President - Anne Reilly Ziaja '78 is the first female president of the General Alumni Association. She is the director of the Massachusetts State Senate Legislative Education Office. Anne's involvement in the GAA has been extensive, including participation in nearly every committee of the GAA. Anne is currently the President of the Holy Cross Club of Merrimack Valley and a past president, executive secretary and director of the Holy Cross Club of Greater Boston.

President-Elect - William "Bud" McManus '58 has served as a Vice President of the General Alumni Association. He received the In Hoc Signo Award in 1998. As a member of the Holy Cross Club of Greater Worcester, he has served as President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Named Crusader of the Year in 1989, Bud has been a member of the President's Council since 1979. Retired from IBM, he formed a real estate company, McManus Associates. Bud and his wife, Sharon, reside in Holden, Mass. They are the parents of Beth, Marcy '87 and Mark.

Immediate Past President - Stanley A. Slowick Jr. '74 is senior vice president for finance and administration at the Sargent Rehabilitation Center in Providence, R.I. He has served previously as a GAA director and has been a member of the Executive Committee and is a past president of the Rhode Island Club. Stan resides in Warwick, R.I.

The General Alumni Association has announced the names of those alumni nominated to serve as officers and members of its board of directors. 

Patrick L. McCarthy '63 has been reappointed as executive secretary. Michael H. Shanahan '78 has been reappointed as treasurer. GAA bylaws do not require yearly nominations to this office.

The nominations for the board were selected in accordance with the GAA bylaws, which allow for no more than 20 alumni to be chosen annually for three-year terms, at least 10 of them as at-large, and 10 of them drawn one each from the immediate graduating class and from each third class preceding the graduating class.

Although this slate of candidates represents the choices of the GAA nominating committee, it should be noted that any member of the GAA may be nominated in accordance with Article VII of the bylaws, as follows: "Any member of the Alumni Association may be nominated for director by a petition containing the signatures of 20 alumni with the executive secretary no later than April 1."

Any member of the GAA who would like to be so nominated should submit a petition to Patrick L. McCarthy by April 1. If any petition should be received, a ballot will appear in the next issue of the Holy Cross Magazine so that alumni can vote for the candidate(s) nominated by petition. The names of newly elected officers and directors will be announced at the GAA's annual banquet during Reunion Weekend. All alumni are invited to attend. 

Vice President

Patricia G. Haylon '83 is Associate Director of the Holy Cross Fund. She is also the Class Chair for '83. She resides in Worcester, Mass., with her husband, Tim, and their three children.

Marcy M. Vandale '87 lives in Duxbury, Mass. She is a lobbyist for the Massachusetts Association of HMOs. This will be her second year as a vice president of the GAA.

Daniel L. Spada, M.D., '69 is a pediatrician in Connecticut. He is active with the Varsity Club and is a career planning counselor. His daughter Amy graduated in 1998.

Directors 1999-2002

Matthew J. McDonough '99 is a member of the Alpha Sigma Nu and Pi Alpha Theta. He is very involved with many activities in the Holy Cross community both on- and off-campus. He has been President of both his Junior and Senior Class.

Sheila C. MacKenzie '96 is a management consultant for Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP. She is a Class Agent and resides in Calabasas, Calif.

Peter G. Amann '93 is a medical student at the University of Connecticut. Peter and his wife, Colleen'92, live in West Hartford, Conn.

Molly R. Allen '90 is an account consultant for Sprint. She is a member of many Alumni Committees.

Danielle Fellin-Bernardo '87 lives in Haverhill, Mass., with her husband, James. She is a Class Agent and a career planning counselor.

Susan McCann Brown '84 is assistant director of research for CBS Inc. She lives in Pelham, N.Y.

William P. Loftus III '81 works as an attorney in Milbury, Mass. He is a Class Agent and co-chair of the GAA Senior Reception.

Karen A. Mulhern '78 is a free-lance music writer, and past President of the Holy Cross Club of Boston. She lives in Worcester with her husband, Peter '78.

Mary Ellen Eagan '75 is an equity analyst for Tucker Anthony, an active member of the Varsity Club as well as past president of the Holy Cross Club of Greater Boston.

Daniel Bradley '72 lives in Southborough, Mass., and works as director of brokerage development for Gersten Brokerage Services. 

Directors 1999-2002 (At Large)

Roger Boucher '81 works for Fleet Financial in Boston. He is on the board of the Holy Cross Club of Boston.

Gregory Cahill '81 is senior vice president of the Nordblom Company. He lives in Wellesley, Mass., with his wife, Victoria, and their son.

Christopher R. O'Hara '83 lives in Charlestown, Mass. He is a partner with Todd and Weld, Boston, Mass. He is currently serving as the first vice president of the Boston Club.

Donal J. Burns '49 is a retired security executive. He is now living in Connecticut, remaining an active member of the GAA. This year, Don is spending much of his free time coordinating his 50th Reunion. He was also elected to the Executive Committee for 1999-2000.

Stephen J. O'Connor '73 is a chief financial officer of The Interface Group Inc. He lives with wife, Margaret, in Norwell, Mass.

Raymond A. Nothnagle '57 lives with his wife, Glenda, in Pittsfield, N.Y., and is a retired real estate agent.

Francis J. Harvey Jr. Esq. '64 is a lawyer in New York City and a former Holy Cross Club of New York President. He lives in New York City with his wife, Jean.

Joseph Reilly III '79 lives in Worcester, Mass., and is an assistant district attorney of Worcester County. He has been actively involved with the GAA for many years. 

Richard P. Simitis, D.M.D., '68 lives in Worcester and is an active Class Agent and a member of the Varsity Club.

David A. Doern '62 is a retired senior vice president of Insignia/Rosenberg-Doern. He is active in many Alumni affiliations, including the Bishop Healy Committee.

The 1999-2000 Executive Committee will be comprised of Donal J. Burns '49 as well as:

Richard E. Onofrey Jr. '87 is President of the Holy Cross Club of Pioneer Valley. Rick works as vice president of sales at Chase Clark and Stewart in Springfield, Mass.

Martha McGuane '77 is an English teacher and chair of the department at Malden Catholic High School. She is an active Class Agent living in Lowell, Mass.