA, with her wife.
Fawad Zakariya ‘93
Member at Large
- Palo Alto, CA
Fawad is an operating executive, advisor, investor and board member for enterprise software companies in data and cybersecurity sectors. He has held executive leadership roles in large software companies such as SAP and successful venture-backed growth startups like Ping Identity and Neo4j. Fawad is currently serving as an Operating Advisor to One Peak Partners, a growth equity firm with over $2B under management, focused on investing in exceptional European technology companies. Fawad has been an active Angel and Venture Fund Investor for more than 15 years and is an Advisor to several software startups.
He earned a BA in economics from Haverford in 1993 and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in 1999. While at Haverford, he was a member of the cricket and squash teams. He is a former Reunion volunteer and Admissions representative. Fawad lives in Palo Alto, CA.
Fellow Alumni can reach out to me to connect about entrepreneurship, startups, venture capital, volunteering, mental health, international travel.
Structure
The Committee consists of the officers of the Alumni Association; at-large members; regional, affinity, and other liaisons; the immediate past president of the Association; the chair of the Annual Fund; and student representatives. The officers are the president and the vice president who each serve two-year terms. The secretary of the Association is Haverford’s director of Alumni and Family Engagement. New members are elected once each year, serving for a three-year term. All members, except the officers, may serve no more than two consecutive terms. These Committee members represent the diversity of the alumni body with respect to graduating class, gender, race, career field, and geographic distribution among other variables.
Members may serve as at-large or in liaison positions which include but are not limited to: Geographic regions, Athletics, Multicultural Affairs/Multicultural Alumni Action Group (MAAG), Alumni Awards, Young Alumni, Second Decade, Communications, Center for Career and Professional Advising (CCPA), LGBTQIA (Rainbow Quorum), Bi-Co Relations, and Scarlet Sages, among others.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Identify and meet the needs of alumni in their continuing relationship with Haverford College.
- Promote the general welfare of Haverford College and a greater understanding for and commitment to the College and the alumni body.
- Serve as an advocate for Haverford through communication with other alumni and external audiences.
- Financially support Haverford with annual contributions to Annual Giving.
- Increase the involvement of alumni with the College by supporting existing and implementing new programs to strengthen the ties between and among Haverford College, its alumni, faculty, students, and administrators. Monitor ongoing alumni programs, making recommendations for changes when and where needed.
- Advise Alumni and Family Engagement and other administrative offices on issues of concern to alumni.
- Support the efforts and programs of alumni volunteers who work in admission, annual giving, career development, multicultural affairs, regions and other roles.
- Attend and encourage attendance at Alumni Weekend, athletic events, lectures, networking receptions, and performances both on and off campus and regional events.
- Attend three yearly in-person meetings of the AAEC; serve as a member at-large or in liaison role as assigned; and create new programs and new liaison volunteer positions when needed.
- Meet with faculty, students, and administrators to stay informed about issues of importance to the College and its alumni.
- Assist Alumni and Family Engagement in identifying future alumni leaders and volunteers.
- Serve as the representative body when Haverford needs alumni opinion on issues the College or the Committee identifies as important for the College and its alumni.