Immigrant History Week Events

Nalini Indorf Kaplan

Ms. Indorf Kaplanoined the Board in 2005. A respected and accomplished business/technology adviser, Ms. Indorf Kaplan has over 25 years of industry and consulting experience in financial services, telecommunications, public sector, and publishing. Nalini is CEO of Pro Re Nata, Inc., a strategic marketing firm, which she founded in February 2006. Pro Re Nata, which means “take as needed” in Latin, focuses on customer experience strategy and design, commercial writing and publishing. She is also currently serving as President of Gold Pearl Advisors LLC, an investment advisory firm. She has held senior executive positions at MasterCard International, Deloitte Consulting, and American Management Systems. Her areas of expertise include customer strategy and experience design, marketing, copywriting and investment management. She was a founding partner of Social Venture Partners of New York, which funded and aided local non-profit organizations with management and technical support. She holds a BA in International Relations from the American University and holds a certification in Organizational Development from Columbia University.

Elizabeth Kent

Ms. Kent is a global licensing executive with 23 years of experience in the fashion industry, focusing on brand development and management of international business partnerships.
She was an original member of Tommy Hilfiger licensing department, and key contributor in building the domestic and international licensing program to a $1.2B wholesale division with 37 licensees, leading the vision for international licensing expansion and brand initiatives. Before working at Tommy Hilfiger, Ms. Kent was Director of Commercial Operations for Polo Ralph Lauren. She holds a BA in French/Studio Art from Hamilton College.

Jennifer Lines

Ms. Lines was elected to the Board in 1996. After twelve years as Executive Director of the International Center she stepped down in 2003 to pursue new interests. During her tenure as Executive Director the budget doubled and the Center gained a reputation for innovative methods of teaching English. She is especially proud of the Center’s initiative to partner with community-based organizations across the City. She has an extensive background in cross-cultural education and international exchange. As Vice President for Asia and the Pacific at AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly American Field Service), she was responsible for student and teacher exchanges in China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and India. With Save the Children (USA), she developed and managed their sponsorship program in a community development project in Sri Lanka. Ms. Lines received her BA (Honors) in German and French from Leicester University in the United Kingdom.

Amitabh Mall

Mr. Mall joined the Board in May of 2007. He is Principal in the New York office of the global management consulting firm - the Boston Consulting Group. He focuses primarily on the Consumer Goods and Retail Sectors, working on topics such as Strategy, Marketing & Sales and Globalization. He is a member of the firm's Global Advantage core group and a key contributor to the Organization practice area. Prior to moving to New York, Mr. Mall was a part of the firm's Mumbai office where he helped several domestic and MNC clients rethink their business model in the context of a rapidly growing economy. Mr. Mall has been an volunteer member of the world's largest student organization -- AIESEC (International Association of Students in Economics & Commerce), which focuses on international exchange and understanding. At AIESEC he held several positions including Executive Vice President of the Kolkotta Chapter. He has studied and worked in different parts of the world including India, Singapore, Germany, Canada and the United States. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.

Roger T. Nakagawa

Mr. Nakagawa joined the Board in February 2002. Mr. Nakagawa is Senior Vice President at Brother International Corporation. He was born in Tokyo and moved with his family to the U.S. in 1963, and lived and attended high school in Long Island. He graduated from Hiram College in 1968 with a BA degree, and in 1971 from Syracuse University, where he earned his MBA. Mr. Nakagawa was on the Board of The George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ, and is a member of the Japan Society.

James Ostry, CFA

Mr. Ostry joined the board in 2006. He is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Group in Manhattan, where he runs a team of portfolio consultants that work with institutional investors. Mr. Ostry holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.

Ambassador Herbert K. Okun

Ambassador Okun joined the Center’s board of directors in February of 2004 and has been a Center volunteer since 2002. He is a Professorial Lecturer in International Law and Institutions at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University. From 1955 to 1991 he was a career member of the U.S. Diplomatic Service. A recognized authority on Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, and human rights issues, during his diplomatic career he served in Moscow, Berlin, Munich, Lisbon, Geneva, Naples, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasilia. From 1980 to 1983, he was U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. He was Deputy Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1990, representing the U.S. on the Security Council, the Commission on Human Rights, the Disarmament Commission, and other United Nations bodies. A graduate of Stanford University, he has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.

