ARA Board of Directors
The Association of Rice Alumni is governed by a 28-member alumni board, which provides input regarding Alumni Relations operations and programs and serves in an advisory capacity to the Alumni Relations staff. Members of the ARA board represent the alumni body to the university and represent the ARA to its constituents—Rice alumni.
All Rice alumni are eligible to apply and be selected to serve on the alumni board. Board members serve a three-year term and must be committed to dedicating the time and energy necessary to make the ARA a success. Duties include attending triannual board meetings, serving on ARA committees, contributing to the Rice Annual Fund and providing overall support for ARA programs and activities. Applications are made in writing to the nominations committee; for more information, click on ARA Board Applications on the left menu.
Shannon T. Vale '77
President, ARA Board
Partner, Pirkey Barber LLP
Austin, TX
BA 1977, Rice University
JD 1981, Southern Methodist University
Term as ARA President ends: 2016
Sue Oldham '90
Past President, ARA Board
Executive Director, Recruiting and Admissions, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University
Houston, TX
BA 1990, Rice University
MBA 1993, Vanderbilt University
Term as ARA Past President ends: 2016
Matt Haynie '03
President-elect, ARA Board
Counsel, American Petroleum Institute
Washington, DC
BA 2003, Rice University
MLitt 2005, University of St. Andrews
JD 2008, George Washington University
Term as ARA President-elect ends: 2019
Jeff Abbott '85
Author
Austin, TX
BA 1985, Rice University
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Natalye L. Appel '80, B.Arch. '82
President, Natalye Appel + Associates Architects LLC
Houston, TX
BA 1980, Rice University
B.Arch. 1982, Rice University
M.Arch. 1986, University of Pennsylvania
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Doyle Arnold '70
Alumni Trustee
Vice Chairman & CFO, Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City, UT
BA 1970, Rice University
MBA 1976, Stanford University
Trustee term ends: 2017
Kevin Bailey '04
Director, Business Development & Capital Markets, CommonBond
New York, NY
BA 2004, Rice University
MBA 2010, University of Chicago
ARA Board term ends: 2018
AJ Beard '01
Account Manager, Matisia Consultants
Seattle, WA
BA 2001, Rice University
M.Ed. 2014, University of Houston
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Teddy Bucher '09
Engineering Consultant
Houston, TX
BS 2009, Rice University
ARA Board term ends: 2019
John Cabaniss '63
Retired Senior Partner, Andrews Kurth LLP
Houston, TX
BA 1963, Rice University
LLB 1966, University of Texas at Austin
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Gilbert Casillas '93
Financial Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank
San Francisco, CA
BA 1993, Rice University
MBA 2003, Stanford University
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Gisela Blohm Cherches '85
Parent Volunteer Liaison, St. John's School
Houston, TX
BA 1985, Rice University
JD 1988, University of Texas at Austin
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Corey Devine '03
Patner, Muskat, Martinez & Mahony, LLP
Houston, TX
BA 2003, Rice University
JD 2006, Tulane University
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Michol Ecklund '97
Deputy General Counsel – Operations Law & Corporate Communications, Marathon Oil Company
Houston, TX
BA 1997, Rice University
JD 2000, Harvard University
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Stacy Gilstrap-Piña '88
Vice President/Senior Consultant, GFS Investments, Inc.
New York, NY
BA 1988, Rice University
MBA 2004, Columbia University
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Adriana Grivas '08
Commercial Banking Associate, HSBC
Dubai, UAE
BA 2008, Rice University
JD 2011, South Texas College of Law
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Wanna Hadnott '84
Manager of Human Resources, Aggreko, LLC
Houston, TX
BA 1984, Rice University
MBA 1987, University of Texas at Austin
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Kate Hallaway '04, MBA '13
Assistant Project Manager, Brown and Gay Engineers, Inc.
Katy, TX
BS 2004, Rice University
MBA 2013, Rice University
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Akilah Mance '05
Attorney, Olson & Olson LLP
Houston, TX
BA 2005, Rice University
JD 2008, University of Georgia
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Robert A. McKee '74
Managing Director, Cypress Associates
Austin, TX
BA 1974, Rice University
MBA 1978, University of Pennsylvania
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Fausto Miranda '88
Chairman, Orca Energy Holdings
Mexico City, Mexico
BA 1988, Rice University
MBA 1994, Stanford University
ARA Board term ends: 2018
Jason Perlioni '94
Chief Investment Officer, Pritzker Group Asset Management
Lake Forest, IL
BS 1995, Rice University
MBA 2001, University of Chicago
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Allan Shenoi '79
Partner, Shenoi Koes LLP
San Marino, CA
BA 1979, Rice University
JD 1982, University of Texas at Austin
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Marty Sosland '75
Attorney, Butler Snow, LLP
Dallas, TX
BA 1976, Rice University
JD 1983, University of Texas at Austin
ARA Board term ends: 2019
Amy Sutton '89, MBA '90
Alumni Trustee
Tax Partner, Deloitte LLP
Houston, TX
BA 1989, Rice University
MBA 1990, Rice University
Trustee term ends: 2018
Gloria Tarpley '81
Alumni Trustee
Chair, Dallas Planning Commission
BA 1981, Rice University
JD 1984, University of Houston
Trustee term ends: 2019
Scott W. Wise '71
Alumni Trustee
President & CIO, Covariance Capital Management
New York, NY
BA 1971, Rice University
MPA 1973, University of Texas at Austin
Trustee term ends: 2020
John E. Wolf, Jr. '61
Chair, Department of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
BA 1961, Rice University
MA 1963, University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston
MD 1965, University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston
ARA Board term ends: 2017
Alumni Events
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— July 20, 2016 —
Houston Rice Alumni Happy Hour
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— July 21, 2016 —
Austin: Young Alumni Happy Hour with TCU
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— July 24, 2016 —
Class of 2020 Chicago Student Send-Off Party
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