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Sarah Burgamy '00
Denver, CO
Sarah graduated from Dartmouth in 2000 with a major in Psychology and a double minor in Women's Studies and Drama. While an undergraduate, she was active with the DRA, Tri-Delta sorority, Casque and Gauntlet, and Palaeopitus. Sarah was a member of the Women's Swimming and Diving Team and the Dartmouth Women's Rugby Football Club. Following graduation, she returned home to her native Denver, Colorado. Currently, Sarah is in graduate school at the University of Denver, Graduate School of Professional Psychology pursuing a doctorate in clinical psychology. This year, Sarah piloted a mental health program at Rainbow Alley, a drop-in center for GLBTQA youth in Denver. Sarah has previously coached swimming, volleyball, and rugby at the high school level and worked as a head coach for the S.Q.U.I.D. (Swimming Queer United In Denver) swim team for the past three years.

Board Term Expires: 2010
E-mail: dolph88@aol.com
Phone: (303) 393-7381

Nicholas Chamousis '73
New York City, NY
Nick is a Manhattan-based attorney who specializes in corporate, computer and real estate law. At Dartmouth, he majored in biology and was a teaching assistant in mathematics and organic chemistry. After graduating from Columbia Law School, he was an associate in the corporate department of a large Manhattan law firm and served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel at J. Walter Thompson Company, the international advertising and public relations firm, before beginning his own practice. Nick is a charter member of Out Professionals, the nation's largest LGBT professional organization, where he has given several seminars on business law. He is also a member of the New York City Bar Association, having served on the Association's Committees on Science and Law and Information Technology. Nick served on the D-GALA Board as secretary in 1994-95.

Board Term Expires: 2009
E-mail: nchamousis@cs.com
Phone: (212) 787-2331

Dave Dookeeram '99
Atlanta, GA
Dave is an Atlanta-based Principal of Hospital Medicine Advisors, a healthcare management consulting practice. At Dartmouth, he was a member of Casque and Gauntlet and AfriCaSO. He was actively involved in the Tucker Foundation, Aquinas House, and La Casa. After graduation Dave completed a management fellowship at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and a Master of Public Health degree at Emory University. He is a doctoral candidate at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dave is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, Class Project Chair, Reunion Committee Chair and Executive Committee Member of the Class of '99, and an Alumni Council At-Large Representative.

Board Term Expires: 2008
E-mail: dave.dookeeram@alum.dartmouth.org

David Eichman '82
Los Angeles, CA
David is the current DGALA representative on the Dartmouth Alumni Council. David is a West Hollywood-based attorney who specializes in real estate and business law. He graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1988. David is a past President of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and also serves on its Board of Directors. He is also a member of the West Hollywood Transportation Commission. David is a past Co-President of LHR: The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Los Angeles. He is a member of the West Hollywood Democratic Club and the Stonewall Democratic Club. David has been on the Board of Directors of DGALA since 1994 and served as President from 1999-2005. He lives with his partner, Richard Mehlman, and their two dogs, Lucca and Bruno, in the Laurel Canyon area of Los Angeles.

Board Term Expires: 2009
E-mail: dme4law@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (310) 278-2150

Mikee Guzman '06
Northampton, MA
Mikee is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts Amherst studying Hispanic Sociolinguistics. At Dartmouth, he majored in Spanish and French, was a member of Palaeopitus Senior Soceity, and he served as the Dartmouth Gay Straight Alliance president for 3 years (now known as "Gender Sexuality XYZ") and was co-founder of the Lambda 10 Project, which aims to eliminate homophobia in Greek houses. He was the recipient of the Henry Award, the Webber award, the Dean of the College Award and the Dean's Plate in 2006 for his contributions to LGBT life at Dartmouth, and now is working at UMass on a newly created Queer Caucus which is encouraging a greater dialogue among UMass students and faculty members about the issues surrounding our community. Michael is the treasurer of the '06 Class and on the Corporations Executive Board of The Tabard. He currently teaches Intermediate Spanish classes at UMass, and he presented a paper titled "The Need for Gay Youth Identity" in Mexico City in April 2007 at "Behind The Rainbow:  Queer Studies Easter Symposium" sponsored by the the Enkidu International Society for Cultural History and Cultural Studies.

