Alumni Board

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

Amber Wright '13, '16, '22

Alumni Board President
Nurse Practitioner at TeamHealth

(DNP, MSN-Ed, FNP-C, DipACLM, BSN)

Karen's Headshot Alumni Board

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's Headshot Alumni Board

Kelly Crum '92

Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Diversity, Equity & Belonging at Jackson College

BA in Sociology - Main Campus

Meghan Dobben's Headshot Alumni Board

Meghan Dobben 1994 - 1997

Township Clerk for Summit Township

Ridge Focco's Headshot Graduated Student Representative

Ridge Foco '22

Campus Graduating Class Representative
Financial Planner at GuideStream Financial

BA in Finance/Financial Planning

Angela Heflin

Angela Heflin '03

Associate Director at Michigan Venture Capital Association

BA in Early Childhood Education, Health & Exercise Science

Keith Jordan's Headshot Alumni Board

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's Headshot Alumni Board

Tracey Lowder '92, '99, '05

Superintendent at Vandercook Lake Public Schools

BA in English, MA in Education

Brian Meagher

Brian Meagher '10

Owner at BKM and Co. LLC

BS in History

Charlie Monroe's Headshot Alumni Board

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

Bruce Rhodes '82

Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager at Consumers Energy

BA in Philosophy/Religion

Stephanie Schiro's Headshot Alumni Board

Stephanie (Rodriguez) Schiro '13

Special Projects Manager at Maverick Protection Group

BA in Social Work

Jason Vasaris's Headshot Alumni Board

Jason Vasaris '06, '10

Real Estate Acquisition Project Manager at Consumers Energy

BA in Accounting & MBA

Brian Knapp Headshot

Brian Knapp '10 

Alumni Office Staff 

Director of Alumni Relations

 

Alumni Board Scholarship