2011-2012 International House Resident Directory and Addendum

The mission of International House is to enable selected graduate students and interns from countries around the world to live and learn together in a challenging and supportive residential community that builds lifelong qualities of leadership, tolerance, respect and friendship among individuals of all nations and backgrounds. An independent, non-profit organization, I-House achieves its mission by daily interaction among its residents and other members through programs, facilities and residential life designed to foster diversity of thought and experience, and to prepare our residents to meet the challenge of an interdependent world.

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Dear Resident Member:

It is my fervent hope that you enjoy this /nternational House Directory! \n addition to serving as a handy reference for our large and diverse community, it describes our mission or purpose, our 87-year history, our profile, our distinguished Board of Trustees, our World Council of Alumni and the endowed scholarship funds that are provided by supporters of the House to help resident members and achieve greater diversity. Perhaps most importantly, it is keepsake of your participation in our |-House community. We know that former resident members save their Directory throughout their lives as a way of recalling their hae life and prompting memories when contacting old friends. Inevitably, they are brought out at informal gatherings of alumni members for lengthy and enjoyable sessions of “whatever happened to...?” and “do you remember when...?” often refer to the directories provided when | was a resident member at I-House during my graduate studies. It is for these reasons that we have continued to print the Directory rather than move it onto our website as we have done with most other publications.

The Directory is not a “year book” nor, since it is published each fall, a reflection of a year gone by. Rather, it anticipates a year to come and, significantly your future lives as |-House alumni and world citizens. We hope that you will find it useful throughout your resident membership to help knit our global community together, and that in the coming years, as you peruse its pages, you will remember with fondness your experience here, and be encouraged to contact an old friend or acquaintance, as well as support the House. Lifelong friendships and cross cultural interaction are at the heart of the |-House community experience, and this visual record —a “snapshot” of our community in 2011-12— forever preserves a time and place in our lives.

Midway through the year, an addendum will be published containing photos and information about resident members who arrive mid-term. In the back ofthe Directory you'll find printed the pledge, which is recited at the Candlelight Sunday Supper at the end of each academic year. This moving ceremony marks in an unforgettable way the passage of resident members from this unique community experience into your roles as global citizens. In the years to come, hope that you will read these words again from time to time as a way of renewing your International House experience and its mission in your daily lives.

Sincerely yours,

Dane X banse

Donald L. Cuneo President

Mission Statement 1

President’s Message 2

History 4

Resident Member Statistics 6

Board of Trustees 8

Women In Leadership 10

Resident Member Gift Campaign 13

Annual Fund 12

Resident Members 18

Staff Members 74

international House Alumni 84

Candlelight Pledge 86

On a frosty autumn morning in 1909, Harry Edmonds (pictured at left), secretary of the Upper Manhattan Y.M.C.A., was walking up the steps of the Columbia University library when he passed a Chinese student coming down. Edmonds said “Good morning,” and continued walking until he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the young man had stopped. “Thank you for speaking to me,” he said. “| have been in New York for three weeks and you are the first person who has spoken to me.”

Deeply affectedeby this encounter, Edmonds andshis wife, Florence invited a, group of foreign students to their country home for simple suppers Of sandwiches and coffee. These. gatherings continued, and in the winter of 1910-11, the Edmondses held the Tirst series of Sunday Suppersin Earl Hall at Columbia University.

The tradition of Sunday Supper continued from the opening of International House in 1924 until today. Held four times during the academic year, the all-house suppers celebrate the spirit of friendship and good will among the 7/00 residents from nearly 100 counth

COUNTRIES & REGIONS OF BIRTH OF RESIDENT MEMBERS

FALL 2011

Countries Represented 96

The following chart shows the country of birth of resident members for the fall 2011 semester organized by region.

