We are the Hobart Alumni Council and the governing body of the Hobart Alumni Association, which includes every person who has attended Hobart and whose class has graduated. The Alumni Council conducts the Association's business. The first alumni group, The House of Convocation, was founded at Hobart College in 1848. Today, just as then, the Alumni Council promotes the interests of Hobart College and strengthens the bonds between the College and its alumni.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Jared Weeden '91, Director of Alumni Relations
Alumni House
615 South Main St., Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 781-3700
Fax: (315) 781-3767
Potomac, Md.
edwardcooper63@gmail.com
Edward Cooper received his B.A. in history from Hobart College in 1986. While at Hobart, Ed served as student assistant to the Dean, head resident adviser of Jackson Hall, general manager of WEOS-FM, General Education (Gen Ed) teaching assistant and admissions tour guide. In 1984, Ed was elected to serve a three year term as Student Trustee on the Colleges’ Board of Trustees. In 1983-84, Ed co-managed the presidential campaign of Sen. Gary Hart in New York’s Ontario, Seneca and Yates counties. Ed’s baccalaureate essay, combining the disciplines of History and English and entitled "A Marxian Interpretation of the Great Depression; or, the World According to Groucho, Chico, Harpo, and Zeppo," passed on its second try.
Ed serves as the Vice President, Government and Community Relations for Total Wine & More, the nation's largest independently owned retailer of fine wine, beer and spirits. Before joining Total Wine, Ed founded and directed Highland Stone Associates, LLC, a boutique-sized public affairs, public relations and grassroots advocacy firm located in Bethesda, Maryland. From 1987-1999, he served as a U.S. Senate staffer covering appropriations and communications issues and led the public affairs departments of two major national trade associations. Ed earned a M.A. degree in Social Policy History from Case Western Reserve University in 1987.
Ed lives in Potomac, Maryland with his wife, William Smith alumna Robin Savits Cooper ‘87, an elementary school counselor, and their two daughters. He spends his free time cheering on his kids in sports, volunteering at local non-profits and as lead singer of the rock 'n roll band SevenCarPileUp.
Wayne, Pa.
robinson@alum.hws.edu
J.B. Robinson graduated from Hobart in 1996 with a B.A. in political science. While at Hobart, J.B. was involved in student government, was a tour guide for the admissions office, was a member of the Hobart crew, and was inducted into the Druid Society. After graduation, J.B. earned a J.D. from the Indiana University School of Law and, later, an LL.M. in Taxation from the Boston University School of Law.
J.B. works as a tax attorney, focusing in the areas of executive compensation and benefits. After starting his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP in Boston, Mass., J.B. later transferred to the firm's Philadelphia, Pa., office. In 2007, J.B. joined Tyco Electronics -- a publicly traded, multi-national provider of engineered electronic components -- as a Senior Director of Tax. In this role, J.B. continues to focus on compensation and benefits tax issues.
J.B. lives Wayne, Pa., with his wife Elizabeth and their two children, Lily and Benjamin.
Dedham, Mass.
robert.gilman1@comcast.net
Dr. Robert Gilman graduated from Hobart College in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. As a Hobart student, he made the Dean's List and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa. He was also a representative of the President Selection Committee and a member of both the science honor society and the band. After graduating from Hobart College, Robert went on to receive graduate degrees from Boston University: his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1974 from the School of Medicine, and his Doctor of Dental Medicine from the School of Dentistry in 1977. He is currently a Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery in the Harvard Plastic Surgery Residency program and on the faculty of the School of Medicine at Boston University.
Robert is presently one of two surgeons at the practice of Plastic Surgery Specialists, Inc. He is board-certified in both plastic surgery and head and neck surgery and is a member of multiple national and regional societies, some of which include the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and The Massachusetts Society of Plastic Surgery, among others. He has been practicing plastic surgery in Boston for twenty-two years.
