Fostering communication and engagement between the Academy and its Alumni
The Exeter Alumni Association (EAA) consists of approximately 22,000 graduates and former students of Phillips Exeter Academy.
The purpose of the EAA is to foster communication and engagement between the Academy and its alumni and within the alumni community to support the mission of the Academy, “to unite goodness and knowledge and inspire youth from every quarter to live purposeful lives.”
A board of elected and appointed alumni serve as directors of the EAA. The EAA president and two vice presidents also serve as Academy trustees. The EAA board acts as the guiding body of the Exeter Alumni Association and in that role “shall engage, to the extent possible, with a broad array of alumni, through on-campus, regional and virtual activities.”
Rhoda K. Tamakloe ’01
Sandy Hook, CT
EAA Elected Director
EAA President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
EAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 1980 – 1984
Trustee, ex-officio
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; M.S. Ed. Purdue University Global
Occupation: Senior Manager, PwC Charitable Foundation
Seisei Tatebe-Goddu ’01
New York, NY
EAA Elected Director
EAA Vice President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
EAA Awards Committee, Chair
Class cohort 1990 – 1994
Trustee, ex-offficio
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A. McGill University; M.A. Columbia University
Occupation: Chief Executive Officer, Lights On Lab
Jeffrey N. Bannon ’77
New York, NY
EAA Elected Director
EAA Vice President
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1970 – 1974
Trustee, ex-officio
Affinity Engagement Committee
Education: B.A. Dartmouth College
Occupation: CEO/Founder, Business Talk, Inc.
Samuel J. Brown ’92
Beverly Hills, CA
EAA Elected Director 2020 – 2026
EAA President, ex officio
EAA President 2024 – 2026
Education: A.B. Harvard University
Occupation: President of Film Production, STX Entertainment
Marc D. Anderson ’79
Little Compton, RI
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1960 – 1964
Education: B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: Co-Founder and President, Sympraxis Consulting
Menat N. Bahnasy ’18
North Plainfield, NJ
EAA Elected Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 2005 – 2011
Education: J.D. Harvard Law School, B.A. Harvard University
Occupation: United Nations World Food Programme
Shelly Bhowmik ’03
New York, NY
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 1985 – 1989
Education: B.A. Johns Hopkins University; M.D. George Washington University; M.P.H. Johns Hopkins University
Occupation: Medical Director, Medical and Strategic Initiatives, Comcast NBCUniversal
Julian A. Bobb ’90; P’24
Halfmoon, NY
EAA Elected Director
EAA Awards Committee, Vice Chair
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 1995 – 1999
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; J.D. Columbia Law School; L.L.M. Fordham University
Occupation: Senior Counsel, Invesco Ltd.
Nathaniel G. Butler ’64
Boston, MA
EAA Reappointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee, Vice Chair
Class cohort 1965 – 1969
Education: B.A., Harvard; M.B.A., Harvard, M.S.W., Simmons College
Occupation: Fiscal Manager, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Retired
Anthony Lung-Tung Chen ’78; P’08
Tacoma, WA
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 1965 – 1969
Education: B.S. University of Michigan; M.D. Duke University; M.P.H. Harvard University
Occupation: Director of Health, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department
Aida A. Conroy ’09
Chicago, IL
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 2019 – 2026
Education: B.A. Columbia University
Occupation: Chief Success Officer: Modern Classrooms Project
Bryan K. Contreras ’91; P’24
Kingwood, TX
EAA Appointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 2000 – 2004
Education: B.S. University of Houston; M.A. Houston Baptist University
Occupation: Managing Director, Program Partnerships and Growth, Matriculate
Halie L. Craig ’12
Washington, D.C.
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1970 – 1974
Education: B.A. University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: Senior Director, Invariant
Claudia E. Cruz ’96
Reno, NV
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 2005 – 2011
Education: B.A. Wesleyan University; M.A. Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY; J.D. The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Occupation: Director; Faculty (Spanish-language Journalism), University of Nevada – Reno
Rebecca J. Kurth ‘79; P’17
New Rochelle, NY
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1995 – 1999
Education: A.B. Harvard University; M.D., Columbia University
Occupation: Physician and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University
David Lim ’88; P’27
Maplewood, NJ
EAA Elected Director
EAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 2012 – 2018
Education: A.B. Harvard University; Ph.D. Columbia University; M.D. Columbia University
Occupation: Chief Medical Officer and Clinical Operations Officer, RightMove Health
Cletus P. Lyman ’63
Philadelphia, PA
EAA Appointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 2012 – 2018
Education: Yale University; University of Pennsylvania
Occupation: Lawyer/Partner at Lyman & Ash
Emilykaye L. Mitchelson ’73
Oklahoma City, OK
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Committee: Chair
Class cohort 1975 – 1979
Education: J.D., Columbia University; B.A., Mount Holyoke College
Occupation: Real Estate Broker & Former Judge
Franklin Z. Ordoñez ’10
Brooklyn, NY
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Affinity Engagement Committee
Class cohort 1975 – 1979
Education: B.S. Binghamton University
Occupation: SRE and Cloud Engineer, S&P Global
Stephanie D. Neal-Johnson ’85; P’19
Milton, MA
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Affinity Committee
Class cohort 2000 – 2004
Education: Columbia University; Boston University; Boston University School of Law
Occupation: COO, Dept of Labor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kwabena Safo-Agyekum ’02
Brooklyn, NY
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee, Vice Chair
Class cohort 2019 – 2025
Education: B.A. Dartmouth College
Occupation: Senior Director of Individual Giving, City Year New York; Founder, Kwabs Dance Company, LLC
Nadia E. Saliba ’95
Freeport, ME
EAA Elected Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee, Chair
Class cohort 1985 – 1989
Education: B.A. Brown University
Occupation: Founder, Flying Point Consulting, LLC
Catarina Norman Schwab ’92; P’25
San Francisco, CA
EAA Elected Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1960 – 1964
Education: A.B. Princeton University
Occupation: Founder, Catalyst Advising, LLC
Brian A. Shactman ’90
Windsor, CT
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1980 – 1984
Education: B.A. Amherst College; M.A. English Literature, Clark University
Occupation: Journalist
Eric M. Tung ’91
Los Angeles, CA
EAA Appointed Director
EAA Awards Committee
Affinity Committee
Class cohort 2012 – 2018
Occupation: Owner & President, Fera Intl. Corp.
Kirsten Leaning Vernon ’84; P’25
San Francisco, CA
EAA Appointed Director
John and Elizabeth Phillips Award Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 1990 – 1994
Education: B.A. University of Vermont
Occupation: Chief Membership and Development Officer, Bay Area Council
Paul S. Yang ’88; P’27
Tokyo, Japan
EAA Elected Director
EAA Awards Committee
Communications and Community Committee
Class cohort 2019 – 2026
Education: M.B.A. Boston College; M.S.F. Boston College; M.Eng. Cornell University; B.Sc. Cornell University
Occupation: President IT Company, Real Estate Advisory
