Alumni and Parent Relations

Jennifer directly supervises the Alumni and Parent Relations team and sets direction for all of its programming areas. She is the primary liaison to the Alumni Association Board of Governors and leads collaborative efforts with campus partners in Advancement and across the College. She staffs the Executive, Selections, and Admission Committees of AABOG.

Jennifer received a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Northeastern University. She is addicted to Starbucks and has seen every episode of The Great British Baking Show, so the best way to get her attention is over coffee and pastries. Just saying.

Arran manages our series of signature events including Family Orientation, Family Weekend and our largest program, Alumni Weekend and Class Reunions. She oversees alumni-specific social media channels on Facebook, LinkedIn, Discord and Twitter. She partners with Jennifer as a primary liaison to AABOG and leads the Alumni Weekend Task Force along with staffing AABOG’s Executive and Networking Committees.

Before returning to Mudd, Arran worked in transportation consulting and planning, on projects for freight, bus and bike transportation. Arran holds a BS in Engineering from Harvey Mudd College.

Nicole manages and supports current and alumni parent volunteers in HMC’s Parent Leadership Council (PLC). She oversees parent-specific social media and communications and serves as a parent liaison to multiple campus departments. She staffs on-campus, regional, and virtual PLC events and volunteer engagement opportunities throughout the year.

Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from the University of Michigan.

Vanessa manages event programming in all of our regional areas, and spearheads the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Society series of events and engagement . She staffs the Outreach Committees of the Alumni Association Board of Governors.

Vanessa holds a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a master’s degree in Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs from USC. She is a huge Disney fan so feel free to talk Disney to her. She is also the proud dog mom of three pomeranians: Momo, Yoyo and Bao Bao.

Sabrina supports and coordinates all of our regional events for both parents and alumni alongside Vanessa. She also coordinates all AABOG meetings, including committee monthly Zoom meetings, while keeping track of all of APR’s expenses and revenue.

She has accidentally started breeding fish and when she isn’t busy with those (or printing name tags) you can find her playing sports or cheering on the Dodgers.

Heaven supports the Executive Director and Director and Associate Director to support large on-campus events an our Parent Leadership Council. Heaven works on Orientation, Family Weekend, and Alumni Weekend, working on logistics, vendors, and programming.

Heaven holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of Redlands. In her downtime, she loves to read, paint, and spend time with her family.