Presidential Search Advisory Committees

Student Advisory Committee

  • Thomas Chen, School of General Studies
  • Ashley Cole, Jr., School of Social Work
  • Valeria Contreras, School of the Arts and University Senate
  • Alejandro Cuadrado, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Kaitlyn Davis, Columbia College
  • Jennifer Egbebike (co-chair), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
  • Max Goldner, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
  • Jordan Gonsalves, Graduate School of Journalism
  • Sana Lalani, Mailman School of Public Health
  • Caitlin Lasher, School of Professional Studies
  • Courtney Manning, School of International and Public Affairs
  • Erin McKissick (co-chair), Columbia Law School
  • Edward Patterson, Columbia Business School
  • Kennedy Salamat, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Rachel Utomo, College of Dental Medicine
  • Charles Wallace, Columbia College
  • Ian West, School of Nursing
  • Tanya Wiedeking, Climate School

Faculty Advisory Committee

  • Carri Chan, John A. Howard Professor of Business, Division of Decision, Risk, and Operations; Faculty Director, Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program
  • Wendy Chung (co-chair), Kennedy Family Professor of Pediatrics (in Medicine); Chief, Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics
  • Elizabeth Corwin, Anna C. Maxwell Professor of Nursing Research (in Nursing); Vice Dean, Strategic & Innovative Research
  • Nabila El-Bassel, University Professor and Willma and Albert Musher Professor of Social Work
  • Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Program Director, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution; Professor of Practice; Vice Chair of Faculty, School of Professional Studies
  • Marcus Folch (co-chair), Associate Professor of Classics; Director of Undergraduate Studies
  • Roseanna Graham, James Winston Benfield Associate Professor of Operative Dentistry (in Dental Medicine); Director of the Division of Operative Dentistry
  • Mark Hansen, David and Helen Gurley Brown Professor of Journalism and Innovation; Director, David and Helen Gurley Brown Institute of Media Innovation
  • David Henry Hwang, Professor of Theatre
  • Olatunde Johnson, Jerome B. Sherman Professor of Law
  • Terry McGovern, Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and Chair of Population and Family Health
  • Tamar Mitts, Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs
  • Jorge Otero-Pailos, Professor of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Director MS and PhD Historic Preservation Programs
  • Ah-Hyung (Alissa) Park, Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Director, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, Columbia Climate School
  • Jutta Schmiers-Heller, Senior Lecturer in German, Director of the German Language Program
  • Rhiannon Stephens, Associate Professor of History
  • Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, University Professor and Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • William Allen Zajc, I.I. Rabi Professor of Physics, Department of Physics

Staff Advisory Group

  • Melanie Bernitz, Senior Vice President, Columbia Health
  • Adina Berrios Brooks (co-chair), Associate Provost for Inclusive Faculty Pathways, Office of the Provost
  • Elizabeth Braden, Associate Vice President, HR Systems, Planning and Operations, Columbia Human Resources
  • Ryan Cairns, Associate Dean for Alumni and Development, Columbia Law School
  • Angel Cherpanath, Director of Finance and Administration, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
  • Katie Conway (co-chair), Vice Dean of Administration and Chief Operating Officer, Columbia Business School
  • Zelon Crawford, Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs, School of Professional Studies
  • Christopher Cronin, Associate University Librarian for Collections, Columbia University Libraries
  • Alan Crosswell, Associate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Columbia University Information Technology
  • Jessica Fenton, Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
  • Linara Davison Greenidge, Associate Dean for Communications Strategy, Development and Alumni Affairs, School of Social Work
  • Victoria Hamilton, Executive Director, Office of Research Initiatives and Development, Research Compliance
  • Orin Herskowitz, Senior Vice President for Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer; Executive Director, Columbia Technology Ventures
  • Rachel Leona Justiniano, Residency Program Administrator, College of Dental Medicine
  • Paul Keenan, Senior Vice President for University Development, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development
  • Laila Maher, Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs, School of the Arts
  • Jenny S. Mak, Senior Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Affairs, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
  • Jessica Marinaccio, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid, Columbia College
  • Hazel May, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs
  • Maria O’Brien, Deputy Chief of Staff, Mailman School of Public Health
  • Rose Razaghian, Dean of Academic Planning and Governance, Office of the Executive Vice President for Arts & Sciences
  • Tonya Richards, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for Staff, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Curtis Rodgers, Vice Dean, School of General Studies
  • Janet Reyes, Senior Associate Dean, Administration and Faculty Affairs, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
  • Daniel Savin, Senior Research Scientist, Columbia Astrophysics Lab
  • Melissa Smey, Associate Dean and Executive Director, Miller Theatre
  • Andrea Solomon, Vice Dean and Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
  • Eugene Villalobos, Executive Director, Facilities
  • Sheri Whitley, Executive Director, Digital Strategy, Communications and Public Affairs
  • Jason Wright, Vice Dean of Finance and Administration, School of Nursing

Alumni Advisory Committee

  • Ramona Bannayan, Senior Deputy Director of MOMA (Retired) (School of the Arts)
  • Michael Barnett, Barnett, Edelstein, Gross, Kass & Lieber, P.C. (Retired) (Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Law School)
  • Kevin Browne, SVP, Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive of St Joseph’s Health (School of Nursing)
  • A’Lelia Bundles, Journalist and Author (Columbia Journalism School)
  • Abraham Chahine, Orthodontist (School of Dental Medicine)
  • Julie Fisher Cummings, Co-Founder and Chair, Lovelight Foundation (School of Social Work)
  • Shawn Edwards, Chief Technology Officer, Bloomberg L.P. (Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science)
  • Allison Fillmore , Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Monitor Capital (School of General Studies)
  • James Harden (co-chair), Executive, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Business School)
  • Shaun Hoyte, Section Manager, Con Edison Clean Energy Networks (School of Professional Studies)
  • Ann Kaplan, Partner, Circle Wealth Management, (Columbia Business School and School of Social Work)
  • Karen R. Lawrence, President, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
  • James Leitner, President, Falcon Management (School of International and Public Affairs)
  • Carol Loewenson, Partner, Mitchell Giurgola (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation)
  • William G. Roberts, MD (Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons)
  • George Van Amson, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (Columbia College)
  • Alisa Wood (co-chair), Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) (Columbia College and Columbia Business School)