Campus Planning and Physical Development Committee

Sen. Reed D. Auerbach ‘81IF, ‘82SIPA, ‘85Law was a Partner and Global Chair of the Structured Transactions Group at the multinational law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in their New York office. Reed led a team of approximately 100 structured transaction lawyers across offices in New York, Washington, DC, Chicago, and London. He has served as a Director of the Structured Finance Association and as a member of its Executive Committee. He has served on the editorial board of The Journal of Structured Finance and co-authored the Fourth Edition of the legal treatise Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities. Reed has been an active alumnus of both the School of International and Public Affairs and Columbia Law School. He has served for 13 years as a member of SIPA’s Advisory Board and was recently appointed to serve on the Dean’s Executive Committee for the Advisory Board. Reed also recently completed two terms as the SIPA representative on the Alumni Trustee Nominating Committee, including his last two years as the Committee’s Chair. At the Law School, Reed served as Co-Chair of the Reunion Committee for his 35th Reunion and his 40th Reunion. Previously he served on the Reunion Committee for both his 25th and 30th CLS Reunions. Reed and his wife Adrienne have endowed a scholarship at SIPA in support of the International Fellows Program. At CLS, Reed and Adrienne endowed a scholarship for financial aid and established a fund in support of internships for students who spend the summer working in the international human rights field for a public interest organization or an international NGO.

Sen. Nasser Odetallah is an MFA student in Film at the Columbia School of the Arts. Originally from Oklahoma, he holds a bachelor’s degree from Columbia School of General Studies (’25), studying English, film & media studies, and Mediterranean studies, and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University (’20), studying chemistry and molecular biophysics & biochemistry. 

While at Yale and General Studies, Nasser served in many leadership roles, supporting students and representing student interests to staff, administration, and faculty, most notably serving as Columbia General Studies Student Body President during the 2023-2024 academic year. Nasser is primarily interested in strengthening the voice of and engagement with students on central university issues including freedom of speech and academic freedom; financial support for students; campus access and space; expansion of key student services such as dining, health services, housing, and study spaces; and accountability from faculty and administrators in repairing institutional trust and integrity. Coming from Palestinian-American, Puerto Rican, LGBTQ+, and first-generation, low-income (FGLI) backgrounds, Nasser has experience working across student populations and interests to effect positive and long-lasting change at the university-level. Nasser looks forward to working with the other students on the University Senate to create positive change and continue to add the student voice on critical university-wide issues.

Sen. Michael Britt is a member of the Class of 2029 in the College of Dental Medicine. He was born and raised on Long Island, NY, and graduated from Boston College, where he studied Biology and Global Public Health. Before dental school, he worked as a Research Assistant at a pediatric hospital, investigating patient outcomes following various oral surgery procedures. He is passionate about dentistry and addressing systemic inequities in oral health. In his free time, he enjoys exploring NYC and spending time outside. He is committed to ensuring excellence, inclusivity, and transparency across Columbia University.

Sen. Katherine Brooks is a Collection Analysis Librarian in the Columbia University Libraries. In this position, she analyzes electronic resource usage data to support strategic collection development and management in the Libraries while also serving as a science librarian. On the University Senate, Katherine co-chairs the Campus Planning and Physical Development Committee and the Libraries and Digital Resources Committee. Before joining the Libraries, Katherine was a Frontiers of Science postdoctoral fellow in the Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Science Department and instructor in the College.

Sen. Jolee A. Cobb is a rising senior in the School of General Studies pursuing a B.A. in Urban Studies. Originally from Orange County, California, she moved to New York City at 17 and brings more than a decade of experience to her academic and civic work. Before returning to higher education, Jolee spent ten years in the food and beverage industry, a background that informs her research into developing urban systems and balancing competing interests. Jolee previously served on the General Studies Student Council as the First‑Generation, Low‑Income, Working Student Representative, where she advocated for resource expansion and policy transparency. Beyond Columbia, she has held leadership roles in local governance serving as a Board Member and later the Housing Committee Chair for Brooklyn Community Board 9. 

As University Senator, Jolee is committed to strengthening GS representation within the broader university governance structure. Her priorities include improving communication channels between GS students and university leadership, ensuring student experiences inform policy decisions, and advancing resource distribution that reflects the realities of nontraditional, working, and justice‑impacted students. She aims to build bridges across the schools and elevate student‑driven solutions for a more equitable Columbia.

