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Regional Alumni Communities

U.S. Regional Alumni Communities

U.S. Regional Alumni Communities are volunteer-led networks that provide opportunities for alumni and the greater GW community to connect through a variety of educational, professional, social, and networking events in regions across the country.

Alumni living in areas with regional communities are automatically members – be sure to update your contact information to receive invitations and news about events near you!

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You can also check the alumni events calendar to see all upcoming events across regions. Have questions about any of GW’s Regional Alumni Communities or interested in volunteering in your area? Contact us at regional [dot] alumniatgwu [dot] edu (regional[dot]alumni[at]gwu[dot]edu).

Midwest

Illinois

GW Chicago Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Chicago Alumni Facebook Group.

Minnesota

GW Twin Cities Alumni Community

Community Chairs:

  • Kevin Smith, SEAS BS ‘18
  • Hannah Baer, CCAS BA ‘17

Northeast

Connecticut

GW Connecticut Alumni Community

The GW Connecticut Alumni Community is focused in the Hartford area with events across the state. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Connecticut Alumni Facebook Group.

Maine

GW Maine Alumni Community

The GW Maine Alumni Community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around Portland, Maine.

Maryland

GW Baltimore Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the Baltimore Alumni Facebook Group.

Massachusetts

GW Boston Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Boston Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Amanda Notarangelo, ESIA BA '09
  • Shane Ryan, ESIA BA ‘15
  • Michelle Ochieng, MPH MA '23
New York

GW New York City Alumni Community

The GW New York City Alumni Community is your local connection to nearly 20,000 alumni living in and around the NYC metro area! To connect with this community or get involved join the NYC Alumni Facebook Group.

Pennsylvania

GW Philadelphia Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Philadelphia Alumni Facebook Group.

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around the great Philly metro area, including parts of New Jersey.

Community Chairs:

  • Amanda Leslie, CCAS BA ‘11
  • Hillary Schaub, ESIA BA '13
  • Moira Bohannon, CCAS BA '02
  • Jennifer Brower, ESIA BA '02
  • Kelly Fiorante, CCAS BA '07
  • Dan Suchenski, ESIA BA '08

GW Pittsburgh Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Pittsburgh Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Richard Ernsberger, CCAS BA ‘02 

Southeast

Florida

GW South Florida Alumni Community

The GW South Florida Alumni Community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Delray Beach. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW South Florida Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Jennifer Locane, CCAS BA ‘05
  • Barbara Viniegra, GWSL JD '02
  • Ana Nery, GWSB MBA '21, MS '23
  • Michelle Sagiv, CCAS BA '13
Georgia

GW Atlanta Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Atlanta Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Courtnay Oddman, CCAS BA ‘12
  • Jeff Danovich, CCAS BA '13
  • Michal Bethea, Mount Vernon BA '95
North Carolina

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Charlotte Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Abigail Weinshel, GWSB BBA ‘12, CCAS MA ‘17
  • Barbara Hunley, GWSB BS ‘10
  • Christopher Richard, GWSB MS '24
Virginia

GW Central Virginia Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Central Virginia Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Robert Sempek, GWSB MBA ‘80

Southwest

Arizona

GW Phoenix Alumni Community

Community Chairs:

  • Brett Troisi, GWSB BBA '12
  • Jennifer A. Smith-Izzo, CCAS BA '97
Texas

GW Austin Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the Austin Alumni Facebook Group.

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around Austin proper and Central Texas with invitations to San Antonio alumni as well.

Community Chairs:

  • John-Carlos Estrada, ESIA BA ‘09
  • Robert Butler, GSEHD MED '72
  • Travis Holler, ESIA BA '11
  • Katherine Salazar, CCAS BA '02

GW Dallas Alumni Community

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around the Dallas-Fort Worth area. To connect with this community or get involved join the Dallas Alumni Facebook Group.

GW San Antonio Alumni Community

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around San Antonio with invitations to Austin alumni as well.

Community Chairs:

  • Jim Eskin, ESIA BA ‘75

West

California

There are three Regional Alumni Communities across California – to connect with any of these communities or get involved, join the GW Bay Area Alumni Facebook Group or the GW Southern California Alumni Facebook Group.

GW Bay Area Alumni Community

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, including East Bay, North Bay, South Bay, Peninsula, and downtown SF.

Community Chairs:

  • Seun Agbaje, CCAS MS '22
  • Pooja Abhyankar, ESIA BA '19
  • Yvonne Chen, ESIA MA '12
  • Nicollette Fernandez, CCAS BA '13
  • Michael Keough, CCAS BA '08
  • James Zarsadiaz, CCAS BA '08

GW Los Angeles-Orange County Alumni Community

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around Los Angeles, Orange County, and occasionally the Inland Empire.

Community Chairs:

  • Kirsten Berg, CCAS BA '95
  • Lubos Brieda, SEAS Ph.D. '12
  • Sarah Catz, CCAS BA '77
  • Pierce Deamer, ESIA BA '18
  • Sujata Kori, SMHS MS'06
  • Madeline Louden, CCAS BA '15
  • John O'Donnell, SMHS MS '24
  • Annalise Parks-Luna, BUS MBA '21
  • Marc Spiegel, GWSB BBA '81
  • George Urch, CCAS BA '81

GW San Diego Alumni Community

This community focuses on engagement opportunities in and around the San Diego Area.