Brian O'Malley

Mr. O'Malley joined the Board in 2005. He is currently a Senior Vice President and General Auditor at Nasdaq Stock Market in New York. In this role he is responsible for audit, risk and control at Nasdaq. Prior to joining Nasdaq, he held various positions at the US General Accounting Office, JP Morgan and First USA, including systems development, information security, audit and program evaluation in the United States and internationally based roles (primarily Europe and Latin America) . Mr. O’Malley has a Master of Science in Information Systems- George Mason University; BS in Accounting- Saint Vincent College; Executive Information Systems program at Univ. of Penn- Wharton. He holds several professional certifications.

Susan Schoon

Ms. Schoon has been a Board member since 1990, and was the Board’s Secretary from 1993 to 1999. As Secretary, she served on the Executive Committee of the Board. Ms. Schoon was Marketing Director for Retail Bank, and Senior Vice President of The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Joining Chase in 1982, Ms. Schoon held positions in the wholesale side of Chase managing global businesses such as cash management, custody and institutional trust. Before joining Chase, she held management positions with Citibank and the City of New York. Born in Grinnell, Iowa, Ms. Schoon holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA from New York University. She was Vice President of the WMS School Board, where she spearheaded the financing of a new building. She is also a Board member at Miss Porter’s School where she is a Chair of the Parents Leadership Group, Vice President and Development Chair of the Board at the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and President of the TLC Investment Club.

Elizabeth F.H. Scott

Ms. Scott joined the Board in 1970 at the invitation of Maud and Eustace Seligman, who had started the Center. Mrs. Scott served as Chairman of the Theater Benefit and Awards Dinner Committees for more than ten years and Chairs the International Advisory Council. She originally took an interest in international exchange when English children were sent to the United States and to other parts of the English-speaking world for the duration of World War II. Afterwards, she interacted with some of the displaced young people who came to live in the New York area from countries that were taken over by the U.S.S.R. They did not know a word of English and they had to adapt to American culture in an abrupt period of transition to new lives. Other Boards with which she has long been active are: The English-Speaking Union (past president of the New York Branch), Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation (past president), Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the U.S. (trustee), The Church Club of New York (past trustee), Washington National Cathedral Association (past trustee), American Priory of The Order of Saint John (Dame and Member of the Chapter), American-Scottish Foundation (trustee), Black Watch Council, Colonial Dames of America (former Board member), DAR (past Regent), Friends of the Collections of Mount Vernon, American Museum in Britain (trustee), as well as historical associations, rare book libraries and museums in England and in America, such as The Royal Academy of Arts and the British Museum. Mrs. Scott has served as Chairman, President and active Volunteer of several charitable foundations and committees and is an enthusiastic world traveler.

Deborah Spalding

Ms. Spalding is a partner at the global investment firm, Chaplin Global LLC. Previously, she was an Executive Director and Head of Non-US Equity Investment at Schroder Investment Management NA. Ms. Spalding studied in Japan as an undergraduate, and again when she did dissertation research at Kyoto University as a PhD candidate in Japanese Buddhist history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She was a member of an organization similar to the International Center while living abroad, and relates to the experiences of our members through her experience as a foreign student in Japan. Ms. Spalding has a BA from Tufts University, an MTS from Harvard University, and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.

Markus Straessle

Mr. Straessle has been on the Board since 1994. He is a Managing Director and Senior Credit Officer in charge of Latin American activities at UBS. Prior to this, he was Head of banking products at Swiss Bank Corporation where he also headed the Emerging Markets Trading and Finance activities. A native of Switzerland, Mr. Straessle began his career with the Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel in 1964. He has held assignments in Switzerland, Latin America and New York.

