Board Nominations 2026

Nominations for Alumni Board service starting on July 1, 2026

In accordance with the constitution of the Reed College alumni association, and following a call for nominations, the nominating committee of the alumni association hereby gives notice of the following nominations to the Alumni Board. All terms begin July 1, 2026. Some of these sketches have been edited for space.

In all offices for which there is only one nominee on January 1, the nominee shall be considered elected as of that date, except that the board of trustees must approve the alumni trustee nomination. Additional nominations for each vacant position may be submitted by petition from the membership. Said petitions must contain the name and a brief biographical sketch of the nominee, the office to be filled, and the signatures of 50 or more members of the Alumni Association. Petitions must be received by the College on or before January 1. The nominations process may be viewed here in the constitution.

Secretary (One-Year Term)

Gray Karpel ’08

Location: Boston, MA

Profession: Finance

Tell me about your favorite object in the room you are currently sitting in as you fill this thing out (and why it's your favorite). I'm currently sitting in the alumni board meeting room waiting for the meeting to start, so my favorite object is Reedies!

At-Large Board Members (Three-Year Term)

Rick Beaumont ’08

Location: New York, NY

Profession: CEO / Founder @ Clever Offsets

Molly Moss ’95

Location: Shutesbury, MA

Profession: Librarian

Tell us about a moment of joy you've had over the past year. Being at Reed with friends and family to watch our son graduate.

Jefferson Ratliff ’25

Location: Washington DC, MD

Profession: Masters of Public Policy, American University

Susan Shea/Capwell ’04

Location: Maine

Profession: K-12 Educator

Tell us about a moment of joy you've had over the past year. Biting into a perfectly crisp and gooey almond cookie someone gave me.

Amanda Waldroupe ’07

Location: Portland, OR

Profession: I work as a freelance journalist, and, to pay the bills, as a paralegal in the US federal court system

Favorite spot on Reed's campus when you were a student? The Canyon. During my senior year, I lived in the Birchwood Apartment, and my daily ritual was walking to/from the apartments and campus (mostly, the Library) through the canyon. Those moments of zen, quiet, and nature helped keep me sane.

Alumni Trustee (Four-Year Term)

Andrei Stephens ’08

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Occupation: Principal product manager at Microsoft, where he works on the supply-side
platform and header bidding (aka, advance bidding or pre-bidding) product team for
the Microsoft Monetize adtech business.

Education: Reed College, B.A., Economics, 2008; Oxford University, M.B.A., 2013.
Reed Activities: Alumni board, Alumni Fundraising for Reed (steering committee,
essential majority initiative, social media ambassador, young alumni initiative,
outreach volunteer), New York chapter committee, chapter leadership council,
Committee for Young Alumni pathfinder, Alumni Xenia, 10th & 15th reunion
committees, Paideia presenter, career network volunteer, Working Weekend mentor,
alumni local host, alumni chapter event host.

Chapter Representatives to the Alumni Board (One-Year Term)

Ashley Potter ’07
Nico Terry ’17
Gray Karpel ’08

Continuing Alumni Board for 2026–2027

President: Laramie Van Duzer-Silber ’13
Vice President: Peter Miller, ‘06
Past President: Katie Rempe ’05

Alumni Trustees:

alea adigweme ’06
Liz Adams ’79
Tina Sohaili-Korbonits ’07

At-Large Members:

Claire Dennerlein Manson ’02
Advait Jukar ’11
Sofiya Deva ’17
Matt Giger ’89
Kip Guy ’90
Allison Groves ’99
Caitlin Mckenna ’08