Melanie Haber, 2010 Head Class Agent

Name: Melanie Haber

Major: Asian Studies

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

What are you up to now?  Living in Washington, DC and working as a health care consultant at The Advisory Board

Responsibilities: The head class agent is responsible for her class’s target contribution to the Annual Fund each year. She is a motivator and manager of a team of Cornerstone callers and class agents or reunion gift callers who work under her.

You should email me if you have questions/comments about: Class giving & The Mount Holyoke Fund

What was your favorite class at MHC? Chinese Politics with Calvin Chen- his class covered a pretty dynamic time in 20th century Chinese history and he had the entire class act out the Cultural Revolution. That was awesome.

What is your favorite MHC tradition? M&C’s- what could possibly be a better excuse for a study break? Except when they served carrots.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, who would you want to play you and why? Maggie Gyllenhaal because she is beautiful, talented, and people tell me that she is my doppelganger.

Lauren Darby, 2010 Class President

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Name: Lauren, Darby, Roren Barbie

Major: IR

What are you up to now? Graduate student at the University of Iowa

Class Board Responsibilities: The duties of the President include, but are not limited to, that that person will preside over all class and officer meetings, call any special meetings, act as the official voice of the class in accordance with the procedures and systems contained within this Constitution, meet with the Class Board advisors regularly, have the authority to use the official class email list and to do so in compliance with the college’s policies and perform other duties appropriate to the position as needed

You should email me if you have questions/comments about: Volunteering for Reunion 2015, giving to MHC, Iowa.

What was your favorite class at MHC? Mission & Market in Higher Education and Calculus

What was your favorite place at MHC? The Chapin tech booth. It’s the scene of some of my most frenzied and most peaceful times at Mount Holyoke.

What is your favorite MHC tradition? A really close tie between Dis-O and Pangy Day.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to? Incidentally, my mother wanted to name me Joanna so that I could go by Jojo. At MHC this took on a new significance that I can totally support.

What animal is most like you and why? My hair is reminiscent of an alpaca, most days.

What song best describes your life? The theme song of Xena: Warrior Princess.

 

The 2012 – 2015 Class Board

With a fabulous turn out for class elections at Reunion, we have a new slate of officers to bring us to our Five Year.

President: Lauren Darby

Vice President: Elizabeth DuMont McCaffrey

Secretary: Laura Bernstein

Treasurer: Nikki Chambers

Scribe: Aviva Elzufon

Communications Team: Joanna Arcieri and Cathy Pedrayes

Head Class Agent: Melanie Haber

Nominating Committee: Maureen McVeigh, Hillary Ossip

Thank you to everyone who voted!