Fostering communication and engagement between the Academy and its Alumni
Exeter’s General Alumni Association (GAA) consists of approximately 22,000 graduates and former students of Phillips Exeter Academy.
The purpose of the GAA is to foster communication and engagement between the Academy and its alumni and within the alumni community to support the mission of the Academy, “to unite goodness and knowledge and inspire youth from every quarter to live purposeful lives.”
A board of elected and appointed alumni serve as directors of the GAA. The GAA president and two vice presidents also serve as Academy trustees. The GAA board acts as the guiding body of the General Alumni Association and in that role “shall engage, to the extent possible, with a broad array of alumni, through on-campus, regional and virtual activities.”
Samuel J. Brown ’92
Beverly Hills, CA
GAA Elected Director
GAA President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee, Chair
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Trustee, ex-officio
Education: A.B. Harvard University
Occupation: President of Film Production, STX Entertainment
Eugene P. Lynch ’79
Rye, NY
GAA Elected Director
GAA Vice President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee, Vice Chair
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Trustee, ex-officio
Education: A.B. Harvard University; MBA Stanford University
Occupation: Director, Partner Investments, General Atlantic LLC
Rhoda K. Tamakloe ’01
Sandy Hook, CT
GAA Elected Director
GAA Vice President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
GAA Awards Committee, Chair
Affinity Engagement Committee
Trustee, ex-officio
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; M.S. Ed. Purdue University Global
Occupation: Senior Manager, PwC Charitable Foundation
Seisei Tatebe-Goddu ’01
New York, NY
GAA Elected Director
GAA Secretary
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
GAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee, Chair
Education: B.A. McGill University; M.A. Columbia University
Occupation: Director of Special Projects, Harris-Walz Campaign, NC Coordinated; Chief Executive Officer, Lights On Lab
Elizabeth “Betsy” A. Fleming ’86
Charlotte, NC
GAA Elected Director 2018-2024
GAA President, ex-officio
GAA President 2022-2024
GAA Vice President 2020-2022
Education: A.B., Harvard University; M.A., Royal College of Art, London; Ph.D., Yale University
Occupation: Principal and Executive Coach, Cressence LLC
Jeffrey N. Bannon ’77
New York, NY
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: B.A. Dartmouth College
Occupation: CEO/Founder, Business Talk, Inc.
Shelly Bhowmik ’03
New York, NY
GAA Appointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A. Johns Hopkins University; M.D. George Washington University; M.P.H. Johns Hopkins University
Occupation: Founder, Platform Wellness
Julian A. Bobb ’90; P’24
Halfmoon, NY
GAA Elected Director
GAA Awards Committee, Vice Chair
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; J.D. Columbia Law School; L.L.M. Fordham University
Occupation: Senior Counsel, Invesco Ltd.
Nathaniel G. Butler ’64
Boston, MA
GAA Reappointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee, Vice Chair
Education: B.A., Harvard; M.B.A., Harvard, M.S.W., Simmons College
Occupation: Fiscal Manager, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Retired
Anthony Lung-Tung Chen ’78; P’08
Tacoma, WA
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.S. University of Michigan; M.D. Duke University; M.P.H. Harvard University
Occupation: Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Susannah J. Clark ’84
Melrose, MA
GAA Reappointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.S., Tufts University; M.P.A.S., Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Services
Occupation: Physician Assistant
Bryan K. Contreras ’91; P’24
Kingwood, TX
GAA Appointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.S. University of Houston; M.A. Houston Baptist University
Occupation: Managing Director, Program Partnerships and Growth, Matriculate
Claudia E. Cruz ’96
Reno, NV
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; M.A. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY; J.D. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Occupation: Director; Faculty (Spanish-language Journalism), University of Nevada – Reno
Bradford M. Gibbs ’88; P’23, P’25
Providence, RI
GAA Reappointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: A.B. Brown University; M.B.A. Wharton (University of Pennsylvania); M.A.T. Brown University
Occupation: Vice Chair of Economics Department, Brown University
Catherine Y. Han ’87; P’19, P’22, P’25
Newport Beach, CA
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: B.A. Harvard College; M.D. Cornell University; M.P.H. candidate Harvard University, MPH Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Occupation: Ariadne Labs TeamBirth implementation specialist, obstetrician-gynecologist; Chair of Board Foundation, Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Veronica Juarez ’00
Houston, TX
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A. Stanford University
Occupation: Managing Partner, Dahlia VC
David Lim ’88; P’27
Maplewood, NJ
GAA Elected Director
GAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: A.B. Harvard University; Ph.D. Columbia University; M.D. Columbia University
Occupation: Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Operations Officer, RightMove Health
Lori V. Lincoln ’86
Washington, D.C.
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A., Howard University; MBA, Howard University
Occupation: College and Career Counselor, District of Columbia International School
Trevor T. Marrero ’12
Boston, MA
GAA Reappointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: B.S., Cornell University; M.B.A. Northwestern University
Occupation: Associate, Analysis Group
Emilykaye L. Mitchelson ’73
Oklahoma City, OK
GAA Reappointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A., Mount Holyoke College; J.D., Columbia University
Occupation: Licensed Realtor, Licensed Attorney and former Oklahoma City Municipal Judge
Franklin Z. Ordoñez ’10
Brooklyn, NY
GAA Appointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.S. Binghamton University
Occupation: SRE and Cloud Engineer, S&P Global
Kwabena Safo-Agyekum ’02
Brooklyn, NY
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee, Chair
Education: B.A. Dartmouth College
Occupation: Senior Director of Individual Giving, City Year New York; Founder, Kwabs Dance Company, LLC
Nadia E. Saliba ’95
Freeport, ME
GAA Reappointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee, Vice Chair
Education: B.A. Brown University
Occupation: Principal, Flying Point Consulting LLC
Catarina Norman Schwab ’92; P’25
San Francisco, CA
GAA Elected Director
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: A.B. Princeton University
Occupation: Founder, Catalyst Advising, LLC
Evon Z. “Terry” Vogt ’64
San Francisco, CA
GAA Reappointed Director
GAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Education: A.B. Harvard College; M.B.A. University of Colorado
Occupation: Managing Director, Terra Global Capital LLC
Vivian D. Wesson ’89
Newtown Square, PA
GAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A., Pomona College; J.D., Fordham University
Occupation: EVP and General Counsel, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church
