The Washington D.C. Regional Alumni Council

How is the Guilford alumni system organized?

Guilford Alumni Board : The Alumni Association is comprised of Guilford's 14,000 alumni. As a representative group of alumni, the Alumni Board promotes fellowship among alumni, develops supportive experiences with current students and assists the college with various projects and undertakings.
Friends of Guilford:
All alumni, parents of alumni, faculty, and others with connections to Guilford within a given geographical area.
Regional Alumni Council 2009: The Regional Council is the group of alumni who organize alumni events and services within a local geographic area. The Washington DC Regional Alumni Council, which is focused on Washington D.C. and suburban Maryland and Virginia, is presently comprised of 5 alumni who each hold specific positions:

What does the Regional Council actually do?

Click here to see mission, roles, and responsibilities of the Regional Council (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

The Regional Council operates a "listserv" (an e-mail list) through which it sends out announcements about local alumni events and Guilford news particularly relevant to people in the DC metropolitan area. To sign up to receive these messages, send a message to dcalumni@guilford.edu (we chose to have alumni opt-in, rather than opt-out, so you must tell us if you want to be on the list).

The Regional Council also plans and coordinates local alumni activities. During the past few years we have organized a wide variety of events, including our annual "welcome recent graduates" brunch, trips to Orioles, Nationals, and DC United games, an Anacostia river cleanup, viewings of Shakespeare in the Park, a tour of the Botanic Gardens, a tour of the Old Executive Office Building, bowling nights, and regular happy hours.

The Regional Council also works to help alumni with career networking and locating temporary or permanent housing. In DC, finding jobs and housing can be as much about who you know as what you know, so we provide an opportunity for Guilford alumni to help others

How can you get involved?

Show up at events! We are also always looking for people who are willing to dcalumni@guilford.edu.

About the 2009 Council members:

Chair
James Tatum '03 lives in Silver Spring, MD after having grown up outside Falls Church, VA. At Guilford, James majored in Political Science, though his unofficial major was The Guilfordian where he served as Editor-in-Chief his senior year. James works as a Development Associate at the Economic Policy Institute. At night he transforms into a student again, earning an MLS in the Theory & Practice of American Democracy at Georgetown University. James is thrilled to be working with such a talented and enthusiastic group of Council members. This is his second term with the Council after serving as Event Coordinator.

Event Coordinator
Erik Edgerton '02 lives near Dupont Circle. Originally from North Carolina, he moved to the DC area in 2004 to work at the NIH in Bethesda as a Grants Management Specialist. While at Guilford, Erik majored in Business Management and minored in Philosophy in addition to working with the admissions office, WQFS, and the Guilfordian. He looks forward to meeting and/or reconnecting with as many of you as possible in the year ahead. Previously, Erik served as the Recording Clerk for the Council.

Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Kimberly Winters '88 lives in Alexandria, VA with her husband and two girls. Now a full-time parent, she has worked in non-profit management and fundraising, marketing communications, and public affairs. Following graduation from Guilford, she moved to Seattle where she lived for 12 years outside of a two-year stint in Massachusetts to attend Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Her work has focused on environmental issues and causes. This is her first term on the Regional Council.

Career Networking Coordinator/ interim webmaster
Richard Ewell ’95 lives in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County with his wife and daughter. While at Guilford, Richard majored in Political Science, served as the president of the Community Senate, and held various positions in WQFS, the Guilfordian, and many other student organizations. Richard currently serves as an attorney for the Department of Labor where he works with OSHA. He and his wife are expecting twins in April, so he will need lots of help this year with career networking events! Richard helped found the current incarnation of the Regional Council and is now in his third term on the Council after previously serving as Chair, rotating off, and then rejoining in his current role.

Recording Clerk
Claire Adams '02 lives in Arlington, VA after having grown up in Alexandria. She returned to the DC area after graduating from Tulane University Law School in 2006. Claire works as an attorney for a private company in the healthcare industry. While at Guilford, she majored in Political Science and studied abroad in Guadalajara. This is her first term on the Regional Council.

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