2025 Alumni Trustee Candidates

Alumni Trustee Candidates

Alice Davis Tornquist ’86

Alice came to Hamilton from Shaker Heights, Ohio. After majoring in history, she went on to receive a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University. In 2001, after working for both the Office of Management and Budget and for the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, she joined the wireless technology company Qualcomm where she rose to be vice president of government affairs before retiring in 2021. In addition, Alice served as chairman of the board of directors of the CTIA Wireless Foundation and on the board of directors of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America as well as the Women’s High-Tech Coalition. She was also a member of the board of trustees of Camp Dudley, where she served as chair of the audit committee. Alice is a Levitt Center and Career Center volunteer, and has hosted Hamilton events in Washington, D.C. She is currently serving as the Class of 1986 gift chair.

Valarie Hing ’90

Valarie is a native of Guyana. At the age of 14, she moved with her family to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she completed her high school education. At Hamilton, Valarie double-majored in math and government and was a member of the Black and Latine Student Union (BLSU). She earned her law degree from Stanford University and has been a member of Stanford Law School’s board of visitors. Valarie is currently a partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, where she specializes in finance and capital markets as well as mergers and acquisitions, and is a member of the firm’s executive committee. She also has an active pro bono practice and serves on the boards of Brooklyn Legal Services Corp A, an income-based legal services provider, and Harlem Academy, a K-8 independent school serving Harlem and surrounding communities. Valarie has been active in Multicultural Alumni Relations Committee (MARC) events in both New York City and Washington, D.C.

Vidal Torres ’00, P’29

A computer science and government double major at Hamilton, Vidal and his wife, Jazmín Gatto de Torres ’02, live in Richmond, Va. As a student, Vidal was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and participated in WHCL, Hamilton’s TV show, Panorama, and La Vanguardia. Following his graduation, he received a Juris Doctor and an MBA from the University of Richmond. He has worked for Genworth Financial since 2003, becoming vice president in 2018 and the general counsel for its care services division, CareScout, in 2021. Vidal served on the Multicultural Alumni Relations Committee (MARC) as co-ambassador of the Richmond Anytown region, on the Nominations Committee of the Alumni Council, and as a Hamilton Admission Volunteer. He began a two-year term as vice chair of the Hamilton Fund in July 2023.

In accordance with the Constitution of the Hamilton Alumni Association, alumni may submit additional nominations for alumni trustee and Alumni Association president by petition. Please contact Jacke Jones, secretary of the Alumni Association, at jrjones@hamilton.edu for more information about the requirements. Petitions must be submitted by March 8, 2025.