To increase its outreach to Bearcats of the Last Decade (BOLD) graduates, the Alumni
Association created the BOLD Leadership Council. This group of engaged alumni partners
closely with staff in the Office of Alumni Engagement on programming, communications
and outreach to young alumni and current students.
Council members:
Carlos Arciniegas '18
Anna Bitterbaum '13
Madjeen Garcon Bonneau '15
Michael Carroll '14
Sonia Chawla '14
Samragyee De '21
Marla Feld '17
Leah Ferentinos '15
Claudian Francis '22
Ciara Gaughan '22
Christopher Giamanco '13
Josh Goldberg '18
Sandra Khalil '15
Nora Monasheri '23
Frank Nicolazzi '19
Joshua Oommen '22
Raquel Shapiro '22, MS '23
Lucy Spena '18
Julia Sullivan '20, MBA '22
Amelia Thorp '23
Maya Tierney '22
Jacob Weiss '16
Christopher Wright '20, MBA '22
The council's work takes place in standing committees described below.
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Career Committee
This committee's goals are to:
- Work with the Events and Gatherings Committee to host a post-grad panel discussion
- Engage members on Mentor Match and promote the platform to more BOLD alumni
- Create opportunities for Binghamton alumni and students, helping them understand new
career paths that are evolving and find networking events near them
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee
This committee's goals are to:
- Highlight BOLD alumni during Heritage months
- Ensure BOLD presence and engagement during alumni events and Alumni Of Color Network
initiatives
- Increase diversity within Mentor Match
- Collaborate with the Events and Gatherings Committee to ensure DEI guidelines are
applied
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Events and Gatherings Committee
This committee's goals are to:
- Host two BOLD happy hours annually
- Work with the Career Committee to host a post-grad panel discussion
- Plan, advertise and facilitate a BOLD-sponsored Alumni Global Days of Service activity
(or activities) that can unite BOLD alumni in Metro New York to volunteer and represent
the strength of the BOLD community while forging relationships with area organizations
