August 12, 2025
Dear Alumni,
This past year has presented challenges for our alma mater and the alumni community. Despite these difficulties, the strength of our community remains evident, with many of you stepping up to share your voices, expertise, and financial support. Thank you!
As we embark on a new academic year, I would like to welcome the Class of 2025, our newest alumni. You are now part of a global network that is shaped by how we lead in the world and with one another.
As the School looks to redefine its future, the Board remains dedicated to supporting, amplifying, and advocating for our alumni community.
This year, the Alumni Board will focus on three key areas to help us reconnect meaningfully with one another and the school:
- Strengthening Local and Regional Engagement: We’re evolving our engagement model to foster more regional and local alumni connections, allowing for closer-to-home interactions.
- Advocating for Alumni Voices at the School: We will continue to work with the School to provide alumni with meaningful opportunities to give back through mentorship, practitioner engagement, ongoing learning, and as informed partners in the School’s future. We started with listening sessions and will keep seeking ways to strengthen your connection with the School.
- Intellectual Engagement and Connections: We are looking for ways to keep our alumni intellectually engaged through programming led by alumni, fostering the school’s spirit of lifelong learning. We will continue to collaborate with the Alumni Relations Office to create opportunities for alumni to support one another and current students through mentorship, career support, and sharing your experiences. Additionally, we are exploring ways to simplify career connections.
We are a community shaped by diverse voices, experiences, and perspectives and we aim to stay grounded in the real needs and lived experiences of alumni. To achieve this, we must be open, innovative, and willing to challenge the status quo. This approach ensures that our Board remains focused on the genuine needs and realities of alumni around the world.
Here’s to a year of meaningful engagement, and once again, welcome to the Class of 2025!
Kathy
Kathy Hutson MPP 2004
Chair, HKS Alumni Board