RCSF Officers, 2024-2025
Alice Clark, President
Marie desJardins, Treasurer
Beth Tafe, Clerk
RCSF Committees, 2024-2025
Bold name denotes committee chair, italicized name denotes committee member that is not on the Board of Directors.
Executive and Governance Committee: Alice Clark, Marie desJardins, Cara Kupferman, Beth Tafe
Finance Committee: Alice Clark, Marie desJardins, Emma Toh
Development Committee: Cara Kupferman, Laura Reardon, Rachel Pfost
Student/Alum Affairs Committee: Octavia Devon, Molly Edwards, Molly Edwards, Risa Komatsu, Eliza Morss, Joei Marshall Perry, Katie Vincent, Jenny Wohlahan, Edna Yeh
Nominating Committee: Eliza Morss, Alice Clark
Communications Committee: Sonia Epstein, Madi Fabber, Brittany Karlson (Coordinator, RCSF Administrator, Non-Board Member) Sally O’Keeffe, Edna Yeh
Special 125th Anniversary Committee: Marie desJardins, Octavia Devon, Molly Edwards, Sonia Epstein, Madi Fabber, Cara Kupferman, Anne Liu, Amy Morrisett, Eliza Morss, Beth Tafe, Edna Yeh,
Executive and Governance
The Executive and Governance committee is comprised of the President, the Treasurer, the Clerk, and others selected by the board for specific expertise. The committee is charged with acting in place of the Board between Board meetings when required. The committee is responsible for overseeing strategic planning and mission and coordination of committee efforts. The committee is also responsible for seeing that RCSF runs smoothly and ethically, in accordance with the bylaws and the relevant state and federal laws governing nonprofit organizations. The committee reviews board meeting agendas, and manages annual filings and insurance coverage. The committee is also developing a number of policies to serve and guide our growing organization, including policies for investment, expense reimbursement, and gift acceptance.
Finance and Development
The Finance and Development committees are responsible for managing RCSF finances, including RCSF endowment investments, through short and long-term financial management. These committees also provide advising to RCS management for major student responsibilities, including budgeting and tour planning.
The Finance and Development committees are also responsible for overseeing all elements of RCSF’s fundraising endeavors. This includes all components of annual fundraising, such as appeals, phonathons, and targeted fundraising drives, along with stewardship of planned giving in retirement and in trusts and wills. These committees also acknowledge gifts and collaborate with other committees for donor engagement and cultivation.
Student/Alum Affairs and Nominating
The Student/Alum Affairs and Nominating committee is responsible for building connections within the alumnae community through events and special projects that maintain the rich traditions of the Radcliffe Choral Society.
The committee also recruits alums to serve on the RCSF Board of Directors and advises the Board on selections for Directors, Officers, and committee chairs. The committee also facilitates ways in which the RCSF Board and the broader alum community can support the students. The committee promotes student-alum interaction.
Communications
The Communications committee is responsible for coordinating alums and community outreach. It organizes and produces paper and electronic communication between current students, the Foundation board members and committees, and the greater Foundation, and maintains the RCSF website, social media pages, and alum records.