Your Alumni Board
Members of the board are elected by the alumni and meet throughout the year to establish, in collaboration with the dean and UC San Diego Alumni, the goals and objectives for the school. The board assists the staff in the implementation of programs for more than 3,700 alumni worldwide annually.
Alumni Board President Message
Dear GPS Fellow Alumni and Current Degree Candidates,
This is an important year for the GPS Alumni Board as we expand the board size and execute the important work of supporting Dean Caroline Freund’s Strategic Plan.
At the end of last year, several long-time members retired from the board and now contribute as emeritus members. Thank you to outgoing president Jason Kim ’12, Darcy Cook ’91, and Liliana Pao ’12 for your service! To meet our board membership target, we are adding seven new members, more than doubling the board size. These new members bring new energy and unique backgrounds to the work at hand, and I am grateful for the time and resources they are dedicating.
Following the first year of Dean Freund’s Strategic Plan, which spans from 2022-2027, we have focused the Board’s Strategy Support Plan on specific goals:
- Affirm GPS’s position as a top international affairs and public policy school
- Be recognized for specific areas of excellence and our unique competitive advantage
- Attract the best in class and a more diverse student body
- Expand active stakeholders' support of GPS
- Ensure a prominent position in the UC San Diego system worthy of additional investment
The board has defined fundraising, career workshop hosting, admissions support, social media and other goals that are spearheaded by individual members. The board has always had a unique structure and role within the GPS community, and that is especially true this year with the added goals to support the Strategic Plan. Please sign up to receive the school newsletter to stay up to date on all of our progress. I also encourage you to participate in the Triton Table Talks career development series, consider UC San Diego Extension courses, and join the GPS LinkedIn group and UC San Diego’s Tritons Connect to stay connected to GPS and your classmates after graduation.
As alumni board members, we serve as a central conduit between the GPS alumni community and the school. Feel free to reach out to me or other board members with your ideas and feedback. Also, I invite you to consider joining the board next year (2024-25) as a way to help GPS to meet its goals and to reconnect with our community.
Best regards,
Peter Moritzburke ’96
GPS Alumni Board President