Albion College recently welcomed the newest members of the Alumni Association Board. Each was selected to serve three-year terms beginning in 2025.

Members of the Alumni Board serve as liaisons between the college and alumni network and are some of Albion’s most-engaged alumni. They serve as ambassadors for the college by staying up-to-date on current happenings, engaging alumni, and by supporting efforts of the board of trustees, president, and Albion College faculty and staff. Members meet regularly throughout the year. Terms are for three years with an optional second consecutive term.

Kelly Garland Brown ’99

Mokena, Illinois

A former family law practitioner, Kelly heads Pyramid WorkWise Alliance, where she oversees and has helped create job training, apprenticeship, and employment programs serving individuals, area businesses, trade organizations, and statewide labor initiatives. She has been an adviser to Albion’s Delta Gamma Fraternity since 2021 and, while a student, was a member of the Ford Institute and performed with the Albion College Orchestra, symphonic wind ensemble, and British Eighth Marching Band.

Ryan Cassin ’06

Dallas, Texas

Ryan is the cofounder and owner of Here Homes with total acquired assets of $90 million, and is also the cofounder/owner of Superpowers, providing entrepreneurs with executive assistant resources. At Albion, Ryan served as president of the student senate and the Model UN program, founded the student-run campus television station, and was a four-year student employee with Information Technology.

Dan Greden ’89

West Hartford, Connecticut

Dan serves as director of condition-based products for Evernorth (part of the Cigna group), a company focused on improving the affordability and accessibility of prescription drug health care plans. A former WLBN disc jockey, Dan also served as an Albion College tour guide.

Richard Linebaugh ’86

South Orange, New Jersey

Now serving as managing director and North America treasury servicing executive based in New York City, Richard’s 30-year career with Bank of America has included senior appointments in Singapore and Hong Kong. Richard was a member of Albion’s Professional Management program and Tau Kappa Epsilon and has continued to support the fraternity and the Gerstacker Institute over the years. He was also a member of the Albion College Orchestra and appeared in several theatre productions on campus.

Lindsey Lubanski ’14

Daniel Island, South Carolina

Despite the distance from Battle Creek, Lindsey has spent the past three years with Kellogg’s, leading a key strategic program with the company’s commercial enablement team. A member of Albion’s Alpha Chi Omega, Lindsey was a two-year captain of Briton women’s soccer and a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Marketing Club, Delta Sigma Pi, and Special Olympics, in addition to serving on search committees that chose a new soccer coach and President Mauri Ditzler.

De’Ondric Sanders ’23

West Bloomfield, Michigan

Maintaining the work ethic he displayed as an Albion College student, De’Ondric works as a business/customer consultant with EY while managing Demonproof, his athletic wear/training services company. A member of Briton football, De’Ondric was a founding member of the College’s NAACP Chapter and the Association of Black Brits, worked as an admission tour guide, volunteered with community youth programs, and was the student representative on the presidential search committee that selected Wayne Webster.

Bradley Simonich ’17

Alexandria, Virginia

Bradley serves as senior manager of global memberships for ACT | The App Association, which advocates for global trade policies that support the success of small- and medium-sized technology companies. At Albion, Bradley was a member of the Ford Institute and Delta Tau Delta; his alumni involvement includes leadership of the Washington, D.C.-area alumni group.

Terence Thomas ’90

Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Co-founder of Activate Detroit, Terence and his team specialize in project management for organizations looking at business, government, education, and health care opportunities in the Metro area. Terence played football and ran track at Albion, along with serving as a Campus Safety student employee; he was also a member of the History Club.

Meggen Urka ’80

Venice, Florida

A CPA with experience in business transformation and mergers and acquisitions, Meggen is the IT applications manager for Tronox, a global chemical manufacturing company. At Albion, Meggen was in the Professional Management Program and treasurer of Kappa Delta; she is an active member of the KD alumnae chapter of Southwest Florida.

Connect with the Alumni Board members on campus at Homecoming, Oct. 17-18!