Class Council

Objectives

  • Plan and implement activities that stimulate and strengthen relationships among Class members.
  • Serve as an advisory board for Class officers. Provide advance feedback on key issues so that decisions are not made in a vacuum.
  • Gather information to be published in the Yale Alumni Magazine class notes and/or submitted for posting on this site.

Guidelines

The Council includes men and women representing each residential college as well as men and women living in the areas where large clusters of our classmates reside (e.g., New York, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco). Other members include the Class Secretary and Treasurer, former Class officers, YAA representative, chair of alumni fund agents, chair of reunion gift committee, and reunion chairs. Each Council member should be willing to organize (or assisting in organizing) at least one activity during the five-year period between reunions. Additional members are always welcome; contact Class Secretary Andy Kaufman if you’re interested.

Potential Activities

Lunches, dinners, or other classmate gatherings; cultural events (e.g., opera, ballet, gallery openings, etc.); forums for discussion of key issues (either in-person or online); speakers series (e.g., Yale professor’s lecture either in person or online); promotion of the class website, www.Yale71.org; publication of a periodic online class newsletter; creation of a network of experienced professionals to advise children of classmates regarding career choices, jobs, etc.

Current Members

The Class of 1971 Council currently includes:

  • Addison, Max (Calhoun)
  • Atlas, Scott (Branford)
  • Babst, Jim (Calhoun)
  • Boyle, Phil (Saybrook)
  • Brenner, Jean (TD)
  • Brettell, Caroline (Jonathan Edwards)
  • Brogadir, Stu (Saybrook)
  • Citron, Chrissy (Saybrook)
  • Conty, Chris (Saybrook)
  • Dabaghi, Shad (Trumbull)
  • Dancewicz, John (TD)
  • Dawson, Ralph (Pierson)
  • Fennebresque, Debbie (Morse)
  • Fields, Bert (Saybrook)
  • Garner, Mitch (Berkeley)
  • Johnson, Snake (Morse)
  • Kaplan, Jim (TD)
  • Kaufman, Andy, Class Secretary (Berkeley)
  • Levitt, Harry (Branford)
  • Lewis, Katy (Jonathan Edwards)
  • Marshall, Ellen (Trumbull)
  • Miller, Jeff (Ezra Stiles)
  • Mintkeski, Walt (Pierson)
  • Murphy, Glenn (Calhoun)
  • Murphy, Kathy (Calhoun)
  • Murrell, Tom (Morse)
  • Porter, Bill, Class Liaison to Calvin Hill Day Care Center (Davenport)
  • Powell, Tim,  Class VP of Technology (Branford)
  • Primps, Bill, Class Treasurer (Davenport)
  • Quinn, Robbie (Trumbull)
  • Reznik, Vivian (Davenport)
  • Rich, Philip  (TD)
  • Robinson, Lupi Phillips,Class YAA Delegate (Davenport)
  • Ross, Catherine (Trumbull)
  • Schmoke, Kurt (Davenport)
  • Schned, Eric (Saybrook)
  • Schulman, Jeff (Saybrook)
  • Seget, Alan (Calhoun)
  • Sherman, Andy (Ezra Stiles)
  • Sidney, Steve (Saybrook)
  • Ufer, Bob (TD)
  • Vogel, Dave (Davenport)
  • Weaver, Michael (Jonathan Edwards)
  • Wells, Vera (TD)
  • Yecies, Susan (Ezra Stiles)
  • Yuspeh, Alan, Class Mentor Project (Pierson)