CCAA Advisory Council

The CCAA Advisory Council is the leadership group of the Alumni Association and is made up of alumni volunteers who are committed to the success of the college. The advice given by this group is integral to the mission of CCAA, which is to foster lasting relationships with students, alumni and friends worldwide.

Advisors are appointed to three-year terms in which they attend three meetings a year – traditionally, twice on main campus in Columbia, Missouri, and once virtually. The Director of Alumni Relations communicates regularly with advisors to help increase alumni affinity with the college.

Would you like to serve the CCAA? CCAA Advisory Council applications received by June 1 will be considered for the term beginning July 1. For more information, please email the Office of Alumni Relations at ccalum@ccis.edu.

  • Click on the representatives' photos for their individual bios.
  • View the honor roll of former CCAA Advisory Council leadership.

Alumni Advisors

Courtney Steelman ’11
Chair, 2023-25
Columbia College Day Program
Kansas City, Missouri

Jared Reichel ’16 
Vice Chair, 2023-25
Columbia College Day Program
Columbia, Missouri

Joshua Muder ’99
Alumni Representative to the Board of Trustees
Columbia College Day Program
Olathe, Kansas

Beckie Brietzke ’13
Columbia College Evening Program
Fulton, Missouri

Mike Campbell ’08
Columbia College Day Program
Columbia, Missouri

Debra Carnahan ’82
Columbia College Day Program
St. Louis, Missouri

Nikki Carter ’00
Columbia College Evening Program
Columbia, Missouri

Julia Collins ’14
Columbia College Day Program
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Luana Fields ’10
Columbia College Day Program
Columbia, Missouri

Stacey Young Goodale ’93 
Columbia College Day Program
Springfield, Missouri

John Ney ’88
Columbia College Evening Program
Columbia, Missouri

Joe Nicchetta ’79
Columbia College Day Program
Chicago, Illinois

Jeannie M. Rulo ’00 ’18
Columbia College-Jefferson City & Online Program
Centertown, Missouri

Corbin Umstattd ’12
Columbia College Day & Online Programs
Kansas City, Missouri

Ex-Officio Members & CC Staff

Lynne Stuver Baker ’64
Advisor Emerita
Board of Trustees, Chair of Advancement Committee
Christian College
Independence, Missouri

Ellen Miller-Mapp ’75
Representative for the CC Friends of the '70s Advisory Committee
Columbia College Day Program
Atlanta, Georgia

Kim Craig ’12
Director of Alumni Relations
and Annual Giving
(573) 875-4615
kgcraig1@ccis.edu

Suzanne Rothwell
Vice President for Advancement
(573) 875-7207
srothwell@ccis.edu