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.
2025-26 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Raymond Yu ’89, President, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Sherri Pancer Wolf ’90, Chair, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA) and Past President
- Lauren Accordino ’09, Co-chair, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- Wah Chen ’92, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Brian Chung ’16, Co-chair, Young Alumni Journey Committee
- Ben Cosgrove ’90, Co-chair, Fund Development Council West
- Carlos V. Cruz '88, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA)
- Mohit Daswani ’95, Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Lexi Diamond, Esq. ’91, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- James P. Gerkis, Esq. ’80, Secretary & Governance
- Jennifer Hsia ’06, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- David Javdan, Esq. ’90, Co-chair, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- Joanne Kwong ’97, Co-chair, Intellectual Programming Committee
- Emily Miles Terry ’89, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
- Nancy Pak ’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)
- Maria Ramirez-Jurgens ’92, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Julian Richardson ’14, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Kurt Roeloffs ’84, Co-chair, Intellectual Programming Committee
- David Seidman ’06, Vice President, State of the College
- Michael Sin ’05, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- James Stone ’90, Vice President, Development; and Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Nina Tannenbaum ’99, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Board of Visitors
- Christina Ying ’89, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Tony Zheng ’19, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
Past Presidents
- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87*
- Michael Behringer ’89*
- Geoffrey Colvin ’74*
- Brian Krisberg, Esq. ’81*
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’91*
- Gerald Sherwin ’55^
- Douglas Wolf ’88*
- Laurence H. Rubinstein ’60
MEMBERS
- Dr. Uchenna Acholonu Jr. ’96
- Armond Adams ’06
- Sarah Aibel ’92
Matt Assiff ’89 - Dr. Allison Bajger ’07
- Randy Berkowitz ’04Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06
- Dr. Eli Bryk ’78
- Michael Byowitz ’73
- Nihara Choudhri ’96
- Austin Cohen ’11
- Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88Sherrie Deans ’98
- Matthew Grossman ’05Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11Eric Hopp ’98
- Emily Hu ’95
- Riley Jones ’17
- Edward Joyce ’83
- Stefanie Katz-Rothman ’88
- Venkat Kausik ’13
- Kate Kerkering ’93
- Michael Lee, '96
- Jay Lefkowitz, Esq. ’84
- Charles Leykum ’99
- Joel Lusman ’93Cliff Massey ’10Laney McGahey ’17
- Meredith Milstein Polivy ’03
- Mark Momjian, Esq. ’83Diana Nasser ’87Neda Navab ’08Souren Ouzounian ’89
- Margaret Robison ’90
- John Rodin ’97
- Dr. Heather Ruddock ’88
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan ’89
- Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06Judith Shampanier ’90
- Matt Sodl ’88
- Tao Tan ’07Zahrah Taufique ’09
- John Tsanas ’81
- John Vincenti, Esq. ’90
- Courtney Wilkins ’07Scott Yagoda, Esq. ’86
- Kevin Zhang ’14
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Virginia Cornish ’91, Professor of Chemistry
Carlos V. Cruz '88, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) *
Maya Ho ’18, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Kelsey Kats ‘13, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Maya Ho ’18, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Kelsey Kats ‘13, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
Joseph Moreno '02, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)
Nancy Pak ’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW) *
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway ’93, Professor of Psychology
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)
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)
Tony Zheng ‘19, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
STUDENT EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Sebastian Pallais-Aks ’26, President, Student Ambassadors for Columbia College Alumni (SACCA)
TBD, Representative, Senior Fund Co-Chair
TBD, Representative, Columbia College Student Council
TBD, Representative, Senior Fund Co-Chair
TBD, Representative, Columbia College Student Council
STAFF MEMBERS
Corey Aronstam, Deputy Vice President for Development, Columbia College and Arts & Sciences; Senior Associate Dean for Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *
Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College Fund *
Thandiwe Jarrett-Abdulali, Director, Alumni Relations *
Michael Marino, Interim 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