Board of Directors

The Columbia College Alumni Association was founded in 1825 and has a rich history of engagement, leadership and influence at Columbia College.

The current Board of Directors advises the dean of the College, implements a variety of programs and initiatives and prioritizes the overarching activities of the CCAA to support the dean’s goal of 100 percent alumni engagement. Members are elected after showing a track record of volunteer activity and span decades, regions and interests. For more information on the CCAA board, contact us. You can also explore leadership roles with Columbia College Women (CCW) or Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA).

Homecoming 2018

2019-20 CCAA Board Membership

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Michael Behringer ’89, President
Jean-Marie Atamian ’81, Vice President, Development
David Chait ’07, Assistant Secretary
Christopher Della Pietra ’89, Secretary; Co-Chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
Alan Freeman ’93, Co-Chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
David Javdin, Esq. ’90, Co-Chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
Stefanie Katz-Rothman ’88, Communications Advisor
Joanne Kwong ’97, Co-Chair, Student/Alumni Journey Committee
Ira Malin ’75, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA); Co-Chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
Francis Phillip ’90, Co-Chair, Class Agents
Rita Pietropinto-Kitt '93, Vice President, State of the College
Alexander Rosen, M.D. ’11, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’90, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)
Jonathan Sobel ’88, Co-Chair, Columbia College Fund
Emily Miles Terry ’89, Co-Chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
Douglas Wolf '88, Chair Emeritus
Sherri Pancer Wolf '90, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
Raymond Yu '89, Co-Chair, Columbia College Fund

Past Presidents

Kyra Tirana Barry ’87*
Geoffrey Colvin ’74*
Brian Krisberg ’81*
Gerald Sherwin ’55

MEMBERS

Allison Bajger ’07
Randy Berkowitz ’04
Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06

Leslie Gittess Brodsky ’88

Michael Brown ’06
Michael Byowitz ’73

Joan Marie Campion ’92

Wah Chen ’92
Steven Coleman ’83
Ben Cosgrove ’90
Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88

Carlos Cuevas ’05
Richard De Los Reyes ’97

Michele Esposito ’96
Stephanie Foster ’12

James Gerkis ’80

Matthew Grossman ’05

Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11

Eric Hopp ’98
Douglas Horowitz ’97

Jennifer Hsia ’06

Edward Joyce ’83

Michelle Kaiser ’87

Arthur Kohn ’84
Jay Lefkowitz ’84
Charles Leykum ’99

Laura Lopez ’92
Joel Lusman ’93
Cliff Massey ’10

Laney Mcgahey ’17

Meredith Milstein ’09
Mark Momjian ’83
Paul Neshamkin ’63

Roy Pomerantz ’83

Yong-Kyoo Rim ’00
Liliana Rocha ’10
John Rodin ’97
Kurt Roeloffs, Jr. ’84
Jennifer Ryan ’89
Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06
David Seidman ’06

Judith Shampanier ’90
Michael Sin ’05
Roxann Smithers ’99

Daniel Tamkin ’81

Genevieve Thornton ’02

John Tsanas ’81

Mila Tuttle ’96
John Vincenti ’90

Courtney Wilkins ’07

Scott Yagoda ’86

Carl Yin ’17
Christina Ying ’89

Kevin Zhang ’14

STUDENT MEMBERS

Madison Harden ’20, President, Columbia College Student Ambassadors (CCSA)
Santiago Tobar Potes ’20, Co-Chair, Senior Fund
Yasna Vismale ’22, Representative, Columbia College Student Council (CCSC)

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS

Olson Aguirre ’07, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)

Jess Chi ’15, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)

Kevin Galligan ’05, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)

Michelle Kaiser ’87, Representative, Columbia University Senate †

Ira Malin ’75, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) †

Thomas Meister ’09, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)

Blondel Pinnock ’90, Representative, Black Alumni Council (BAC)

Alexander Rosen ’11, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)

Jennifer Ryan ’89, Co-Chair, Class Agents †
Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93, President, Columbia College Women (CCW) †
Andrew West ’13, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)

Douglas Wolf ’88, Chair Emeritus; Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee †

Ying Yen ’95, Representative, Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA)

James J. Valentini, Dean of the College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education

Corey Aronstam, Deputy Vice President for Development, Columbia College and Arts & Sciences; Associate Dean for Development, Columbia College *

Katherine Day Benvenuto ’03, Senior Executive Director for Development, Columbia College, Arts & Sciences and Athletics *

Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College Fund

Eric Shea, Senior Director, Columbia College Alumni Relations

Bernice Tsai ’96, Associate Dean for Alumni Relations and Communications

*Also members of the Executive Committee

† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.

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