2016 Alumni Medalist Rita Diana Pietropinto-Kitt ’93CC, ’96SOA
Channel: Columbia Alumni
Date: 31/10/2016

Rita is the chair of the Drama Department at Marymount School of New York. She is also an adjunct professor in the Barnard Theater Department, where she teaches undergraduate acting. As an actress, she has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally and in television and film. She received a BA in political science from Columbia College in 1993, served as her senior class president and participated in the Varsity Show as an actress and producer for four years. She also received an MFA in Acting from Columbia School of the Arts in 1996. She serves as a vice chair on the Board of the CAA and is the chair of the CAA Arts Access Committee. She is a vice president on the Columbia College Alumni Association and serves on the Board of Columbia College Women. She has served as a class agent for the past 20 years. Her husband, Tom Kitt (CC’96), is a Pulitzer, Tony and Emmy-winning composer. She resides in New York City with her husband and three children.