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The Club's Board of Directors
Directors have a fiduciary responsibility to oversee the proper management of the Club. Board members are expected to regularly attend and provide leadership at monthly Management Meetings and quarterly Board Meetings, learn about Club activities, attend Club events, and review the financial performance of the Club. Directors receive no compensation for their services, however, Directors are eligible to attend most Club events at no charge.
Directors are elected to serve a term of two years. Our Board of Directors is comprised of two groups of directors. Approximately half of the Board positions are voted on each year at the Club's annual meeting. Candidates for Board positions are selected from Club members who have been actively involved in the operation of the Club over a period of time and who are graduates of Columbia Business School. Directors are required to maintain their membership during the term of their directorship. If you would like to get more involved or learn more about the Club please email our Presidents
The current directors of the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York are:
Bruce Crawford, CBS '86 (First Term: June 2008 - May 2010)  Craig C. Evans, CBS '81 (Third Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
Craig is Senior Managing Director & Head of Institutional Investment Sales, in Colliers ABR’s New York City office. He has been active in real estate investment and brokerage since 1981. Craig has completed single asset and portfolio transactions totaling over $2 billion of properties across the United States. He is an authority in office property markets, and is frequently quoted in business journals. Craig is active in the real estate industry as a full member of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, a member of the Real Estate Board of New York serving on the sales brokers committee, and a member of the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute of the National Association of Realtors. He also serves on the Development Committee of the Waveny Care Network in New Canaan Connecticut and the Parents Committee of Harvard University.
Craig received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester, a Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University and holds the CCIM designation. He initially became involved with the Club's Real Estate Committee and is now co-chair of the Real Estate Committee and a Director of the Club.
 Deborah Sanders, CBS '91 (First Term: June 2008 - May 2010)
Deborah Sanders, class of 91 is on the faculty in the Department of Economics and Business at Lehman College. Her prior work with CBSACNY include co-chairing the ventures committee. Her interests include entrepreneurship and economic development.
 Andrew Fellingham, CBS '04 (Second Term: June 2008 - May 2010)
Andrew currently works for Calyon Corporate and Investment Bank in the Conduit Securitization Group. In his role as conduit treasurer Andrew oversees the daily asset/liability and cash management activities for the business. Prior to joining Calyon Andrew worked as a non-agency mortgage trader and portfolio manager for CDO manager Koch Global Capital. Previous to Koch, Andrew worked as a fixed income and interest rate trader at Commerzbank for 10 years. During his time at Commerzbank Andrew built and managed the US residential agency mortgage backed-securites portfolio, and traded various cash and derivative fixed income products.
Andrew holds a BA from Boston College and graduated from CBS in 2004. In February of 2005 Andrew became Secretary of the Club, and also served as Co-Chair of the Social Committee. Andrew provided content and technical support during the "start-up" phase of the new website and has pitched in on the membership committee. Andrew became a Director in June 2006, and served as Co-President with Todd Rubsamen from 2006 through 2007. Andrew also serves on the board of the Columbia University Alumni Association.
Stacy Gilstrap, CBS '04 (First Term: June 2008 - May 2010)
 Stephane Goldsand, CBS '01 (Second Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
Stephane is an experienced strategy and business development professional with a focus on digital media and entertainment. He has led online strategy and process reengineering initiatives for global media firms and financial services groups. Stephane has worked as a management consultant in New York for Capgemini, Mitchell Madison Group, and independently. Previously, he worked in Mexico City and Paris on banking, marketing and communcations engagements. Stephane holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and a BA in International Relations and Economics from the Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM). He has been actively involved in the CBSACNY since 2005 and is the Co-Chair of the Media & Entertainment Committee.
 Frank Graziano, CBS '82 (First Term: June 2008 - May 2010)
As Chairman of the Private Equity Committee since 2006, Frank Graziano leads a team of volunteers committed to organizing informative and stimulating programs on important topics of interest to Columbia Business School alumni and other professionals in and on the periphery of the private equity industry. Over the past year, the Private Equity Committee has made a special effort to work closely with the Private Equity Program at Columbia Business School to ensure bigger and higher quality events and to burnish the reputation and brand of the school and alumni club in this field, all for the benefit of our students and alumni. “I have always had an interest in this industry, at one time founding a private equity fund and later buying and running a company on my own. When I joined the CBSAC/NY after a lapse of many years, I decided to get actively involved instead of just remaining a member. The many opportunities to develop professional contacts, as well as to keep connected with my CBS colleagues and make new friends have been lots of fun and very rewarding. There are so many ways to help make our club a better career and professional resource for alumni that I encourage all of you in the NYC area to make an effort to not only join, but get involved.” Frank currently runs the East Coast office of Core Capital Group (http://www.corecapital.net/about.html) where he is a Managing Director. Core Capital is a boutique investment banking firm focused on middle-market mergers and acquisitions in the information technology sector. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at EasyLink Services Corporation, holding leadership positions in various functional areas including strategic planning, marketing, and corporate development. In the latter capacity he completed over two dozen global (U.S., U.K., India, China) merger, acquisition, divestiture and strategic investment transactions in the areas of Internet infrastructure, software, and technology-enabled services, and helped manage the sale of EasyLink to a strategic buyer backed by a private equity sponsor. As Managing Director at Core Capital Group, Frank provides clients with the benefits of his unique blend of financial and operating experience, expertise in all phases of the M&A process including domestic and cross-border transactions, and deep understanding of the information technology sector. Frank holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Chemistry/Business from the University of Scranton where he graduated summa cum laude. He is a life-long outdoor sports and fitness enthusiast, and is currently learning (with great effort) to play the guitar.
