2022
- Isaiah Bolden '15 and His Forensic Approach to Solving Reef Mystery, November 21, 2022
- Digital Humanist, November 20, 2022
- Sea Change, July 20, 2022
Black Alumni Association
Newsworthy Highlights
- Successful BCBAA Mentorship Pilot Moving Ahead, June 5, 2023
- Bowdoin in the House—The White House, That is., April 25, 2023
- BCBAA creates student mentorship, April 21, 2023
- Before He Was a National Figure, Justin J. Pearson '17 Made Lasting Impressions As a Student, April 20, 2023
- Chenault Gift Establishes New Herman S. Dreer Leadership Fellowship at Bowdoin, April 12, 2023
Recent Events
- Black History Month 2023: A Conversation with Pediatric Ophthalmologist and Clinician-Scientist Dr. Terri Young ’81, February 2023
- Black History Month Mountian Take Over Ski Trip, February 2023
- Black History Month 2023: BCBAA Conversation with Communications & Public Affairs Strategist Eric Hollister Williams '99, February 2023
2022 – 2024 Coordinating Council
Please find the BCBAA Constitution. For general questions or concerns, please contact: BCBAA Leadership Bowdoin College at blackalumni@bowdoin.edu.
Dr. Michael Owens '73, P'15
Council Position: President
Location: San Diego, CA
Profession: Director of Medical Affairs and Administrative Support, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Contact: mowens@bowdoin.edu
Crystal Welch '04
Council Position: Vice President
Location: Jackson, MS
Profession: Supervising Attorney & Law Instructor, Mississippi College School of Law
Contact: cwelch@mc.edu
Praise Hall '20
Council Position: Secretary
Location: Arlington, VA
Profession: Program Manager, Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Contact: phall@bowdoin.edu
Heldana Daniel '23
Student Representative
Location: Renton, WA
Major: Economics
Timothy Ballager '05
Location: Bronx, NY
Profession: Head of Culture and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) at Veolia NA
Eric Bell '93
Location: Newburgh, NY
Profession: AmeriCorps Director, Mental Health Association of Columbia Greene County (Hudson NY)
Tawana Cook Purnell '75
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Profession: Retired, Secondary Head of School
Dr. Christine Copeland '96
Location: Milton, MA
Profession: Principal, John F. Kennedy Elementary School
Naiima Fauntleroy '00
Location: East Orange, NJ
Profession: City Council Member
Dr. Carroy Ferguson '68
Location: Medford, MA
Profession: Professor of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts Boston
Dr. Adriennie Hatten '90
Location Cleveland, OH
Profession: Principal Consultant, A.Y. Hatten & Associates
Oscar Harrell III '83
Location: Paducah, KY
Profession: VP, DEI & Employee Engagement, Ingram Industries Inc.
Alex Haskins '11
Location: Wheaton, IL
Profession: Assistant Professor, Wheaton College
William Holmes '77
Location: Deer Park, NY
Profession: Community Activist
Symone Howard '15
Location: Washington, DC
Profession: Community Planner, US Marine Corps
Anita Lewis '80
Location: Bowie, MD
Profession: Clinical Social Worker, Retired
Lyne Lucien '13
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Artist/Art Director
Daryl McLean '07
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Profession: SVP Communications Manager, Bank of America
Ayana Opong-Nyantekyi '23
Location: Chicago, IL
Profession: Analyst at Kaufman Hall & Associates
Adam Stevens '99
Location: New York, NY
Profession: Principal, Elementary School
Harrison Tate, Jr. '70
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Profession: Teacher
Diamond Walker '17
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Profession: Child/Adolescent Therapist, Anti-Violence Partnership of Philadelphia
Cynthia Zecic '88
Location: Emeryville, CA
Profession: Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Drama Therapist