The Clemson LGBTQ+ Alumni Council is kicking off its 13th year as a Chartered organization of the Clemson Alumni Association. The Council is excited to grow the scholarship fund, host social and networking events, and expand membership, and pleased to announce its Board for 2022-23 including three new members, all recent graduates, as follows:
- Jessie Bailey, Finance & Fundraising Committee, Richmond, VA, Clemson ‘18, Oregon State ‘23;
- Ellie Cooter, Marketing & Social Media Committee, Greenville, SC, Clemson ‘21; and
- Sophie Finnell, Marketing & Social Media Committee, Greenville, SC, Clemson ‘22.
Returning to the Board and representing 4 decades of Clemson graduates are:
- Patrick Becker, Membership & Events Committee, Atlanta, GA, Clemson ‘09, Washington & Lee ‘12, Georgetown ‘13;
- Brian Cave, Chair, Finance & Fundraising, New York, NY, Clemson ‘97, Union Theological ‘06;
- Gregory Caleca, President, Los Angeles, CA, Clemson ‘05;
- Jeremy DiGorio, Membership & Events Committee, Orlando, FL, Clemson ‘11, UConn ‘13;
- Stephanie Dykes, Membership & Events Committee, Seattle, WA, Clemson ‘80, ‘81, S. Carolina ‘85, ‘97;
- Jacob Livingston, Marketing & Social Media Committee, Washington, DC, Clemson ‘19;
- Meagan MacBean, Chair, Membership & Events, Columbia, SC, Clemson ‘09, Ole Miss ‘13;
- Rob Pilaud, Chair/Secretary, Marketing & Social Media, New York, NY, Clemson ‘97, Mason ‘01; and
- Jordan Simpson, Finance & Fundraising Committee, Washington, DC, Clemson ‘13, American ‘22.
The Council extends heartfelt thanks to our outgoing Board members:
- Kim Carter, Outgoing Chair/Secretary, Marketing & Social Media, Pendleton, SC, Maine ‘17, Clemson ‘19;
- Cortney Curtis, Outgoing At-Large, Fort Lee, VA, Clemson ‘16, Lincoln Mem. ‘20;
- Shawn Knight, Outgoing President, Charlotte, NC, C. Michigan ‘14, Clemson ‘16, UNC-Charlotte ‘23;
- Brian Latham, Outgoing At-Large, Boston, MA, Clemson ‘93;
- Sidney Melvin-Nimmons, Outgoing At-Large, Charlotte, NC, Clemson ‘15, Roosevelt ‘18; and
- Derwin Simpson, Outgoing At-Large, Washington, DC, Clemson ‘20.
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