L'équipe
Christina Guessous French,
Co-Présidente
Christina was born in London, studied at Leeds University French & German & linguistics. She started her career teaching at University in Northern France, then began working in the airline industry.
Where she spent the major part of her career. At United, the world’s 2nd largest airline during a 35 year tenure she led the Sales team and co-devlopped the sales & Marketing strategy for the Transatlantic Joint Venture between United, Lufthansa and Air Canada.
She has been an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce for several years where she helped launch a NextGen Club for early seed startups and contributed to the development and launch of a mentoring program for young professional women.
She recently went back to business school to Emlyon to gain a certification to be an independant company board member. Giving back to society and the business world as well as educational and mentoring have always been important values to her and for that reason she is now a freelance adjunct professor at business schools in Paris and co-Président of the Paris-Chicago Committee since 2022. She loves to sing, especially jazz and funk, and of course, enjoys Chicago Rhythm n’Blues
Deyi Tcherdakoff,
Co-Présidente
Deyi spent twelve years growing up in the Chicagoan suburbs of Wilmette and Northbrook near Evanston, with fond memories of swimming at New Trier East and enjoying the windy city, riding the Loop, spending time at Northwestern, University of Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana with her academic family.
Senior Advisor to the Dean and President of ESSEC, Senior Advisor to the President of AleNi Ventures, and Advisor to the Paris based anglophone internet magazine Inspirelle, Deyi also served three years as Director of Development at the American Chamber of Commerce in France, where she worked to strengthen Franco-American relations in partnership with the American embassy, AmCham member companies, US missions to the OECD and UNESCO, Invest in France, Paris Développement and the French Chamber of Commerce. ESSEC has partnerships for student delegation visits to Chicago, student exchanges, double degrees and joint programs with more than 180 institutions, including Northwestern University and the University of Chicago.
Deyi is an active member of the French-American community in Paris, served on the Board of Directors and various committees of the American Association of Women in Europe, was a troop co-leader in the US Girl Scouts, was active at l'Institut de la Tour Anglophone Section, and serves as one of the coordinators for her ‘97 INSEAD MBA promo. She lives in Neuilly with her French husband, a tech investor and investment banker; their two Franco American daughters reside in England, returning to Paris and traveling Stateside often.
Pascale Remy,
Vice-Présidente
Née à Paris et diplômée de l'ESCP, Pascale possède une expérience professionnelle en management international au sein d'entreprises privées et d'associations à but non lucratif notamment aux Etats-Unis et au Royaume Uni.
Pascale a vécu de nombreuses années à Chicago où elle a dirigé l'Alliance Française.
Elle est impliquée actuellement dans l'association Sport dans la Ville, principale association française d'insertion professionnelle qui aide les jeunes de quartiers défavorisés.
Elle est membre du chapitre parisien de French Heritage Society.
Elle est aussi membre du Conseil d'Administration de la Banque Populaire Auverge Rhône Alpes.
Pascal Bensidoun,
Vice-Président
Chef d'entreprise, BENSIDOUNUSA
Audrey Chapuis,
Vice-Présidente
Audrey Chapuis, originally from Austin, Texas, currently serves as the Executive Director of the American Library in Paris, a position she has held since 2018. Audrey's career in the library and cultural sector spans over two decades, including roles at Widener Library in the Harvard College Library system and the Pritzker Legal Research Center at the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. She earned her Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2006 and an Executive MBA from HEC Paris in 2022, specializing in digital transformation. Audrey also serves on the Board of Trustees at the Marymount International School in Paris and the Board of News Decoder, a global education nonprofit. She is a passionate advocate for digital literacy, social impact fundraising, and community building through cultural programming
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Luc Morille,
Secretaire Général
Luc Morille, Ancien élève de la London Guildhall University (UK), est sales Support Specialist chez United Airlines, une des plus grande compagnie aérienne américaine dont le siège est à Chicago.
Sébastien Bensidoun,
Trésorier
Responsable Marché Public & Développeur-Marché Français
Nicole TORDJMAN
En charge de la culture
Historienne d'art, Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite.
Ancien vice-présidente de FranceAmériques,
Présidente d'honneur du Cercle des Nouveaux Mondes.
Bienvenue en France, Ministère des Affaires Etrangères: Chargée de découverte du patrimoine auprès des membres du corps diplomatique.
French Heritage Society: Membre du bureau du Paris Chapter.
Arnaud Coulombel
En charge de la culture
Enseignant-chercheur au Centre de l’Université de Chicago à Paris.