Board Term Expires: 2009
E-mail: mikee.guzman@gmail.com

David Hankins '05
Las Vegas, NV
David graduated from Dartmouth in 2005 with a major in History and a minor in Arabic. While at Dartmouth, David was active in Young Democrats, Student Assembly, and College Bowl, taught Arabic drill, and spent terms abroad in Jordan and Tunisia. After graduation, David worked for the College as Assistant Director of Admissions, serving on the international admissions committee and chairing the Latino Recruitment Planning Committee. In 2007, David joined Teach for America, and he currently teaches sixth grade at the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, NV. He is pursuing a Masters in Elementary Education at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. David is also working with other alums in the Las Vegas area to get the Dartmouth Club of Las Vegas up and running.

Board Term Expires: 2010
E-mail: dgh@alum.dartmouth.org

Garrett Hornsby '87
Vice President
Guttenberg, NJ (New York City)
Garrett is a Vice President at Citigroup in the Commercial Markets Division. At Dartmouth, he majored in Psychology, modified with Spanish. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1987 he moved to San Francisco and worked in the technology industry. He received an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business in 1992. Garrett was instrumental in forming the Queer at Haas association during his tenure in B-school. Since returning to the east coast Garrett has been actively rekindling his association with Dartmouth -- he is a past Vice President of the Black Alumni of Dartmouth Association (BADA). He also attended the Dartmouth ALPS program. Garrett is an avid runner - he ran the NYC Marathon in 1998 and runs numerous half marathons each year. He is beginning to explore other sports, such as karate.

Board Term Expires: 2008
E-mail: garrett@garretthornsby.com
Phone: (201) 864-5511

Cherie Holmes '79
Keene, NH
Cherie is an orthopedic surgeon  and chair of both the department of Orthopedics and department of Surgery at Dartmouth Hitchcock – Keene, in Keene, New Hampshire. At Dartmouth, she majored in English and then graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1983. After completing her residency in the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Residency Program, she spent 4 years of active duty with the U.S. Navy, including 7 months in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield/ Desert Storm.

She went on to additional training, completing a fellowship in Orthopedic Traumatology and another in Orthopedic Sports Medicine. After three years of private practice in the Washington DC area, she joined the Hitchcock Clinic, where she has been since 1997. She did take an 18 month sabbatical in 2000 and provided her expertise to a U. S. collaborative health care project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Cherie is a previous At-Large Representative of the Dartmouth Alumni Council and chair of the Continuing Education and Travel Committee. She is a member of the Dartmouth Club of Southwest New Hampshire and has been a speaker and mentor for the Afro-Am and English Department at Dartmouth.

Board Term Expires: 2010
E-mail: cherie.a.holmes@hitchcock.org

Susanne Kandel '00
President
Jersey City, NJ
Susi graduated with a double major in Religion and Middle Eastern Languages and Literature and a Certificate in Women's Studies. At Dartmouth, Susi spent much of her time working with DRA and Out 'N' Equal New Hampshire. She also received a Dickey Fellowship to work at the Jerusalem Open House, Jerusalem's LGBT center. After graduating from Dartmouth she spent a year as the volunteer coordinator for Mass NARAL, a reproductive rights organization. Susi is recently graduated from NYU School of Law and works for the law firm of Paul, Weiss.

Board Term Expires: 2008
E-mail: susi@alum.dartmouth.org

Caroline Kerr '05
Ann Arbor, MI
Caroline graduated from Dartmouth with a major in Sociology modified with Women's and Gender Studies, and a minor in Education and Human Development. As an undergraduate, Caroline was a member of Palaeopitus Senior Society, rowed on the Women's Crew Team, served on the executive board of the 1972 Society, interned at the Office of Pluralism and Leadership, worked as a Senior Interviewer, was active in the Dartmouth Outing Club First-Year Trips Program, and served as co-chair of the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance. Following graduation, Caroline worked for the College as an Assistant Director of Admissions. She is currently the Associate Director of College Counseling at Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she also
teaches English and coaches women's basketball.

