Class Officers
Officers are elected to 5-year terms after each reunion. Position descriptions are available in the Class Constitution.
Class President
Krishna Z. Collie <kzc1[at]cornell.edu>
Class President Krishna is the President and CEO of an IT consulting firm called CipherOne LLC in Washington, DC. He is happily married to his wife of two years, Chevenniese Smith (Hum Ec ’94), and the couple have been living in Washington, DC for the past couple of years. His alumni activities include participating in the ILR Advisory Council, the ILR Alumni Association, and he was the Vice-President of Student relations for the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA).
Vice-President
A’ndrea Van Schoick <alv1[at]cornell.edu>
Dr. A’ndrea Van Schoick is a veterinarian who divides her time between the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, where she is a Staff Fellow, and small animal clinical practice in a variety of locations throughout northern Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys singing, spending time outdoors, and keeping her three cats out of trouble (a difficult task). A’ndrea has maintained her ties to Cornell by serving on the Cornell Annual Fund committee, working with CAAAN and participating in Cornell Club of Washington activities. Professionally, she is active with the Virginia VMA, AVMA, and is Vice-President of the DC Academy of Veterinary Medicine.
Reunion Co-Chairs
Diana Fox <dgf1[at]cornell.edu>
Co-Reunion Chair Diana is a licensed psychologist with a group practice in Connecticut. She enjoy working with adolescents and young adults dealing with anxiety, depression, adjustment to college, and/or fibromyalgia. She is married to a Cornell Engineer and they are parents of a nearly 5 year old Labrador retriever. She loves old movies, trivia games and watching the New England seasons change.
Jennifer M. Lagnado <jml1[at]cornell.edu>
Co-Reunion Chair Jennifer Lagnado is a Principal at Lawrence High School in Nassau County on Long Island, New York. Jennifer graduated in 1996 with a B.S. in Plant Sciences and an MAT in Science Education in 1997, both from the College of Agriculture & Life Science, and earned an Ed.D. from Columbia University in 2004. She enjoys mentoring students and working with teachers and parents in helping children reach their highest academic potential. In addition to her volunteer work with the Cornell Class of ’96 and the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network, Dr. Lagnado is also a board trustee of the Morris-Jumel Mansion in Manhattan and an active member of the New York Junior League.
Class Correspondents
Carin Silverman <cdl2[at]cornell.edu>
After graduating from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Carin moved to NYC where she worked in accounting at Ernst & Young LLP and then as Vice President, Controller for USA Network and the Sci-Fi Channel. She is now living in Boston with her husband, Josh (also CALS ’96), and “working” at home with her children Abigail and Jacob, and dog Maddie.
Ron Johnstone <ron.johnstone[at]amd.com>
After graduating from the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Ron went to law school and now works as an attorney in San Francisco. Married with three children, Ron spends most of his free time coaching his kids’ sports teams, avoiding home improvement projects, obsessing about deep dish pizza and keeping a close eye on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Courtney Rubin <cbr1[at]cornell.edu>
A journalist in London, where she’s currently working for People magazine. Her book The Weight Loss Diaries—based on her columns for Shape magazine—will be published by McGraw-Hill (Contemporary) in June 2004. She was a history major in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Class Council
Stephanie Cockerl <smc5[at]cornell.edu>
A native New Yorker, Stephanie is an award winning web designer, developer, speaker and web consultant.
When she is not blogging or being social online, she is keeping an eye on her grandmother.
Jonelle Bradshaw de Hernandez <email pending>
Bio pending.
Katrina James <kej2[at]cornell.edu>
Class council member Katrina is currently finishing law school at NYU. She is no stranger to the Class of ’96 leadership, having served as President from 1996 – 2002, and more recently as the co-reunion chair for our 10th reunion. She also served as president of the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA), served on the Cornell Association of Class Officers (CACO) board, and is involved in a host of other alumni activities.
Cornell Annual Fund Representative
Erin Caimano (Sullivan) <ees1[at]cornell.edu>
An engineer at GE Silicones, Erin was married in May 2001.
Treasurer
David Caleca <dc11[at]cornell.edu>
David Caleca is currently an Investment Banking Director at Cohen & Steers Capital Advisors, LLC in New York City. Mr. Caleca is a graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences with a BA in Economics. He also holds a General Course Economics degree from the London School of Economics. When not at work, you will find David on the golf course, playing soccer, or at Shea Stadium.
David has worked with the major gifts committee for the Cornell Annual Fund during the 10 year reunion and has been an active member of the Cornell Alumni Admissions Ambassador Network. While studying at Cornell, he was an official and coordinating supervisor of the Intramural Sports Program and an active participant in the Italian Studies Club.
Secretary
Alexandra (Alexi) Clinton <amc1[at]cornell.edu>
Alexi is a registered dietitian who just moved back to her hometown of Ithaca from Boulder, Colorado. She was a psychology major at Cornell, and received a second bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Arizona in 2005.
Webmaster
Nicholas Grego <nmg1[at]cornell.edu>
Nicholas graduated from the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University in 1996 with a degree in Managerial Economics. He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and rides his bicycle almost everywhere he goes.
