October 03, 2015
New NAA Council president: PC ‘connection’ is unique
The feeling started when he was a Providence College freshman, and it hasn’t stopped. Now, as the new president of the National Alumni Association (NAA) Council, Charles T. Alagero, Esq. ’78 & ’17P wants every other alumnus to feel the same thing.
Alagero remembered meeting classmate Robert Gorman ’78 & ’15P as the two were waiting in line to register for courses in 1974. They hit it off immediately and have remained friends since, along with a core group of other class members and schoolmates.
That feeling of connection and belonging is distinct to the College and is something Alagero encourages alumni to experience — especially those who have not been to campus in recent years.
“I want us to reconnect across all generations,” said Alagero, who is serving a one-year term as president. “It’s a beautiful campus, a beautiful college. It’s easy to get disconnected, but I want people to see what a dynamic place this is.”
Beyond its beauty and warmth, PC is special because it has a unique “family” atmosphere, holds true to its Catholic and Dominican identity, and instills a feeling of service and responsibility in fellow Friars and the community at large, Alagero said.
“I refer to PC as God’s college … the gift of Providence,” said Alagero, who is vice president and general counsel of the Massachusetts Medical Society, where he has worked since 1988.
A political science major who was a member of Student Congress as an undergraduate, Alagero served the NAA Council as vice president last year after holding one-year terms as secretary and treasurer.
The lifelong Massachusetts resident became interested in PC through his older brother, Stephen A. Alagero ’75. His two other siblings, Paul J. Alagero ’81 and the late Trudi Alagero ’86, followed him to PC, and now the connection continues with Charles’ daughter, Julia F. Alagero ’17.
2015-16 National Alumni Association Council
Executive Board
Charles T. Alagero, Esq. ’78 & ’17P, President
Mary Pat Larkin Caputo ’79 & ’12P, Vice President
William Hasler, ’79, ’13P, & ’14P, Treasurer
Tracy A. Lynch Sullivan ’85 & ’18P, Secretary
Michael P. Lynch, Esq. ’83, ’10P, ’13P, ’15P, & ’17P, Immediate Past President
Council Members
Rosanne (Boyle) Demas ’05
Michael Joseph Donohue, Jr. ’73 & ’05P
Devin T. Driscoll ’08
Dr. Thomas F. Flaherty ’61, ’92P, ’93P, ’94P, & ’99P
Karen Monti Flynn ’80 & ’15P
Joseph Giovengo ’98
Thomas M. Glavin ’98
Lisa DelPriore Hannan ’85
Andrea Urrutia Hessenius ’09
Leo F. Kennedy ’04
Brian J. Lamoureux, Esq. ’94
David G. Lussier, Esq. ’62
Mark McGwin ’81
Kristen Martineau Meuse ’98
Donald Naber ’87
Kelli O’Donohue ’11
James A. O’Leary, Esq. ’63 & ’97P
Patricia Doherty Wade ’86
Ellen Doherty Walsh ’78 & ’11P
Kathleen Walsh Wynters ’82
Meredith Zenowich ’96
College Representatives
Robert Ferreira ’83, Assistant Vice President, Alumni Relations
Rev. John S. Peterson, O.P. ’57, Chaplain, Alumni Association
Sarah Ramire ’16, President, Student Alumni Association
