FACC-NY Leadership

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

Caroline Castanier

Associate Director, Membership

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

Sr. Account Manager (ICDP)

Julia Tilley

Account Manager (ICDP)

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 

Partner

Hellring, Lindeman, Goldstein & Siegal

Sylvain Dronet 

CEO

Andros North America

Michael Elkin 

IP Trial Partner

Alston & Bird

Philippe Fau 

CFO

L’Oreal

Vikas Khandelwal 

Managing Director

BNP Paribas

Pierre-Marie Lagnaud 

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

Partner

Baker McKenzie

Thais Roda 

CEO

Baccarat

Jean Rosanvallon 

Special Advisor to the Chairman & CEO

Dassault Aviation

Marc Somnolet 

Strategic Advisor; Professor
Somnolet International Marketing Advisory; NYU

Carlos Perez 

Executive Director, Multinational Corporations

JP Morgan Chase

Guido van Hauwermeiren 

Co-CEO

SG Americas

Deborah vanderHeyden 

Executive Director

Cushman & Wakefield