Regional Connectors
Club Geography & Distribution
The Mount Holyoke College club of Southern California has over a 1,000 members, and its jurisdiction stretches across 12 counties including Inyo, Los Angeles, Kern, Kings, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, and Ventura. To encourage engagement with our membership and ensure that activities and events are decentralized across this vast expanse, the Club’s Strategic Plan called for creation of a regional network of alum volunteers referred to as “regional connectors”. Club celebrated events such as Mountain Day and Mary Lyon’s Birthday will be celebrated fairly simultaneously across all the jurisdiction while place-specific activities will be organized that reduce commute times and increase access.
MEET YOUR CONNECTORS!
Central Los Angeles: Christina Bull Arndt '89 and Mary Sheehan '76
East Los Angeles & Greater Pasadena: Kate Stevenson '89
North Coast & South Ventura: Amy Grossman Raine '76
Silicon Beach & Westside: Andrea Lange '71
South Bay: Ellen Engelke '79
Orange County & Long Beach: Elsa Mei Tuna '05
Riverside & San Bernardino Counties: Regina Figueroa '08
Santa Barbara County & North Ventura: Pattie Porter Firestone '72
Mid City: Maggie Behringer '07
We recognize that SoCal is a large area and we are all very spread out. These regional connector groups were created loosely and are meant to bring people together. Feel free to join any event or group you’d like! We’d love to see you at our next event.