	Nana Adae Ms. Adae is a Vice President at Lehman Brothers in the Private Investment Management Division, working with high net worth families and small institutions focusing on investment strategy and customized portfolio construction. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, she worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Private Wealth Management Group and at a small private equity-backed start-up company. She was a Lieutenant in the US Navy and served as a Cryptologic Officer. Nana earned her B.S. from the United States Naval Academy and received her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. Nana is on the board of the International Center in NY and a manuscript editor for the online literary magazine, Narrative Magazine.
	David A. Bloom Mr. Bloom joined the Board in October of 2004. He is the Director for Restaurant Industry Development at American Express, responsible for overall strategy and business development. Previously he was in the company's Strategic Planning Group where he conducted various analyses on behalf of senior corporate leadership. Before joining American Express, Mr. Bloom was Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Treasury Department under Secretary Robert Rubin, and assistant director of the Washington Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. Currently Mr. Bloom is a Term Member of the Council. He has been published in the Christian Science Monitor and has provided commentary to National Public Radio. Mr. Bloom is on the Board of the International Center in New York and C-Chocolate, a boutique super-premium confectioner. He holds a BA from Bates College and an MBA from Cornell University.
	Marti Dinerstein Mrs. Dinerstein joined the Board in 1998. She is President of Immigration Matters, a public policy firm whose mission is to stimulate debate on the complex and contentious issues surrounding immigration to the U.S. She is also a Fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, a think tank based in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Dinerstein was a Managing Director at U.S. Trust, where she headed Marketing and Corporate Communications from 1989 through 2000. She has extensive experience in marketing, corporate positioning, reputation management, strategic planning and product development. Mrs. Dinerstein also held positions at The Bank of New York, where she was named the first woman Senior Vice President in the bank’s 200-year history, and the Chase Manhattan Bank. Before beginning her financial services career, she held speechwriting and public relations positions in the Mayor’s and Governor’s offices in New York City and New York State respectively. Mrs.Dinerstein also sits on the Board of The Westchester Land Trust, a non-profit dedicated to preserving open space. She previously served on the Board of the New York Switch Corporation (NYCE network). Her prior non-profit Board service includes the Women’s Economic Round Table and the New York Junior League. She is also a former trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission in New York City, and was named a David Rockefeller Fellow under the auspices of the New York City Partnership in 1998-99. Mrs. Dinerstein holds an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and a BA from Ohio State University.
	Peter J. Foley Mr. Foley has been on the Board since 1985. Dr. Foley was the Center’s Program Director from 1977-78 and the Executive Director from 1979 to 1985. In January of 2002 he finished his contract as the Country Director for the Peace Corps in China. Currently Dr. Foley is a visiting professor at the University of South Florida and regional director of the Small Schools Workshop. Dr. Foley’s career includes work as the Regional Director for Europe and newly independent countries for the Washington, D.C. think tank, The Futures Group. He was also stationed in Bangkok as the Director for Asia and the Pacific for Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s international division, FPIA, for 11 years. Dr. Foley holds an EdD from Columbia Teachers College and wrote his doctoral thesis on the International Center in New York, Inc. Dr. Foley also has MS, MA and MEd degrees. He also served in the Peace Corps - Thailand and Ecuador (1970-72). Dr. Foley speaks Thai, Chinese, Spanish, French, and Russian. Dr. Foley has five published articles on the subject of reproductive health.
	Steven J. Gartner Mr. Gartner joined the Board in 1997. He is a partner in Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's Corporate and Securities Department and a member of the Firm's Executive Committee. He is the U.S. law contributor to Peat Marwick McLintock's Guide to Acquisitions in the U.S. and also co-authored Doing Business in Europe: Before and After 1992. He holds a JD from St. John's University School of Law and a BSBA from Georgetown University. He is a member of the American, New York State, New York City and New Jersey Bar Associations.
