I have been serving as the President of BCOB since 2022, and I am ecstatic to keep up such rewarding work. My mission through BCOB is to foster a community of like-minded people, provide opportunities for new connections, networking, socialization, and FUN! I want the Greater Boston area to feel like home to all of our Brunonians from near and far.

Fun Fact(s): Big futbol fan (Inter/Bayern), big Celtics fan, so-so Patriots fan (currently). I love to read when I have an opportunity to do so, watch crime and murder mysteries, figure out new recipes to whip up, and love to host people for food, drinks and games!  I love traveling to new places, and am always looking for the next best nature trip!

Olivia is a Massachusetts native and serves on the Board to explore and deepen Brown connections in the community through shared experiences in the places we call home.

Fun Fact(s): During her time on campus, she frequented East Side Pockets so much that she is still recognized by the owners when she periodically visits Thayer Street.

Konique Ballah is the Regulatory Preparedness Program Manager at Mass General Brigham Urgent Care and its ambulatory surgery center in Salem, New Hampshire. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and cultivating survey readiness.

She holds an A.B. in Community Health from Brown University and a Master of Public Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University.  She has extensive event planning experience and utilizes these skills to support Brown Club of Boston efforts.

With close to 15 years of experience in digital technology and services companies, I am a passionate and strategic leader who thrives on creating and executing impactful go-to-market and sales strategies for innovative and scalable solutions.

I also enjoy sharing my insights and knowledge as an advisor to several early-stage edtech startups, such as Rize Education, Edquity, and Riff Analytics. I support them in developing and refining their sales processes, pricing models, contract negotiations, and strategic deal reviews. Additionally, I have a strong background in digital media, social entrepreneurship, and law, having co-founded, led, and contributed to various initiatives and publications in these domains. I am always eager to learn, collaborate, and explore new opportunities to drive positive change and growth in the education industry.

I am interested in bringing my diverse experiences and expertise to BCOB. 

I graduated from Brown in 1960.  My honors thesis was on the Puerto Rican statehood issues (which still haven’t been resolved).  I earned my JD from NYU Law School as a Root-Tilden Scholar.  And obtained a PhD in Latin American and International Politics at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.  I held various academic positions at the Inter-American University in San German, Puerto Rico, University of New Mexico, as analyst for the newly-formed Inter-American Foundation, and at Harvard managing the Latin American Scholarship Program of American Universities that ended my academic career so, 15 years after law school I studied for my first bar examination – in Massachusetts – and remained here ever since.  I served as President of the Brown Club of Boston and later President of Brown’s National Alumni Association.  I became an early elder law attorney, taught as adjunct professor at three law schools, and wrote one of the first books on the topic. I’ve recently retired, although I continue to write for legal publications and volunteer regularly in the health field.

I serve as the Events & Programming Chair for the Brown Club of Boston. I'm a Bluenonian from the class of 2018 and graduated with an Sc.B. in Engineering. I intend to revitalize, resurrect, and evolve the Brunonian community via leading the envisioning, conception, and end-to-end execution of superlative events & programming which integrate the extreme and extraordinary range of the Brown experience. Post-pandemic, I organized five (5) events including three monthly socials, a Carberry Dinner, and general programming. I am gloriously excited about the opportunity to engage with the Brown ethos, which I interpret to be one of holism, eclecticism, individual autonomy, self-empowerment, personal advocacy, initiative of action, and constructive irreverence.

Fun Fact(s):
I was born in Texas and was bred up outside Boston! I'm also a proud member of the 'Desi Diaspora'!   

Hi! My name is Jasmine and I am a recent graduate with a degree in Economics & Literary Arts. Since then, I have been traveling and working in corporate education at Duke CE. I joined BCOB because I love the Brown community and wanted to help find innovative ways to enhance our alumni network in the Greater Boston area.

During my time at Brown, some of my favorite classes were American Sign Language, Persuasive Communication, Game Theory and Locked Up: History of Prisons and Captivity! 

Fun Fact(s): I was born in Haiti, and I taught myself to be ambidextrous over quarantine. 

Serdar Kadioglu is the Group VP of AI at Fidelity and an Adj. Assoc. Prof. in the Dept. of Computer Science at Brown. Previously, he led the Advanced Constraint Technology team at Oracle and worked at Adobe.

While at Brown, Serdar founded the Sports Czar position to support an active lifestyle for graduate students. With the Brown Club of Boston, Serdar continues to connect alumni through recreational sports. 

Fun Fact(s): I am an avid soccer fan; playing, watching, and coaching youth soccer. In a parallel universe, I hope to be the professor of assists. 

I am dedicated to helping bridge the gap between digital and physical products and creating positive experiences through a curious, thoughtful, and critical lens. 

With a deep commitment to bringing energy and creative problem-solving to every project, my journey has been defined by innovative collaborations with diverse teams, resulting in user-centered solutions that elevate accessibility, usability, human connection, and joy.

Fun Fact(s): A passion for fashion, a love for soccer, crew and rugby, attending live concerts, and  photography.

I'm Ritiika, a class of 2023 alumnus originally from Mumbai, India. I work in Private Equity Research and will be serving as the Secretary on the board. My interest on being on the board stems from my desire to give back to Brown and feeling in community with other alumni in the area.

Interests: HIIT workout classes (I'm an OrangeTheory addict), Reading (Particularly autobiographical/ feminist books), Travel