Appreciating Alumni Who Serve on Linfield Committees

Many Linfield alumni contribute to the college by serving on committees. They give of their time and expertise by participating on the Board of Trustees, the Rising Alumni President's Circle Team, the Nursing Alumni Celebration committee, and the President's Circle Leadership Team to list just a few.  Read about a few of the many alumni who support the college through their committee participation.

Samantha Bartlett '09
Sam started giving back to Linfield even as a student. She had a work study job in the Office of Institutional Advancement and was a member of the Student Alumni Association. She loved her Linfield experience, including her semester abroad, and she is always looking for ways to help enhance that experience for others. Since graduating, Sam has been active with her sorority Phi Sigma Sigma, currently serving as President for the Portland Alumnae Chapter. She helps coordinate events for sorority alumnae and collegians alike. She also serves of the Rising Alumni President's Circle Team. That is a newly formed council of alumni who graduated within the past decade and who want to encourage other rising alumni to find ways to give back to the college.

Kerry Carmody '73
Kerry joined the Board of Trustees in 2008, and he has had quite an impact. He is an active member of the board, helping to facilitate one of the task groups related to Linfield's strategic plan. He also serves on the search committee that will screen and interview candidates for the position of Vice President for Institutional Advancement. Kerry spent his career in the health care industry and just recently retired from Providence Health & Services after 40 years with the company. Kerry and his wife Kristie, also class of '73, created the Kerry and Kristie Carmody Endowed Scholarship for the Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Biology which helps provide support to a student who has financial need and is pursuing a major in chemistry, biology or physics.

Justin '05 and Megan Samples '05
Justin and Megan are members of the President's Circle Leadership Team. That team meets three to four times a year and helps develop a culture of philanthropy by highlighting the role of charitable giving at the college and by encouraging others to support Linfield at the President's Circle level. The Samples joined the Leadership Team in an effort to give back to the institution that gave them so much. They hope to encourage other alumni to support the institution and to take leadership roles in the college community. "As alumni, we have seen the areas where Linfield is great, as well as the areas of opportunity," Justin said. "I want to see an increasing number of alumni give at the President's Circle level, get involved, promote positive change and continue to support our alma mater," said Megan.

Desi Shubin '96
The Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing has a new committee for their Nursing Alumni Celebration. A member of that committee is Desi Shubin, a nurse at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. As a member of this committee, Desi helped organize the event and select the recipient for this year's Lloydena V. Grimes Award for Nursing Excellence. In addition to her committee work, Desi has also participated in the interviews for the new Dean of Nursing, and has worked with Linfield nursing students at the hospital and in the simulation program. "I want the nurses who graduate from Linfield to be the top of the field. If I can help make them successful, our patients will benefit." Outside of Linfield, Desi is a member of several professional organizations and is the president of the board of directors for Lift Urban Portland, a local nonprofit.