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).
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 Javdan, 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
- Jocelyn Bohn CC’15, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’91, 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 ’04Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06Leslie Gittess Brodsky ’88Michael Brown ’06
- Michael Byowitz ’73Joan Marie Campion ’92Wah Chen ’92
- Steven Coleman ’83Ben Cosgrove ’90
- Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88Carlos Cuevas ’05Richard De Los Reyes ’97Michele Esposito ’96
- Stephanie Foster ’12James Gerkis ’80Matthew Grossman ’05Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11Eric Hopp ’98
- Douglas Horowitz ’97Jennifer Hsia ’06Edward Joyce ’83Michelle Kaiser ’87Arthur Kohn ’84
- Jay Lefkowitz ’84
- Charles Leykum ’99Laura Lopez ’92
- Joel Lusman ’93Cliff Massey ’10Laney Mcgahey ’17Meredith Milstein ’09
- Mark Momjian ’83Paul Neshamkin ’63Roy Pomerantz ’83Yong-Kyoo Rim ’00
- Liliana Rocha ’10John Rodin ’97
- Kurt Roeloffs, Jr. ’84Jennifer Ryan ’89
- Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06David Seidman ’06Judith Shampanier ’90
- Michael Sin ’05Roxann Smithers ’99Daniel Tamkin ’81Genevieve Thornton ’02John Tsanas ’81Mila Tuttle ’96
- John Vincenti ’90Courtney Wilkins ’07Scott Yagoda ’86Carl Yin ’17
- Christina Ying ’89Kevin 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
- 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 *
- Jess 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)
- Ira Malin ’75, Representative, Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) †Thomas Meister ’09, Co-Chair, Young Leaders Council (YLC)
- Alexander Rosen, M.D. ’11, President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Jennifer Ryan ’89, Co-Chair, Class Agents †
- Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93, President, Columbia College Women (CCW) †Eric Shea, Senior Director, Columbia College Alumni RelationsBernice Tsai ’96, Associate Dean for Alumni Relations and CommunicationsJames 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.