Schedule

Amsterdam

Schedule

All sessions will be held at the David Rubenstein Treehouse, 20 Western Ave, Boston MA 02134.

Day One: Wednesday, October 22

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Registration Open

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Presenters:

Mary-Helen Black 
Director, Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association

Sarah C. Karmon 
Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Harvard Alumni Association

William Makris EdM '00
President, Harvard Alumni Association

Tara Abrahams AB '99, MBA '04
Vice President for Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association

Presentation of Clubs and Shared Interest Groups Awards

  • Outstanding Alumni Community Awards
  • Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Awards 

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Large Group Session: Finding Your Keystone Event

Moderator: 
Kelly Charlton CSS '82, HAA Appointed Director for Pacific Northwest US and Immediate Past President of the Harvard Club of Seattle

Panelists:

  • Judy Esterquest AB '72, AM '77, PHD '80, Advisory Board Member and Former President, Harvard Club of Long Island
  • Lydia Rossman ALM '24, Vice President, Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization
  • Sebastian Gonzalez MBA '17, President, Harvard Club of Mexico

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Faculty/Administrator Speaker

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Peer Community Collaboration by Organization Type/Size

  • Mini size
  • Small size
  • Medium size
  • Large size
  • SIGs 

5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Reception in the Treehouse

Light appetizers

Day Two: Thursday, October 23

8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.

Registration Open

8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast on your own

9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions

Concurrent 1: Step Back Consulting

Concurrent 2: Volunteers Culture

Speakers:

  • Ashok Mittal MPA '06 - President of the Harvard Club of India/New Delhi
  • Daniel "Danny" Bicknell AB '13, MPP '20 - HAA Director for Developing SIGs; Immediate Past President of the Harvard Alumni for Climate & Environment SIG
  • Melanie Sheerr AB '00 - Past President of the Harvard Club of Philadelphia 

Concurrent 3: Membership & Mission

Moderator: 
Carrie Roy AB ’02, HAA Appointed Director Midwest & Midsouth

Speakers:

  • Janice Ugaki JD ’99 – President of Harvard Club of Utah  
  • Cornelia Choe MPA ’07 – Co-President of Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women 

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Faculty/Administrator Speaker

12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Thriving in Demanding Times: Evidence-based Wellness Tips for Volunteer Leaders

Come learn effective coping strategies used by top-level executives and high-level athletes, and pick the 3 strategies you want to adopt this winter to be your best self as a leader while you navigate the demands of uncertain and polarized times. 

Opening Remarks: 
Marc Alain Boucicault MPA '23; Harvard Alumni Contact of Haiti

Speaker: 
Marie Christine Nizzi AM '16, PHD '20, GSAVF '21 
HAA Appointed Director, Professional Interest SIGs 
Head of Research and Program Development, Amputee Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

3:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks

Mary-Helen Black
Director of Clubs and SIGs, Harvard Alumni Association

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Self-Guided Tours and Free Time

  • College Admissions Interviewer Open House
    • 86 Brattle Street
    • Admissions staff welcome you to their office to mingle over coffee and cookies
    • Please register your attendance here
  • Harvard Art Museums
    • 32 Quincy Street
    • Free admission
  • Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery
  • Browse the Harvard Coop and enjoy a 10% discount with your ALC name badge or 20% discount if you join the Coop for $1.00/year

6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Reception and Joint Dinner with the HAA Board of Directors at Treehouse