Alice Lesman

With the inception of the Housing Information and Referral Service in 2008, Alice led the effort to provide extensive and wide-ranging information on all housing and real estate concerns in the New York metropolitan area. In order to provide a continuation of the service, she is currently a consultant.

Prior to joining Columbia, Alice managed the relocation department of the New York office in a large financial institution. She managed property owned by the institution, while responsible for international and domestic moving, temporary housing, permanent housing, and metropolitan area orientation. Additionally, Alice was an interior architect for many years and worked on a variety of commercial and residential projects.

As a native New Yorker, Alice is well-acquainted with New York City and the greater New York area and has raised two sons in NYC as well. This knowledge is utilized extensively when counseling members of the Columbia community on relocation, housing, and real estate concerns. She holds the Certified Relocation Professional (CRP) and Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) as a member of the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (WERC).

Alice earned her M.S. in Interior Architecture from Pratt Institute and a B.B.A. in Marketing from Pace University.