	Monique Golby Mrs. Golby joined the Board in 1996. Born in Paris, she is a graduate of the Institut des Sciences Politiques de Paris. For many years, she was a private art dealer in New York, prior to which she served in the French Diplomatic Service. She has traveled widely throughout the world and reported to French newspapers on United Nations activities. Mrs. Golby sits on the board of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and serves on the United States Special Events Committee of the Royal Academy of London. She planned and hosted six art shows for The International Center and organized or co-chaired seven theater benefits for the Center, the last being La Cage aux Folles, with a pre-theater dinner at Sardi’s.
	Ralph Golby Mr. Golby has been a Board member since 1975. He was elected President and Chief Executive Officer in 1988 and Chairman in 1993. In 1998, he retired as Chairman and was elected Chairman Emeritus. He attends most Board and Executive Committee meetings and is Chairman of the Investment Committee. Interested in foreign affairs, he is a member of the Foreign Policy Association. He is a retired Senior Vice President of Schering-Plough Corporation where he served as an executive for overseas and then domestic operations. He spent 10 years in Washington, DC where he administered the development bank lending program of the US Agency for International Development. He was previously General Counsel of the Development Loan Fund, a US government lending organization and also served as Counsel for the Export-Import Bank of Washington. Prior to his Washington experience, he practiced law in Portland, Oregon. A native of Portland, Mr. Golby holds a BA from Yale University and a JD from Yale Law School.
	Robert Helander Mr. Helander has been a Board member since 1978. Mr. Helander is the managing partner of InterConsult LLP, and is a managing director of Turnaround Associates, Inc. He formerly led the Latin America/Emerging Markets Department of the international law firm, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler. He has wide experience counseling businesses and doing cross-border transactions in the Middle East and Latin America, where he lived for five and six years, respectively. He has served on the Boards of mature as well as venture capital start-up companies and is active worldwide in dispute resolution in complex cases on behalf of the New York and London reinsurance markets. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the Boards of several organizations involved in the US-Latin American relations, including the Americas Society, the Council of the Americas, The Pan American Society, the Institute for the Study of the Americas, the Latin American Advisory Board of CSIS, Accion International, the Bolivarian Society, the IESA Foundation, the University of the Andes Foundation and the Americas Fund for Independent Universities. The Government of Peru conferred upon him its highest honor, El Sol del Peru. Mr. Helander received his JD from Harvard Law School, where he was a Simpson Fellow in Law, after graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College.
	Joanne Heyman Ms. Heyman was appointed Executive Director of the International Center in New York in 2006. Prior to joining ICNY, Ms. Heyman served as the Vice President of the Corporation of Yaddo, an artists' colony based in Saratoga Springs, NY. She has over 20 years of experience working in senior management at not-for-profit organizations focused on international issues. She has held executive and consulting positions with the Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, and the American Jewish World Service. Ms. Heyman currently serves as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Support Center for Nonprofit Management and on the Board of LitWorld. She earned an MA in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a BA in comparative literature from Smith College.
	Nalini Indorf Kaplan Ms. Indorf Kaplanoined the Board in 2005. A respected and accomplished business/technology adviser, Ms. Indorf Kaplan has over 25 years of industry and consulting experience in financial services, telecommunications, public sector, and publishing. Nalini is CEO of Pro Re Nata, Inc., a strategic marketing firm, which she founded in February 2006. Pro Re Nata, which means “take as needed” in Latin, focuses on customer experience strategy and design, commercial writing and publishing. She is also currently serving as President of Gold Pearl Advisors LLC, an investment advisory firm. She has held senior executive positions at MasterCard International, Deloitte Consulting, and American Management Systems. Her areas of expertise include customer strategy and experience design, marketing, copywriting and investment management. She was a founding partner of Social Venture Partners of New York, which funded and aided local non-profit organizations with management and technical support. She holds a BA in International Relations from the American University and holds a certification in Organizational Development from Columbia University.
