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.
2020-21 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’91, President, Columbia College Alumni Association
- Zila Acosta-Grimes, Esq. ’11, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association
- Jean-Marie Atamian, Esq. ’81, Vice President, Development
- Michael Behringer CC’89, Chair, Columbia College Alumni Association
- Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
- Jocelyn Bohn ’15, President, Columbia College Young Alumni
- David Chait ’07, Co-Chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Ben Cosgrove ’90, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
- Christopher Della Pietra ’89, Secretary; Co-Chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Alan Freeman ’93, Co-Chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
- 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, Communications Advisor
Ira Malin ’75, Co-Chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Cliff Massey ’10, Co-Chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
- Francis Phillip ’90, Assistant Secretary
- Rita Pietropinto-Kitt ’93, Vice President, State of the College
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan ’89, Co-Chair, Class Agents
- 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
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Board of Visitors
- Sherri Pancer Wolf ’90, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
- Raymond Yu ’89, Co-Chair, Columbia College Fund
Past Presidents
- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87*
- Geoffrey Colvin ’74*
- Brian Krisberg ’81*
- Gerald Sherwin ’55
- Douglas Wolf ’88*
MEMBERS
- Allison Bajger ’07
- Randy Berkowitz ’04Leslie Gittess Brodsky ’88Michael Brown ’06
- Michael Byowitz ’73Joan Marie Campion ’92Wah Chen ’92
- Steven Coleman ’83
- Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88Carlos Cuevas ’05Richard De Los Reyes ’97Michele Esposito ’96
- Stephanie Foster ’12James P. Gerkis ’80Matthew Grossman ’05Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11Eric Hopp ’98
- Edward Joyce ’83
- Michelle Kaiser ’87Arthur Kohn ’84
- Scott Koonin ’02
- Joanne Kwong ’84
- Jay Lefkowitz ’84
- Charles Leykum ’99Laura Lopez ’92
- Joel Lusman ’93Laney McGahey ’17Meredith Milstein ’09
- Mark Momjian ’83Neda Navab ’08Paul Neshamkin ’63Roy Pomerantz ’83Yong-Kyoo Rim ’00
- Liliana Rocha ’10John Rodin ’97
- Kurt Roeloffs, Jr. ’84
- Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06David Seidman ’06Judith Shampanier ’90
- Michael Sin ’05Roxann Smithers ’99Daniel Tamkin ’81Genevieve Thornton ’02John Tsanas ’81John Vincenti ’90
- Courtney Wilkins ’07Scott Yagoda ’86Carl Yin ’17
- Christina Ying ’89Kevin Zhang ’14
STUDENT MEMBERS
- Alex Siegal ’21, President, Columbia College Student Ambassadors (CCSA)
- Anna Morrione ’21, Representative, Senior Fund
- TBA, Representative, Columbia College Student Council (CCSC)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
- Zila Acosta-Grimes ’11, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association *
- Corey Aronstam, Deputy Vice President for Development, Columbia College and Arts & Sciences; Senior Associate Dean for Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *
- Katherine Day Benvenuto ’03, Senior Executive Director for Development, Arts & Sciences and Athletics; Associate Dean, Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *
- Jocelyn Bohn ’15, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
- Jessica Chi ’15, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)
- Kevin Galligan ’05, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
- Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College Fund
- Michelle Kaiser ’87, Representative, Columbia University Senate †
- Ivan Leniski ’16, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)
- Thomas Meister ’09, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)Michael Roberts ’09, Executive Director, Alumni Development and Engagement Strategy *
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan ’89, Co-Chair, Class Agents *†
- Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93, President, Columbia College Women (CCW) *Eric Shea, Senior Director, Columbia College Alumni Relations
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Columbia College Board of Visitors *†
- James J. Valentini, Dean of the College and Vice President for Undergraduate EducationAndrew West ’13, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)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)
*Also members of the Executive Committee
† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.