The Multicultural Recruitment Committee is a student-run group that works with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions in recruiting students from underrepresented populations. The MRC was formed in the 1960s by Columbia undergraduates to create a number of programs that addressed diversity and multiculturalism. Today, MRC members assist the admissions staff in identifying, recruiting and yielding students from historically underrepresented groups (students of color, first-generation college students and families from high-need backgrounds). The following list includes only Columbia College members.
Multicultural Recruitment Committee 2016–2017
Co-Chairs
Melissa H. Kaufman-Gomez ’17
Farah Taslima ’17
Coordinators
Thomas R. Marconi ’19
Cameron J. Phillips ’19
Sofia M. Schembari ’19
Members
Jacob N. Abaraoha ’17
Rinu Alakiu ’17
Whitney-Shannon Alam ’17
Anna V. Alonso ’18
Keziah T. Anderson ’20
Kasie M. Apo Takayama ’18
Clara M. Apostolatos ’20
Mamfatou Baldeh ’18
Devin K. Barricklow ’19
Angela B. Batuure ’17
Alexander M. Birkel ’18
Po Bodin ’18
Joseph A. Borrell ’19
Morgan F. Brown ’20
Jezza Marie Bull-Briones ’20
Gisella J. Carpio ’20
Alejandra M. Castano ’17
Leslie Chavez Hernandez ’18
Yankang Bennie Chen ’20
Angela Chong ’19
Zoey Chopra ’18
Jill Chow ’17
Michelle L. Crowfeather ’18
Evan N. de Lara ’19
Jennifer A. Egbebike ’18
Julius L. Figueroa ’18
Marcya Fisher ’20
Destiny J. Franklin ’17
Virginia J. Fu ’17
Jasline Garcia ’17
Anish Gawande ’18
Catherina Gioino ’19
Elizabeth L. Gonzalez ’18
Juan J. Gonzalez ’19
Patricia R. Granda-Malaver ’20
Bianca M. Guerrero ’17
Saraya R. Hamidi ’20
Veronica L. Handunge ’17
Angela R. Haney ’18
Monique N. Harmon ’19
Kendall S. Harvey ’19
Julio M. Henriquez ’18
Jacob A. Hernandez ’19
Melissa Ho ’19
Oten A. Iban ’18
Mohammad Ibrahim ’20
Aminat T. Iriafen ’18
Juan Diego Jaramillo ’20
Sabina Tyler Monica Jones ’20
Chabely A. Jorge ’20
Ana M. Kioko ’19
Isabella M. Lajara ’20
Matt Landes ’18
Lexie Sophia Lehmann ’20
Nicole Leon Elvir ’20
Breanna R. Leslie-Skye ’17
Elizabeth N. Libes ’19
Alexa Mangual ’19
Jason Mares ’20
Ian W. McLean ’19
Carla N. Mendoza ’20
Jose A. Mendoza ’20
Darinelle J. Merced-Calderon ’20
Yasmeen Metellus ’20
Avegail M. Munoz ’19
Huma Nayab ’20
Richeinstein M. Ngo ’20
Maleen J. Nishigaki ’18
Tiffany O. Ogundipe ’17
Eli C. Olmstead ’19
Kathy Persaud ’18
Melissa S. Pineda ’18
Renee C. Roberts ’20
Alexa Roman ’20
Kimberly M. Sanchez ’19
Myrna R. Santos ’20
Nephetari E. Smith ’19
Sofia Smith ’20
Aaron Z. Smithson ’19
Sabina E. Solorzano ’20
Destiny Julia Spruill ’20
Breana R. Tate ’18
Avah Simone Toomer ’20
Kylin G. Wang ’20
Gelila G. Yitsege ’18
Mia D. Zayas ’20