The quiet summer months mark a time of big transition on the Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors, with a new slate of executive officers taking charge and new members joining the board.
The change starts at the top, where Xiaoyan Huang ’91 takes over as chair after serving two years as the board’s vice chair. Jerry Henry ’80 MDiv transitions to the role of immediate past chair after helming the board through two unusual years impacted by the pandemic and the YAA’s transition to remote meetings and programming.
“Jerry’s dedication to Yale humbles all of us,” Huang said of the South Carolina native. “He is a southern gentleman in all the very best ways and a superb leader of great vision and quiet strength. I am fortunate and humbled to follow in his footsteps and thank him for his service and dedication.”
Huang will be joined in the leadership by incoming Vice Chair Jennifer Ebisemiju Madar ’88, who served as an executive officer for the 2021-22 academic year, and executive officers Ben Bartolome ’16, Wendy Maldonado D’Amico ’93, and Jeff Feldman ’95 MBA.
Huang and Madar will serve two-year terms running through June 2024, with Bartolome, D’Amico, and Feldman serving one-year terms through June 2023.
“This is a remarkable group of alumni volunteer leaders who will lead the YAA into the future with grace, determination, and motivation to create an unparalleled alumni experience for all Yalies,” said Henry. “I am proud and honored to have served as chair of the YAA Board of Governors for the past two years, and I am thrilled to stay on the board for the coming two years to see all that this wonderful group accomplishes.”
