Co-President

Leigh is a sophomore studying Earth and Environmental Engineering. She is from North Carolina, is a middle child (shout out to her two sisters), and has three dogs and a senile cat. She is also a member of the Undergraduate Recruitment Committee and The American Association of Environmental Engineers. If she is not doing school work or hanging out with CCM, you can find Leigh taking a nap or playing with dogs!

Connect with Leigh: lar2214@columbia.edu

Co-President

John Russell is a Columbia College Sophomore majoring in History and concentrating in Linguistics. He hails from St. Louis, Missouri, and is originally from Long Island. He is one of the Co-Presidents of CCM, and is also involved in the Veritas Forum, the Student Governing Board, Christian Union @ Columbia, and Right to Life. In his free time, he enjoys writing music, conlanging, reading about Vietnam and Malta, and playing ultimate frisbee.

Connect with John: jqr2101@columbia.edu

Retreat Coordinator

Sam is a sophomore at Columbia College studying Classics and East Asian Studies. He is a proud New Orleanian but always feels at home in the German-speaking Alps. His favorite activities include taking long walks, learning foreign languages, and planning bogus trips to Europe. If he hasn't told you why Exodus is the best book in the bible, how the Enneagram will change your life, or started a conversation with you in a language you studied for two years in high school, avoid him at all costs.

Connect with Sam: sjz2118@columbia.edu

Interfaith Chair

Nathan is a sophomore at Columbia College studying Latin American Studies and History. A baroque music aficionado, he will defend the relevancy of Jean-Philippe Rameau and his outrageous libretto plots to the end of the world and back. His literary giants include Umberto Eco, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and - of course - Dante, of whom he will one day read in the original if other members of the board help him with his Italian. Given his eclectic involvement in clubs on campus ranging from Mexican folk ballet to philosophy discussions à la Veritas, he is inspired to one day become either a farmer, conductor, or President of Brazil. Maybe all three, who knows.

Connect with Nathan: ns3153@columbia.edu 

Liturgy Chair

Lauren is a first-year at Barnard studying environmental science, architecture, and English. Her favorite things include her mom and her babiest siblings Justin and Lily, #PureMichigan & #lifeatthelake, walking anywhere and everywhere, and listening to music. If you have a small fraction of forever to listen to Lauren ramble excessively, then ask her what she's reading the next time you see her! (Pro-tip: you'll likely find her around noon at St. Paul's or Notre Dame for mass and adoration.) She's also on the boards of VSA and EWB-Uganda. Lauren's actual greatest skill is in strategic napping; she takes a consistent, perfect 18 minute nap without alarm almost everyday.

Social Chair

Drey is a Columbia College first-year majoring in Film and Media Studies. He's from Fredericksburg Virginia, most famous for it's Civil War battle about 150 years ago. He is also involved with Columbia Right to Life and DKA, the film society. Every spare moment of his free time is spent taking the subway to either downtown or Brooklyn to watch obscure movies. Occasionally he watches similar movies on his laptop or reads instead.

Connect with Drey: arc2224@columbia.edu

Outreach Chair

Uwa is a freshman in Columbia college who plans to study Economics and Philosophy. Although originally from Nigeria she calls North Carolina home. She’s a member of Notes and Keys (Columbia’s oldest and finest acapella group), The Veritas Forum, and the Undergraduate Recruitment committee. Uwa loves seeing babies and dogs on campus, spending inordinate amounts of time recording song covers, and ranting about the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Church. You can catch her at adoration, reading books for LitHum, or giving music recommendations to people who never asked.

Connect with Uwa: ua2157@columbia.edu

Communications Chair

Nicholas is a freshman studying history and political science. He was born in Connecticut before moving to Indiana for most of his life and spending his summers in Italy. He's involved with Columbia Right to Life, the Veritas Forum, and the Hamilton Society. In his free time, he enjoys playing piano, reading Russian literature, and pressuring his friends into coming to mass with him.

Connect with Nicholas: nms2183@columbia.edu

Columbia Catholic Graduates President

Trevor is a third year doctoral student in Kinesiology. His research focuses on the neurological underpinnings of fine motor control and sensory integration in motor planning. It was through his thirst for understanding the secrets of nature that God first spoke to him. He considers St Thomas Aquinas and St Francis of Assisi among the many saints he gains inspiration from. As a disciple of Christ, he asks that God use him as a servant of the graduate and young adult ministry and prays that the ministry is able to cater to the needs of the community.

Connect with Trevor: trevorleemiller@gmail.com

FOCUS Missionary

Gelton Morada comes from southern California where he considers 60 degrees to be cold, sweater weather. After graduating from Cal Poly Pomona with a bachelor's degree in accounting, he worked for an accounting firm for two years in Los Angeles. Before joining FOCUS, Gelton spent some time working different ministries at various churches and discerned religious life.  You’ll typically find Gelton learning to swing and salsa dance, playing spikeball, leading bible studies, praying with students, or exploring the city catching Pokémon (go team mystic!). He’s excited to start his first year as a FOCUS missionary in New York and experience the New York winters. 

Connect with Gelton: gelton.morada@focus.org

FOCUS Missionary

Michael Jopling is from San Antonio, Texas, but has spent his last five years studying in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a major in percussion performance and a minor in chemistry. In his free time you will probably find Michael studying anything from the late Roman Empire and the writings of St. Augustine to Baroque artwork and Renaissance sacred music. He is incredibly excited to start his first year being a FOCUS missionary at Columbia University!

Connect with Mike: michael.jopling@focus.org