Columbia College Young Alumni is an active community within the greater Columbia College Alumni Association for alumni who are graduates from the last 10 classes.
Alumni are automatically members until 10 years after graduation. CCYA has two goals:
- Building a rich network of connections and advisers for young alumni
- Providing interesting and dynamic opportunities so young alumni can engage with fellow alumni, lead and leave a mark on Columbia College, its students and/or the community at large
Both goals create fun ways not only to stay involved with close friends and classmates but also to help young alumni impact other Columbians, including current students and older alumni.
CCYA Leadership
- Jocelyn Bohn CC’15, Co-President
Brian Chung CC’16, Co-President
Adam Kuerbitz CC’12, Co-SVP Finance
Julian Richardson CC’14, Co-SVP Finance
Maddy (Madeleine) Matthews CC’17, SVP Alumni Engagement
Maria Sun CC’18, VP Alumni Engagement - Aram Balian CC’16, SVP Outreach and Recruitment
- Alexander Birkel CC’18, VP Outreach and Recruitment
- Pranav Balan CC'19, Co-VP Professional Development
- Zachary Kent CC'17, Co-VP Professional Development
- Alex Rosen CC'11, President Emeritus
General Board Members
- Zila Acosta CC’11
Tala Akhavan CC’13
Matthew Amsterdam CC’10
Alejandra Castano CC’17
Nicole Cata CC’11 - Caitlin de Lisser-Ellen CC’16
- Lauren Dwyer CC’11
Jason Feng CC’14
Gairy Hall CC’11
Ola Jacunski CC’11
Simon Jerome CC’13
Mable Jiang CC’15
Gabriel Kerr CC’12
Frankie Lam CC’15
Isaac Lara CC’11 - Ivan Leniski CC’16
- Ashley Lherisson CC’12
Wesley Morton CC’15
Brittney Nagle CC’12
Negin Navab CC’12
Jared Odessky CC’15
Mallika Patkar CC’17
Laura Vigilante CC’14 - Andrew Wood CC’14
Oskar Yao CC’14 - Carl Yin CC’17Makeda Yohannes CC’17
Kevin Zhang CC’14
Shelly Zhu CC’10
Bing Zhu CC’16
Jan 26CCYA - Paint & Sip 2020
Join fellow CCYA members at Paint & Sip Studio New York’s Upper West Side location, where experienced local artists will help you and your friends tap into your artistic side.
Feb 8Winter Coffee Chat with CCYA
Come to Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)'s coffee chat on Saturday, February 8th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Pop in anytime to meet students and answer their questions about school, career options, or life in general.
Feb 29CCYA's Annual Mozzarella Making Class
Join your fellow Columbia College Young Alumni for this exclusive 25-person hands-on mozzarella making (and tasting) class. The class is complete with house red and sparkling wines and all guests will receive additional mozzarella curd to take home.
