The Mount Holyoke Global Alum Alliance
An ad hoc group of alum volunteers committed to voicing the interests, recognition and engagement of the growing body of alums from or living outside the U.S. The group fosters connections and program activities that connect global alums with each other, the Alumnae Association and the College. Group members mentor volunteers and country leads advise the Alumnae Association and the College on outreach and serve as global regional points of contact for global alums.
Founding members include:
Kim Hunter ’75
Eleanor Chang ’78
Silvia Maulini ’80
Dr. Ann Blake ’85
Vijaya Pastala ’89
Contact: MHGlobalAA@gmail.com
Africa
Ghana
- President: Stephanie Adu Dzandu ’09
- Facebook
Asia
Bangladesh
- President: Tamazer Ahmed ’04
China
BEIJING
- President: Songqiao Yao ’11
SHANGHAI
- President: Danyue Chen ’97
HONG KONG
- President: Leslie Yun-Ting Fu Pan ’97
- Facebook
India
Facebook
MUMBAI
GURGAON AND DELHI
- President: Shireen Nausheen Alam ’97
- Facebook
Japan
- President: Alison Birch Harada ’87
Malaysia
- Co-President: Janice Shiu ’14
- Co-President: Yen Ping Teh ’12
Pakistan
- Co-President: Natasha Ansari ’13
- Co-President: Sadia Khatri ’15
- Facebook
Philippines
- President: Maria S.H. Gochoco-Bautista ’78
Singapore
- President: Laura Natalie Rieber ’04
South Korea
- President: Frances Hyun-Sook Lee ’85
- Facebook
Australia/Oceania
Australia
New Zealand
- President: Megan E. Couture, FP ’11
- Facebook
Europe
European Alum Council
The European Alumnae Council is a regional coordinating committee founded to foster connections between Mount Holyoke alums living in Europe, the Alumnae Association, and the College. The committee consists of twenty delegates representing more than twenty-five countries. The Council oversees the biennial Mount Holyoke European Alumnae Symposium. We welcome Junior Year Abroad students and interns to our events and encourage local gatherings.
Armenia
- President: Deborah Wild ’97
Austria
- Zarina Dyussen ’16, Contact
- Facebook group for DACH Region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Belgium
- President: Erica P. Lutes ’02
Bulgaria
- President: Guergana N. Gougoumanova ’99
- Facebook
Denmark
- President: Evelina Petrova Poumpalova ’97
France
PARIS
SOUTHWEST FRANCE
- President: Laura D. Campbell ’06
Georgia
- President Deborah Wild ’97
Germany
BERLIN
DUSSELDORF-COLOGNE
- Co-President: Allison L. Bouchat ’91
- Co-President: Deborah S. Friedman ’89
- Facebook
HAMBURG
- President: HyeeRyang Heather Do ’07
MUNICH
- President: Catherine Jourdan ’95
Greece
- President: Ioli Christopoulou ’01
Hungary
- President: Veronica Mak ’16
Iberian Peninsula
Ireland
- President: Barbara Schmidt ’69
Italy
Latvia
- President: Indra E. Priede ’92
Luxembourg
- President: Erica P. Lutes ’02
Norway
- President: Nicole Guttormsen ’91
- Facebook
Poland
- President: Sylwia Wasiak FP ’04
Sweden
- President: Nisha D’Cunha Nilsson ’91
- Facebook
Switzerland
- President: Gergana Hristova Karadzhova ’12
- Facebook Group for DACH Region: Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The Netherlands
Turkey
- President: Zeynep A. Kurmus Hurbas ’96
United Kingdom
Middle East and North Africa
- Co-President: Rand Abu Al-Sha’r ’17
- Co-President: Farah Rawas ’17
- Facebook
United Arab Emirates
- President: Pasangi N. Weerasinghe ’10
North America
Canada
ONTARIO
- Co-President: Sadia Arshad ’12
- Co-President: Natalia I. Stefanova ’05
- Co-President: Nadia Zaffar ’04
Mexico
- President: Lilian Clea Alves ’11
South/Central America and the Caribbean
Alums have created social media groups to connect with other Mount Holyoke alums. They are simply groups of alums with a common interest or connection. These groups interact primarily online using Facebook and other social media. These groups are not affiliated with or sponsored by the Alumnae Association. If you have a group that you’d like listed below, please contact alumnaeassociation@mtholyoke.edu.
Facebook groups
Instagram groups
LinkedIn groups