AAVC 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 37,000 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 "Nomination Form" link in the left margin to learn more. Learn more about the 2012 Board Slate.
You can contact the AAVC Board of Directors via email at aavcpres@vassar.edu.
President and AAVC Trustee
Geraldine Bond Laybourne ’69, New York
Term of Service: 2010–2014
Director for Board Governance
Katherine Major ’65, New York
Term of Service: 2009–2013
Director for Strategic Planning
Tanya M. Odom '92, New York
Term of Service: 2008–2012
Financial Adviser
Charlotte Prendergast Yochem ’83, Texas
Term of Service: 2011–2015
AAVC Trustee
Margarita Camacho ’78, New York
Term of Service: 2009–2013
AAVC Trustee
Josephine (Nicky) Benz Carpenter ’57, Minnesota
Term of Service: 2011–2015
AAVC Trustee
Diane Downing ’77, Ohio
Term of Service: 2008–2012
AAVC Trustee
Brent Feigenbaum ’82, New York
Term of Service: 2009–2013
AAVC Trustee
Mark S. Ordan ’79, Maryland
Term of Service: 2011–2015
Fund Advisory Chair
W. Kimathi Marangu ’88, California
Term of Service: 2011–2015
Alumnae House Committee Chair
Karen Strain Smythe ’82, New York
Term of Service: 2008–2012
Nominating Committee Chair
Ellen McPhillips Baumann ’63, New York
Term of Service: 2008–2012
Alumnae/i Recognition Chair
Karen M. Dowd ’84, New York
Term of Service: 2011–2015
Admissions Adviser
TBD
Communications Adviser
Carla De Landri ’78, New York
Term of Service: 2009–2013
Research and Program Adviser
Lise Nussbaum O’Haire ’79, Georgia
Term of Service: 2010–2014