National Alumni Association Election
May 2026
Greetings Providence College Alumni:
It is a privilege to present to you the candidates for executive vice president for election to the 2026-27 Providence College National Alumni Association Council. As the association’s president-elect and chair of the nominating committee, I am delighted that these accomplished, committed, and enthusiastic alumni have come forward as candidates.
As part of the election process, we asked each candidate to supply biographical information, including details about how they have remained connected to Providence College. The candidates also provided a reflection on the association’s mission and their thoughts on how they will serve the alumni population if elected.
Ballots have been distributed to all alumni who have donated any amount to Providence College during the immediate past or current fiscal year. All ballots are due no later than June 4, 2026, and the results will be announced and posted on our alumni web page in July.
My sincerest thanks to the two candidates for their leadership and interest in continuing to serve Providence College.
Richy Kless ’74, ’78G, ’82SCE
Executive Vice President
National Alumni Council
Allie Behrmann ’07
Residence/Hometown: Johnston, RI / Woonsocket, RI
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Marketing, Providence College, 2007
Employment: Marketing Products Director, NC3, Rumford, RI
PC Volunteer Positions:
- Greater Providence (Mal Brown) Alumni Club – member (’16-present), President (’23-’25), Vice President (’21-’23)
- President’s Council
- Class Reunion Committee
PC Student Involvement:
- McPhail’s Student Worker
- Board of Students Supporting Athletics
- Students Assisting Incoming New and Transfer Students (S.A.I.N.T.S.)
- PC Pals
Community Involvement:
- St. Augustine Home & School Association
Family Affiliated with PC:
- Husband: Robert Behrmann ’07
- Children/Future Friars: Annabella & Benjamin
“How will your candidacy help promote the mission of the National Alumni Association?”
I am honored to be nominated for VP of the National Alumni Association. As a member of the Class of 2007, Providence College shaped not only my education and career, but also my personal life (it’s where I met my husband, also class of ’07!). Today we’re raising two future Friars who are already growing up immersed in the same traditions and values that mean so much to us.
For more than ten years, I have proudly served on the Greater Providence (Mal Brown) alumni club, where I have had the opportunity to engage alumni across generations, professions, and backgrounds. Through planning events, fostering connections, and encouraging alumni participation, I have seen firsthand the power of the PC network and the importance of maintaining strong ties between alumni and the College. I believe my experience and long-standing commitment to volunteer leadership will allow me to help further the National Alumni Association’s mission of building lifelong engagement among alumni.
If elected, I hope to continue promoting awareness of the incredible work PC is doing – from academic innovation and student opportunities to alumni achievements and community impact. I am excited about continuing my commitment to PC on this national scale to help alumni to reconnect, network, and support the future of the College for generations to come.
Dr. Kathryn Lamontagne ’01, ’03G
Residence/Hometown: N. Westport, MA
Education:
- Providence College – BA Humanities/MA European History
- University of London – MA Cultural Memory
- Boston University – MA/PhD British History
Employment:
- Senior Lecturer, College of General Studies, Boston University. I teach our version of Civ with the 2nd semester in London and courses on Canada, hockey, and history games.
- I also regularly appear in local and national media as a royal expert.
PC Volunteer Positions:
- President of South Coast, Massachusetts Alumni Club, 2016 – 2021 (prev. member from 2001-2010)
- National Alumni Council Board Member, 2021-current
- Awards Committee, co-chair, 2025-2026
- Invited, Humanities Forum, Providence College, Fall 2024; “Angel ‘Outside’ the House?: How Lay Convert Women Transformed Catholicism in England”
- Featured on the PC Podcast, 2023
- Class Representative, 2021-current
- Alumni Club Liaison, 2021-23
- Providence College Class of 2001 Reunion Events and Fundraising Committee, 2006-current
- Hosted events in London for nursing students in 2023 and 2024
- Invited Talk, Board of Programmers, 2022: “Oh the Places You’ll Go: Working Abroad after PC”;
- Center for Career Education and the Office of Alumni Relations, Jan 2021: Panelist, Careers in Education Q&A and Reflection Session
- Adjunct Faculty, Department of History and Classics, FA 2018: HIS 304: Modern Britain and the Empire
Honors, Recognitions, and Awards:
- Kathryn G. Lamontagne, Reconsidering Catholic Lay Womanhood: Pious Transgressors in Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century England (London: Routledge, 2024).
- “A Middle-Class Convert’s Crucible: Margaret Fletcher and the Origins of the Catholic Women’s League” in Twentieth-Century Lay Catholic Action and Spirituality in Britain, Maria Power and Jonathan Bush, eds. (Cardiff: Catholic Record Society/Boydell and Brewer, 2025).
- “‘Our Three Selves:’ Radclyffe Hall and Mabel Batten’s Lived Catholicism,” Ecclesial Practices: Journal of Ecclesiology and Ethnography Vol. 9 (4 July 2022), 69–85.
- Royal Historical Society, Fellow
- Ismael Sensel Award: Outstanding Professional Achievement (College of General Studies at Boston University), 2024-25
- Over 45 scholarly presentations nationally and internationally, including Plenary Address, Blackfriars, Oxford 2024: “Depictions of Catholic Womanhood in the British Novel from the New Woman to Radclyffe Hall.”
PC Student Involvement:
- Urban Action
- Habitat for Humanity Spring Break
- Junior Ring Weekend Core Committee
- Campus Ministry Lector
- President, College Democrats
- Studied abroad at Universite Laval, Quebec and Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
- (and I was a commuter my Senior year!)
Community Involvement:
- New England Historical Association, Board of Directors, May 2024-2026
- Rhode to Paradise Puck 501c3, Co-Chair, 2023-24
- Coached youth soccer in Westport
Family:
Married to Richard Sands, we have one son, Charlie, who is in 4th grade at St. Philomena’s School of the Sacred Heart in Portsmouth, RI, and plays hockey for the Providence Capitals … making me a devoted hockey mom.
“How will your candidacy help promote the mission of the National Alumni Association?”
One of the mission items for the NAA is to “strengthen and advance the distinctive Dominican and Catholic identity of the College,” which resonates deeply with me, as it shapes both my academic work and how I live as a mother, educator, and member of this community.
I grew in my faith at PC through Catholic Social Thought and by seeing it lived out—at Feinstein, through Habitat over Spring Break, and during my first days volunteering in Smith Hill with Urban Action, where I met my son’s future Godmother. Each of us, Catholic or not, is shaped by the spirit of this place—one that values kindness, service, and respect for others’ authentic selves. I strive not only to live a life of veritas, but to meet people where they are, find common ground, and foster a true sense of brotherhood and sisterhood.
In my years volunteering at PC, I’ve been struck by the shared connection across alumni—from the Class of 1971 to 2021 (and 2001, like me). While our experiences differ, our love for PC unites us. When you picture PC, do you see yourself smiling, friends beside you on Slavin steps? I do. It’s that shared sense of joy and belonging that makes this community so special. If elected, I would build on that connection—championing both those who may have felt marginalized and those whose greatest joys were found here.
PC changed my life trajectory. I carry that gratitude with me and would be honored to empower our FOLD alumni as the next generation of leaders—ensuring the Friar spirit continues to thrive.
