Alumni Leadership Council
The Alumni Leadership Council supports the mission of Simon’s Rock as goodwill ambassadors, with specific initiatives in recruitment, fundraising, event organizing and alumni outreach. Also, the ALC serves as a liaison between alumni, College administrators, and the Simon’s Rock Board of Overseers.
Some projects that ALC members work on include:
- Leading career affinity groups for alumni
- Selecting alumni to receive the Simon’s Rock Outstanding Alumni Award
- Conducting elections for alumni representatives to the ALC
- Leading regional alumni social chapters
- Fundraising to support Simon’s Rock and its students
- Recruiting prospective Simon’s Rock students
- Publishing a mini-magazine for alumni and friends of Simon’s Rock
- Producing annual reunion celebrations
To contact the ALC, please e-mail Chair Nicole Fitting ’93 JA at sralc@simons-rock.edu.
Nicole Fitting ’93 JA, Chair
Committees: Careers, Chapters, Reunion
Nicole is a certified teacher for grades K-9 as a general sciences and social studies teacher. She is studying speech language pathology, working toward her second master’s degree. She hopes to become a professor and continue her desires to teach, research and provide SLP services.
Charlotte Anderholt ‘01
Committees: Careers, Publications
Charlotte Anderholt graduated from Simon's Rock with a BA in Politics, Law, & Society. After several years working on a PhD in Political Theory at Georgetown University, she decided to move on to other things. Since then she has worked as a consultant on measuring progress in post-conflict environments at the U.S. Institute of Peace, and on gender issues in peacekeeping at the U.S. Army's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. After five years in Washington, DC, she currently resides in Kansas City, MO with her spouse and one year old son, Jasper.
Keith Brierley-Bowers ‘80
Committees: Recruiting
Keith resides in the Baltimore area with Penny ’81 and their two daughters: Perri ’08 and Kori (hopefully ’12). He works for BGE HOME running IT, business process and sustainability endeavors for the organization. He is also on the board as Treasurer of the Fire Museum of Maryland. Keith earned a MA in I/O Psychology from West Chester University and an Executive MBA from Johns Hopkins.
Paul Goldschmidt ‘84
Committees: Publications, Reunion
Paul received his BA from Vassar College and a PhD from the University of Illinois in Political Science. After teaching for six years, he left academic life and is now a consultant helping hospitals and large medical practice groups install and manage electronic medical record systems. In his spare time, he collects antique photographs and reviews children's literature. He lives in Middleton WI with his partner and his cat.
David Lovely ‘96
Committees: Chicago
David graduated from Simon's Rock with his AA in 1998, and after a lot of life his BA in 2008. He completed an MLS in 2011, and still really hopes to be a librarian some day. In the meanwhile, he's a voracious reader, a big gamer, a fan of movies, music, TV, cooking, and telling his husband how silly he is.
Christopher Derhammer-Hill ‘86
Committees: Representative to the Board of Overseers
Cordelia Derhammer-Hill ‘86
Committees: Careers, Fundraising, Publications, Reunion
Cordelia finished her AA at Simon's Rock and her BA at Sarah Lawrence College, then later went into professional fundraising. Now she is a full-time mother who spends her time volunteering as a naturalist, girl scout leader, active PTA member and advocate for a special-needs child. She has been involved with Simon's Rock alumni endeavors since the late 1990s along with her her husband, who she met in her first weeks at Simon's Rock.
Harry Marker ‘05
Committees: Nominating/Awards, Publications
Harry graduated with a BA from Simon's Rock in 2009. Since then, he has bartended, eaten whale in Iceland, ridden a Segway, and thought about maybe going ice fishing (some day). He is currently living in New York and goofing around as much as possible without getting fired, and writing in his spare time.
Kaki Notestine Kasdorf ‘93
Committees: Nominating/Awards, Fundraising
Bruce Schoenberg ‘81
Committees: Careers, Simon’s Rock Bar Association, Recruiting
Bruce Schoenberg earned his AA at Simon’s Rock in 1983, his BS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1985 and his JD at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, in 1988. He is currently Partner at Schrader & Schoenberg LLP in New York City – a general practice firm specializing in securities and commercial litigation.
Scott Blake ‘88
Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez ‘78
Gail Konop ‘76
Choose your Alumni Rep
This spring, there will be an election for new ALC representatives from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. To nominate someone, or to nominate yourself, please click here. Deadline for nominations is March 31, 2012
Nominate an Outstanding Alum
Nominate an alum for the Simon’s Rock Outstanding Alumni Award. Deadline for nominations is March 31, 2012. Find criteria and a nomination form here.
Refer a Student
Alumni referrals are crucial to recruiting new Simon’s Rock students. Do you know someone who belongs among us? Please tell us about them here.
Join the Bar
Are you an alum and an attorney? Please check out the Simon’s Rock Bar Association.
Come to Reunion
Reunion is May 25-28, 2012 at Simon’s Rock. In late February, an official program and registration info will be sent by mail and e-mail, posted on the web and shared on social media. Please make plans to attend!
Make a Gift
As of February 1, alumni are 66% of the way to their fundraising goal for the fiscal year that ends on June 30. Help us reach our goal by making a gift at simons-rock.edu/donate.