Date
March 25, 2026
Time
5:30-7:30 p.m. EDT
Event Type
In-person
This Is a Past Event
Calling all alumni in Asheville, North Carolina!
Harvard alumni are coming together in cities around the world for a night of connection and community. Register now to reconnect with friends and classmates and expand your Harvard network. Connect your social media accounts to the guest list to more easily connect with other attendees before, during, and after the event.
If the front parking lot is full, additional parking will be available in the back. The Club will be in the area in the back on the right as you walk in. We will have appetizers to share and your first beverage is on the Club. You can purchase additional menu and beverage items.
Who's Coming (19 + guests)
Ken Silver
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
CIH CSPSelf
Career/field of interest:
Environment
Always eager to talk to well-informed, clear-thinking local people.
Sandra Anderson
’22
Harvard University Extension School
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
I have extensive experience in product management, business systems analysis and data analytics primarily in the healthcare tech space. Looking for connections in the WNC area.
Martha McKay
’81
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Career/field of interest:
Healthcare
World peace
Grace Ingalls
’19
Harvard University Extension School
Job Seeking
Career/field of interest:
Biotech
Bioengineer by training, with experience in consulting and R&D. Looking for connections in the WNC area, specifically in the life sciences and biotech community.
Dan Ford
’00
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Practice LeaderKimley-Horn
Career/field of interest:
Architecture and Design
Masco Settles
’08
Harvard Business School
PastorMountaintop Asheville Church
Career/field of interest:
Religion
I’m retired from 30 years of civil service with the Department of Navy and Department of Defense. I currently working as the Area Director for a Behavioral Health Company that is trying to restructure and realign itself. I am heading up the PHILA Health Systems of North Carolina Western Carolina Region. Launched in Asheville in 2025. So non-profit behavioral health is a primary connection for me and linking the church leaders to get more involved towards a pathway of sustained recovery. The connections for me would be in the area of philanthropic fund raising to HELP build this western area unit.
Helen Zuman
’99
Harvard College
Author & Composter
Career/field of interest:
Writing/Publishing/Journalism
I've published a memoir and am working on a novel. I live at Earthaven Ecovillage, near Black Mountain, where I hold down four part-time jobs and compost lots of stuff, both material and etheric. I'm obsessed with Scotland and am learning to play the bagpipes. Is anyone else's all-time favorite song "Scotland the Brave"? More at helenzuman.com.
Matthew Williams
’13
Harvard Graduate School of Education
COOBclip, LLC
Career/field of interest:
Consulting
Becki Ledford
’09
Harvard College
Writer
Career/field of interest:
Writing/Publishing/Journalism
Sharilyn Steketee
’05
Harvard University Extension School
OwnerCalm-n-Clear Tax Solutions
Career/field of interest:
Religion
I'm retired HBS staff. I earned an M.Div. from ANTS in 2015. My primary interests include progressive religion, especially queer theology, and instrumental music. I play bassoon. I do tax prep.
Tulsi Chase
’14
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Meditation in Medical Research Harvard Medical School
Career/field of interest:
Public Health
I’ve taught (and built research on) evidence-based meditation and yoga to burned out Doctors and Cancer/ Parkinson’s patients at Harvard hospitals, and to school and corporate leaders across the country. Let’s collaborate to bring wellness science to your community. I recently moved to Asheville, and would also love to make new friends!
KATHRYN COLLINGS
’91
Harvard Law School
None
Career/field of interest:
Investments
7 anonymous registrants prefer not to be listed.