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Board of Directors

The AAVC Board of Directors manages the association's affairs and in so doing conducts an annual review of its programming, sets and reviews association policy, serves in an advisory capacity to staff, makes investment decisions for the agency funds the association holds for constituent groups, develops the association's strategic plan and supervises its executive director. Six of AAVC's directors are also Vassar College trustees and, in addition to their duties as trustees, represent the interests of the association and its 36,000 members to the college, when applicable and necessary. Each board member has a discrete portfolio as well, see position descriptions.

All members of the alumnae/i community are invited to nominate themselves or another alumna/us for board service. Select the "Nominate Alumna/us" link in the left margin to learn more.

You can contact the AAVC Board of Directors via email at

Read a special message from AAVC President Meg Venecek Johnson '84 and the 2007 Strategic Plan.

Current Board

President and AAVC Trustee Margaret Venecek Johnson ’84, Pennsylvania Vice President for Administration Eric Ort ’86, Connecticut Director for Strategic Planning Tanya Odom '92, New York Secretary Ufasaha Matthews Yarish ’94, New York
President and AAVC Trustee Margaret Venecek Johnson ’84, Pennsylvania Director for Board Governance Eric Ort ’86, Connecticut Director for Strategic Planning Tanya Odom '92, New York Secretary Ufasaha Matthews Yarish ’94, New York
Treasurer Steven Mangle Williams ’94, Virginia AAVC Trustee Brooke Duncan III '74, Louisiana AAVC Trustee Diane Downing '77, Ohio AAVC Trustee Judith Axenzow Lewittes ’63
Financial Adviser Steven Mangle Williams ’94, Virginia AAVC Trustee Brooke Duncan III ’74, Louisiana AAVC Trustee Diane Downing '77, Ohio AAVC Trustee Judith Axenzow Lewittes ’63
AAVC Trustee Jean Bronson Mahoney ’52, Florida AAVC Trustee Jean McKee ’51, Connecticut Fund Advisory Chair Josephine (Nicky) Benz Carpenter '57, Minnesota House Committee Chair Karen Strain Smythe '82
AAVC Trustee Jean Bronson Mahoney ’52, Florida AAVC Trustee Jean McKee ’51, Connecticut Fund Advisory Chair Josephine (Nicky) Benz Carpenter '57, Minnesota Alumne House Committee Chair Karen Strain Smythe '82, New York
Nominating Committee Chair Ellen McPhillips Baumann '63, New York Admission Advisory Chair/Director-at-Large Karen Dowd ’84, New York Awards Committee Chair Joseph A. Heissan Jr. ’87, New York Communications Advisor Leslie D. Granston ’88, New York
Nominating Committee Chair Ellen McPhillips Baumann '63, New York Admissions Adviser Karen Dowd ’84, New York Alumnae/i Recognition Chair Joseph A. Heissan Jr. ’87, New York Communications Adviser Leslie D. Granston ’88, New York
Jason Baumgarten ’98, Washington Director-at-Large Lise Nussbaum O’Haire ’79, Georgia Director-at-Large Russell Opland ’91, Delaware
Director-at-Large Jason Baumgarten ’98, Washington Director-at-Large Lise Nussbaum O’Haire ’79, Georgia Director-at-Large Mary Holl Oldshue ’73, Oregon  

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