Alumni Leadership Council
MassArt’s Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) is the volunteer council that represents the MassArt Alumni Association.
The mission of the Alumni Leadership Council is to connect with Massachusetts College of Art and Design alumni and to foster mutually beneficial, engaged, and supportive relationships among the college, alumni, and those in the broader MassArt community. Working with the Alumni Relations office, we celebrate, inspire, and support alumni—creatively, professionally, and socially.
Our vision is for our alumni and the college to reach their potential both individually and collectively, to be thriving, well recognized, and to make a positive social impact.
ALC Members
Allison (Ally) Boyle, BFA ’20 Illustration, Wakefield, RI
Ellie Brown, BFA’ 97 Photography, Pawtucket, RI
Dayanne Danier, BFA ’99 Fashion Design Astoria, NY
Robert Davison, BFA ’89 Communication Design, Arlington, MA
Sabrina Dorsainvil, BFA ’12 Industrial Design, Boston, MA
Wesley Issac Richardson, BFA Film/Video ‘99/00, Boston, MA
Leila Lee Mitchell, Vice Chair, MFA ’03 Dynamic Media Institute, Milton, MA
Kristine Sanchez Henson, BFA ’09 Graphic Design, Jersey City, NJ
Tania Castro-Daunais, Co-Chair, BFA ’12 Graphic Design, East Boston, MA
Rose Srebro, MS ’76 Graphic Design
Simoné Schwartz, MFA ’24 DMI
Sarah Shakeri, Co-Chair, BFA ‘13 Fashion Design Boston, MA
Jim Tirone, BFA ’03 Industrial Design, Harvard, MA
Carlos Villamil, Fashion Design Certificate ‘12, Boston, MA
Duncan Wilder Johnson, BFA ’99 SIM and Photography
ALC FAQ's
The purpose of the MassArt Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) is to be the representative body of the 22,000+ MassArt alumni, who make up the Massachusetts College of Art and Design Alumni Association. The ALC connects with MassArt alumni and fosters mutually beneficial, engaged, and supportive relationships among the college, alumni, and those in the broader MassArt community. Working with the Alumni Relations office, they celebrate, inspire, and support alumni—creatively, professionally, and socially.
The MassArt Alumni Leadership Council is a volunteer council with 21 elected members. Also, the then serving Alumni Relations Director and an elected representative of the Student Government Association both serve on the ALC in an ex-officio capacity.
MassArt alumni who are matriculated members in good standing of the MassArt Alumni Association may serve on the Alumni Leadership Council. Matriculated members of the Association include all persons holding degrees from MassArt; all persons who have successfully completed at least two semesters or accumulated a total of eighteen (18) credit hours in a MassArt degree program; and all persons who have received a certificate through MassArt’s Division of Professional and Continuing Education.
If you know of a MassArt alum whom you think would be an asset to the Alumni Leadership Council, please nominate the alum or encourage them to self-nominate.
The Alumni Leadership Council meets four times a year, typically in September, December, March, and June. Additionally, sub-committees of the Alumni Leadership Council meet four to six times a year. ALC meetings are generally held in the evening, as are most sub-committee meetings. Regular attendance is expected.
Currently, the ALC meetings are being held virtually via Zoom, along with two annual in-person council gatherings.
Alumni Leadership Council members are expected to provide financial support for the MassArt Annual Fund, to serve on at least one sub-committee, and to act as an ambassador of MassArt. ALC are also encouraged to attend at least 4 in person or virtual alumni or other MassArt events per year.
Elected council members shall hold office for a term of three (3) years and in all cases, until their successors are chosen and qualified. Each three (3) year term can be renewed up to two (2) times, but no elected council members shall serve as such for more than nine (9) consecutive years.
Darlene Gillan, Alumni Relations Director at Darlene.Gillan@massart.edu or 617.879.7050.
