Executive Council

darden

President

Mark "Skip" A. Darden III ’87, P’17 

  • Major: Political Science and Third World Studies
  • Studet Engagement: Hobart Student Association (HSA), Black Student Coalition (BSC), Resident Assistant (RA), Farm Club, Co-coordinator in the student divestment movement of the colleges’ portfolio of companies and investments in South Africa during the anti-apartheid member in the mid-late 80’s, Lacrosse
  • Alumni Engagement: Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Hobart Alumni Association Citation recipient; Founder of ALAA; President of ALAA; SAA member
westort

Vice President

Steven W. Westort ’94

  • Major: Sociology
  • Student Engagement: Resident Advisory, Student Phonathon; Druid; Co-Chair of the GLBFN; Hobart Orientation Coordinator for two summers; Robert Nathaniel Tannen Memorial Scholarship; Durfee Scholar; Awarded the Catherine White award
  • Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Hobart Alumni Association Citation recipient
wasmund

Immediate Past President and Association Trustee

Paul Ahmad Wasmund ’07

  • Major: History
  • Student Engagement: Kappa Alpha; Rowing; Studied abroad in New Zealand
  • Alumni Engagement: Admission, Career Services, and Reunion Volunteer; SAA; Member of the Seneca-Navy; Former Honors Committee Chair
gaines

Association Trustee

The Hon. Ludwig P. Gaines ’88

  • Major: Political Science
  • Student Engagement: Track (co-captain), cross country, Hobart Student Court, The Herald, Hobart Student Association, Black Student Coalition
  • Alumni Engagement: Afro Latino Alumni Association, Volunteer for Career Services and Regional Programming, John Henry Hobart Fellow in Residence, 2003 Charter Day speaker, Day on the Hill speaker, HWS Multicultural Career Networking participant
Donovan

Historian

Andrew B. Donovan ’12

  • Major: History and Political Science
  • Student Engagement: Deans List; Participated in “Day on the Hill” program in Washington, D.C.; Social Media Editor for Office of Communications; Interned for NBC news.
  • Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Reunion Volunteer; Class Correspondent; Former GOLD volunteer and AA Class Agent
Wilkerson

Member-at-large and Admissions Liaison

Jonathan P. Wilkerson VMD ’95, P’26

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Student Engagement: Football, Chemistry TA, WEOS
  • Alumni Engagement: Student mentor, Member of Hobart Athletic Association
fisher

Member-at-large & ADMISSIONS LIAISON

David “Dave” B. Fisher '10

  • Major: International Relations, Asian Languages and Cultures
  • Student Engagement: Chi Phi Fraternity, Intramurals (floor hockey and softball), Brass Ensemble
  • Alumni Engagement: Admissions Volunteer, Career Services Volunteer, GOLD Volunteer
smith

Member-at-large

Terry K. Smith '80

  • Major: History
  • Student Engagement: VP of Third World Coalition (TWC), Teachers Assistant for Gen. Ed. course Worlds Anti-Worlds, Resident Advisor, studied abroad in London, Yearbook Committee, and various faculty and administrator search committees.
  • Alumni Engagement: Member of the ALAA Outreach Committee that is launching their Mentorship Program for current HWS BIPOC students.

Liaisons

Lovell

AFRO LATINO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (ALAA)

Kwame J. Lovell '10

  • Major: Media and Society
  • Student Engagement: Hobart Football; HWS Communications; HWS Sports Information; Sankofa; Caribbean Student Association
  • Alumni Engagement: ALAA Mentorship Program
novel

CHIEF CLASS CORRESPONDENT

John E. Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02, L.H.D.’24

  • Major: American History
  • Student Engagement:  Graduated with High Honors; Honors; Deans List; Druid; Echo and Pine; Canterbury Club; Schola Cantorum; Arnold Air Society; ROTC; Saga
  • Alumni Engagement:  Class Correspondent; volunteer for Admissions, Local Alumni Committee, Hobart Oral History Project and Reunion; Ben Hale Speaker; Co-facilitator for HWS Reader’s College; Wheeler Society, Statesmen Athletic Association, Heron Society, Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award
mat tingly

