Our purpose is to advance the mission of Spring Arbor University through strengthening alumni connections with the university, current students and each other. We accomplish this through:
- Providing services to our alumni.
- Presenting annual awards to those who embody the qualities articulated in the Concept.
- Communicating alumni news and information.
- Encouraging participation in campus and area events for alumni and friends.
- Fostering alumni financial support.
- Coordinating homecoming activities as well as class, area, and affinity reunions.
- Partnering with alumni to foster referrals for future students to SAU.
- Helping build a network of alumni who assist our students with career development and experiential learning initiatives.
The SAU Alumni Board of Directors, currently made up of 13 alumni volunteers, has three-year terms with a two term limit and typically brings on three to six new members each year. Alumni board members volunteer their time, talent, expertise and resources to further the impact on students, alumni and Spring Arbor University itself - and work towards equipping all alumni to do the same.
If interested in serving as an alumni board member or if you have any suggestions for the board, please contact [email protected]
Amber Wright '13, '16, '22
Alumni Board President
Nurse Practitioner at TeamHealth
(DNP, MSN-Ed, FNP-C, DipACLM, BSN)
Karen (Patterson) Ehman '86
Alumni Board Vice President
New York Times Best-selling Author, Proverbs 31 Ministries Speaker and Content Specialist
BA in Social Science
Kelly Crum '92
Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at Jackson College
BA in Sociology - Main Campus
Meghan Dobben 1994 - 1997
Township Clerk for Summit Township
Ridge Foco '22
Campus Graduating Class Representative
Financial Planner at GuideStream Financial
BA in Finance/Financial Planning
Angela Heflin '03
Associate Director at Michigan Venture Capital Association
BA in Early Childhood Education, Health & Exercise Science
Keith Jordan '16, '18
Co-Founder and Executive Director at JLJ Vision Outreach Inc. | Owner at The Onyx Café
BS in Organizational Management, MBA
Tracey Lowder '92, '99, '05
Superintendent at Vandercook Lake Public Schools
BA in English, MA in Education
Brian Meagher '10
Owner at BKM and Co. LLC
BS in History
Charlie Monroe '14, '22
Mental Health Therapist at Community Mental Health Authority of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties & Adjunct Professor at Grace Christian University
BA in Pastoral Ministry and Psychology, MA in Counseling
Bruce Rhodes '82
Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager at Consumers Energy
BA in Philosophy/Religion
Stephanie (Rodriguez) Schiro '13
Special Projects Manager at Maverick Protection Group
BA in Social Work
Jason Vasaris '06, '10
Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager at Consumers Energy
BA in Accounting & MBA
Brian Knapp '10
Alumni Office Staff
Director of Alumni Relations
Alumni Board Scholarship