The purpose of the Association is to connect alumni to Converse University and to each other, to provide valued services to members of the Alumni Association and to support the mission of Converse. Members of the Alumni Association Board are asked to provide ongoing support for Converse, to communicate its vision, encourage connection among the alumni network, and to increase the visibility and promote the successes of Converse alumni.
Meet Your Alumni Association Board President
2022 – 2023 Alumni Association Board
Libby C. Tilson ’79
President
Matthews, NC
Samantha Larkins ’12
Immediate Past President
Spartanburg, SC
Kathryn Kline ’13
Secretary
Washington, DC
Victoria Ball Sheridan ’14
Recognition Committee Chair
Richmond, VA
Valerie Dowling ’07
CAC, Chair (Connecting Alumni to Converse)
Washington, DC
Rachel Bishop ’99
CARRE (Converse Alumni Recruitment and Retention Effort) Chair
Franklin, NC
Chunsta Miller ’02
Giving Officer
Moore, SC
Miya Walker ’12
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Chair (DEIC)
Atlanta, GA
Sonya Gray ’15
Converse II Representative
Moore, SC
Diane Pickens O’Connell ’94
Graduate Degree Representative
Spartanburg, SC
Hanna Craft ’21
2020’s Decade Representative
Greer, SC
Aliyah Hancock ’21
2020’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Myles Lawter ’13
2010’s Decade Representative
Chicago, IL
Ashton Lesiak ’11
2010’s Decade Representative
Roanoke, VA
Gwen Stembridge ‘10
2010’s Decade Representative
Cleveland, OH
Melissia Brannen ’03
2000’s Decade Representative
Lexington, SC
Nakia Martin Alexander ’97
1990’s Decade Representative
Atlanta, GA
Christi Lewis ’95
1990’s Decade Representative
Columbia, SC
Susan Miskelly ’97
1990’s Decade Representative
Rock Hill, SC
Cary Perkins ’96
1990’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Rhonda Sowell ’98
1990’s Decade Representative
Spartanburg, SC
Joy Nanney Finch ’77
1970’s Decade Representative
Inman, SC
Nina Sullivan Williams ‘77
1970’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Adelaide Capers Johnson ’69
Golden Club Representative
Greenville, SC
Kitty Oldham Young ’66
Golden Club Representative
Greenville, SC
Sophia Crawford-Mapp ’13
Member At-Large
Charlotte, NC
Shenna Gaines ’13
Member At-Large
Indian Trail, NC
Frances Nevill ’19
Member At-Large
Orlando, FL
Bonnie Bailey Webster ’94
Member At-Large
Spartanburg, SC
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