Alumni Board

2024-25 Alumni Board

The Blake Alumni Board is organized to:

  • To assist the Board of Trustees, the Head of School, the administration, the faculty, and students in furthering the objectives of the school.
  • To support and promote the general welfare of the school.
  • To maintain a connection between members and the school.
  • To enrich the lives of members and promote lifelong learning.

Click here for The Blake School Alumni Association By-Laws.

If you know someone, including yourself, who would be interested in being on the Alumni Board, please click here for the nomination form. Nominations are welcome year-round, but consideration for the 2025-26 Alumni Board closes on Tuesday, Oct. 31.

Alumni Board Committees and Members

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Melissa Allen '82, President
Aren Faruq '96, Co-Vice President
Cory Oehler Dayton, '00, Co-Vice President
Maggie Herfurth Schmidt '04, Secretary

ALUMNI BOARD

Melissa Allen '82
Maren Anderson '83
Nannette Beckley N'74
Sarah Carthen Watson '11
Cari Chambers '13
Gerrit Conover '03
Jane Cowles N'73
Cory Oehler Dayton '00
Aren Faruq '96
Katie Grudnowski Goldstein '04
Annika Gutzke '19
Ned Hartfiel '13
Merritt Jackley '07
Michael ("MJ") Johnson '06

Inder Majumdar '12
Joe Mannelly '81
Julia Marshall Vimal '06
Luke Melin '19
Rohan Mittra '22
Maris Allen Moore '93
Andy Rich '99
Nedda Noori Salehi '02
Maggie Herfurth Schmidt '04
Kelly Corcoran Smith '98
Courtney Snyder Solomon '00
Tim Watson '90
Conway Yung '02