The purpose of the Association is to connect alumni to Converse College 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 College, to communicate the College’s vision, encourage connection among the alumni network, and to increase the visibility and promote the successes of Converse alumni.
2020 – 2021 Alumni Association Board
President
Samantha Larkins
’12, Spartanburg, SC
Past-President (Ex-Officio)
Austin Faulk
’95, Charlotte, NC
Secretary
Kathryn Kline
’13, Washington, DC
Recognition Committee Chair
Victoria Ball Sheridan
’14, Richmond, VA
TAPP (Touching Alumni Peer-To-Peer) Chair
Valerie Dowling
’07, Washington, DC
CARRE (Converse Alumni Recruitment and Retention Effort) Chair
Rachel Bishop
’99, Franklin, NC
Giving Officer
Libby C. Tilson
’79, Matthews, NC
Music School Representative
Kaylee Dargan
’12, Charleston, SC
Golden Club Representative
Agnes Wallace Williams
’57, Greenville, SC
Young Alumni Representative
Miya Walker
’12, Atlanta, GA
Converse II Representative
Sonya Gray
’15, Moore, SC
Graduate Degree Representative
Diane Pickens
’94, Spartanburg, SC
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEIC) Committee Chair
Christi Lewis
’95, Columbia, SC
2010’s Decade Representative
Ashton Lesiak
’11, Roanoke, VA
2010’s Decade Representative
Veronica Obregon-Perko
’12, Decatur, GA
2000’s Decade Representative
Melissia Brannen
’03, Lexington, SC
2000’s Decade Representative
Rachel Hansen
’08, Spartanburg, SC
2000’s Decade Representative
Carla Kantara
’07, Dickinson, TX
2000’s Decade Representative
Chunsta Miller
’02, Moore, SC
1990’s Decade Representative
Susan Miskelly
’97, Rock Hill, SC
1990’s Decade Representative
Cary Perkins
’96, Greenville, SC
1990’s Decade Representative
Rhonda Sowell
’98, Spartanburg, SC
1980’s Decade Representative
Diane S. Drake
’89, Greenville, SC
1970’s Decade Representative
Sarah Mercer Chatel
’79, Atlanta, GA
1970’s Decade Representative
Joy Nanney Finch
’77, Inman, SC
1970’s Decade Representative
Patty Downes Johnson
’70, Columbia, SC
1960’s Decade Representative
Adelaide Capers Johnson
’69 Greenville, SC
1960’s Decade Representative
Kitty Oldham Young
’66, Greenville, SC
1960’s Decade Representative
Nilla ‘Dicke’ Sloop
’67, Sanford, NC
Member At-Large
Sophia Crawford
’13, Charlotte, NC
Member At-Large
Shenna Gaines
’13, Indian Trail, NC
Member At-Large
Frances Nevill
’19, Orlando, FL
Member At-Large
Bonnie Bailey Webster
’94, Spartanburg, SC
