If you are interested in serving on the Shepherd University Alumni Association Board of Directors, please click the button below for the virtual application.
Alumni Board Form
Please be sure to review the SUAA Bylaws ahead of applying. If you have questions about joining the board, please contact Katie Swayne, Director of Alumni Affairs, at kswayne@shepherd.edu.
MISSION – The mission of the Shepherd University Alumni Association is to enrich and diversify the University by developing and strengthening fellowship, involvement, and communication with students, friends, and alumni.
VISION – The Shepherd University Alumni Association will be a relevant organization that will make an impact on the University, alumni, and the community. The Alumni Association and its sustaining members will become an integral and highly visible member of the Shepherd community and will support the University’s strategic goals and mission.
- Check out the new SUAA 5-year strategic plan (2024-2029)
- Click on names below to read bios for each member (not all members have elected to have bios/headshots listed)
2025-2026 Slate of Officers:
Katie Swayne ’12 — Executive Director (Staff)
Randy Friend ’02 & MBA ’12 — President
Nick Mummert ’13, MBA ’21 — Vice President
Erin Lee, CSDA ’23 — Secretary
Daniel Sweeney, CPA ’17 — Treasurer
Hannah Brumbaugh ’18, CSDA ’20 — Immediate Past President
Board Members:
Kahlen Browning ’18 & ’22
Cheryl Ellmore ’94
Bassell Franks ’12
Rich Goodman ’14 & CSDA, MAT ’17
Tom Jones ’15
James Scott Jr. ’70
Samantha Slater ’99
Emeriti Directors:
Jim Auxer ’69
Robert Fleenor ’74
Paul “Soupy” Hillyard ’58
Matt Kradel ’99
Lynn Leatherman ’92
Tripp Lowe ’95 & ’97
Rachel Moreno ’08
Robin Moses ‘ 88
Francine Phillips ’82
Charles Van Metre ’56
Nelson Vazquez ’86
Chris Wooten ’87
**Updated 6/19/2025**
No person shall be eligible to serve as an elected director for more than three (3) successive three-(3) year terms. A member of the board in good standing who has served the maximum number of terms allowed in the Alumni Association bylaws may, with approval of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, be according to the Director Emeritus status and may remind on the Board of Directors as a voting member.–Shepherd University Alumni Association, Inc. bylaws, Article IV, Section 2, Paragraphs 4-5.