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.
2024-25 CCAA Board Membership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
- Sherri Pancer Wolf ’90, President, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Theodore Schweitzer, Esq. ’91, Chair, Columbia College Alumni Association (CCAA)
- Lauren Accordino ’09, Columbia College Fund (CCF)
- Armond Adams ’06, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Wah Chen ’92, Co-chair, Alumni Engagement Committee
- Nihara Choudhri ’96, Secretary & Governance
- 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)
- 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
- Dara Marmon ’95, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Nancy Pak ’90, President, Columbia College Women (CCW)
- Rita Pietropinto-Kitt ’93, Co-chair, Young Alumni Journey Committee
- Maria Ramirez-Jurgens ’92, Co-chair, Class Agents
- Sam Ravani ’18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- John Rodin ’97, Vice President, State of the College
- Kurt Roeloffs ’84, Co-chair, Intellectual Programming Committee
- David Seidman ’06, Co-chair, Student Connections Committee
- Michael Sin ’05, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Khadijah Sharif-Drinkard ’93, Co-chair, Student Connections Committee
- James Stone ’90, Co-chair, Fund Development Council (FDC)
- Jonathan Sobel ’88, Vice President, Development
- Matt Sodl ’88, Co-chair, Homecoming and Reunions Committee
- Maria Sun ’18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA)
- Zahrah Taufique ’09, Co-chair, Mentoring Committee
- Mila Tuttle ’96, Representative, Board of Visitors
- John Vincenti, Esq. ’90, Vice President, Alumni Engagement
- Carl Yin ’17, Co-chair, Young Alumni Journey Committee
Past Presidents
- Michael Behringer ’89*
- Kyra Tirana Barry ’87*
- Geoffrey Colvin ’74*
- Brian Krisberg, Esq. ’81*
- Gerald Sherwin ’55^
- Douglas Wolf ’88*
- Laurence H. Rubinstein ’60
MEMBERS
- Dr. Uchenna Acholonu Jr. ’96
- Sarah Aibel ’92
- Dr. Allison Bajger ’07
- Randy Berkowitz ’04Ganesh Betanabhatla ’06
- Dr. Eli Bryk ’78
- Michael Byowitz ’73
- Brian Chung ’16
- Austin Cohen ’11
- Alexandra Wallace Creed ’88Sherrie Deans ’98
Lexi Diamond, Esq. ’91 - James P. Gerkis, Esq. ’80Matthew Grossman ’05Gairy Hall, Jr. ’11Eric Hopp ’98
- Douglas Horowitz, Esq. ‘97
- Edward Joyce ’83
- Stefanie Katz-Rothman ’88
- Kate Kerkering ’93
- Michael Lee, '96
- Jay Lefkowitz, Esq. ’84
- Charles Leykum ’99
- Joel Lusman ’93Cliff Massey ’10Laney McGahey ’17
- Emily Miles Terry ’89
- Meredith Milstein Polivy ’03
- Mark Momjian, Esq. ’83Diana Nasser ’87Neda Navab ’08Julian Richardson ’14
- Dr. Heather Ruddock ’88
- Jennifer Fudge Ryan ’89
- Lisa Heffner Scolnik ’06Judith Shampanier ’90
- Tao Tan ’07John Tsanas ’81
Nina Tannenbaum ’99 - Courtney Wilkins ’07Scott Yagoda, Esq. ’86
- Christina Ying ’89Raymond Yu ’89Kevin 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) *
Sam Ravani ‘18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
Maria Sun ’18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
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)
Sam Ravani ‘18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
Maria Sun ’18, Co-President, Columbia College Young Alumni (CCYA) *
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)
STUDENT EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Ronil Awalegaonkar ’25, Representative, Senior Fund Co-Chair
Mariana Henriquez ’25, President, Student Ambassadors for Columbia College Alumni (SACCA)
STAFF MEMBERS
Corey Aronstam, Deputy Vice President for Development, Columbia College and Arts & Sciences; Senior Associate Dean for Columbia College Development and Alumni Relations *
Adlar Garcia ‘95, Associate Dean for Columbia College Alumni Relations and Engagement *
Mara Henckler, Executive Director, Columbia College Fund *
Thandiwe Jarrett-Abdulali, Director, Alumni Relations *
*Also members of the Executive Committee
† Ex-Officio members who are also general board members of the Columbia College Alumni Association.
^ Deceased