The ³ÉÈËÊÓƵGlobal Alum Alliance
An ad hoc group of alum volunteers committed to voicing the interests, recognition and engagement of the growing body of alums from or living outside the U.S. The group fosters connections and program activities that connect global alums with each other, the Alumnae Association and the College. Group members mentor volunteers and country leads advise the Alumnae Association and the College on outreach and serve as global regional points of contact for global alums.
Founding members include:
Kim Hunter ’75
Eleanor Chang ’78
Silvia Maulini ’80
Dr. Ann Blake ’85
Vijaya Pastala ’89
Contact: MHGlobalAA@gmail.com
Africa
Ghana
- President: Stephanie Adu Dzandu ’09
Asia
Bangladesh
- President: Tamazer Ahmed ’04
China
BEIJING
- President: Songqiao Yao ’11
SHANGHAI
- President: Danyue Chen ’97
HONG KONG
- President: Leslie Yun-Ting Fu Pan ’97
India
MUMBAI
- President: Vijaya Pastala ’89
GURGAON AND DELHI
- President: Shireen Nausheen Alam ’97
Japan
- President: Alison Birch Harada ’87
Malaysia
- Co-President: Janice Shiu ’14
- Co-President: Yen Ping Teh ’12
Pakistan
- Co-President: Natasha Ansari ’13
- Co-President: Sadia Khatri ’15
Philippines
- President: Maria S.H. Gochoco-Bautista ’78
Singapore
- President: Laura Natalie Rieber ’04
South Korea
- President: Frances Hyun-Sook Lee ’85
Australia/Oceania
Australia
- President: Olia Petkova ’01
New Zealand
- President: Megan E. Couture, FP ’11
Europe
European Alum Council
The European Alumnae Council is a regional coordinating committee founded to foster connections between ³ÉÈËÊÓƵalums living in Europe, the Alumnae Association, and the College. The committee consists of twenty delegates representing more than twenty-five countries. The Council oversees the biennial ³ÉÈËÊÓƵEuropean Alumnae Symposium. We welcome Junior Year Abroad students and interns to our events and encourage local gatherings.
Austria
- Zarina Dyussen ’16, Contact
- for DACH Region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Belgium
- President: Erica P. Lutes ’02
Bulgaria
- President: Guergana N. Gougoumanova ’99
Denmark
- President: Evelina Petrova Poumpalova ’97
France
PARIS
SOUTHWEST FRANCE
- President: Laura D. Campbell ’06
Germany
- for DACH Region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
BERLIN
- President: Henjia Fan ’17
DUSSELDORF-COLOGNE
- Co-President: Allison L. Bouchat ’91
- Co-President: Deborah S. Friedman ’89
HAMBURG
- President: HyeeRyang Heather Do ’07
MUNICH
- President: Catherine Jourdan ’95
Greece
- President: Ioli Christopoulou ’01
Hungary
- President: Veronica Mak ’16
Iberian Peninsula
- President: Elizabeth B. Taeed ’09
Ireland
- President: Barbara Schmidt ’69
Italy
- President: Claudia Palmira ’95
Latvia
- President: Indra E. Priede ’92
Luxembourg
- President: Erica P. Lutes ’02
Norway
- President: Nicole Guttormsen ’91
Poland
- President: Sylwia Wasiak FP ’04
Sweden
- President: Nisha D’Cunha Nilsson ’91
Switzerland
- President: Gergana Hristova Karadzhova ’12
- for DACH Region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The Netherlands
- President: Silvia Maulini ’80
Turkey
- President: Zeynep A. Kurmus Hurbas ’96
United Kingdom
- President: Katya Korotaeva ’16
Middle East and North Africa
- Co-President: Rand Abu Al-Sha’r ’17
- Co-President: Farah Rawas ’17
United Arab Emirates
- President: Pasangi N. Weerasinghe ’10
North America
Canada
ONTARIO
- Co-President: Sadia Arshad ’12
- Co-President: Natalia I. Stefanova ’05
- Co-President: Nadia Zaffar ’04
Mexico
- President: Lilian Clea Alves ’11
South/Central America and the Caribbean
Alums have created social media groups to connect with other ³ÉÈËÊÓƵalums. They are simply groups of alums with a common interest or connection. These groups interact primarily online using Facebook and other social media. These groups are not affiliated with or sponsored by the Alumnae Association. If you have a group that you’d like listed below, please contact alumnaeassociation@mtholyoke.edu.
Facebook groups
Instagram groups
LinkedIn groups