Elections: President and Vice President - Polls closed
Polls closed at 5pm PST on Monday, 6/8/15.
Members (both paying and non-paying) must log into this website in order to vote. At the 2015 Annual Dinner, the results will be announced and the officers will be officially voted in.
The candidate with the most number of votes will receive the Club's nomination for the 2015-2017 President of the Harvard Club of Seattle. The candidate with the second most number of votes will receive the Club's nomination for the 2015-2017 Vice President of the Harvard Club of Seattle.
Candidate Statements/Biographies are below. The link to vote is at the bottom of this page.
Candidate: Gautham Reddy '85
I remember fondly my years at Harvard, and I want to contribute to the dynamic university community that I love. I have been fortunate to get to know many of you, and my goal is to engage alumni of all backgrounds, interests, and ages, from all of Harvard’s schools.
Our club has accomplished much in recent years.
As Schools Committee co-chair since 2011, I have worked with Ike Eisenhart to lead 200 volunteers who interview 500 students annually; we have focused on increasing our admissions rate and yield and on recruiting and training dedicated interviewers. I co-chaired the Programs Committee from 2011-2014; we conducted a membership survey, diversified events, and doubled the number of programs to 40 annually.
We can do more.
As co-VP, I have become familiar with the club’s strengths and our opportunities for growth and improvement. My vision for the club is to bring alumni together by increasing networking and mentorship, community service, and family-friendly events. I want to broaden our pool of talented leaders.
I’d like to lead us forward.
My approach to leadership is collaborative, and I strive to listen. I bring energy and enthusiasm to any role I undertake, and I value innovation.
When I was president of the Harvard Club of San Francisco, our team revamped operations, tripled membership, doubled the number of events, and diversified our leadership. We subsequently received an HAA award. I have served on the HAA Board of Directors Clubs Committee and spoken at the Alumni Leadership Conference, sharing best practices with other Harvard Clubs.
My experience includes service on four nonprofit boards. I am a past president of two professional societies and president-elect of a third.
I would be honored to serve as president of the Harvard Club of Seattle, and I would appreciate your vote. Thank you.
Candidate: Emily Van Dyke '03, MPH '09
Emily R. Van Dyke is an MD MPH who moved to Seattle in 2004 to study medicine at the University of Washington. She quickly grew to love Seattle and continues to believe in the power and promise of Harvard graduates working together in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Van Dyke has volunteered for several years with the Harvard Club of Seattle, including over three years on the Summer Community Service Fellowship Committee, volunteering and acting as keynote speaker at Early College Awareness events, participating in the Prize Book Award Program, volunteering at Global Networking Nights to coordinate with HAA Shared Interest Group members to increase attendance and Club participation, attending Annual Dinners and numerous sports events organized through Harvard Club of Seattle, and serving for many years as an Alumni Interviewer. She welcomes the opportunity to continue to learn from Club members about their goals individually and collectively and to provide leadership to this robust organization.
We highly encourage electronic voting. You will be asked to fill out your address but you will not be charged when you "check out" with your ballot. Those who wish to vote by paper should write down the name of the candidate and mail the document to:
Harvard Club of Seattle
1700 7th Ave, Ste 116 #317
Seattle, WA 98101
We will check validity of the voter against alumni records manually.
Polls have closed. The new leadership will be announced at the Annual Dinner.