Canada 16 United States 162

Andorra 1 Italy 10

Austria 7 Macedonia 1

Belgium 6 Netherlands 5

Bosnia & Norway 4

Herzegovina 1 Poland 5

Bulgaria 1 Portugal 1

Croatia 1 Romania 2

Denmark 3 Russia 5

France 21 Serbia 2

Georgia 5 Spain 11

Germany 22 Sweden 1

Greece 6 Switzerland 3

Hungary 1 Turkey 14

Ireland 3 United Kingdom 9

CARIBBEAN 0.59%

Cuba 2, Guadeloupe 1, Jamaica 1

NORTH AFRICA 1.02%

Egypt 1, Morocco 5, Tunisia 1

OCEANIA 1.61%

Australia 7, Guam 1, New Zealand 3

CENTRAL AMERICA 1.76%

El Salvador 1, Mexico 11

SOUTH AMERICA 2.64%

Argentina 3. Ecuador 1

Brazil 7 Peru 1

Chile 1 Uruguay 1

Colombia 4

Cambodia 1 Singapore 8

Indonesia 5 Thailand 5

Malaysia3

Philippines 4

MIDDLE

EAST 5.27% SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA 10.98%

Vietnam 2

Cyprus 1 Lebanon 1

lran 3 Palestinian Territories 2

Iraq 1 Saudi Arabia 3

Israel 8 Qatar 4

Jordan 9 United Arab Emirates 2

Kuwait 1 Yemen 1

Angola 1 Senegal 3

Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2. South Africa 11

Ethiopia 3

Sudan 1

Ghana 4 Swaziland 1

Kenya 3 Tanzania 2

Liberia 1

Uganda 3

Nigeria 5 Zimbabwe 1

Republic of the Congo 1

Afghanistan 1

Azerbaijan 1

Bangladesh 1

India 46

Kazakhstan 1

Kyrgyzstan 1

Nepal 3

Pakistan 19

Uzbekistan 2

China 65

Hong Kong 5

Japan 16

Korea 23

Macao 1

Taiwan 7

Kathleen Burns

Leah Rush Cann*

Paul D. Carter

Sharda Cherwoo

Ernst & Young LLP

Mary Wadsworth Darby

Columbia University

Andrew H. Darrell

Environmental Defense

Hans W. Decker

Paul D. Downs

Jones Day

Joan R. Gregory*

Peter W. Hegener

Barbara G. Heyman

Thomas P. Hirschfeld

Halcyon Asset Management

Harvey Kipnis

OgilvyOne New York

Robert J. Krefting

The Krefting Group, LLC

Adrian G. Looney*

Pfizer, Inc.

J. Kevin McCarthy

BNY Mellon

Joseph T. McLaughlin, Esq.

JAMS

Mary Fitzhugh Miller*

William S. Moody

Peter M. O’Neill*

Brian H. Polovoy, Esq.

Shearman & Sterling

Adam Quinton

Neil Radey

Credit Suisse

Nicholas Rostow

National Defense University

Richard A. Simonson

Lauren C. States

IBM Corporation

Susan Lee Stupin

The Prescott Group, LLC

Karen E. Sutton

Sotheby’s, Inc.

Frederick M. Van Sickle

Columbia University

Frank G. Wisner

Patton Boggs LLP

Ross C. Youngman*

Five Oceans Asset Management

Kashif Zafar

Barclays Capital

Fareed Zakaria

Time

international Trustees

John F. Crawford, At large

Mark Eyskens*, Belgium

Blaise Halluitte*, France

Walid Ahmed Juffali, Saudi Arabia

Nand Khemka’%, India

Klaus P. Moessle*, Germany

Yuzaburo Mogi*, Japan

John Bing Sing Pek*, At large

Timothy C. Purcell, At large

Bien Kiat Tan*, Singapore

Kenneth D. Taylor, Canada

Tatsuro Toyoda*, Japan

Karin Zinkann*, Germany

Robert van Zwieten”, At large

Life Trustees

John R. H. Blum

Patricia M. Cloherty*

Mrs. Daniel P. Davison

Stephen M. DuBrul, Jr.

Gordon W. Evans, President Emeritus

Mrs. James D. Farley

John French Ill

Mrs. Ruth W. Houghton

John |. Howell

Donald D. Kummerfeld

Edmond J. Nouri*

Russell S. Reynolds, Jr.

Midge Turk Richardson

Mrs. Yves Robert

Herman Rottenberg

Stanley M. Rumbough, Jr.

*International House Alumni

WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

he Women’s International Leadership (WIL) Program is now entering its twenty-first year at International House. What began as a seed grant from the Kellogg Foundation initiated by former Director of Programs & Resident Life, Ellie Spiegel, has grown to support over 300 women leaders across the globe.

Each year, the WIL program seeks to prepare a select group of internationally-minded women for the challenges they will face as future leaders. Grantees are selected through a competitive process from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures and disciplines that allows participants to gain unique and distinct perspectives on leadership.

This merit-based program is designed to offer practical training that will enhance graduate study focusing on special areas such as cross-cultural communication, identifying leadership styles, conflict management, multicultural team building and public speaking. Each grantee is challenged to find a mentor who will support her during the process and the program culminates with a week-long series of events in March that allow the women to use their leadership skills and engage the wider International House community.

