Alumni Council

Alumni Council is an advisory body representing the Society of the Alumni. Members are either elected or appointed by their respective constituent organizations. Council meets on campus each October and April in conjunction with the meetings of Denison’s Board of Trustees.



Vanessa Miller ’04

Vanessa Miller ’04

President

Term: 2020 – 2024
Company: Wieden + Kennedy
Position: Group Brand Director
City: Portland, Ore.

Ali Teopas Spungen ’08

Ali Teopas Spungen ’08

Vice President

Term: 2019 – 2024
Company: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Position: Associate Director, Division III
City: Carmel, Ind.

Kathryn Correia ’79

Kathryn Correia ’79

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2018 – 2024
Company: Legacy Health
Position: President/Chief Executive Officer
City: Portland, Ore.

Elizabeth Daugherty ’86

Elizabeth Daugherty ’86

Member-at-Large

Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: Mayo Clinic
Position: Director Strategy Management Services, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
City: Rochester, Minn.

Linda Parker Gates ’86

Linda Parker Gates ’86

Member-at-Large

Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Software Engineering Institute
Position: Civil Sector Engineer
City: Bethesda, Md.


Amy Gillies ’92

Amy Gillies ’92

Annual Fund Chair

Term: 2023 – 2024
Company: Georgetown Law
Position: Sr. Executive Director of Centers & Institutes and Special Advisor to the Dean
City: Washington, D.C. 


Dana Grandmaison-Gilligan ’02

Dana Grandmaison-Gilligan ’02

Varsity D Representative

Term: 2023 – 2024
Company: Denison University
Position: Program Manager/Community Liaison
City: Granville, Ohio


Rebecca Glick ’03

Rebecca Glick ’03

Constituent Representative, Denison Pride

Term: 2019 – 2023
Company: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Position: Attorney
City: Trenton, N.J.

Jeryl Hayes ’04

Jeryl Hayes ’04

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2020 – 2026
Company: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice
Position: Movement Building Director
City: Silver Spring, Md.

Bob Howarth ’66

Bob Howarth ’66

Member-at-Large

Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Shoemaker and Howarth 
Position: Partner
City: Columbus, Ohio


Crystal Jezierski ’94

Crystal Jezierski ’94

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2023-2024
Company: Guidepost Solutions
Position: Senior Managing Director
City: Alexandria, Va.


Demitri P. Johnson ’11

Demitri P. Johnson ’11

Member-at-Large

Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
Position: Assistant Legal Counsel
City: Columbus, Ohio


Aaron Laramore ’88

Aaron Laramore ’88

Member-at-Large

Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Position: Senior Program Officer
City: Fisher, Ind.


Mark Morawski ’90

Mark Morawski ’90

Member-at-Large

Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Cincinnati Country Day School
Position: Head of Lower School
City: Cincinnati, Ohio


Michael D. Piper-Younie ’00

Michael D. Piper-Younie ’00

Member-at-Large

Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: Self-Employed
Position: Actor | Producer | Writer
City: Atlanta, Ga. & New York


Abigail Pringle ’96

Abigail Pringle ’96

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2021 – 2027
Company: Wendy’s
Position: President, International and Chief Development Officer
City: Columbus, Ohio


Vivian A. Quaye ’03

Vivian A. Quaye ’03

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2022 – 2029
Company: Northern Trust Asset Management
Position: Director, Public Funds & Taft Hartley
City: New York


George Russell Jr. ’88

George Russell Jr. ’88

Alumni-Nominated Trustee

Term: 2019 – 2025
Company: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Position: Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma, Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
City: Pittsburgh, Pa.

Jonathan Van Balen ’02

Jonathan Van Balen ’02

Constituent Representative, Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association

Term: 2021 – 2024
Company: Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Position: Import/Export Advisor
City: Lexington, Ky.


Rayshon Walker ’22

Rayshon Walker ’22

Recent Student Trustee

Term: 2022 – 2024
Company: NBC News
Position: NBC News associate
City: New York 


Frank P. Ward III ’04

Frank P. Ward III ’04

Member-at-Large

Term: 2022 – 2026
Company: The Poplar Group
Position: Partner
City: Austin, Texas


HAVE QUESTIONS?

Sallie Hutton Sistare

Executive Director of Alumni & Family Engagement

sistares@denison.edu

740-587-8656