Janna Wagner '95, President, New Haven, CT
Martha Brantley '01, Treasurer, New York, NY
Sherry Agar '82, Director, New York, NY
Mimi Do '00, Director, Brooklyn, NY
Fiona Scott-Morton '89, Director, New Haven, CT
Roberta Wolff '81, Director, Los Angeles, CA
Jessica Thomas '07, Current Business Manager (non-voting member), New Haven, CT
- Founded in 1996, enabled by class of 1996 gift
- Obtained CT incorporation and 501(c)3 tax-exempt status
- Established and grew Endowment (now approximately $25,000)
- Built relationships with Yale leadership and faculty
- Served as liaison between current group, alumnae network, Yale, and other singing groups
- Led by Claudia Overstrom '89, Janna Wagner, '95, and Molly Hill '96
Supporting Undergraduate Group
- Annual seed funding
- Orientation and ongoing support for Business Manager and Pitch
- Tap Brunch
- Singing group relations
Alumnae Relations
- Communication to alumnae network
- Event planning (reunions, city events, fundraisers)
- Develop and maintain relationships with Yale and other alumni/ae organizations
Endowment
- Fundraising and goal-setting
- Investment decisions
- Spending decisions
- Tax and other filing responsibilities
- Strategic planning to take on responsibilities of an "established organization"
- Decisions on further growth of endowment and potential disbursements
- Emphasis on functioning as a network/resource for one another and recent grads
- Build professional and effective website to improve communications and store
on-line Whim archive of music, photos, and other memorabilia
- Establish volunteer committees for fundraising, event planning, campus relations, etc.
- More prominent activity and presence on campus
- Better communication with alumnae
- Develop and capitalize on other Yale/alumni relationships
- Develop advisory board to preserve organizational history
Questions, comments or requests?
Contact whiminfo@yahoo.com