Board Term Expires: 2009
E-mail: caroline.kerr@alum.dartmouth.org

Roger Klorese '77
Seattle, WA
Roger studied English and Film Studies at Dartmouth. He is currently Senior Director of Product Management with XenSource, Inc., a software company that delivers virtual machine technology via a hybrid open/closed source model. He previously served in a variety of marketing, product management and support roles at major and startup companies in the high technology industry, including VERITAS (now Symantec), VMware, Hewlett-Packard, and Sendmail. He and his partner, David Haney, established a fund for the support of LGBT student life at the College. In addition to serving on the board DGALA, he is a founding director and Director of Hosting Services for Online Policy Group, Inc., which oversees the QueerNet Project, an online web/mail/list service for LGBT, HIV/AIDS, and sex-positive communities he created in 1991. He is also president of Prism Comics, a non-profit organization that supports LGBT creators, works, and readers in the comics medium. He and David live in Seattle with their two feisty terriers and their two over-it-all cats.

Board Term Expires: 2010
E-mail: dgala@rogerklorese.com
Phone: (425) 444-5493

Stan Sack '79
Key West, FL
Stan Sack '79 graduated with a double major in Chemistry and Music. He then pursued his M.D. at Hahnemann University in Philadelphia and completed his residency in Pediatrics at Tulane University Hospitals before moving back to his native Massachusetts, where for 18 years he was a practicing pediatrician at the Fallon Clinic. As a member of the Community Faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, he was active in teaching medical students on gay and lesbian issues and received the Generalist Physician Initiative Award for his work in developing a cross-clerkship curriculum in sexuality for third-year students.   In November of 2006 Stan moved to Key West to pursue an opportunity to develop a solo pediatric practice and is currently the southernmost pediatrician in the continental United States.

Board Term Expires: 2008
E-mail: stnsck@aol.com

James von Rittmann '95
Treasurer
San Francisco, CA
In addition to pursuing advanced degrees in both Organizational Behavior and Engineering at Stanford University, James is the founding partner of Catalyst Strategic Consulting located in Palo Alto, California.   His academic research and professional interests focus on competitive and entrepreneurial strategy.   In addition to advising organizations specializing in learning disabilities, James is a Trustee of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Silicon Valley and also serves as its Treasurer; is a Board Member of the Fox Terrier Club of Northern California focusing on rescue animals; and serves on the Advisory Board of the Charles and Helen Schwab Learning Center at Stanford University.   He is also an active member of the Strategic Management Society and the Academy of Management.   He enjoys sailing, squash, and eventually hopes to become a winemaker.

Board Term Expires: 2010
E-mail: DGALATreasurer@aol.com

Kamil Walji '03
Los Angeles, CA
Kamil graduated from Dartmouth with a major in French and studied abroad in Paris. As an undergraduate, he directed and produced with The Harlequins, was a member of The Tabard co-ed fraternity and worked at the Collis Center. Following graduation and a very brief stint in law school, Kamil worked as Company Manager for Miami City Ballet and as Associate Producer for Music Fest Miami. He recently interned with American Express' Public Affairs team and is currently completing an M.A. in Strategic Public Relations at USC's Annenberg School for Communication.

Board Term Expires: 2009
E-mail: kamil.walji@gmail.com

Peter Williams '76
Secretary
Stockbridge, MA
Peter recently received a Masters degree from Columbia University's Teachers College, and he plans soon to begin a second career as a high school social studies teacher in western Massachusetts. At Dartmouth Peter was a Government major, and after earning a law degree from Washington and Lee University, he was a litigation attorney in New York City. Peter now serves as Dartmouth's District Enrollment Director for Berkshire County Massachusetts. He has been a director of D-GALA since 1994, and his law firm arranged for the non-profit incorporation and tax-exempt application for D-GALA in 1996. Peter has edited Green Light, D-GALA's newsletter, since 1999.

Board Term Expires: 2008
E-mail: Conigs@aol.com
Phone: (413) 637-1637

Ex Officio
Pamela Misener
Hanover, NH
Assistant Dean of Student Life and Advisor to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students and their allies.

E-mail: pamela.misener@dartmouth.edu
Phone: (603) 646-3635

Office of Alumni Relations, Dartmouth College
Uriel Barrera-Vasquez
Hanover, NH
Associate Director for Alumni Diversity & Shared Interest Groups

E-mail: uriel@dartmouth.edu
Phone: (603) 646-3578