About ABSAP

ABSAP member schools are comprised of the top 30 business schools (as defined by the rankings of Bloomberg Businessweek for full-time residential MBA programs and U.S. News & World Report for undergraduate business programs) with professionals dedicated to providing excellence in alumni relations and service to alumni. These schools have alumni who are world leaders, Fortune 500 CEOs, entrepreneurs and savvy professionals who are changing the landscape of business.

Membership is established for each school/college; it is not per individual. Join has more details regarding member benefits and dues.

ABSAP Board of Directors

In 2010, members of ABSAP organized an Advisory Council (which became a Board of Directors with ABSAP’s incorporation) with the mission to create overall awareness of the organization, establish credibility and relevance to the field of alumni relations, provide career advancement resources to members, and demonstrate influence in education advancement in general. Four areas were identified to support this mission – 1) Membership; 2) Marketing and Communications; 3) Conference and Awards, 4) Professional Development, and 5) Benchmarking. These areas are each overseen by a member of the Board with support from other ABSAP participants.

ABSAP Board of Directors Description
Board of Directors Nominations Procedures
Past Board Member List

Board of Directors

Christine Burdell

Co-chair, Professional Development

Director, Alumni Relations
McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin

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Jennifer Crispell

Past President

Director of Alumni Relations
Smeal College of Business, Penn State University

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Janice Headley

Co-founder, Administrator, and Treasurer

Retired Senior Associate Director of Advancement
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

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Michelle Helmer

Chair, Marketing & Communications

Director, Alumni Relations
Warrington College of Business, University of Florida

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Allison Henning Duffy

Co-chair, Professional Development 

Associate Director, Alumni Relations
Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

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Caitlin Johnson​

Co-chair, Conference

Director of Alumni Engagement
Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

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Andrew Krueger

Chair, Benchmarking

Senior Director of Alumni Engagement
Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington

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Courtney Lightfoot

Co-chair, Conference 

Managing Director, Alumni Relations
Yale School of Management

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Kyle Rowland

President and Chair, Website & Operations

Associate Director, Alumni Relations
Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University

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"The open discussion sessions (by role or job responsibilities) remain my favorite sessions of the conference. The last two years I have taken the most away from these conversations because of the opportunity to talk to others who do similar work on their day-to-day as me. I left with a short list of individuals I plan to follow up with to further discuss our alumni engagement processes and practices."
"As someone without a previous background in higher education, this was an extremely valuable conference for me to better understand how my school is different and similar from others. There is a lot of variation in our field that I wasn't previously aware of. The conference has a very collaborative and supportive energy that makes it easy to ask for advice and learn more about other school's tips and tricks."
"Great calls to action. I appreciated the candor and lessons learned that were shared. It speaks a lot to the safe environment of learning we have created that we are able to share our challenges honestly so that they can better help others. Looking back, I wish I would have presented here too."

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