Mount Holyoke Club of Northern California
2023-2024 Board of Directors
Katie Wynen '05President While at MHC, Katie (she/her) was on the crew team, a J-show writer, a WMHC DJ, worked with student programs, and worked at Tailgate! After college, Katie served on her class board for several years. Katie received her MSW from Simmons College (now University) in 2011 and moved to Oakland, CA that same year. Katie is a full-time social worker for a Bay Area non-profit adoption agency and teaches dance on the side. Katie has been involved with the NorCal Club since she moved to the Bay Area and has really enjoyed the new and various programs that have sprung up since 2019. |
Pauline Au '87Treasurer Pauline has 20+ years in banking, plus 6 years in Healthcare as an Internal Auditor which transitions nicely into the role of Treasurer. Pauline wants to connect more with the growing alum and student population in the Bay Area. In her spare time, she loves to read, cook, travel, and try new restaurants. |
Leah Hellerstein '08Membership Co-Chair Leah joined the board in 2020 and served as the Membership Chair since 2021. She has enjoyed this role over the past year and hopes to continue to  connect with alumni across the Bay Area. Leah looks forward to organizing more events this coming year and networking with club members. Leah currently serves as a board member in the communications chair for the Northern California Chapter of the Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare. She is a manager of Social Services at Kaiser and lives in San Francisco with her husband and 2-year-old son. |
Rebekah Harkins Rabiroff '03Membership Co-Chair Rebekah (she/her/hers) moved to Sacramento in Nov. 2019, where she works as Director of Development for the College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies at Sac State, following nearly two decades of working in the performing arts in NYC and SF.  In addition to a BA from MHC, Bekah earned an MBA from City University of New York – Baruch College in 2012. On weekends Bekah can be found on the bike trail; walking her dogs with her toddler, Alice; curled up with coffee and a good book; or teaching beginning motorcyclists as part of the California Motorcycle Safety Program. Her favorite memories from Mt. Holyoke include rugby matches, working on her thesis in the library, and, of course, sharing M&Cs with friends. |
Keenan Hale ‘13Communications Co-chair Info coming soon |
Adrianne Wu ‘21Communications Co-chair Adrianne (they/she) is immensely grateful for the incredible professors and liberal arts education at MHC, which enabled them to conduct undergraduate research in biology, politics, and Digital Pedagogy. They grew up in the Bay Area and are excited to connect with the MHC community in NorCal! Outside of their work with the club, they enjoy supporting their local libraries, reading and editing Wikipedia, playing word puzzles with friends, making unsolicited spreadsheets, and admiring their cats. |
Eleanor Chang '78General Board Member & Alum Association Liaison Eleanor has been passionate about supporting Mt. Holyoke for over 30 years. She has served as a member of the College's Board of Trustees as well as co-chaired the inaugural Asian Alum Symposium in Hong Kong. She was the membership chair of the Northern California Club, a member of the SF Major Gifts Committee, the Alumnae Trustee & Awards Committee, the Asian Scholarship Nucleus Committee, and the Global Strategy Task Force. Eleanor is a retired banker and received her MBA from Carnegie-Mellon University. |
May Chen '21General Board Member May is passionate about health policy and committed to supporting the MHC community. As a data and policy analyst, she specializes in providing data-driven insights to strengthen surveillance of Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases. May earned her BA from MHC and her M.P.P. from UChicago Harris School of Public Policy. Since moving to the Bay Area, she has become an active member of the Northern California Club. Previously, she served as treasurer for the Class Board of 2021. |
Catherine Dunford '79General Board Member Catherine is passionate about the value of the liberal arts education she received at Mount Holyoke, and her varied career is evidence of that. She has worked as an advocate for survivors of domestic violence, an office manager, technical writer, and service director at the business end of tech. She is an avid reader, writer, and knitter. She has recently gotten involved in the Norcal club and Lyon's Pride online book groups. Â She also works on reunion planning for her class. |
Hannah Groce '08General Board Member Hannah attended Mount Holyoke at the urging of her aunt Onie Bussey '84 and is eternally grateful for the bond of their shared alma mater. Post-graduation she moved back home to the Bay Area to work as a program manager at a college access nonprofit. She was involved with the club as a member starting in 2009 and joined the board in 2017. She currently works in affordable housing policy in San Francisco. |
Liz Kind '82General Board Member Liz began her career in investment banking and financial services. In addition to her BA from MHC, Liz earned an MBA from the Harvard Business School (HBS). After moving to the Bay Area, she became Exec. Dir. of HBS Community Partners, an organization that matches HBS alumni with local nonprofits to provide strategic and management consulting projects. She also spent 17 years writing business school case studies on west coast companies for the HBS California Research Center. Liz has become increasingly involved with the MHC Art Museum, first as a Director's Circle member, and then since 2016 as an Advisory Board member. She joined the NorCal Club Board in 2023. |
Susan Tom '98General Board Member Susan is fascinated by STEAM fields and their intersections with commerce and communities. Biopharma start-ups were career outlets for 20+ years, with a chemistry degree from MHC and a pharmacology MSc from Tulane. A mother to two young children and scientist through the COVID years, she is doubling down her commitment to creating equitable connections, aligning with MHClub of NorCal's mission. She joined the board in 2023. Previously, she was a Class of '98 agent and MHF volunteer. In her spare time, she enjoys volunteering, gardening, cooking, and teaching the health benefits of yoga. |
