Board of Directors
If you are interested in serving on the Shepherd University Alumni Association Board of Directors, please click the button below for the virtual application.
Alumni Board Form
If you have questions about joining the board, please contact Katie Swayne, Director of Alumni Affairs, at kswayne@shepherd.edu.
- Review the organization’s bylaws.
- Check out the new SUAA 5-year strategic plan (2024-2029)
- Click on names below to read bios for each member (not all members have elected to have bios/headshots listed)
2024-2025 Slate of Officers:
Katie Swayne ’12 — Executive Director (Staff)
Hannah Brumbaugh ’18, CSDA ’20 — President
Nick Mummert ’13, MBA ’21 — Vice President
Erin Lee, CSDA ’23 — Secretary
Daniel Sweeney, CPA ’17 — Treasurer
Randy Friend ’02 & MBA ’12 — Immediate Past President
Board Members:
Michael Bailey ’12
Kahlen Browning ’18 & ’22
Lori Davis-Smith ’06
Cheryl Ellmore ’94
Bassell Franks ’12
Rich Goodman ’14 & CSDA, MAT ’17
Rachel Moreno ’08
James Scott Jr. ’70
Emeriti Directors:
Jim Auxer ’69
Robert Fleenor ’74
Paul “Soupy” Hillyard ’58
Matt Kradel ’99
Lynn Leatherman ’92
Tripp Lowe ’95 & ’97
Robin Moses ‘ 88
Francine Phillips ’82
Charles Van Metre ’56
Nelson Vazquez ’86
Chris Wooten ’87
**Updated 7/23/2024**
No person shall be eligible to serve as an elected director for more than three (3) successive three-(3) year terms. A member of the board in good standing who has served the maximum number of terms allowed in the Alumni Association bylaws may, with approval of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, be according to the Director Emeritus status and may remind on the Board of Directors as a voting member.–Shepherd University Alumni Association, Inc. bylaws, Article IV, Section 2, Paragraphs 4-5.