Council Structure

To connect with the CHESS Alumni Council, write chess-alumni@charlotte.edu.

College-Council-University Liaison: Nana Sledzieski, Director of External Relations & Events

External OperationsInternal Operations
Victoria Torres, External Operations ChairJamal Briggs
Jennifer GherardiDick Beekman
Kim BakerJordan Parody
William FosterJennifer Powers
Anne BatemanShannon Homesley
Trina Rumfelt


The CHESS Alumni Council shall hold four quarterly meetings per year. Any member who is absent from two Council meetings shall be considered to have resigned unless otherwise determined by the leadership team. Council meetings shall last 1.5 hours unless otherwise noted.