DEAR ALUMNI,

A new day is rising for the Columbia Alumni Association & Network (CAAN). Now that we have organized a national board with representatives from across the country, we have started a number of committees ripe with opportunities for you to participate in a meaningful way. Which leads me to say...

GET INVOLVED

Looking for events through which to connect to other alumni? Want to work with a team of dedicated alumni volunteers? Join a committee that can benefit from your professional experience; see "CAAN-Do Spirit" for more information. Whether you want to plan special events, help with student scholarships, provide your expertise, or share a discount from your company, there are numerous ways for you to connect. We want CAAN to become stronger and better. And we will with you and because of you. Join in and get involved!

HAVE A NEW IDEA?

If you want to do something that we are not already doing, share your idea! CAAN LA is the first alumni chapter to get involved with the Young Storytellers Foundation. Along with HBO, Warner Bros., and Fox, chapter members worked one on one with schoolchildren who wrote short screenplays and then put on productions for the whole school where family and friends saw the screenplays brought to life by professional actors. Thank you, CAAN LA alumni, for giving back in the truly creative Columbia way!

CONTACT US

I am always glad to hear from you. Please contact me at joan@joanhammel.com. To make sure you are on our email list to receive the latest alumni news and events, visit us at colum.edu/alumni, or call the Office of Alumni Relations at 312.369.7934.

Sincerely,
Joan Hammel (BA ’86)
President, CAAN National Board

CONTACT THE OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

Michelle Passarelli (BA ’99)
Assistant Director Alumni Operations
312.369.6987
mpassarelli@colum.edu

Sarah Schroeder (BA ’00)
Director of Alumni Relations West Coast
323.469.0443
sschroeder@colum.edu

Cynthia Vargas (BA ’01)
Assistant Director Alumni Events and Programs
312.369.8640
cvargas@colum.edu

CAAN – Columbia Alumni Association & Network

Contact your local CAAN chapter leader:

CHICAGO
Joan Hammel (BA ’86) joan@joanhammel.com

ATLANTA
Susan Fore (BA ’99) caanatl@gmail.com

DENVER
Pat Blum (BA ’84) pbcaanden@aol.com

DETROIT
Patrick Duffy (BA ’02) 23du_er@gmail.com

LAS VEGAS
C. J. Hill (BA ’99) cjh@ceiltich.com

LOS ANGELES
Sarah Schroeder (BA ’00) sschroeder@colum.edu

NASHVILLE
Joseph Porter (BA ’92) musicgr8@yahoo.com

NEW YORK METRO
James “Woody” Woodward (MA ’03)
Kristie Borgmann (BA ’04) CAANNYC@gmail.com

PHOENIX
Don Fox (BA ’85) columalum85@hotmail.com
Donna Jagielski (BA ’90; MAT ’96) dancer986@cox.net

PITTSBURGH
Mike Moscato (BA ’94) maguitarmike@gmail.com

PORTLAND, OREGON
Howard Shapiro (BA ’53) pmahoward@aol.com

SAN FRANCISCO
Beth Barnette (BA ’03) egb1821@aol.com

ST. LOUIS
Matt Staed (BA ’06) matthew.staed@gmail.com