World Council of Alumni

Established in 1966 (in part by I-House alumnus L.W. “Bill” Frohlich ’37), the World Council of Alumni engages in recruitment, networking, and fundraising activities to promote the House’s mission and serve as points of contact for other Alumni in their respective countries. Made up of 100 voting members as well as honorary and life members, the Council hosts bi-annual meetings to set goals and evaluate Alumni activities.

The WCA is led by

I-House President Sebastian Fries and WCA Co-Chairs:

  • Patricia Hamzahee ’83 FIHUK Chapter President
  • Klaus P. Moessle ’85 International Trustee
  • Ross C. Youngman ’91 Trustee
  • Daisy M. Soros ’51 WCA Chair Emerita

WCA Members by Country of Residence:

Australia
Sam Armstrong ’90
Haroon Hassan ’03
Mark Trayling ’09

Austria
Walter R. Springer ’69

Bangladesh
Hasna J. Moudud ’71

Belgium
Servane Bonnet ’88

Brazil
Carlos De Mathias Martins, Jr. ’93

Canada
Anne Cook
David Cook
Dany A. Comeau ’82
Susan McLaine ’56

China
Wellington P. Chu ’88
Yi (Eileen) Fang ’99
Owen Liu ’10

Chile
Mario Astorga de Valenzuela ’80

Denmark
Dan V. Besjakov ’89
Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard ’94

Finland
Anna-Maija S. Lindholm ’86

France
Blaise Halluitte ’70, International Trustee

Germany
Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender ’05
Arne Grob ’17
Kristina Herzog ’94
Götz Mäuser ’91
Gloria Pfaue ’99
Martin Schneider ’11
Frauke Thielecke ’03
Karin E. Zinkann ’57, International Trustee

Ghana
David A. Asante ’72
Vincent Azumah ’00

Hong Kong
Siu Fun Pun Choy ’57
Alex Loke ’93 ’04
Frank C. Wong ’81 (At Large)

Hungary
Pal Peter Toth ’87

Iceland
Svava Bernhardsdottir ’86

India
Milind S. Gadkary ’62
Anil D. Gandhi ’56
Nand Khemka ’56, International Trustee
Siddharth Mehta ’04

Italy
Stefano Bini ’06

Japan
Yasuyuki Ohara ’70

Kenya
Richard M. Kariuki ’87

Netherlands
Willibrord F.M. van Nierop ’84

Nigeria
Austin C. Amalu ’81 (At Large)

Poland
Andrzej Swiatkowski ’73

Serbia
Sinisa N. Ruzicic ’74

Singapore
Alex H. Pang ’06
Bien Kiat Tan ’81, International Trustee

Switzerland
Markus Hugelshofer ’87 (At Large)
Karl-Detlef Safft ’88 (At Large)
Martina Schmitz ’86 (At Large)

Turkey
Pinar Ozbek ’10

United Arab Emirates
Aizhan Kapysheva ’18

United Kingdom
Maurits Dolmans ’86 (At Large)
Patricia Hamzahee ’83
Erika Howard ’86 (At Large)
Ayman Jarjour ’00
Alyson R. King ’00
Nicolas Kahale ’81
Mami Urano ’87

United States
David Ball ’87, California
Arlene Barilec ’84, District of Columbia
Leah Rush Cann ’88, Rhode Island, Trustee
Ross S. Cann ’89, Rhode Island
Joseph Carlani ’10, New Jersey
Robert M. Chadwick ’83, District of Columbia
Karl J. Connor ’95, Louisiana
Altan Ergun ’03, New York
Chris Franklin ’18
Harald Friedl ’03, New York (At Large)
Ibrahim A. Gambari ’71, New York (At Large)
Joan R. Gregory ’87, New York, Trustee
Zeina Hakim ’04, Massachusetts (At Large)
Anita Haravon ’11, New York
Wolfgang Karl Heim ’85, California (At Large)
Vreni A. Hommes ’87, New York
Elizabeth L. Katkin ’91 (At Large)
John Kooyman ’87, New York, Trustee (At Large)
Joanna Ching-Yun Lee ’88, New York
Cornelis A. Los ’79, California (At Large)
Peter Maramaldi ’00, Massachusetts
Daphne Maramaldi ’00, Massachusetts
George Mathew ’04, New York
Pooja Merchant ’10, New York
Sergei S. Mikhelson ’00, New York (At Large)
Peter M. O’Neill ’92, New York, Trustee
Peter Paone ’96, New York
John B. Pek ’68, California, International Trustee (At Large)
Sarah Perry ’96, New York
Edward Reynolds ’10, Massachusetts
Richard Reynolds ’10, Massachusetts
Shubh Saumya ’92, New York, Trustee
Marianne Sciolino ’88, New York
Vineet Dhindsa Sidhu ’01, Virginia Beach
Rasul A. Shariff ’95, New York
Harjiv Singh ’02, New York (At Large)
Maya Speelmans ’92, New Jersey
Sally J. Staley ’80, Ohio
Jeyabalan Subbiah ’83, North Carolina (At Large)
Raquel Sumulong ’05, New York
Patricia Vardin ’72, New York
Dirk Vandewalle ’82, New Hampshire (At Large)
Laura E. Watts-Patrick ’93, Colorado
Tracy Wilson ’87, Connecticut (At Large)
Marek Wolek ’03, Washington, DC (At Large)

Honorary Members
Denise T. Barton ’56, United States
Diane Cook, United States
Bonnie Cuneo, United States

Life Members
Sjamsiah Achmad ’62, Indonesia
Mark Eyskens ’57, Belgium, International Trustee
Ian H. Fraser ’91
Isabel Engel Horulu ’56, Turkey
Clemens Kuechler ’87, Germany
Filip Moerman ’87, United States

For more information about the World Council of Alumni and how to get involved, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at alumni@ihouse-nyc.org.