Ultimately, the WIL Program strives to assist each grantee gain a clearer vision of her own abilities, and the skills and strategies necessary to effectively lead others particularly in cross-cultural environments. Once the program is completed, grantees are encouraged to continue their involvement in the program through alumnae networking activities and the mentorship program allowing the supportive network to continually grow.

Recognizing the strong value of the WIL program, Bayer HealthCare is sponsoring the program for the 2011-2012 year. Previous program sponsors include Merrill Lynch and Bank of America.

2011-2012 grantees with program sponsor Bayer HealthCare

RESIDENT MEMBER GIFT CAMPAIGN

he Resident Members Gift Campaign (RMGC) is a vehicle through which residents provide financial support for a scholarship, program or project that will benefit future residents. The campaign Is an opportunity for current residents to help Shape the I-House community and to leave a legacy.

The Resident Members Gift Campaign, led by now alumna Vineet Dhindsa 711 and a team of resident members from across the community raised $8,235 including $3,000 in challenge grants from the |-House Trustees to support programs and scholarships and other core resources at International House. These service areas are at the heart of the |-House experience and impact each and every current and future resident.

Unlike past campaigns that spanned the entirety of the academic year, the 2010-2011 RMGC was conducted in just one month. The Trustees challenged the residents to raise $3,000 from 300 residents in just 30 days. The residents met and exceeded that challenge.

Three hundred sixty-four residents (52% of the House) and scores of friends, alumni and staff participated in the Campaign, donating gifts ranging from $1 to $100 with many more participating in fundraising events like the annual fridge sale and the firstever estate jewelry sale featuring pieces from the estate of Richard and Edith Pohl ’42.

The Resident Members Gift Campaign, like Sunday Suppers and the All Nations Celebration, is an |-House tradition which is sure to endure and will benefit all future generations of |-House residents.

Ifyou would like to get involved with the 2011-2012 Resident Members Gift Campaign, please contact Director of Alumni Programs Nicole Davidson at ext. 8425 or ndavidson@ihouse-nyc.org or visit us online at htto://residents.ihouse-nyc.org/ RMGCHome. Information about gifts may also be found on the website or by contacting Nicole.

International House greatly appreciates and proudly recognizes the hundreds of residents and donors who supported the 2010-2011 Resident Members Gift Campaign. A list of contributors will be published at www.ihouse-nyc.org/honorroll.

The 2010-2011 RMGC Committee, led by Vineet Dhindsa, present the check to the President of I-House.

THE ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN

he International House Annual Fund Campaign is supported by the contributions of the network of alumni and friends comprising this unique community. The health of the House and its residents is buttressed by the support of these dedicated individuals, corporations and foundations. Contributions to the Annual Fund enable the House to subsidize the expenses of every resident member by about $2,500 and to provide $400,000 in scholarship and fellowship aid annually.

Contributions to the Annual Fund Campaign are made in as diverse forms, intents, and denominations as our alumni and residents’ backgrounds. While some donors’ gifts support particular scholarship funds or program areas, others contribute to offset the general costs of operations. And while some contribute cash, some make gifts of securities, and others establish planned gifts to support International House in perpetuity.

In addition to subsidizing the residents’ expenses and providing scholarship and fellowship aid, donations to International House also support:

e Internet access in resident rooms and e Events organized to celebrate the wireless internet service on the C Level diverse cultures comprising the in the Map Lounge, Study Center, HR International House communityCommons, and the Pub; Cultural Hours, Salon Nights, and International Festivals;

e The Four annual Sunday Suppers which over the past 80 years have served to unite the International House community in the spirit of brotherhood;

e Speakers’ Forums providing the opportunity for a lively interchange between resident members and such distinguished visitors as

Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell and Madeline Albright;

e Specialized training sessions for participants in the International Leadership Program, Program Fellows, and Resident Fellows;

e Community outreach programs, such as the ongoing International House

Tutorial Program that pairs resident members with local schoolchildren for tutoring and mentoring, including educational field trips and other learning experiences;

e A series of day trips and community weekends for residents to get to know one another, as well as New York City and the surrounding areas.

Whatever their area of interest or means of support, all those who contribute and donate to the International House are united by their strong belief in the value of the International House experience and its capacity to inspire cooperation, understanding and, peace despite diversity.

The Annual Fund supports activities such as Community Weekends, cultural nights, Sunday Suppers and many other programs held through the year.