Robert lives in Dedham, Massachusetts, with his wife Christine. His son Nicholas is a sophomore at Boston University, and his other son Alexander, a graduate of Middlebury College, is currently employed by Teach For America and is working in the Miami-Dade public school system.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
treymendez@yahoo.com
Mendez is a communications consultant to a wide array of businesses and freelance writer. As a consultant he helps clients through every step of the communications process, from researching and understanding the marketplace, to crafting appropriate messaging, to bring those messages to life across a variety of media including print, web and social media. Mendez consults with Rockefeller Consulting/Insight Capitalists in New York and takes on promotional and editorial writing projects on a freelance basis.
Previously, Mendez was the Director of Marketing and Communications for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, a 15,000 member society for 9-1-1 and emergency communications professionals. As Director of Marketing and Communications, he managed all Association publications (including a monthly trade magazine, website, and newsletters) and led marketing/advocacy efforts for the Association including directing public relations and developing both industry-targeted promotions and larger public education campaigns.
Mendez has also held positions as a Program Director for One Economy Corporation, an international nonprofit organization that delivers online content to help low-income people improve their quality of life, Web Producer at The Baltimore Sun and a staff writer/designer at horizon online magazine.
An English major while attending Hobart, Mendez also holds a Master's degree in Communications from the University of Baltimore. He was a member of the Hobart football team, received the Martin Luther King Graduate Scholarship and worked at WEOS.
Frank V. Aloise '87
Philadelphia, Pa.
faloise@springside.org
James Baker '96
Woodland Hills, Calif.
jbaker65@yahoo.com
Jason Feinberg '89
Geneva, N.Y.
sfeinbe1@rochester.rr.com
Rafael Rodriquez '07
Bronx, N.Y.
rrodrig1@uvm.edu
Steve Cohen '67
Eden Prairie
steve.cohen@carlson.com
Robert H. Gilman '70
Dedham, Mass.
robert.gilman1@comcast.net
William A. Margiloff '92
New York, N.Y.
wmargiloff@innovationinteractive.com
1922-1925 The Rev. George F. Taylor '04
1926-1930 Howard Van R. Palmer '03
1931-1932 The Rev. Guy E. Shipler '06
1932-1935 D. Max Henry '17
1935-1938 Dr. Robert E. Doran '22
1938-1941 Joseph J. Myler '19
1941-1943 Harold C. Bailey '22
1944-1947 William E. Lytle '26
1947-1949 Thomas Brown IV '29
1949-1950 Dr. Robert E. Doran '22
1950-1951 George E. Wasey '33
1951-1952 Sherman F. Babcock '34
1952-1954 Donald W. Goode '38
1954-1956 Dr. Lynn Rumbold '20
1956-1958 Dr. Augustus H. Hillman '25
1958-1960 Ralph E. Springstead '47
1960-1962 Dr. B. Edmond Thomas '30
1962-1964 Donald R. Harter '39
1964-1966 James W. Bampton '32
1966 Ralph H. Engert '27
1967-1969 Myron V. Jacobs '37
1969-1971 Richard W. Morris Jr. '47
1972-1973 Roy Dexheimer Jr. '55
1973-1975 Walter V. Ferris '52
1975-1977 Thomas K. Hadlock '64
1977-1979 Robert C. Coleman '50
1979-1980 David E. Jeffery '52
1980-1982 William A. Mogel '63
1982-1984 Dr. Kenneth H. Spitzer '55
1984-1986 R. M. Peter Harter '68
1986-1988 Stephen C. Johansen '64
1988-1990 Mitchell N. Schear '80
1990-1991 Robert S. V. Platten '68
1991-1992 Robert E. Kandel '65
1992-1993 Roland J. Misarti '71
1993-1994 Paul F. Colarulli '72
1994-1996 Leslie J. Stark '59
1996-1997 Louis R. Pettinelli III '85
1997-1998 Timothy J. Shea II '84
1998-1999 Michael A. Acquilano '90
1999-2000 Arthur R. Medici '71
2000-2002 Dr. Richard L. Wasserman '70
2002-2004 Stephen L. Cohen '67
2004-2006 Charles A. Ramsay '92
2006-2008 Joseph C. Tully '88
2008-2010 Robert H. Gilman '70 (Immediate Past President)
