2016 2016: Alumni board officers and members announced

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The UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association announced the election of three new officers and several new board members today.

“We are very pleased that these individuals have stepped up to serve on the Board,” said UMass Dartmouth Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Vanasse ’90, MBA ‘05. “We have an excellent group of volunteers and they will play a key role in building a robust network among our 45,000 alumni nationwide.”

The newly elected officers are:

President Dan DeOliveira, ‘93, of Bellingham - Principal Scientist, Group Leader, and Project Leader at Ipsen Bioscience.

Vice President Greg McCarthy, ’13 of Tyngsboro - Social Media Engagement Manager at Dell.

Treasurer Samantha Bailey, ’12, of Dedham -- Asst. Director of the Wellesley Fund at Wellesley College.

Other Board members elected for their first term include:

Daniel Cole, ’79, of Canton - Retired

Donna Cook, ’81, of New Bedford - Assoc. Provost, Salve Regina University

Demitria Ferreira Medeiros, ’13, of Assonet - Growth Channels team, Hasbro, Inc.

Kristina Monteiro, ’10, of Middleboro - Asst. Director, Assesment and Evaluation; Asst. Professor, Medical Science, Brown University

Carl Sittard, ’87, of Greenfield - Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Argotec LLC

Alycia Tellen, ’12, of Hyde Park - Senior Financial Analyst, Liberty Mutual Insurance

Michelle White, ’90,  of Argyle, TX - Director of Nursing, Eating Recovery Center

Matthew Witzgall, ’15, of Harwich - Business Operations, Dept. of Defense at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Stephanie Wright, ’13, of Gloucester - Campaign Marketing Specialist, SimplyDIRECT

Andrea Moore, ’17 - Senior Class President

Returning Board members include:

Melissa Chapelle, ’12, of Avon - Dialysis RN, Boston Children’s Hospital

Roger Dugal, ’70, of Somerset - Semi-retired Attorney, ex-officio board member

Jennifer Granger, ’05, of Brighton - Director of Student Activities and Orientation, Lasell College

Herb Kusako ’89, of Waterbury, CT - Attorney; ex-officio member; President, Law Alumni Association

Gina Louis - ’07, of Brockton - Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jack Medeiros, ’91, of Fall River - Senior Account Rep., Universal Wilde

Jen Sanchez Olsen, ’96, of Attleboro -Higher education career adviser

Mike Roy, ’75 of Dartmouth - Retired

We are very pleased that these individuals have stepped up to serve.