NS/Social Research, Anthropology e Switzerland

Naomi Zumstein

STAFF MEMBERS

Admissions Office

Development & Alumni Relations

Megan Amouzou Director

Stacey Wiedaseck Admissions Assistant

Kelci Koonce Office Assistant

% Daniel Blakemore Assistant Director

Phil Greven ih

Lisa Mirabile Assistant Director Database Manager

Nicole Davidson Assistant Director

Carey Tan Development Coordinator

Facilities

John Wells Director

Management

Kenny Andrew Maintainer

Eric Cella Construction Manager

Salwa Ali Office Manager

Luz Aristy Facilities Attendant

Grand Diaz Maintainer

Gloria Almonte Facilities Attendant

Jose Castellanos Facilities Attendant

William Douglas Maintainer

Finance Office

Maria Pichardo

Mario Rosario

Eduardo Santos Facilities Attendant Facilities Attendant Facilities Attendant

David Tofani

Buildings Superattendant

Noemi Isabel

Rose Nanavati Assistant Accountant Assistant Accountant

Jaya Thumma Min Zhang Assistant Receivable Manager Director

President’s Office

& Resident Life

Maxine Wright Executive Assistant

Donald Cueno President & CEO

Sandy Hardina Human Resources Manager Programs

Amber Liang Senior Programs Coordinator

Sarit Abramowicz Bello Assistant Director

Herman Rottenberger Performing Arts Foundation

‘Astraea Augsberger Resident Social Worker

Tait Tait Kellogg Programs Coordinator

Public Safety & Reception Services

Susan Storms % Director

Fatima Acosta Desk Attendant

Silvana Campos

Rosie Carmona : On-Call Desk Attendant On-Call Desk Attendant

Seydou Fall

Alicia Garcia House Manager House Manager

Braulio Calderon Supervising House Manager

Gabriel Elie-Pierre Lead House Manager

Anthony Gordon Operations Manager

(Public Safety & Reception Services Continued)

Sheila Haddok

Jacqueline Johnson On-Call Desk Attendant Desk Attendant

Youry Larosiliere

Virgil Marina On-Call House Manager Director

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Isabel Morales

Alfred Rios On-Call Desk Attendant Desk Attendant

Shaun Santana

Marshall Swiney On-Call House Manager Desk Attendant

Ashwini Kumar On-Call Desk Attendant

Hi owas te Alf McBride Desk Services Manager

Calvin Rose Desk Attendant

Luis Sailema Leonard Stiff

Thomas Stokes Manager

Vincent Urgent

Raymond Wilks

INTERNATIONAL HOUSE ALUMNI

pon leaving International House, you will join more than 65,000 remarkable men and women who have benefited from the |-House experience and have carried the spirit of international understanding with them throughout their lives. We hope you will stay in touch with |-House and your fellow alumni long into the future.

Once you leave International House, the Development & Alumni Relations Office offers several ways to help keep you connected to the House. The Alumni Online Community (www.ihouse-nyc.org/alumni) enables alumni to keep in touch with former I-House friends

and current resident members

in Professional through the use of the directory, [rest Nieht groups and blind email services. We also offer online mentoring, photo galleries and Class notes. The World Newsletter, published twice a year, as well as our quarterly enewsletter, will keep you informed of |. House programs and alumni activities.

International House, in part through its local and regional alumni chapters and led by the World Council of Alumni, also offers numerous social and networking events throughout the year in locations worldwide. |-House has active alumni chapters in New York City, Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom and has a strong presence in other areas of large alumni concentration around the world.

The World Council of Alumni is the umbrella organization of the alumni program and consists of voting representatives in over 30 countries worldwide. The Council engages in recruitment, networking and fundraising activities to promote the House’s mission and advises the President on issues relating to the alumni program. A list of council members can be found at www.ihouse-nyc.org/worldcouncil.

Alumni can also stay involved with the House by assisting in resident recruitment, participating in networking opportunities with resident members through Professional Interest Night and alumni dinners and supporting the scholarships, programs and facilities at |-House by financially contributing to the Annual Fund.

For information about alumni activities and the services International House provides for its former residents, please contact:

Development & Alumni Relations Office

International House

Phone: (212) 316-8425

Fax: (212) 316-8416 500 Riverside Drive

e-mail: alumni@ihouse-nyc.org New York, NY 10027-3916 website: www./house-nyc.org/alumni

Alumni

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CANDLELIGHT PLEDGE

As light begets light, so friendship and goodwillare passed from one to another.

We who have come from many nations to live in one fellowship at International House promise one another to pass the light wherever we go.

