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Alumni Association Board

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.

Nominations for the upcoming 2025-2027 term are closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted names for consideration! The strength of the Alumni Association relies on the contributions of all alumni, and Board member nominations for 2026-2028 will reopen in August 2025.

Alumni

Meet Valerie Dowling ’07: 2024-2025 Alumni Association Board President

July 25, 2024

Valerie graduated from Converse in 2007 with a degree in History and Politics. While a student at Converse, Valerie was a member of the 2003 Converse delegation to the South …

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2024–2025 Alumni Association Board

Valerie Dowling ’07

President
Alexandria, VA

Libby Cuttino Tilson ’79

Immediate Past President
Matthews, NC

Kathryn Kline ’13

Secretary
Washington, DC

Chunsta Miller ’02

Annual Fund Strategist
Moore, SC

Susan Miskelly ’97

Communications Strategist
Rock Hill, SC

Myles Lawter ’13

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee (DEIC), Chair
Chicago, IL

Gwen Stembridge ’10

Connecting Alumni To Converse (CAC), Chair
Spartanburg, SC

Rachel Bishop ’99

Converse Alumni Recruitment & Retention Effort (CARRE), Chair
Franklin, NC

Cary Perkins ’96

Recognition Committee, Chair
Greenville, SC

Allison Benton ’21

Member at Large
Spindale, NC

Cimone Francis ’16

Member at Large
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee (DEIC), Chair Elect
Boiling Springs, SC

Shenna Gaines ’13

Member at Large
Indian Trail, NC

Jessica Case Holland ’03

Member at Large
Spartanburg, SC

Caitlynn Jarvis ’20

Member at Large
Connecting Alumni to Converse (CAC), Chair Elect
Greenville, NC

Addie Ledbetter ’17

Member at Large
Spartanburg, SC

Laura Massey ’01

Member at Large
Converse Alumni Recruitment and Retention Effort (CARRE), Chair Elect
Arlington, VA

Amanda Newell ’12

Member at Large
Brentwood, TN

Diane Pickens O’Connell ’77

Member at Large
Spartanburg, SC

Jackie Jones Putnam ’75

Member at Large
Spartanburg, SC

Robbie Moseley Richards ’92

Member at Large
Sylvania, OH

Cassidy Rindge ’19

Member at Large
Charleston, SC

Sandy Kopp Roberts ’75

Member at Large
Recognition Committee, Chair Elect
Hillsborough, NC

Kay Stricklin ’73

Member at Large
Spartanburg, SC

Ashley Thomason Whitt ’11

Member at Large
Pauline, SC

Nina Sullivan Williams ’77

Member at Large
Greenville, SC