2010 Association of Alumni Executive Committee Candidates

Richard D. Paris ’71
Petition Nominated Candidate for Executive Committee

Biography
Richard graduated cum laude in 1971 with a psychology major. He earned his Master of Science in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin.  Richard’s career included six years in the public sector and 28 in Human Resources (in manufacturing, banking, and healthcare). For the last 17 years, he was Vice President of Human Resources at major teaching hospitals in Washington and Buffalo. Richard retired in 2008 and became active on several nonprofit boards. He has been married since 1971, and has two grown children.

Statement
I adopt the statement of J. Michael Murphy and urge the election of our entire Dartmouth United slate.

The Association of Alumni should be a strong and independent communications channel between alumni and the Dartmouth Administration and Trustees. But current Executive Committee members haven’t been the vigorous, independent alumni advocates I hoped for.

I built my career optimizing communications among the diverse stakeholder groups that make up teaching hospitals. These academic communities have strong, independent, and often feuding constituencies (including doctors, researchers, teachers, and administrators). I taught these competing groups how to build trust, improve communication, and nurture shared initiatives so they could work together toward a shared mission.

Now I want to bring those skills to Dartmouth. The Trustees, Administration, and alumni clearly share a deep concern for the good of the College, but we’re seeing an equally clear lack of communication and shared problem-solving. I will help re-task the Executive Committee to bridge these gaps and insist on openness, fairness, and transparency.

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