Alumni-Hosted Dinner Week Lottery: Joanne Kwong CC '97 & Jessica Chi CC '15

Alumni Hosted Dinners are a series of casual dinners that take place once a semester that give Columbia College students the opportunity to chat and connect with Columbia College Alumni.

Reserve a spot here to have your name entered in to the lottery for a chance to win a spot at the dinner table with Joanne Kwong CC'97 and Jessica Chi CC'15.

The lottery will be open from November 14–November 25 and winners will be notified shortly thereafter by email and given 24 hours to confirm their spot. Good luck!

Joanne Kwong CC'97 graduated from Columbia College with a B.A. in Political Science and Psychology. She is President of Pearl River Mart, the iconic NYC retail store specializing in Asian goods. Prior to joining Pearl River, Joanne was a civil litigator, federal judicial clerk and adjunct associate professor at Fordham Law School. For ten years, she served as Counsel to the President and Vice President for Communications at Barnard College, where she led communications and advocacy efforts during a time of unprecedented growth and success for the all-women’s college.

Jessica Chi CC'15 graduated from Columbia College with a B.A. in Sociology and English. While on campus, she served as President of the Panhellenic Council and Community Adviser of East Campus and was also involved with several student theatre productions, including The Varsity Show. She now works as a Marketing Manager at L'Oreal USA, where she develops new skincare products for the brand Garnier.