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).
2017-18 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Michael Behringer ’89, President
- Doug Wolf ’88, Chair and Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee
- Jean-Marie Atamian ’81, Co-Chair, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- David Chait ’07, Assistant Secretary
- Steve Coleman ’83, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
- Alex Wallace Creed ’88, Vice President, State of the College
- Chris Della Pietra ’89, Secretary; Co-Chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Alan Freeman ’93, Co-Chair, Alumni Representative Committee (ARC)
- Stefanie Katz-Rothman ’88, Communications Advisor
- Scott Koonin ’02, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
- Ira Malin ’75, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA)
- Francis Phillip ’90, Co-Chair, Class Agents
- Alex Rosen ’11, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Ted Schweitzer ’91, Vice President, Development
- Dan Tamkin ’81, Co-Chair, Student/Alumni Connections Committee
- Sherri Wolf ’90, Chair, Columbia College Women (CCW)
- Raymond Yu ’89, Co-Chair, Fund Development Committee (FDC)
CHAIR EMERITI (also Executive Committee Members)
- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87
- Geoffrey Colvin ’74
- Brian Krisberg ’81
MEMBERS
- Mark Amsterdam ’66
- Nairi Balian ’88
- Ganesh Betanabhatila ’06
- Craig Brod ’77
- Michael Brown, Jr. ’06
- Gerrard Bushell ’83
- Joan Campion ’92
- Wah Chen ’92
- Ben Cosgrove ’90
- Eugene Davis ’75
- Richard De Los Reyes ’97
- Jess Drabkin ’79
- Michele Esposito ’96
- David Filosa ’82
- Stephanie Foster ’12
- James Gerkis ’80
- Leslie Gittess ’88
- Matthew Grossman ’05
- Ellen Gustafson ’02
- Jennifer Hsia ’06
- Justin Ifill ’06
- Stephen Jacobs ’75
- David Javdan ’90
- Ed Joyce ’83
- Michelle Kaiser ’87
- Arthur Kohn ’84
- Joanne Kwong ’97
- Jay Lefkowitz ’84
- Barry Levine ’65
- Charles Leykum ’99
- Laura Lopez ’92
- Cliff Massey ’10
- Neda Navab ’08
- Paul Neshamkin ’63
- Nathania Nisonson ’03
- Michael Oberman ’69
- Christine Ortiz ’08
- Rita Pietropinto-Kitt ’93
- Roy Pomerantz ’83
- Jackie Quan ’93
- Yong-Kyoo Rim ’00
- John Rodin ’97
- Jen Ryan ’89
- Steven Schwartz ’70
- David Seidman ’06
- Judy Shampanier ’90
- Gerald Sherwin ’55
- Roxann Smithers ’99
- Jonathan Sobel ’88
- Genevieve Thornton ’02
- John Tsanas ’81
- Mila Tuttle ’96
- David Walker ’80
- Courtney Wilkins ’07
- Anne-Marie Wright ’89
- Scott Yagoda ’86
STUDENT MEMBERS
- Maria Fernanda Martinez ’18, Alumni Affairs Representative, Columbia College Student Council (CCSC)
- Maya Ho ’18, Co-Chair, Columbia College Senior Fund
Michael Anagnos ’18, Co-Chair, Columbia College Student Ambassadors (CCSA)
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
- Olson Aguirre ’07, Representative, Latino Alumni Association of Columbia University (LAACU)
- Tyler Boyd ’06, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
- Michael Brown, Jr. ’06, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC) †
- Jacob Goren ’12, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)
- Ira Malin ’75, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) †
- Blondel Pinnock ’90, Representative, Black Alumni Council (BAC)
- Kurt Roeloffs ’84, Representative, University Senate Alumni Relations
- Jennifer Ryan ’89, Co-Chair, Class Agents
- Zachary Swid Susel ’11, Co-Chair, Young Alumni Fund Advisory Board (YAFAB)
- Doug Wolf ’88, Representative, Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee †
- Sherri Wolf ’90, Chair, Columbia College Women (CCW) †
- Ying Yen ’95, Representative, Asian Columbia Alumni Association (ACAA)
- James J. Valentini, Dean of the College and Vice President for Undergraduate Education
- Corey Aronstam, 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, Director, Columbia College Alumni Relations
- Bernice S. Tsai ’96, Associate Dean for Alumni Relations and Communications
† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.