Welcome to the HHSAA

Mission

The Houghton High School Alumni Association is dedicated to enhancing the engagement and connection of all Houghton High School alumni and friends.

Vision

To advance Houghton High School by engaging our alumni community and cultivating their passion for and loyalty to the school.

Goals

Foster an open and inclusive environment that increases connectivity between alumni and the school, including student to alumni transition
Diversify events, programs and services to increase meaningful engagement
Develop an integrated communication plan to reach all Houghton High alumni family and friends
Establish mutually beneficial partnerships with our stakeholders
Ensure the Houghton High School Alumni Association remains fiscally sound and well poised for the future through on-going strategic planning and program execution

Contact Us

Houghton High School Alumni Association
1603 Gundlach Road
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 482-0450
hhsalumni@hpts.us

Board of Directors (terms end July 2027)

President: Mark Smith (1978)
msmithf15@gmail.com

Vice President: Gail Ross (1979)
gaross79@gmail.com

Secretary: Marsha Salo (1985)
marsha.salo67@gmail.com

Treasurer: Jeanne (McCarthy) Meyers (1978)
jemeyers@mtu.edu

Membership Secretary: Sue Johnson (1978)
suesales@charter.net

Historian: John Bosio (1975)
taxman_1957@hotmail.com

PTS Staff Member: Anders Hill (Houghton-Portage Township Schools Superintendent)
ahill@hpts.us

Trustee: Barb DePuydt (1979)
bdepuydt60@gmail.com

Trustee: Shannon Vairo (1989)
ssvairo@mtu.edu

Trustee: Jill Passanisi (1988)
Jill@getnitro.com

Trustee: Frank Jackovich (1977)
jackovich52@yahoo.com

Ex-Officio: Frank Agin (1980)
Ex-Officio: Julie Stevens Beck
Ex-Officio: Barbara Lowney Klass (1970)

Alumni Association Class Representatives

A representative from each class is needed to volunteer to have his/her name and e-mail address on our web site. This person would be a contact for his/her class and would have access to the list of alumni members and addresses. Listed below are the current representatives. If you are interested in being your class representative on our web site, please contact the Alumni Association at : hhsalumni@hpts.us.

Nancy Anderson (1955)
sesame3855@yahoo.com

Diane Henderson Messner (1958)
dianemessner@earthlink.net

Jean Parker (1958)
beaulah@chartermi.net

Patricia Franz Rotundo (1959)
protundo1341@charter.net

Bob Oswald (1960)
timbercreek08@gmail.com

Francis Baril Servant (1961)
Franser43@aol.com

Lois Paananen Berg (1965)
loisaberg@charter.net

Bill Gauthier (1968)
bjgauthier@charter.net

Chuck Ouellette (1969)
cwouelle@mtu.edu

Dan Dalquist (1970)
dand@chartermi.net

Ed Kent (1972)
kentedwardj@aol.com

Vicki Ahola Little (1974)
vllittle@up.net

Dorothy LaMotte Ballard (1975)
knitwitdjb@yahoo.com

Amy O'Brien Lanzel (1976)
alanzel@xmission.com

Paul Meese (1977)
paulmeese@tds.net

Sue Manderfield Johnson (1978)
suejsales@charter.net

Carolyn Mikkola Roberts (1979)
robertstrip3@yahoo.com

Raoul Petri, Jr. (1980)
raoul@stagecoachlimos.com

Roger Markham (1981)
rlmarkham81@gmail.com

Paula Hainault Markham (1982)
paula.c.markham@gmail.com

Elizabeth Brotherton Davis (1983)
ejdavis@hotmail.com

Sibel Goksel Cedetas (1984)
scedetas@prizma.com.tr

Ira Keltz (1984)
ikeltz@partners.org

Theresa Alkire Frantti (1985)
Tfrantti@41lumber.com

Amy Keltz Cardella (1986)
a.cardella@comcast.net

Tracy Haines-Koehler (1987)
jck2@aol.com

Jill Judnich-Passanisi (1988)
jill@getnitro.com

Shannon Hannon Vairo (1989)
ssvairo@mtu.edu

Abigail K. Chambers (1992)
chambersink@yahoo.com

Liz Heckel Glaser (1993)
ehglaser@hotmail.com

Clint L. Kupari (1994)
clintkupari@hotmail.com

Bonnie Roth (1995)
blroth@mtu.edu

Amy Hansel (1996)
amyhansel@hotmail.com

Jennifer Stanaway (1997)
jennstanaway11@yahoo.com

Sarah Maijala (1998)
sarahnicole44@hotmail.com

Nikki Sarazin Kangas (1999)
nikkikangas@yahoo.com

Robin Lowney Lankton (2000)
robin_lowney@yahoo.com

Callen Richards (2006)
callener@gmail.com