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.
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2025–26 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Raymond Yu CC’89, President, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Sherri Pancer Wolf CC’90, Chair, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA) and Past President
- Lauren Accordino CC’09, Co-chair, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- Wah Chen CC’92, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Brian Chung CC’16, Co-chair, Young Alumni Journey Committee
- Carlos V. Cruz CC’88, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA)
- Mohit Daswani CC’95, Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Lexi Diamond, Esq. CC’91, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- James P. Gerkis, Esq. CC’80, Secretary and Governance
- Jennifer Hsia CC’06, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- David Javdan, Esq. CC’90, Co-chair, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- Joanne Kwong CC’97, Co-chair, Intellectual Programming Committee
- Emily Miles Terry CC’89, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
- Nancy Pak CC’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)
- Maria Ramirez-Jurgens CC’92, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Julian Richardson CC’14, Co-Chair, Student Connections Committee
- Kurt Roeloffs CC’84, Co-chair, Intellectual Programming Committee
- David Seidman CC’06, Vice President, State of the College
- Michael Sin CC’05, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- James Stone CC’90, Vice President, Development; and Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Nina Tannenbaum CC’99, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- Mila Atmosudirdjo Tuttle CC’96, Representative, Board of Visitors
John Vincenti, Esq., CC’90, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Christina Ying CC’89, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Tony Zheng CC’19, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
Past Presidents
- Kyra Tirana Barry CC’87*
- Michael Behringer CC’89*
- Geoffrey Colvin CC’74*
- Brian Krisberg, Esq. CC’81*
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. CC’91*
- Gerald Sherwin CC’55^
- Douglas Wolf CC’88*
- Laurence H. Rubinstein CC’60
MEMBERS
- Dr. Uchenna Acholonu Jr. CC’96
- Armond Adams CC’06
- Sarah Aibel CC’92
Matt Assiff CC’89 - Randy Berkowitz CC’04Ganesh Betanabhatla CC’06
- Dr. Eli Bryk CC’78
- Michael Byowitz CC’73
- Nihara Choudhri CC’96
- Austin Cohen CC’11
- Ben Cosgrove CC’90
- Sherrie Deans CC’98Margaret Flynn Robison CC’90
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan CC’89
- Matthew Grossman CC’05Gairy Hall, Jr. CC’11Lisa Heffner Scolnik CC’06
- Eric Hopp CC’98
- Emily Hu CC’95
- Riley Jones IV CC’17
- Edward Joyce CC’83
- Venkat Kausik CC’13
- Kate Kerkering CC’93
- Michael Lee, CC’96
- Jay Lefkowitz, Esq. CC’84
- Charles Leykum CC’99
- Joel Lusman CC’93Cliff Massey CC’10Laney McGahey CC’17
- Meredith Milstein Polivy CC’09
- Mark Momjian, Esq. CC’83Diana Nasser CC’87Neda Navab CC’08Souren Ouzounian CC’89
- John Rodin CC’97
- Dr. Heather Ruddock CC’88
- Judith Shampanier CC’90
- Matt Sodl CC’88
- Tao Tan CC’07Zahrah Taufique CC’09
- John Tsanas CC’81
- Dr. Allison Turza CC’07
- Alexandra Wallace Creed CC’88
- Courtney Wilkins CC’07Scott Yagoda, Esq. CC’86
- Kevin Zhang CC’14
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Virginia Cornish CC’91, Professor of Chemistry
Carlos V. Cruz CC’88, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) *
Maya Ho CC’18, Co-chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Kelsey Kats CC’13, Co-chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Maya Ho CC’18, Co-chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Kelsey Kats CC’13, Co-chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Joseph Moreno CC’02, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)
Nancy Pak CC’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW) *
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway CC’93, Professor of Psychology
Mila Tuttle CC’96, Representative, Columbia College Board of Visitors *†
Courtney Wilkins CC’07, Representative, Black Alumni Council (BAC) †
Douglas Wolf CC’88, Chair Emeritus; Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee *†
Ying Yen CC’95, Representative, Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA)
Mila Tuttle CC’96, Representative, Columbia College Board of Visitors *†
Courtney Wilkins CC’07, Representative, Black Alumni Council (BAC) †
Douglas Wolf CC’88, Chair Emeritus; Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee *†
Ying Yen CC’95, Representative, Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA)
Tony Zheng CC’19, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
STUDENT EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Natalie Carnoy CC’26, Senior Fund Co-chair
Sarah Hamerman CC’27, Representative, Columbia College Student Council
Sebastian Pallais-Aks CC’26, President, Student Ambassadors for Columbia College Alumni (SACCA)
STAFF MEMBERS
Amanda Lasker, Associate Dean for Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *
Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College Fund *
Thandiwe Jarrett-Abdulali, Director, Alumni Relations *
Michael Marino, Executive Director of Alumni Relations*
*Also members of the Executive Committee
† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.
^ Deceased