 Penny Hammond, CBS '02 (Third Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
Penny is an entrepreneur.
Penny has a BSc from University College, London, and graduated from Columbia Business School in 2002. She has volunteered for CBSAC/NY since 2003. As chair of the Membership committee from 2004-2005, she brought the membership to a new record high. She is currently working on club governance, policies and procedures.
 Dan McCarthy, CBS '87 (Third Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
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Joe Pucci, CBS '05 (First Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
Mr. Pucci is an advisor in the New York office of Bernstein Global Wealth Management. He advises affluent individuals, families and institutions, as well as their respective trusts, estates, foundations, endowments and pension plans. Mr. Pucci, in conjunction with Bernstein’s Wealth Management Group, works closely with his clients’ trusted tax and legal advisors on all matters, including tax and estate planning, concentrated stock positions and the sale of privately held businesses. Prior to joining Bernstein, Mr. Pucci worked in financial services for sixteen years with GE Capital and Prudential Financial. As a senior executive, his responsibilities included strategic planning, financial management, business development, and operations. During his tenure, he also had responsibility for launching six new business ventures. Mr. Pucci earned a BS in Business Administration & Finance from the University of Colorado, Boulder and was awarded an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School. Mr. Pucci lives in Westport, CT with his wife and two children. He enjoys triathlons, golf, jazz music, and leading or coaching his children’s activities. He also serves as Membership Chair for the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of NY and recently completed a 3-year term as Chair of the Endowment Committee for the Unitarian Church of Westport.
 Edward Rashba, CBS '04 (First Term: June 2008 - May 2010)
Edward Rashba is currently a Director at the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA), where he launches new lines of business that leverage IEEE's portfolio of technology standards, create new revenue streams, and drive brand awareness. Prior to joining IEEE, Edward established a consulting firm that focused on technology and sell-side advisory opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe. He also founded one of the leading telecommunications providers in Austria. Mr. Rashba has a BA degree from SUNY Binghamton and and MBA from Columbia University. Mary Reilly, CBS '93 (First Term: June 2009 - May 2011)  Rafael Rodas, CBS '05 (Second Term: June 2009 - May 2011)
Mr. Rodas is co-founder and Managing Director at The ROCI Group LLC, a marketing company that manages proprietary brands of household products focusing on the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets.
Prior to founding The ROCI Group, Mr. Rodas worked as a management consultant in supply chain and operations strategy for manufacturing companies across several industries, including consumer packaged goods.
Mr. Rodas holds a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Rutgers University, and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He first became involved in the club as co-chair of the Social committee between 2005-2007 and became a director in 2008
 Christine B. Whittemore, CBS’93 (Term: June 2009 – May 2011)
Christine is Chief Simplifier of Simple Marketing Now LLC, [http://SimpleMarketingNow.com] a marketing communications consultancy that provides organizations with a bridge from traditional marketing to new and digital tools to improve the customer experience and build brand. Formerly Director of In-Store Innovation for Solutia's Wear-Dated carpet fiber, she has been active in the Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York’s Membership Committee since 2002 and as Chairwoman of the Greeters Subcommittee since 2004.
An active social media enthusiast, Christine established her marketing blog, Flooring The Consumer [http://FlooringTheConsumer.Blogspot.com] about the customer retail experience, marketing to women and social media marketing in June 2006 after attending a Columbia Business School marketing innovation conference. It is listed in the AdAge Power 150. She also writes about practical and simple marketing in the Simple Marketing Blog [http://SimpleMarketingBlog.com].
Christine graduated from Columbia Business School in 1993 with a degree in Marketing; she received a BA in Art History from Smith College and lives in Kinnelon, NJ, which she writes about in The Smoke Rise Blog [http://SmokeRise-nj.blogspot.com].
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