Community Chairs:

  • Dominika Bukalova, CCAS BA '03
  • Matthew Dolan, ESIA BA '04
  • Megan McDonough, ESIA BA '12
  • Scott Oser, BUS MBS '94
  • Sheri Rosenberg, GSEHD MA '96
  • Alexi Santiago-Smith, ESIA BA '18
Colorado

GW Denver Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Denver Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Rusty Mills, GWSB MBA '93
  • Matthew Konjoian, CCAS MPA '08
  • Roland Shaw, CCAS BA '10
  • Haley Gray, CCAS BA '12
  • Cindy Altberger, GSEHD '94
  • Jonathan Mann, GWSB '01
Hawaii

GW Hawaii Alumni Community

The GW Hawaii Alumni Community engagement opportunities on Oahu, focusing in and around Honolulu. To connect with this community or get involved join the Hawaii Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Kendrick Chang, CCAS BA ‘19
  • Ian Wong, SEAS BS ‘17
  • Amanda Rease, GWSB BS '05
Oregon

GW Portland Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Portland Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Rasha Atoum, GWSB MBA '25
  • Caitie Craumer, CCAS BA '09
  • Gabrielle Rhett, ESIA BA '13
  • Christopher Ritzau, CPS MPS'17
  • Heather Singmaster, ESIA BA '98
Washington

GW Seattle Alumni Community

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Seattle Alumni Facebook Group.

Community Chairs:

  • Ana Ascanio, GSPM MPS '22
  • Alison Dundore, BA '17, MA '19
  • Aytaj Gasimova, GSEHD MA '22
  • Sandra Gutierrez, CCAS BA '01, GSEHD MA '03
  • Ann Peterson, GSEHD BA '68

International Alumni Communities

International Alumni Communities are volunteer-led networks that connect the greater GW community across the globe through a variety of educational, professional, social, and networking events.

Alumni living in areas with regional communities are automatically members – be sure to update your contact information to receive invitations and news about events in your country!

Update Your Address with GW

Have questions about any of GW’s Regional Alumni Communities or interested in volunteering in your area? Contact us at gwglobalatgwu [dot] edu (gwglobal[at]gwu[dot]edu).

China

Welcome to the GW China alumni community, composed of nearly 900 GW alumni based in mainland China. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Zhuoxia "Bessie" Chen, ESIA '07
  • Tingcheung Hui, GWSB '15
  • Panpan Liu, ESIA '13
  • Jianyi Nie, ESIA '14
  • Xiangyu "Kreisen" Qu, ESIA '12
  • Li Yin, GWSB '14
France

Welcome to the GW France Community, made up of more than 175 GW alumni based in France. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Europe Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Alex Haseley, GWSB ‘09; GWAA Board Member
  • Marilyn Yakowitz, CCAS ‘74; CCAS ‘80; GWAA Board Member
  • Claude Chalem, GWSB ‘90
  • Geraldine Blanche, LAW ‘06
  • Habiba Belguedj, CCAS ‘11
Hong Kong

Welcome to the GW Hong Kong Community, made up of more than 120 GW alumni based in Hong Kong. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Frank Wong, ESIA ‘79
  • Chelsea Hollstein, ESIA ‘11
  • Nick Chu, CCAS ‘09
India

Welcome to the GW India Community, made up of more than 300 GW alumni based in India. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Rahul Nagar, GWSB ‘02
  • Navaz Adranvala Lalkaka, GWSB ‘00
  • Abhay Bedi, GWSB ‘11
  • Anirudh Agarwal, GWSB ‘12
  • Gaurav Liberhan, LAW ‘07
  • Sunita Sreedharan, LAW ‘06
  • Umang Gupta, LAW ‘12
Indonesia

Welcome to the GW Indonesia Community, made up of nearly 150 GW alumni based in Indonesia. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Temmy Moetawakkil, SEAS ‘84
Japan

Welcome to the GW Japan Community, made up of nearly 650 GW alumni based in Japan. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Keiko Okude, GWSB ‘84
  • Keiko Imazato, LAW ‘94
Kazakhstan

Welcome to the GW Kazakhstan community, made up of more than 60 GW alumni based in Kazakhstan. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Kuanysh Taishibekov, SEAS ‘14
Singapore

Welcome to the GW Singapore community, made up of nearly 300 GW alumni based in Singapore. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Sharmishta (Mishti) Sivaramakrishnan, ESIA BA’16
  • Madeline LaPatra, MPH MA’24
South Korea

Welcome to the GW South Korea community, made up of more than 950 GW alumni based in South Korea. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Jae Woo Lee, GWSB ‘83
Thailand

Welcome to the GW Thailand community, made up of more than 550 GW alumni based in Thailand. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Pracha Yodvanich, GWSB ‘97
  • Apapan Kulapongse, GSEHD ‘05
  • Lucksup Phueksakorn, GWSB ‘07
  • Ornpawee Karnchanomai, GSEHD ‘11
  • Pattrawoot Suesatayasilp, SEAS ‘09
  • Pheeraphon Nonthasoot, ESIA ‘07
  • Tassawalai Puttip, GSEHD ‘11
  • Anakorn Teyarajkul, GWSB ‘10
  • Worawan Saisuphatphol, GWSB ‘10
Turkey

Welcome to the GW Turkey community, made up of nearly 300 GW alumni based in Turkey. To connect with this community or get involved join the GW Asia Alumni Community on Facebook and GW Alumni on Twitter.

Committee Chairs:

  • Cengiz Kara, GWSB ’14
United Kingdom

Welcome to the GW UK Alumni Community, a growing community of GW alumni living in the UK. Many of our events are also run in partnership with the US Alumni Club in London, an international community of US university alumni.

To connect with this community or get involved join the GW UK Alumni Community on Facebook and GW UK Alumni Community on LinkedIn.

Committee Chairs:

  • Christine Brown-Quinn, GWSB MBS '92
  • Shanell Farmer Jr., GWSB MBA '22
  • Marissa Martin, ESIA MA '21
  • Jamie Ramacciotti, GWSB BBA '10, GWSB MBA '16
  • Jeremy Ruch, GSPM MPS '09