USA
New York
- Alexandra Wong, Esq., MBA 04, Co-President
- Russ Makofsky, BComm 07, Co-President
- Janet Chin-Lyn, MBA 93, Immediate-Past President
- Tiziana Sullivan, BComm 95, Event Planning Manager
- Frederic Boucher, BComm 93
- Sarah Bostock, BComm 04
- Cameron Fortin, BComm 06
- Raymond Jolicoeur, BA 09
- Jeffrey M. Kobernick, BComm 80, Ex-Offico officer
- Paolo Pazzia, BComm 07
- Aldo Rabih, BComm 91
- Jill Smith, BA 06
- New York Chapter Events
- cuaa-newyork@concordia.ca
- Join the New York chapter group on Facebook
Chapter Co-Presidents
Russell Makofsky, BComm 07
A native of Long Island New York, Russ attended Concordia's John Molson School of Business. He was also a member of the Concordia Stingers Varsity Basketball team, and the VP of the Finance and Investment Student Association.
Russ founded the organization New York City Chess Inc. which currently operates many scholastic programs, tournament, and events throughout Manhattan. They have also recently acquired the World Famous Village Chess Shop in the Heart of Greenwich Village.
Alexandra Celine Wong, MBA 04
Licensed to practice law in Canada as well as in the US, Alexandra works at Rosensteel Law, where her primary focus is corporate organizations and commercial transactions. She also advises companies on various aspects of setting up a business presence in the U.S.
Boston/New England
- Vinu Srinivasan, MBA 03, President
- Denis Kefallinos, BEng 91, Immediate Past-President
- Stephan de Pénasse, BA 78, Vice-President
- Laura Archibald, BComm 03
- William Bardosh, BSc 83, MBA 00
- David Connor, EMBA 98
- Jeffrey Davis, BA 78
- Martine Malengret-Bardosh, BFA 92, MFA 03
Vinu Srinivasan, MBA 03
Canada, the US, the UK and Germany are all places Vinu has called home. He is currently a resident of Brookline, Mass., and has been a member of the Boston/New England chapter since its founding in 2007.
Washington, D.C.
- James Byrnes, BA 97, President
- Renato Cruz Sogueco, BA 94, Immediate Past-President
- Thérèse Morin, MBA 86, Past-President
- Zoran Kahric, BEng 97, Event Coordinator
- Dinesh Mehta, BEng 80, Event Coordinator
- Jerome Raymond, BA 08
- cuaa-washington@concordia.ca
- Washington, D.C. Chapter Events
- Join the Washington DC chapter group on Facebook
North Carolina
Dominic Faccone, S BEng 72
After graduating from Sir George Williams University in 1972, Dominic Faccone began what would become a long career in the steel industry at Sidbec-Dosco in Contrecoeur, Que. In 2000, Faccone joined engineering concern Tenova Group as president and chief executive before retiring in April of 2010. Faccone is fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French and lives in Weddington, N.C.
Washington State
California
Northern California
Joanne Mollot, BA 79, regional contact
Joanne and her family moved to San Jose in 1996. She has since received her teaching credentials and specializes in art, French and physical education. She’s starting her fifth year teaching French at a high school in the Bay Area.
Southern California
Texas
Farasat A. Khawaja, BComm 80, GrDip 86, regional contact
Farasat Khawaja, worked as an auditor—and for a few years as a lecturer at Concordia—in Montreal until taking a position in Riyadh in 1994. He moved to Texas a few years ago and now makes his home in Dallas. Farasat is currently a consultant at HR Shaikh, Seyar, LLP.
