The FACC-NY, a 501(c)6 non-profit organization, is led by a talented multicultural and multilingual team, and guided by a Board of Directors which mirrors the diverse landscape of the French-American business community.
Meet the FACC-NY team

Polina Bogdanovitch
Managing Director


Marc Somnolet
President FACC NY & FACC National


Stephanie Nallet
Finance Director


Christel Cogneau
Associate Director, International Career Development Programs


Mary Yohannes
Associate Director, Partnerships & Events


Brittany Sykes
Manager, Marketing & Communications


Federica Scarcella
Sr. Account Manager (ICDP)


Abby Luo
Sr. Account Manager (ICDP)


Emily Ramos
Sr. Account Manager (ICDP)


Kylie Richmond
Account Manager (ICDP)


Julia Tilley
Account Manager (ICDP)


Anna Konovalova
Events Manager


Zina Karas
Sr. Membership Associate


Caroline Castanier
Sr. Membership Associate


Mehdi Jerando
Membership Associate

FACC-NY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2023-2025

Ariane Daguin
Founder and CEO Emerita
D’Artagnan


Doaa Fahmy
CHRO
Just Born


Adriana Agbo
Chief Accountant Officer
Ardian


Gui Ausset
Partner
NextStep USA


Emily Ayoob
Partner
Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP


Michel Buffet
Senior Client Partner
Korn Ferry


David Dankenbrink
VP, Human Resources
Remy Cointreau USA


Marie-Aimée Delaisi
SVP Tax North America
LVMH


Stephen Dreyfuss
Executive Vice-President
Partner
Hellring, Lindeman, Goldstein & Siegal


Sylvain Dronet
CEO
Andros North America


Michael Elkin
Secretary
Vice Chairman
Winston & Strawn


Philippe Fau
CFO
L’Oreal


Vikas Khandelwal
Managing Director
BNP Paribas


Pierre-Marie Lagnaud
Treasurer
Partner
Mazars USA


Carmita Alonso
Partner
Fragomen


Anne-Marie Motte
Global EVP
Colgate-Palmolive


Alexis Martin
CEO
EPSA USA


Andrew Massat
Partner – Head of New York Office
Massat Consulting Group


Skip Rankin
Vice President
Partner
Baker McKenzie


Thais Roda
CEO
Baccarat


Jean Rosanvallon
Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO
Dassault Aviation


Marc Somnolet
Strategic Advisor, Adjunct Professor
Somnolet International Marketing Advisory; NYU


Carlos Perez
Executive Director, Multinational Corporations
JP Morgan Chase


Guido van Hauwermeiren
Vice-President
Co-CEO
SG Americas


Deborah vanderHeyden
Executive Director
Cushman & Wakefield
