The Columbia College Alumni Association was founded in 1825 and has a rich history of engagement, leadership and influence at Columbia College.
Board members work collaboratively to lead and support an array of opportunities for alumni to stay involved and have a positive impact on the success of the College, including: the Columbia College Fund, the Alexander Hamilton Award and John Jay Awards Dinners and committees that address topics such as career education, student life and athletics.
For more information on the CCAA board, contact us.
Nominations for the CCAA board are now closed.
2022-23 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Sherri Pancer Wolf ’90, President, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’91, Chair, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Zila Acosta-Grimes, Esq. ’11, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA)
- Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
David Chait ’07, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Ben Cosgrove ’90, VP, Alumni Engagement
- Carlos Cuevas ’05, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Matt Sodl CC'88, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Margaret Flynn Robison ’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)
- Douglas Horowitz ’97, Co-chair, Student/Alumni Journey Committee
- Jennifer Hsia ’06, Co-chair, Student/Alumni Journey Committee
- David Javdan, Esq. ’90, Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Stefanie Katz-Rothman ’88, VP, State of the College
- Scott Koonin ’02, Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Cliff Massey ’10, Co-chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
- Diana Nasser ’87, Co-chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
- Rita Pietropinto-Kitt ’93, Vice President, Young Alumni
- Julian Richardson ’14, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan ’89, Co-chair, Class Agents
- David Seidman ’06, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- Judith Shampanier ’90, Secretary
- Nihara Choudhri, Esq. ’96 Assistant Secretary
- Jonathan Sobel ’88, Co-chair, Columbia College Fund
- Emily Miles Terry ’89, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Board of Visitors
- John Vincenti, Esq. ’90, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Raymond Yu ’89, VP, Development
Past Presidents
- Michael Behringer ’89*
- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87*
- Geoffrey Colvin ’74*
- Brian Krisberg, Esq. ’81*
- Gerald Sherwin ’55^
- Douglas Wolf ’88*
- Laurence H. Rubinstein ’60
MEMBERS
- Dr. Uchenna Acholonu Jr. ’96
- Armond Adams ’06
- Jean-Marie Atamian, Esq. ’81
- Dr. Allison Bajger ’07
- Randy Berkowitz ’04Leslie Gittess Brodsky ’88Michael Brown ’06
- Dr. Eli Bryk ’78
- Michael Byowitz ’73Joan Marie Campion ’92Wah Chen ’92
- Nihara Choudhri, Esq. ’96
- Steven Coleman ’83
- Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88Carlos Cuevas ’05Richard De Los Reyes ’97Christopher Della Pietra ’89
- Michele Esposito ’96
- Stephanie Foster ’12Alan Freeman, Esq. ’93James P. Gerkis, Esq. ’80Matthew Grossman ’05Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11Eric Hopp ’98
- Jennifer Hsia ’06
- Edward Joyce ’83
- Michelle Kaiser, M.D., M.P.H ’87Arthur Kohn, Esq. ’84
- Joanne Kwong ’97
- Michael Lee, '96
- Jay Lefkowitz, Esq. ’84
- Charles Leykum ’99Laura Lopez ’92
- Joel Lusman ’93Ira Malin ’75Laney McGahey ’17Meredith Milstein ’09
- Mark Momjian, Esq. ’83Neda Navab ’08Paul Neshamkin ’63Roy Pomerantz ’83Yong-Kyoo Rim ’00
- John Rodin ’97
- Kurt Roeloffs, Jr. ’84
- Dr. Heather Ruddock ’88
- Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06Judith Shampanier, Esq. ’90
- Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93
- Michael Sin ’05Roxann Smithers ’99Matthew Sodl ’88
- Daniel Tamkin ’81
- Dr. Zahrah Taufique '09Genevieve Thornton ’09John Tsanas ’81
- Courtney Wilkins ’07Scott Yagoda, Esq. ’86Carl Yin ’17
- Christina Ying ’89Kevin Zhang ’14
STUDENT MEMBERS
- Ethan Malzberg ’23, President, Columbia College Student Ambassadors (CCSA)
- Sina Fayaz Monfared ’23, Representative, Columbia College Student Council (CCSC)
- Ashley Yu ’23, Co-chair,Senior Fund
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
- Lauren Accordino ’09, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
- Zila Acosta-Grimes ’11, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association *
- Jessica Chi ’15, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)
- Virginia Cornish ’91, Professor of Chemistry
- Noam Elcott ’00, Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology
- Margaret Flynn Robison ’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)*
- Maya Ho ’18, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
- Ivan Leniski ’16, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)
- Julian Richardson ’14, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)*
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Columbia College Board of Visitors *†
- Courtney Wilkins ’07, Representative, Black Alumni Council (BAC) †Douglas Wolf ’88, Chair Emeritus; Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee *†Ying Yen ’95, Representative, Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA)
STAFF MEMBERS
Corey Aronstam, Deputy Vice President for Development, Columbia College and Arts & Sciences; Senior Associate Dean for Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *Katie Day Benvenuto ’03, Senior Executive Director for Development, Arts & Sciences and Athletics; Associate Dean, Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College FundMichael Roberts ’09, Executive Director, Alumni Development and Engagement Strategy *Thandiwe Jarrett-Abdulali, Director, Alumni Relations
*Also members of the Executive Committee
† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.
^ Deceased