Alumnae Leadership Council

Honnold Gate

The Alumnae Leadership Council is the representative and leading body of the full Scripps College alumnae community. The purpose of the Alumnae Leadership is: to develop a sense of mutual responsibility between alumnae and the College; to encourage alumnae to maintain a continuing relationship with each other and the College; to enlist alumnae in constructive endeavors for the College; to keep alumnae informed about the activities of the community, the College, and opportunities to stay engaged and involved; and to partner with the Office of Alumnae Engagement to shape strategy for ongoing engagement, to broaden that engagement, and continue to strengthen the alumnae community for the sake of its members and the College.


 

ALC Members and Committees

President

Emily Rankin ’97

Emily M. Rankin graduated from Scripps College in 1997 with a BA in International Relations and French. Over the course of her career as an alum, she has been an annual donor, a member of the Camp Scripps Creative Caucus serving as a tri-chair for three years, as well as being a member of her class milestone reunion committees. As a student, Emily served on College Council as the Chair of the Scripps Activities Committee (SAC) for two years and as Senior Class Co-chair. Emily also worked on campus in the Financial Aid Office for all four years, including summers, and she was a phonathon caller.

Emily is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development at the University of California, Riverside. Emily joined the UCR Advancement team in 2017 and recently helped to successfully close the university’s first comprehensive campaign, surpassing the $300 million goal in December 2020. In her role, Emily is charged with overseeing the fundraising teams for seven of the university’s colleges and schools in addition to serving on the Advisory Committee on Campus Art. Emily is managing the first campus public art exhibition of all women sculptors which opened summer 2021.

Emily sits on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Cabinet as Chair-elect. She has been a member of eight CASE District VII Conference Committees including Alumni Track Co-chair in 2007 and Chair in 2008.

Emily’s career spans more than two decades in higher education and non-profit management at institutions including Scripps College, University of San Diego, Whittier College, Opera Pacific, and the Byrd Hoffman Foundation.

In addition to Scripps College, Emily is an alumna of Claremont Graduate University’s Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management where she continues to be a loyal donor and avid volunteer.

Alumnae/Student Diversity Committee (A/SDC)

Ana Martinez ’06, chair

Committee
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ’02
Betzy Barron ’03
Jharina Pascual ’04
Anita Yu ’11
Lyanne Dominguez ’13
Shane Zackery ’14
Cherish Molezion ’17
Leonida Radford ’17
Madison Gates ’21

The alumnae/student diversity committee coordinates diversity efforts with the Alumnae Leadership Council, the greater alumnae community, and the current study body through liaisons with student clubs/organization in order to increase the bond between students of diverse backgrounds and alumnae with similar backgrounds and to create opportunities for personal development through those bonds, as well as focuses on issues of institutional diversity and inclusion.

Alumnae/Student Connections Committee (A/SCC)

Olivia Truesdale ’21, chair

Committee
Jennifer Stoddard ’92 P’27
Emily Freeman Kroger ’10
Megan Witman ’20
Anjali Mamidwar ’21
Karoline Blendstrup ’21
Stephanie Du ’21
Surina Bothra ’21

The alumnae/student connections committee fosters meaningful connections between current students and alumnae and enhances the awareness among students of their lifelong connection to Scripps College.

Communications Committee

Stefanie Schumann ’04, chair

Committee
Megan Mandeville ’89
Beth Schreiber-Byers ’98
Sarah Lantz ’00
Hannah Alalou ’19
Olivia Truesdale ’21

The communications committee supports the work of the College’s communications function to provide timely and effective communications to alumnae and supports the promotion of the ALC and its work to the wider alumnae community.

Honors, Awards, Recognition Committee (HARC)

Yvette Herrera ’85, chair

Committee
Grace Miller Valencia ’68
Rana Voss Holbrook ’69
Lisa Ritchie ’76
Melinda White ’91
Catherine Myman-Kaplan ’00
Michelle Cleveland-Brannen ’00
Carolann Duro ’19

The honors, awards, recognition committee selects the recipients of the annual alumnae awards including distinguished alumna of the year, outstanding recent alumna, commitment to community, and volunteer of the year. The committee also selects the annual alumnae association senior award winner honored at Seniors Awards Convocation. 

Leadership Development Committee

Liz Lee ’02, co-chair
Juanita Nash-Dahlen ’72, co-chair

Committee
Emily Rankin ’97
Stephanie Doan ’17
Kendra Pineda, ex officio

The leadership development committee is responsible for nominating candidates for election to the Alumnae Leadership Council who serve on the Scripps College Board of Trustees, including alumna trustees and ALC president-elect.

Engagement & Outreach Committee

Mary-Catherine Riley ’18, chair

Committee
Kristin Wiberg ’91
Penelope Willard Madry ’92
Jennifer Stoddard ’92
Caroline Miceli ’02
Darcie Harms Giansante ’03
Denise Rodriguez ’11
Nejra Kravic ’21

The engagement & outreach committee supports the work of the Office of Alumnae Engagement by broadening and deepening engagement opportunities beyond the Scripps College campus, particularly through regional and virtual engagement. The committee is also focused on the development of an online platform aimed at building community and connections among alums and with students, families, and faculty/staff. 

Young Alum Cabinet

Maddie Ripley ’14, chair

Cabinet
Anna Ghadar ’17
Natalie Johnson ’18
Emma Dubery ’19
Jahnavi Kothari ’19

The young alum cabinet acts as key advisory voice to the ALC and Office of Alumnae Engagement in representing the broader young alum population. They partner with the office to determine programming and communications that resonate with our more recent graduates. 

Alumna Trustees

Alumna Trustees
Brooke Tomblin ’92, P’22
Dominique Cantwell ’02

Recent Graduate Trustees
Abygayle Rivera ’21
Stephanie Doan ’17

Scripps Associated Students President

Lily Dunkin 24