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Emily Rankin ’97

Emily M. Rankin graduated from 61´«Ã½ in 1997 with a degree in international relations and French. Over the course of her career as an alum, she has been an annual donor, a member of the Camp 61´«Ã½Creative Caucus serving as a tri-chair for three years, as well as being a member of her class milestone reunion committees. As a student, Emily served on College Council as the Chair of the 61´«Ã½Activities Committee (SAC) for two years and as Senior Class Co-chair. Emily also worked on campus in the Financial Aid Office for all four years, including summers, and she was a phonathon caller.

Emily is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Development at the University of California, Riverside. Emily joined the UCR Advancement team in 2017 and recently helped to successfully close the university’s first comprehensive campaign, surpassing the $300 million goal in December 2020. In her role, Emily is charged with overseeing the fundraising teams for seven of the university’s colleges and schools in addition to serving on the Advisory Committee on Campus Art. Emily is managing the first campus public art exhibition of all women sculptors which opened summer 2021.

Emily sits on the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VII Cabinet as Chair-elect. She has been a member of eight CASE District VII Conference Committees including Alumni Track Co-chair in 2007 and Chair in 2008.

Emily’s career spans more than two decades in higher education and non-profit management at institutions including 61´«Ã½, University of San Diego, Whittier College, Opera Pacific, and the Byrd Hoffman Foundation.

In addition to 61´«Ã½, Emily is an alumna of Claremont Graduate University’s Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management where she continues to be a loyal donor and avid volunteer.

Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ’02

Fabiola Ceballos-Durham graduated from 61´«Ã½ in 2002 with a dual degree in psychology and French studies. She was a McNair Scholar and the recipient of the 2001 Accelerated Bachelor of Arts Fellowship. While at Scripps, she was active in the office of Chicano Latino Student Affairs as a mentor, member of Unidos, and member of MEChA. She also enjoyed participating in the 61´«Ã½Outdoor Adventure program, serving on the 61´«Ã½search and rescue team, and working in the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. As an alum, she was one of the first tri-chairs of the Alumnae/Student Diversity Committee; she continues serving on the committee as an alum liaison for Café con Leche. Fabiola is the proud recipient of the 2015 61´«Ã½ Alumnae Association Volunteer of the Year award.

Fabiola is part-time faculty at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where she has been teaching for the past 20 years. For the majority of that time, she has been exclusively an online professor. She teaches courses in criminal justice research, crime mapping, and geographic information systems for emergency services. Aside from volunteering at 61´«Ã½and teaching, Fabiola serves on the PTA Board for her son’s elementary school, the Pack Leadership Committee for her son’s Cub Scouts pack, and the Local Control and Accountability Plan Advisory Committee for Alta Loma School District. She also assists with her daughter’s Girl Scouts troop.

Fabiola and her husband Ryan have two clever, energetic, and stunning children, Sofia and Nicolas. She hopes to instill in them a never-ending desire to learn, explore, and give back to their community. Fabiola looks forward to expanding her role as a 61´«Ã½volunteer and plans to follow confidently, courageously, and hopefully in the footsteps of past Alumnae Leadership Council presidents as Scripps’ centennial approaches.

Ana Martinez ’06, chair

Committee
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ’02
Betzy Barron ’03
Jharina Pascual ’04
Anita Yu ’11
Lyanne Dominguez ’13
Shane Zackery ’14
Cherish Molezion ’17
Leonida Radford ’17
Madison Gates ’21

The alumnae/student diversity committee coordinates diversity efforts with the Alumnae Leadership Council, the greater alumnae community, and the current study body through liaisons with student clubs/organization in order to increase the bond between students of diverse backgrounds and alumnae with similar backgrounds and to create opportunities for personal development through those bonds, as well as focuses on issues of institutional diversity and inclusion.

Olivia Truesdale ’21, chair

Committee
Jennifer Stoddard ’92 P’27
Emily Freeman Kroger ’10
Megan Witman ’20
Anjali Mamidwar ’21
Karoline Blendstrup ’21
Stephanie Du ’21
Surina Bothra ’21

The alumnae/student connections committee fosters meaningful connections between current students and alumnae and enhances the awareness among students of their lifelong connection to 61´«Ã½.

Stefanie Schumann Brennan ’04, chair

Committee
Beth Schreiber-Byers ’98
Sarah Lantz ’00
Hannah Alalou ’19

The communications committee supports the work of the College’s communications function to provide timely and effective communications to alumnae and supports the promotion of the ALC and its work to the wider alumnae community.

Yvette Herrera ’85, chair

Committee
Grace Miller Valencia ’68
Rana Voss Holbrook ’69
Lisa Ritchie ’76
Melinda White ’91
Catherine Myman-Kaplan ’00
Michelle Cleveland-Brannen ’00
Dani Clark ’09

The honors, awards, recognition committee selects the recipients of the annual alumnae awards including distinguished alumna of the year, outstanding recent alumna, commitment to community, and volunteer of the year. The committee also selects the annual alumnae association senior award winner honored at Seniors Awards Convocation. 

Liz Lee ’02, chair

Committee
Emily Rankin ’97
Stephanie Doan ’17
Fabiola Ceballos-Durham ’02
Kendra Pineda, ex officio

The leadership development committee is responsible for nominating candidates for election to the Alumnae Leadership Council who serve on the 61´«Ã½ Board of Trustees, including alumna trustees and ALC president-elect.

Megan Mandeville ’89, chair

Committee
Kristin Wiberg ’91
Penelope Willard Madry ’92
Jennifer Stoddard ’92
Caroline Miceli ’02
Darcie Harms Giansante ’03
Denise Rodriguez ’11
Nejra Kravic ’21

The engagement & outreach committee supports the work of the Office of Alumnae Engagement by broadening and deepening engagement opportunities beyond the 61´«Ã½ campus, particularly through regional and virtual engagement. The committee is also focused on maximizing , Scripps’ networking and mentorship platform aimed at building community and connections among alums and with students, families, and faculty/staff.

Jahnavi Kothari ’19, chair

Cabinet
Anna Ghadar ’17
Emma Dubery ’19
Blaike Cheramie ’22

The young alum cabinet acts as key advisory voice to the ALC and Office of Alumnae Engagement in representing the broader young alum population. They partner with the office to determine programming and communications that resonate with recent graduates. 

Alumna Trustees
Brooke Tomblin ’92, P’22 and Dominique Cantwell ’02, P’28

Recent Graduate Trustees
Stephanie Doan ’17 and Hannah Alalou ’19

Melina Durre ’25