	Elizabeth Kent Ms. Kent is a global licensing executive with 23 years of experience in the fashion industry, focusing on brand development and management of international business partnerships. She was an original member of Tommy Hilfiger licensing department, and key contributor in building the domestic and international licensing program to a $1.2B wholesale division with 37 licensees, leading the vision for international licensing expansion and brand initiatives. Before working at Tommy Hilfiger, Ms. Kent was Director of Commercial Operations for Polo Ralph Lauren. She holds a BA in French/Studio Art from Hamilton College.
	Jennifer Lines Ms. Lines was elected to the Board in 1996. After twelve years as Executive Director of the International Center she stepped down in 2003 to pursue new interests. During her tenure as Executive Director the budget doubled and the Center gained a reputation for innovative methods of teaching English. She is especially proud of the Center’s initiative to partner with community-based organizations across the City. She has an extensive background in cross-cultural education and international exchange. As Vice President for Asia and the Pacific at AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly American Field Service), she was responsible for student and teacher exchanges in China, Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and India. With Save the Children (USA), she developed and managed their sponsorship program in a community development project in Sri Lanka. Ms. Lines received her BA (Honors) in German and French from Leicester University in the United Kingdom.
	Amitabh Mall Mr. Mall joined the Board in May of 2007. He is Principal in the New York office of the global management consulting firm - the Boston Consulting Group. He focuses primarily on the Consumer Goods and Retail Sectors, working on topics such as Strategy, Marketing & Sales and Globalization. He is a member of the firm's Global Advantage core group and a key contributor to the Organization practice area. Prior to moving to New York, Mr. Mall was a part of the firm's Mumbai office where he helped several domestic and MNC clients rethink their business model in the context of a rapidly growing economy. Mr. Mall has been an volunteer member of the world's largest student organization -- AIESEC (International Association of Students in Economics & Commerce), which focuses on international exchange and understanding. At AIESEC he held several positions including Executive Vice President of the Kolkotta Chapter. He has studied and worked in different parts of the world including India, Singapore, Germany, Canada and the United States. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India.
	Roger T. Nakagawa Mr. Nakagawa joined the Board in February 2002. Mr. Nakagawa is Senior Vice President at Brother International Corporation. He was born in Tokyo and moved with his family to the U.S. in 1963, and lived and attended high school in Long Island. He graduated from Hiram College in 1968 with a BA degree, and in 1971 from Syracuse University, where he earned his MBA. Mr. Nakagawa was on the Board of The George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ, and is a member of the Japan Society.
	James Ostry, CFA Mr. Ostry joined the board in 2006. He is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Group in Manhattan, where he runs a team of portfolio consultants that work with institutional investors. Mr. Ostry holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie Mellon University.
	Ambassador Herbert K. Okun Ambassador Okun joined the Center’s board of directors in February of 2004 and has been a Center volunteer since 2002. He is a Professorial Lecturer in International Law and Institutions at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University. From 1955 to 1991 he was a career member of the U.S. Diplomatic Service. A recognized authority on Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, and human rights issues, during his diplomatic career he served in Moscow, Berlin, Munich, Lisbon, Geneva, Naples, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasilia. From 1980 to 1983, he was U.S. Ambassador to the German Democratic Republic. He was Deputy Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations from 1985 to 1990, representing the U.S. on the Security Council, the Commission on Human Rights, the Disarmament Commission, and other United Nations bodies. A graduate of Stanford University, he has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University.
	Brian O'Malley Mr. O'Malley joined the Board in 2005. He is currently a Senior Vice President and General Auditor at Nasdaq Stock Market in New York. In this role he is responsible for audit, risk and control at Nasdaq. Prior to joining Nasdaq, he held various positions at the US General Accounting Office, JP Morgan and First USA, including systems development, information security, audit and program evaluation in the United States and internationally based roles (primarily Europe and Latin America) . Mr. O’Malley has a Master of Science in Information Systems- George Mason University; BS in Accounting- Saint Vincent College; Executive Information Systems program at Univ. of Penn- Wharton. He holds several professional certifications.
