At William & Mary, the Regional Alumni Engagement and Regional & International Advancement teams partner to provide alumni engagement opportunities that connect William & Mary alumni to alma mater and to each other. Below please find the names and contact information for our regional teams:

Northeast

Omar Kamara ’15
Regional Alumni Engagement Coordinator
757.221.2143
oskamara@wm.edu

William & Mary NYC Office

425 Madison Ave, Suite 300
New York, NY 10017

Renee Davis ’94
Managing Director, Regional & International Advancement
212.497.1189 x 201
radavis02@wm.edu

Craig Anzalone ’94
Director, Regional & International Advancement
212.497.1189 x 202
cranzalone@wm.edu

Amanda Manzano ’15
Advancement Coordinator
212.497.1189 x 200
ammanzano@wm.edu

Chapters

Boston
The chapter planned to attend Play Day at the Lawn on D; however, due to an event relocation, alumni met at the Harpoon Brewery to enjoy one another’s company. Alumni were also able to get together for a night of Beer & Yoga at the Night-Shift Brewery in September.

New York City
The chapter hosted a summer club mixer at the William & Mary Club of New York, the newest affiliate of the Princeton Club of New York and its 200-plus worldwide reciprocal clubs. Alumni, students, parents and faculty are eligible for membership. Go to alumni.wm.edu/club/nyc to learn more. Also, the chapter hosted a sold-out, private tour at the Museum of Modern Art. Alumni were able to experience the “One-Way Ticket: Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series and Other Visions of the Great Movement North” exhibit.

Pittsburgh
In July, the chapter attended a wine tasting at the Market Street Grocery’s Wine Room where they could sip and learn about different California and Italian wines.

Philadelphia
The chapter gathered for various happy hours throughout the city including a South Jersey bar, PJ Whelihans.

Washington, D.C.

Jack Edgar ’15
Regional Alumni Engagement Coordinator
757.221.2167
jjedgar@wm.edu

William & Mary Washington Office
1779 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 705
Washington, DC 20036

Barbara Draughon
Senior Director, Regional & International Advancement
202.939.4000
bdraughon@wm.edu

Laura Mackler
Associate Director, Regional & International Advancement
202.939.4000
lcmackler@wm.edu

Chapters

DC Metro
In July, the chapter hosted a rooftop pool party at the Embassy Row Hotel. Also in July, alumni gathered for An Evening with Sen. Tom Carper, a discussion and reception held by the William & Mary Washington Office and the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy. August saw the chapter welcoming the W&M Class of 2015 to D.C. with a trip to Nationals Park to see Washington play the Milwaukee Brewers. Finally, in September, the chapter held their annual Evening at the Embassy at the Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spain. The event featured an exhibit of art from along the Camino de Santiago, and special guest Professor George Greenia of William & Mary’s Hispanic Studies Department and its Institute for Pilgrimage Studies. The chapter continues to host monthly Martini Mondays.

Maryland
The Maryland Chapter continues to hold
monthly Tribe Thursdays around the state.

Virginia

Carlton Smith ’15
Regional Alumni Engagement Coordinator
757.221.1171
crsmith03@wm.edu

Ann Ruble ’77
Senior Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.6322
atruble@wm.edu

Kathy Nolen-Martin
Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.1371
mknole@wm.edu

John Hunter
Associate Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.1027
jmhunter@wm.edu

Richard Long
Assistant Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.1016
rnlong@wm.edu

Chapters

Lower Northern Neck
In September, the chapter held their first Tribe Thursday.

Richmond
The chapter continued their monthly First Table dinner series with restaurants in the Richmond area. The chapter and the Tribe Club went back to the Flying Squirrels in August to celebrate Williamsburg Night, and hosted the Griffin and Tribe men’s baseball coaches at a pre-game event at the Children’s Museum of Richmond.

Williamsburg
In June, the chapter held their annual dinner and meeting with special guests John Wells, dean and director, and Mark Luckenbach, associate dean of VIMS. Monthly Tribe Thursdays continued with the new regional alumni engagement coordinators in July, the Tribe ticket office in August and alumni in graduate school at W&M in September.

Southeast

Alli Puryear
Senior Assistant Director, Regional Alumni Engagement
757.221.1173
atpuryear@wm.edu

Gerald Bullock
Senior Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.1032
igbull@wm.edu

Chapters

Atlanta
Alumni gathered together at Turner Field to cheer on the Atlanta Braves as they played against the Chicago Cubs.