Honey Sue Fishman provides vision, organization, and leadership to the operation of Columbia’s undergraduate residence halls and Alfred Lerner Hall, the student center.

This broad scope of work encompasses short and long-term capital planning of the physical assets, custodial and maintenance, and guest services for student residents, visitors, and administrators. With her team, Honey Sue aims to provide a consistent, easy to navigate, and rewarding campus experience.

In addition to these responsibilities, Honey Sue manages Columbia’s Trademark and Licensing program and several on-site services provided by contracted vendors. Honey Sue has served in various leadership roles during her tenure at Columbia. Most recently, she served as executive director of Business Services. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Master of Science, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Columbia University.

Sen. Henning Schulzrinne is the Julian Clarence Levi Professor of Mathematical Methods and Computer Science and Professor of Electrical Engineering. On the University Senate, he serves on the Executive Committee and on the External Relations and Research Policy and Structure and Operations committees.

Professor Schulzrinne received his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He served as Chair of the Department of Computer Science from 2004 to 2009 and as Engineering Fellow, Technical Advisor, and Chief Technology Officer of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from 2010 until 2017.

Professor Schulzrinne has co-developed a number of protocol standards that are now used by almost all Internet telephony and multimedia applications, including RTP, RTSP and SIP. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

David Benjamin (‘05 M.Arch) is Founding Principal of The Living and Associate Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. His work applies biology and computation to an expanded and actionable framework of environmental sustainability. By considering buildings as dynamic systems rather than static objects, he finds opportunities to design levers of decarbonization that scale up.

Recent projects include the Airbus NIS Engine Factory (a low-carbon manufacturing facility), the Princeton University Embodied Computation Lab (a new building for architecture research), and Hy-Fi (a branching tower for the Museum of Modern Art made of a new type of carbon-negative brick). Benjamin received a Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies from Harvard and a Master of Architecture from Columbia. He also edited the book “Embodied Energy and Design: Making Architecture Between Metrics and Narratives.”

Sen. Christopher Munsell is the Glascock Associate Professor of Professional Practice of Real Estate Development Finance at Columbia GSAPP. Chris has been featured for his innovations in the hybrid learning environment and for his research on artificial intelligence. He is a regular speaker on capital markets, climate finance, structured finance, and real estate pedagogy with organizations that include PropTech Norway, the Asian Real Estate Association of America, Boston University, the American Real Estate Society, Women in Real Estate Development (WiRED), the Penn Club of New York, Opal Group, MSRED Alumni Inc. and the Center for Teaching and Learning at Columbia University.

Chris has over fifteen years of real estate finance experience working for large institutions and middle-market investors. He has structured and managed more than $3 billion in real estate across all asset types and in more than 20 states. Chris is an Executive Board Member of the Real Estate Network of the Columbia Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Urban Land Institute, the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, the International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Columbia Alumni Global Sustainability Network. Chris holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Boston University.

Dr. Christine O’Hea is an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthodontics at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. She has been with the College of Dental medicine for 7 years. She earned her DMD at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996 and her certificate in Orthodontics/Masters in Dental Science from the University of Connecticut in 1999. Dr. O'Hea is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and has served on the Admissions Committee, Committee on Instruction and Progress Review Committees during her time at CDM. She was recently elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Faculty at CDM.

Sen. Ben Orlove, an anthropologist, has conducted fieldwork in the Peruvian Andes since the 1970s and also carried out research in Africa, the Italian Alps, and the Pacific Northwest in the US. His early work focused on agriculture, fisheries, and rangelands. More recently he has studied climate change and glacier retreat, with an emphasis on water, natural hazards, and the loss of iconic landscapes. In addition to his numerous academic articles and books, his publications include a memoir and a book of travel writing. He has served as a Lead Author on two reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and is active in climate policy work.

Orlove taught for many years at the University of California, Davis. At Columbia University, he is a professor in the School of International and Public Affairs, and also teaches in the Climate School. He is a Senior Research Scientist at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society and has served as one of the four co-directors of the Center for Research in Environmental Decisions.