Samantha Larkins ’12
President
Spartanburg, SC
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.
2021 – 2022 Alumni Association Board
Libby C. Tilson ’79
President – Elect
Matthews, NC
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
Kaylee Dargan ’12
Music School Representative
Charleston, SC
Miya Walker ’12
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Chair (DEIC)
Atlanta, GA
Melissia Brannen ’03
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Co-Chair (DEIC)
Lexington, SC
Sonya Gray ’15
Converse II Representative
Moore, SC
Diane Pickens ’94
Graduate Degree Representative
Spartanburg, SC
Ashton Lesiak ’11
2010’s Decade Representative
Roanoke, VA
Myles Lawter ’13
2010’s Decade Representative
Chicago, IL
Veronica Obregon-Perko ’12
2010’s Decade Representative
Decatur, GA
Rachel Hansen ’08
2000’s Decade Representative
Spartanburg, SC
Carla Kantara ’07
2000’s Decade Representative
Dickinson, TX
Nakia 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
Diane S. Drake ’89
1980’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Joy Nanney Finch ’77
1970’s Decade Representative
Inman, SC
Patty Downes Johnson ’70
1970’s Decade Representative
Columbia, SC
Adelaide Capers Johnson ’69
1960’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Kitty Oldham Young ’66
1960’s Decade Representative
Greenville, SC
Sophia Crawford ’13
Member At-Large
Charlotte, NC
Shenna Gaines ’13
Member At-Large
Indian Trail, NC
Frances Nevill ’19
Member At-Large
Orlando, FL
Gwen Stembridge ’10
Member at Large
Cleveland, OH
Bonnie Bailey Webster ’94
Member At-Large
Spartanburg, SC
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