Statesmen Athletic Association (SAA)

 

Raphael "Rafe" A. Mattingly ’08

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Student Engagement: Dean’s List; Varsity Lacrosse; Studied abroad in New Zealand
  • Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund and Career Services volunteer; co-chair of 10th Reunion in 2018
hureau

LGBTQIA+ ALUMNI NETWORK

Jonathan "Jon" R. Hureau '07 (He/Him)

  • Major: Chemistry
  • Student Engagement: Kappa Alpha Society; HWS Reads; Geneva General Hospital Intern
  • Alumni Engagement: LGBTQIA+ Alumni Network; Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Mozambique); Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
budmen

LOCAL ALUMNi AMBASSADOR

Peter V. Budmen ’15, MAT’16 (He/Him) 

  • Major: Public Policy
  • Student Engagement: Resident Assistant, Admissions Visitor Relations Intern, Reunion Redshirt, Orientation Coordinator
barnett

CAREER SERVICES

Connor S. Barnett '16

  • Major: Economics
  • Minor: Environmental Science
  • Student Engagement: Day of Service Committee; Club Baseball; Resident Assistant; Studied abroad in Wales
  • Alumni Engagement: Career Services Volunteer

DFA Committee

Tierney

CO-CHAIR

William "Bill" H. Tierney ’90, P’20

  • Major: American Studies
  • Student Engagement: Sill House Resident; Theta Delta Chi
  • Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services and Regional Events Volunteer
moultrie

Member

Lawrence J. Moultrie ’04

  • Major: History and American Studies 
  • Student Engagement: Football; Received the Emblem Award for Football and The Abraham Training Award; Received the Deans Citizenship Award
  • Alumni Engagement: Current Annual Fund, Regional Events and Reunion Volunteer; Former Class Agent
potter

Member

Maxwell "Max" I. Potter '14

  • Major: Sociology

  • Student Engagement: Residential Assistant, President of Hobartones Acapella, studied abroad in Vietnam, International Sociology Award recipient, Theatre
  • Alumni Engagement: Career Services Volunteer

Honors Committee

armstrong

Chair

Christopher "Chip" D. Armstrong '08

  • Major: Social Justice/Political Science

  • Student Engagement: Student Government, Hobart Crew Team, Chief Justice of Student Court, Orange Key
  • Alumni Engagement: Student Athletic Association, Hobart Crew Team Volunteer, Career Services Volunteer
burbank

Member

Brian A. Burbank '11

  • Major: Africana Studies
  • Student Engagement: Hobart Basketball, Sankofa President (Black Student Union), Admissions Intern, Resident Assistant, Study Mentor
  • Alumni Engagement: Former Class Correspondent, Admissions Volunteer, CSO Volunteer

HERITAGE Committee

zaverton

Chair

Kyle C. Zaverton ’15

  • Majors: Economics and Mathematics
  • Student Engagement: Druid; Chimera; Orange Key; Deans List; Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society; Phi Beta Kappa; Economics Teaching Fellow; HWS IdeaLab Coordinator
haddock

Member

Thomas K. Hadlock ’64

  • Major: Economics
  • Student Engagement: Phi Sigma Kappa (President); Interfraternity Council; St. Johns Guild; Herald and WEOS Student Worker
  • Alumni Engagement: Annual Fund, Career Services, Regional Events and Reunion Volunteer; Wheeler Society
zagaeski

Member

Paul "Ziggy" W. Zagaeski '75

  • Major: Political Science
  • Student Engagement: Varsity Football, Club Hockey, President of Men’s Glee, Staff Writer at The Herald, Little Theatre, Resident Advisor
  • Alumni Engagement: Alumni Association Heritage Committee