The Governance Committee, led by Chair-elect Dawn Whitehead, met this fall and reviewed outstanding submissions. The candidate pool was deep with talents, backgrounds, and experiences needed to lead your Alumni Association. These names represent that diversity.

Nominations for the 2024–2025 Board of Managers are:

• Yung Nguyen, BS’89, MD’95, of Indianapolis, current Vice Chair, be slated as Chair-elect;
• Shontrai Irving, BA’97, JD/MA’03, of Gary, current Secretary, be slated as Vice Chair;
• Shelley Raper, BS’85, of Fishers, be slated as Treasurer for a second year;
• Kyle King, BS’07, OD’11, of Evansville, current Manager at Large, be slated as Secretary;
• Etta Ward, BA’95, MA’08, of Indianapolis, be slated as Manager at Large;
• Mike Wargo, BSG’82, of Granger, Ind., be slated as Manager at Large.

Dawn Whitehead, BA’97, MS’03, PhD’07, of Washington, D.C., current Chair-elect, moves to Chair and Martin Vargas, BS’94, of Knoxville, Tennessee, current Chair, moves to Immediate Past Chair in accordance with the IUAA Bylaws; The following are continuing Managers at Large:

• Mary Susan Buhner, BA’94, of Fishers
• Mautrice Meriweather, BA’01, MA’15, of Indianapolis
• Cindy Stone, BS’78, MS’08, of Bloomington
• Shishir Deshpande, LLM’06, of Delhi, India

The committee selected these 12 alumni for the Executive Council member-at-large seats. The terms are three years ending June 30, 2027.

• Jose Aponte, BA’17, MA’22, of Louisville, KY
• Brianne Boles, BGS’03, MPM’06, of Kokomo, Ind
• Kareema Boykin, MSW’06, of Indianapolis
• Christian Carroll, BA’91, of Seattle, WA
• Alan, Crosby, BS’03, of St. Paul, Ind
• Leslie Jones Shivamber, BS’89, of Nashville, TN
• Erin Maude, BAJ’00, of Kirkland, WA
• Patti Theil, BS’81, of Evergreen, CO
• Terri Tock, BGS’00, of Columbia, TN
• Martha Warner BA ’06, MA’12, of Edmonton, KY
• Alicia Webb, BA’04, of Chicago
• Jake Zupancic, BS’14, of Indianapolis

All positions for this presented slate begin July 1, 2024. An election ballot will appear online by March 1 and conclude April 26. Refer to the IUAA Code of Bylaws for more information about the election.

I’m grateful to our wonderful Council and Board members whose terms expire June 30, 2024. Their time and commitment to our beloved IU is appreciated, and I look forward to working with them in other volunteer leadership areas well into the future.