About

About Us

The Coventry High School Alumni Association (CHSAA) is a nonprofit, 501-(3)(c) tax-exempt organization founded in 2009. Our mission is to:

  1. Provide scholarships for CHS seniors
  2. Provide funds for school educational projects, and
  3. Recognize successful and community-minded individuals who have attended CHS, been employed at CHS, or who have been benefactors to the CHS community.

Since 2011, the CHSAA has awarded $130,000 in scholarships and donated $8050 to school projects over the last three years.  Our goal is to help students identify their career pathways before leaving high school to minimize the wasting of time and money by changing colleges or majors, extending the time, and increasing the cost of college.

All of the committee members are volunteers, so virtually all the money raised through fundraisers or donations goes to the students of CHS.  Several individuals have also arranged bequests to the organization to help ensure that future CHS seniors will continue to receive support through CHSAA Endowment and other investments.  Please consider helping us.

Our Team

President

Ernie DiMicco

After graduating from CHS, Ernie moved on to attend Providence College majoring

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Vice President

John H. Ball

John Ball has dedicated most of his adult life to vocational-technical education

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2nd Vice President

Jim Kuipers

Jim Kuipers is a life-long resident of Coventry and a 1985 graduate

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Director

Andrea Hopkins

Andrea Hopkins is a 1964 graduate of Coventry High School and the

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Director/Committee Member

Mary Ann Cantino

Mary Ann Cantino was born in Massachusetts, but that fact has not

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Secretary

Kate McCarthy Barnett

Dr. Kate McCarthy-Barnett is a 1985 graduate of Coventry High School who

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Treasurer

Maureen Jendzejec

A 1975 graduate of CHS, Maureen, after graduating, went to work for

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Committee Member

Mary Vandervelde

Mary, a 1976 graduate of CHS, has been living in Coventry since

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Committee Member

Jo-Ann Passarelli

Jo-Ann is a 1980 graduate of Coventry High and has lived in

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Web and Publicity

Kathy Lavallee

As a graduate of Coventry High School, Kathy likes being involved in

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Photographer

Kevin Dolan

A 1980 graduate of CHS, Kevin Dolan was a member of the

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Website Designer

Amanda Lavallee

Amanda graduated from CHS in 2012. She was very active in student

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Committee Member
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State Reports
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