Members & Committees

Leadership Team

Joan E. O’Neill, B.A.

Executive Sponsor

Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Development

Joan E. O’Neill has worked at Yale for more than twenty five years. She is responsible for leadership of all of the university’s alumni affairs and fundraising activities.

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Joan O'Neill.

Netal Patel

Co-Chair, 2025-2027

Netal Patel joined Yale University in 2018 and is currently serving as an IT Manager in the Central IT department, specifically under Enterprise Applications. In her role, she is responsible for overseeing the Custom Application Development and Software and Quality Assurance Testing Teams.

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Netal Patel.

Sabrina Whiteman

Co-Chair, 2026-2028

Sabrina Whiteman serves as the Departmental Registrar for the Department of Comparative Literature at Yale University, where she is dedicated to supporting students, faculty, and academic programs with professionalism, integrity, and compassion. Throughout her career, she has become known for her attention to detail, commitment to student success, and ability to guide others through complex academic processes with patience and care.

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Sabrina Whiteman

Committees

  • Deborah Stanley-McAulay, Associate Vice President for Employee Engagement and Workplace Culture

  • Sara Sapire, Chair
  • Katherine Viera, Chair
  • April Garret, Committee Member
  • Breonna Mucciarone, Committee Member

  • Symone Maguire, Chair
  • Kelly Tarca, Chair

  • Nandi Cummings, Chair
  • Fallon Thomas, Chair
  • Alina Ozimek, Committee Member

  • Erin MacDonnell, Chair
  • Nikitia Tillman, Social Media Manager
  • Laurie Toth, Committee Member

  • Open position

  • Lisa Kimmel, Chair
  • Katherine Viera, Committee Member

  • Stacey Bonet, Chair
  • Erin MacDonnell, Chair
  • Angelina Contreras, Committee Member
  • Nandi Cummings, Committee Member

  • McKenzie Granata, Chair
  • Joanna Roche, Chair

  • Kimberley DeMayo, Chair
  • Cayetana Navarro, Chair

  • Paula Maguina, Chair

Previous Co-Chairpersons

Co-Chair Year
Paula Maguina 2024-2026
Nikitia Tillman 2022-2024
Monica Givens 2023-2024
Erin MacDonnell 2021-2023
Stacey Bonet 2020-2022
Nandi Cummings 2019-2021
Jordan Jefferson 2018-2020
Konstantza Popova 2017-2019
Stacey Tuttle 2017-2018
Jennifer Mendelsohn 2016-2017
Diane Miranda 2015-2017
Katie Bell 2013-2016
Tanisha Asbery 2013-2015