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Communities and Interest Groups

¹ú²úСßÏÅ® has a broad range of alumni communities and networks that eagerly seek your active participation.

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Connect with alumni who have shared experiences, interests, and careers.Ìý

Shared Communities

The Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Network (APIAN) was created with the mission to increase engagement, foster connections, and build a worldwide network of the 5,500 ¹ú²úСßÏÅ® Asian and Pacific Islander-heritage alumni community and beyond.

Chair: Maisha Maliha Hoque, SIS/BA ’18
Events Chair(s): Mina Kato, SPA/MA ’18 | Rosa Park-Tokola, SIS/ BA ’12, MA ’14
Questions? Email us atÌýapian@american.eduÌý
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The mission of the ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Black Alumni Alliance (BAA) is to create a lifelong and worldwide community of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni with greatest focus on the 6,000 black and African-heritage Diaspora communities and beyond.

Chair:ÌýNakeesha J. Ceran, SPA/BA ’10, MA ’12
Vice Chair: Joshua Dantzler,ÌýSPA/BA ’21
Questions? EmailÌýbaa@american.eduÌý
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The mission of the ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Latino Alumni Alliance (LAA) is to increase engagement, foster connections, and build a worldwide network of the 4,000 ¹ú²úСßÏÅ® Latino and Hispanic-heritage alumni community and beyond.

Co-Chair(s):ÌýAdriana Rodriguez,ÌýSPA/BA '02 |ÌýCarolyn Mejia,ÌýSIS-SPA/BA '20, SPA/MS '21

Questions? Email us atÌýalumni@american.edu
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The vision of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Pride Alumni Alliance is to connect and engage ally communities of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ® Alumni through celebrating uniqueness and increasing visibility.

Co-chair: Foster Curry, CAS/BA ’10
Co-chair:ÌýWalker Sands, Kogod/MBA ’14
Community Outreach: Quinton Lampkin, Kogod/ BSBA ’08
Questions? EmailÌýpridealum@american.edu
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The ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Women's Network seeks to bring together ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumnae to connect, build, and strengthen valuable relationships that will contribute to professional success, as well as deepen ties to the ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®community.

Co-Chairs: Alycia Bell, CAS/ BA ’14,ÌýAmy Lampert, SOC/ BA ’94
Questions? Email alumni@american.edu

Industry and Interests

The mission of AU’s Faculty and Staff Alumni Affinity Network (FSAAN), better known as Changemakers in the Nest, is to facilitate fellowship among ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni who are faculty or staff of the university.Ìý

Staff Liaison: Leslie Hall, PhD

With more than 10,000 alumni trained in entertainment and media, the ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Entertainment and Media Alumni Alliance (EMAA) aims to create a lifelong and worldwide community of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni with current and aspiring careers in motion pictures, music, television, and theater, as well as news, public communication, journalism, and documentaries.Ìý

Staff Liaison:ÌýLeslie Hall, PhD
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The mission of the ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Veterans Alumni Network is to foster and support a community of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni who have previously served in our armed services and to create increased opportunities for meaningful engagement towards the end of greater awareness, pride, participation, volunteer involvement, and philanthropic commitment to ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®.Ìý

Staff Liaison:ÌýLeslie Hall, PhD
Questions? Email alumni@american.edu

Student Experience

The Alumni Admissions Volunteers (AAV) program invites dedicated ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni and parents to assist with the recruitment of prospective undergraduate and graduate ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®students.Ìý

Chair:
Staff Liaison: Amanda Dowd
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The ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®Eagle Alumni Board is an alliance of ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni who worked on the student newspaper, The Eagle, during their time at ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®.

Chair:
Questions? EmailÌýalumni@american.edu

The Gospel Choir Alumni Network was created to bring together ¹ú²úСßÏÅ®alumni who previously performed in the Gospel choir during their time at AU.

Staff Liaison:ÌýLeslie Hall, PhD
Questions? EmailÌýalumni@american.edu

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