Residents’ Council members lead the Candlelight Pledge at the Farewell Sunday Supper

2011-2012 International House Resident Directory Addendum

Resident Members

Staff Members

RESIDENT MEMBERS

Tristan Agaesse Columbia University, Mathematics e France

Meshal Ailshammari e Saudi Arabia

Tarik Alaca New Amsterdam Trade & Consultancy, Business Management © The Netherlands

Mohammed Omer Almoghayer Columbia University, Journalism @ Palestinian Authority

ASalma Alshammary CUNY/Baruch College, English Language e Saudi Arabia

Nischinta Amarnath Columbia University, Journalism e India

Rehman Azhar Fordham University, Law e Pakistan

Mohammad Bastaki New York University, International Relations e United Arab Emirates

Pauline d’Annoux Pace University, Communications & Media Studies ¢ Belgium/France

Alexander Borthwick United Nations, Languages e Canada/United Kingdom

Patricia Boyallian Columbia University, Banking & Finance e Argentina/Greece

Ricardo Brito Columbia University, Finance & Economics e Brazil

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Ryan Cannon

Michelle Chan

Subin Cho Columbia University, New York University, Columbia University, Actuarial Science International Education International Social Welfare

United States

United States Policy © Republic of Korea

Christina Chong

‘Bugra Cirika

Nathaniel Danon StoryCorps, Fordham University, Columbia University, Anthropology Marketing Mathematics

United States © Turkey © France

Anna Deems

Brandon Discenza

Jessica de Bruyn American Academy of New York University, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Dramatic Arts, Acting Psychology Professional Studies

Canada

The Netherlands © United States

Rebecca Doherty

Stephanie Ezeoba

Charlotte Fenioux Columbia University, Columbia University, Columbia University, Education Curriculum Postbaccalaureate Studies Biology e Nigeria/United States e United States e France

CUNY/Brooklyn College,

CUNY/City College, NYU-Poly, Creative Writing Nanotechnology Business Management e Canada e Poland © Greece

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e United States e Poland ©

Frances Koncan

Mikolaj Koscinski

Dimitrios Krietsepis

Vinay Krupadev

Michal Kryczka

Felix Kuechler Columbia University, Columbia University, DZ Bank, Sustainable Development Computer Science Business

Germany

Mitchell Lee aes

Lauren Legette : Chang Liu Columbia University, Food Network, Columbia University, Mechanical Engineering Media & Television Architecture

United States e United States ¢ China

Carlotta Malavolti

Hashem Mardini

Maximilian Matschke Columbia University, e Jordan Columbia University, Civil Engineering MBA/Research e Italy e Germany

Resident Members

Lena Meari Columbia University, Anthropology e Israel

Jaimy Meeuwissen NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Forensics e The Netherlands

Diogenes Mejia

Morgan Stanley, Finance ¢ Dominican Republic/ United States

Mohamed Columbia University, Journalism © South Africa

Zanele Moloi Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Law e South Africa

© Spain

Mario Miller

Bayerische Landesbank, Risk Controlling Department e Germany

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Christoph Neyer Columbia University, Business/Finance e Germany

Columbia University, Technology Management e Germany

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e Palestinian Authority/Jordan

Ryo

Fordham University, Law © Japan

Columbia University, Law e Nigeria

Yumna

Odeh

Ogawa

Cecilia Moura Sales

Pascal Nolle

Olufunmilola Olojo

Daniel Paarlberg

Kaushik Reddy

Anuya Patil Columbia University, Pamulaparthy Columbia University, Business Administration Columbia University, Opera- Psychology .© The Netherlands tions Research © India e India

Evandro Patricio

Diane Pierret

Mareike Popp Columbia University, New York University, DZ Bank, International Business Administration Economics Business Management © Brazil e Belgium e Germany

Patricia Quintana Gonzalo

Morgan Radford

Sandra Rieger United Nations, Columbia University, Goethe Institute, Journalism Broadcast Journalism Culture Studies eSpain e United States e Germany

Mara Robertson

Ruben Rodriguez

Manuel Rodriguez Caballer The Clinton Foundation, Pace University, Spain-U.S. Chamber of International Policy & Welfare Economics Commerce, Law & Business ¢ United States eSpain ©Spain

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Columbia University, Amsterdam

Business Columbia University, Law Public Health e India ¢ The Netherlands Spain

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Can Wang

Yale University, Columbia University, Columbia University, Law Actuarial Science Statistics e Germany e China e China

NS/Parsons, United Nations, Columbia University, Design International Affairs Computer Science e United States e Belgium/Luxembourg e China/Canada

e Germany

Pooja Todi

Lars Alexander

Velarde-Rodriguez

Columbia University,

Aaron Voloj

Yanging Wang

Belinda Whiteman

Joke Wils

Shuheng Zheng

Richard Zimmerling Commerzbank, Law

STAFF MEMBERS

La-Trinnia Braxton

Database Manager

a. Twan Claiborne

Admissions Assistant