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.
President Calvin Sims 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 Emireta
WCA Members by Country of Residence:
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, California
Yi (Eileen) Fang ’99
Chile
Mario Astorga de Valenzuela ’80
Denmark
Dan V. Besjakov ’89
Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard ’94
Egypt
Aly Ahmed Raafat ’56
Finland
Anna-Maija S. Lindholm ’86
France
Blaise Halluitte ’70, International Trustee
Germany
Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender ’05
Kristina Herzog ’94
Götz Mäuser ’91
Pooja Merchant, ’10
Gloria Pfaue ’99
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
Indonesia
Subur L. Wardoyo ’99
Suzan Wardoyo ’99
Italy
Stefano Bini ’06
Japan
Yuzaburo Mogi ’60, International Trustee
Yasuyuki Ohara ’70
Kenya
Richard M. Kariuki ’87
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 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 Alexander M. Dake ’86, New York (At Large) Altan Ergun ’03, New York 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) Wolfgang Karl Heim ’85, California (At Large) Vreni A. Hommes ’87, New York Elizabeth L. Katkin ’91 (At Large) John Kooyman ’87, New York (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 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 Marianne Sciolino ’88, New York Vineet Dhindsa Sidhu ’01, Virginia Beach Harjiv Singh ’02, New York (At Large) Maya Speelmans ’92, New Jersey Ellie Spiegel, 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) Robert van Zwieten ’88, Washington, DC, Trustee Laura E. Watts-Patrick ’93, Colorado Marek Wolek ’03, Washington, DC (At Large) Honorary Members Denise T. Barton ’56, United States Diane Cook, United States Life Members Sjamsiah Achmad ’62, Indonesia Patricia M. Cloherty ’67, United States, Life Trustee Mark Eyskens ’57, Belgium, International Trustee Ian H. Fraser ’91 Isabel Engel Horulu ’56, Turkey Mohammed Kia ’46, United Kingdom Clemens Kuechler ’87, Germany Filip Moerman ’87, United States Lucia K. Whitmarsh ’40, United States
On April 4, 2018, International House welcomed Alumni from around the world for the 28th World Council of Alumni Meeting where we made great strides to re-establish and re-energize the WCA and discussed how the World Council and its members can contribute to resident recruitment, alumni engagement and fundraising.
Highlights from the two days include:
- An update from President & CEO Calvin Sims on the status of the House and the vision for the future, including efforts to better meet the needs of millennials in the 21st century.
- An introduction of Emily Wakeling, the new Vice President for Development, Alumni Relations & Communications. Emily shared her top priorities which include growing I-House revenue, leading a successful Centennial Campaign; growing engagement with Alumni by inspiring action connected with I-House’s mission; and increasing visibility and awareness about I-House through improved communication vehicles;
- A presentation by Trustees Bill Rueckert and Peter O’Neill on a potential new building that will add more than 100 beds, better integrate all buildings, and offer a warmer and more welcoming entrance, among other features;
- A new archiving project that will preserve and organize I-House’s patrimony, including historic documents, photographs, and other materials that have chronicled the resident experience for close to 100 years;
- An introduction to the new logo and I-House branding;
- A Sunday Supper-style dinner featuring Resident performances and a special guest speaker: Steve Coll, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Dean of Columbia University’s Graduate School for Journalism;
- A proposal for the WCA to have two rotating seats on the International House Board of Trustees;
- A panel of 5 Residents sharing their “Life At I-House” stories – a true reflection of the I-House spirit;
And last but certainly not least: the kinetic energy of being in the company of fellow Alumni and friends passionate about staying involved and having a positive impact on the International House community.
We hope you will watch a 2-minute video with reflections from the WCA meeting.
Photos from the WCA Meeting can be viewed here.