Executive Committee

Leadership Opportunities

  • Eligible after one year of Council service.
  • There are annual opportunities to step forward for leadership positions both within committees and for the larger organization.

Membership Criteria

  • President — also serves as an ex officio, voting member of the Board of Trustees
  • Past President
  • President-Elect — also serves as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Board of Trustees
  • Chairs of the Standing Committees
  • Senior DAR staff liaison

Committee Members

  • Lester Alemán ’07, President
  • Robert Gehorsam ’76, President-Elect
  • Chris Meyer ’70, Past President 
  • Debbie Gottschalk ’90, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  • Philip Hales ’02, Alumni Student Connections Committee
  • Robert Ruhl ’76, Alumni Engagement and Communications Committee

Staff Members

  • Jayn Chaney ’05 — Director of Alumni and Donor Relations
  • Jennie Jackson — Alumni and Donor Relations Coordinator