Officers

Mount Holyoke Club of Northern California

2023-2024 Board of Directors

Pauline Au ’87

Co-Treasurer

Pauline has 20+ years in banking, plus 6 years in Healthcare as an Internal Auditor which transitions nicely into the role of Treasurer. Pauline wants to connect more with the growing alum and student population in the Bay Area. In her spare time, she loves to read, cook, travel, and try new restaurants.

Eleanor Chang ’78

General Board Member & Alum Association Liaison

Eleanor has been passionate about supporting Mt. Holyoke for over 30 years. She has served as a member of the College’s Board of Trustees as well as co-chaired the inaugural Asian Alum Symposium in Hong Kong. She was the membership chair of the Northern California Club, a member of the SF Major Gifts Committee, the Alumnae Trustee & Awards Committee, the Asian Scholarship Nucleus Committee, and the Global Strategy Task Force. Eleanor is a retired banker and received her MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Catherine Dunford

General Board Member

Info coming soon

Hannah Groce ’08

General Board Member & East Bay AAR

Hannah attended Mount Holyoke at the urging of her aunt Onie Bussey ’84 and is eternally grateful for the bond of their shared alma mater. Post-graduation she moved back home to the Bay Area to work as a program manager at a college access nonprofit. She was involved with the club as a member starting in 2009 and joined the board 4 years ago as the admissions liaison. She currently works in affordable housing policy in San Francisco. 

Keenan Hale ’13

Communications Chair

Info coming soon

Leah Hellerstein ’08

Membership Co-Chair

Leah joined the board in 2020 and served as the Membership Chair since 2021. She has enjoyed this role over the past year and hopes to continue to  connect with alumni across the Bay Area. Leah looks forward to organizing more events this coming year and networking with club members. Leah currently serves as a board member in the communications chair for the Northern California Chapter of the Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare. She is a manager of Social Services at Kaiser and lives in San Francisco with her husband and 2-year-old son.

Rebekah Harkins Rabiroff ’03

Membership Co-Chair

Rebekah (she/her/hers) moved to Sacramento in Nov. 2019, where she works as Director of Development for the College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies at Sac State, following nearly two decades of working in the performing arts in NYC and SF.  In addition to a BA from MHC, Bekah earned an MBA from City University of New York – Baruch College in 2012. On weekends Bekah can be found on the bike trail; walking her dogs with her toddler, Alice; curled up with coffee and a good book; or teaching beginning motorcyclists as part of the California Motorcycle Safety Program. Her favorite memories from Mt. Holyoke include rugby matches, working on her thesis in the library, and, of course, sharing M&Cs with friends.

Katie Wynen ’05

President

While at MHC, Katie (she/her) was on the crew team, a J-show writer, a WMHC DJ, worked with student programs, and worked at Tailgate! After college, Katie served on her class board for several years. Katie received her MSW from Simmons College (now University) in 2011 and moved to Oakland, CA that same year. Katie is a full-time social worker for a Bay Area non-profit adoption agency and teaches dance on the side. Katie has been involved with the NorCal Club since she moved to the Bay Area and has really enjoyed the new and various programs that have sprung up since 2019.

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