Charleston
The chapter hosted an evening with the Riverdogs in July. William & Mary alumnus and Riverdogs second baseman, Ryan Lindemuth ’14, felt the support from the field as Charleston alumni, parents and students, including Noah Locasio ’19, new Tribe men’s baseball player, cheered from the stands.

Central

Alli Puryear
Senior Assistant Director, Regional Alumni Engagement
757.221.1173
atpuryear@wm.edu

Robert Waggoner
Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.1463
rdwaggoner@wm.edu

Chapters

12. Chicago The chapter attended a Virginia Schools happy hour in which alumni from five Virginia schools gathered together. They also partnered with the Big Shoulders Fund for a day of service in July.

Houston
The chapter gathered together in August to watch “1776,” a musical, in support of the director and William & Mary alumna, Liz Sowers Buras ’86.

Dallas/Ft. Worth
In June, the chapter hosted a happy hour at Kent & Co. Wine.

West

Ric Lampkins ’14
Regional Alumni Engagement Coordinator
757.221.2144
crlampkins@wm.edu

Kathleen Daugherty
Senior Director, Regional &International Advancement
858.752.3059
kadaugherty@wm.edu

Chapters

Los Angeles
Alumni volunteers, led by Robert Tisdale ’08, assembled to organize an alumni chapter for LA.

San Francisco
The chapter welcomed new alumni to the San Francisco area with a picnic at the Presidio. Alumni also received a tour of the Mare Island Brewing Company by proprietor Kent Fortner ’92.

Seattle
The chapter held a summer Happy Hour in July at Canterbury Ale House to help reconnect alumni.

International

Kelly S. Holdcraft
Director, Regional Alumni Engagement
757.221.1172
ksholdcraft@wm.edu

Sani Silvennoinen
Executive Director, Regional & International Advancement
757.221.2718
spsilv@wm.edu

William & Mary Law School

In May, Dean of the Law School Davison Douglas, and Professor Ron Rosenberg visited alumni and admitted students at events in Beijing and Shanghai, China, at the offices of Norton Rose (Beijing) and Skadden Arps (Shanghai). The Richmond Chapter of Alumni for William & Mary Law School, along with Dean Douglas, gathered in June at Lemaire in the Jefferson Hotel. This Law School Richmond Chapter meets quarterly. The Virginia Bar takers from the Class of 2015 were in Roanoke, Va., recently to take the two-day Virginia Bar exam. Alumni gathered at the Roanoke Civic Center to join them for lunch and to offer encouragement. In September, alumnae of William & Mary Law School, the Raymond A. Mason School of Business and William & Mary met for a William & Mary Women in Washington discussion on “Building Your Professional Network.”

Incoming Students Receptions

Throughout the summer, the Alumni Association, University Advancement and the Offices of Parent and Family Programs and First Year Experience continued to host Incoming Student Receptions across the nation hosted by the following parents and in other locations.

Northeast:

New York, Northern New Jersey, Southern Connecticut – Judy and Alan Buchholz P ’15, Alice Davison P ’16, Cathy ’84 and Don Farnan P ’16.

Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey, Delaware – Janet ’84 and Peter Atwater ’83, P ’17. Pittsburgh – Mary Pat and Jim Jones P ’13, P ’18.

Washington, D.C.:
DC Metro – Julie Dobson ’78 and Chet Thaker P ’17, P ’19.

Baltimore – Doug ’86 and Ellen Brinkley ’86, P ’18, P ’19.

Virginia:
Roanoke – alumni chapter.

South Hampton Roads – alumni chapter.

Williamsburg/Lower Peninsula – alumni chapter.

Winchester – Susan ’87 and Carl Lauer P ’19.

Southeast:
Atlanta – Emilie and Keith Evans P ’16, and Brooke ’79 and Winston Weinmann P ’17.

Charlotte – alumni chapter.

Central:
Austin – Robert and Hollis Gaston P ’15.

Chicago – Michael and Trisha Nelson P ’16, P ’19.

Cleveland – Terry and Dianne Squire P ’18.

Dallas/Ft. Worth – Peter and Meg Carlsen P ’17 and the Dallas/Ft. Worth Alumni Chapter;

Memphis – Edward ’92, J.D. ’95 and Hillery Efkeman ’92, P ’19.

West:
Los Angeles – Kevin Burke M.B.A. ’84, P ’18.

San Diego – Jill Gunn and Steven Berman P ’16. San Francisco – Patti and Lane Ringlee P ’18.

Seattle – alumni chapter.