We are the William Smith Alumnae Council, the governing body of the William Smith Alumnae Association. The Alumnae Association includes every person who has attended William Smith and whose class has graduated. The Alumnae Council conducts the Association's business and promotes the interests of William Smith and strengthens the bonds between the College and its alumnae.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Kathy Killius Regan '82, P'13, Director of Alumnae Relations
Alumni House
615 South Main St., Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: (315) 781-3532
Fax: (315) 781-3767
Susan Flanders Cushman '98, President
Honeoye Falls, N.Y.
cushman@hws.edu
Susan has been on faculty at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in the Biology department since 2006. In addition to teaching introductory and upper level courses every year, her research focuses on evaluating stream restoration practices and biomonitoring of stream communitites in the Finger Lakes region. She is currently involved in research on trophic cascades in freshwater systems with other faculty in the Biology department and has contributed to studies in the Owasco and Cayuga lakes watersheds.
Outside of her field research, Susan is interested in how students are stimulated in meaningful classroom experiences through active learning and community-based learning. She continues to develop her pedagogical "best practices" and participates in numerous discussion groups and events at the Center for Teaching and Learning at the Colleges.
While Susan was a student, she was a member of the WS Swimming and Diving team, and is now the team's faculty fellow.
Susan resides in Honeoye Falls, NY with her husband, Jeremy Cushman '96 and her sons, Riley and Thomas.
Chris Bennett-West '94,
Vice President
Pultneyville, N.Y.
sailfastandtakechances@yahoo.com
Chrissy Bennett West '94 is an Assistant Principal and Special Education Teacher for the Canandaigua City School District. Currently, Chrissy is working to complete the New York State District Administrator Certification at the University of Rochester's Warner School. Prior to joining Canandaigua Academy, she taught at Eaglehill Southport, a private day school for children with learning disabilities in Southport, Conn.
In addition to working, Chrissy serves as a board manager for the Ontario Children's Foundation, a trustee for the Finger Lake Boating Museum, and as Vice Commodore for Seneca Yacht Club. She has been a dedicated volunteer on behalf of the Colleges and in 2004 was presented with the William Smith Alumnae Association's Young Alumna Award in recognition of her dedication to all things William Smith. When Chrissy is not working or volunteering, she spends time racing sailboats and telemark skiing.
Kate MacKinnon '77, Past President
Brooklyn, N.Y.
katherine.r.mackinnon@gmail.com
Kate MacKinnon is in Management Technology, delivering human solutions in the technology of business. Currently, Kate is a Vice President of JPMorgan Chase, working in Human Resources, Compensation and Benefits, where she was recently rehired after working for twelve years in her own consulting business, providing consulting services to Fortune 100 companies as well as small businesses.
She developed her organizational development expertise as Vice President in Professional Development at JPMorgan Chase. As Senior Training Consultant, she was responsible for identifying strategic training and development needs and for the design and delivery of training programs.
Prior to joining Professional Development, Kate was a Senior Business Systems Analyst in the bank's Information Technologies group. She received an award for customer satisfaction and excellent customer service for a Lotus Notes application. The system itself received the 1994 Smithsonian/Computer World Technology Award.
When Kate isn't working in the world of business, she is a fine artist and Feng Shui practioner. She lives in beautiful Brooklyn Heights with her cat, Scoutie. She gets her energy recharged by walking her land in Woodstock, N.Y.
Kate MacKinnon '77
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Term: 2010-2014
katherine.r.mackinnon@gmail.com
Susan Lloyd Yolen '72
New Haven, Conn.
Term: 2008-2012
syolen@sbcglobal.net
Adele Schlotzhauer '83
Boston, Mass.
Term: 2009-2013
afs31col@gmail.com
Historian
Lynne Friedlander Jenco '80, P'11
lfj58@sbcgloal.net
Director
of Alumnae Relations
(ex-officio)
Kathy Killius Regan '82, P'13
(315) 781-3532 (office)
(877) HWS-4438 (office)
FAX: (315) 781-3767
regan@hws.edu
Alumnae Relations Administrative Assistant
Betty Merkle
(315) 781-3771
merkle@hws.edu
Afro-Latino Alumni/Alumnae
Assoc.
Delvina Smith '09
dellie0923@alum.hws.edu
Alumna Achievement Award Chair
Kristin Ohms-McNamara '77
kcom@comcast.net
Alumnae Student Relations
Katie Bush '06
kfbush@umich.edu
Annual Fund
Ayesha DeMond-Angell '01
ade_mond@hotmail.com
Career Development
Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk '98
Aloysee.Jarmoszuk@yahoo.com
Class Correspondent Chair
Talley Grace Hargrave '88
Talley.Hargrave@comcast.net
Distinguished Faculty
Award
GOLD
Sarah Coffin '05
sarahcoffin@gmail.com
Heron Society
Caroline Wenzel '05
caroline.wenzel@gmail.com
Honors
Jillian Oberfield '01
jillianoberfield@hotmail.com
Lynn Tallmadge Oberfield '68
lynbil@gmail.com
Regional Programming
Jessica Indingaro '99
Jessica.Indingaro@gmail.com
Student Representative
Kate Coley '11
Katherine.Coley@hws.edu
Katharyn Schofield Martens '46
(1961-64)
herbkm@aol.com
Nancy Stone Wilson '50
(1967-72)
wilson572@roadrunner.com
Susan Connolly Eckert '70 (1978-80)
Lancaster, Pa.
eckert@uwlanc.org
Holly S. Evans '71 (1983-84)
Copenhagen, N.Y.
hevans@ccsknights.org
Stephanie Shires Hooper '65 (1984-86)
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
stephiehooper@msn.com
Carol Davidson Gottliebsen '75 (1986-88)
Ann Arbor, Mich.
cgottliebs@aol.com
Lindley E. Doran '69 (1988-90)
Houston, Texas
Lindleydoran@sbcglobal.net
Rebecca Tracy Boyle '81 (1990-92)
Hamburg, N.Y.
reba212@roadrunner.com
Susan Albert '75 (1992-94)
Kinsale, Va.
SusanAlbert75@gmail.com
D-L Kenney Wormley '70 (1994-95)
Philadelphia, Pa.
wormleydl@verizon.net
Liza Pille Speacht '80 (1995-96)
San Diego, Calif.
Liza.pille@mssb.com
Susan Rock Tully '88 (1996-98)
Arlington, Mass.
srocktully@alum.hws.edu
Carol Brotman White '76 (1998-2000)
Bethesda, Md.
Carol.White9@verizon.net
Nancy Nowak Rutherford '71 (2000-2002)
Rochester, N.Y.
nrutherf@rochester.rr.com
Sandra A. Rivera '85 (2002-2004)
Washington, D.C.
sandra.rivera@usitc.org
Melanie Sage '95 (2004-2006)
South Hadley, Mass.
msage@williston.com
Council Committees
Kim Blacklock '79
kblcklck@yahoo.com
Sally A. Webster '74
websters@union.edu
Kathy Killius Regan '82 (ex-officio)
Susan Lloyd Yolen '72
Kristin Ohms-McNamara '77
kcom@comcast.net
Betsy McNamara '87
Concord, N.H.
bmcnamaragrants@comcast.net
Kristen Stram Pempel '94
Kristen_Stram@yahoo.com
Sally Howe '67
Howe@nlm.nih.gov