	Susan Schoon Ms. Schoon has been a Board member since 1990, and was the Board’s Secretary from 1993 to 1999. As Secretary, she served on the Executive Committee of the Board. Ms. Schoon was Marketing Director for Retail Bank, and Senior Vice President of The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Joining Chase in 1982, Ms. Schoon held positions in the wholesale side of Chase managing global businesses such as cash management, custody and institutional trust. Before joining Chase, she held management positions with Citibank and the City of New York. Born in Grinnell, Iowa, Ms. Schoon holds a BA from the University of Iowa and an MBA from New York University. She was Vice President of the WMS School Board, where she spearheaded the financing of a new building. She is also a Board member at Miss Porter’s School where she is a Chair of the Parents Leadership Group, Vice President and Development Chair of the Board at the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute and President of the TLC Investment Club.
	Elizabeth F.H. Scott Ms. Scott joined the Board in 1970 at the invitation of Maud and Eustace Seligman, who had started the Center. Mrs. Scott served as Chairman of the Theater Benefit and Awards Dinner Committees for more than ten years and Chairs the International Advisory Council. She originally took an interest in international exchange when English children were sent to the United States and to other parts of the English-speaking world for the duration of World War II. Afterwards, she interacted with some of the displaced young people who came to live in the New York area from countries that were taken over by the U.S.S.R. They did not know a word of English and they had to adapt to American culture in an abrupt period of transition to new lives. Other Boards with which she has long been active are: The English-Speaking Union (past president of the New York Branch), Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation (past president), Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in the U.S. (trustee), The Church Club of New York (past trustee), Washington National Cathedral Association (past trustee), American Priory of The Order of Saint John (Dame and Member of the Chapter), American-Scottish Foundation (trustee), Black Watch Council, Colonial Dames of America (former Board member), DAR (past Regent), Friends of the Collections of Mount Vernon, American Museum in Britain (trustee), as well as historical associations, rare book libraries and museums in England and in America, such as The Royal Academy of Arts and the British Museum. Mrs. Scott has served as Chairman, President and active Volunteer of several charitable foundations and committees and is an enthusiastic world traveler.
	Deborah Spalding Ms. Spalding is a partner at the global investment firm, Chaplin Global LLC. Previously, she was an Executive Director and Head of Non-US Equity Investment at Schroder Investment Management NA. Ms. Spalding studied in Japan as an undergraduate, and again when she did dissertation research at Kyoto University as a PhD candidate in Japanese Buddhist history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. She was a member of an organization similar to the International Center while living abroad, and relates to the experiences of our members through her experience as a foreign student in Japan. Ms. Spalding has a BA from Tufts University, an MTS from Harvard University, and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.
	Gabriella N. Sperry Ms. Sperry has been on the Board since 1986 and held various positions in the areas of fundraising, special events, and as Board Secretary. Formerly a member of the Executive Staff at ITT, Mrs. Sperry also held positions as Vice President of Marketing for Estee Lauder and Revlon . In 1985 Mrs. Sperry joined News Corp. as one of the editors of Elle magazine and subsequently as publisher of European Travel and Life magazine. In 1991 Gabriella and her husband started a family business. Gabriella holds a BS in Chemistry and an MBA from New York University.
	Markus Straessle Mr. Straessle has been on the Board since 1994. He is a Managing Director and Senior Credit Officer in charge of Latin American activities at UBS. Prior to this, he was Head of banking products at Swiss Bank Corporation where he also headed the Emerging Markets Trading and Finance activities. A native of Switzerland, Mr. Straessle began his career with the Swiss Bank Corporation in Basel in 1964. He has held assignments in Switzerland, Latin America and New York.
	S. Bleeker Totten Mr. Totten has been a Board member since 1988. He is a Senior Vice President at CBRE where he has worked since 1980. He was Vice President of Real Estate at McGraw Hill (1962-80), and worked at Union Carbide (1956-62) as Manager of Employee Relocation. He received his BS at Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, and an L.L.B. from Fordham Law School. He is a member of the New York State Bar, and is on the Board of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.
	Jack Van Hulst Mr. Van Hulst joined the Board in 1996. As an expert on reestablishing business enterprises, Mr. Van Hulst owned and was the President & Chief Executive Officer of Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals (1991-96), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of A.L. Laboratories (1989-91), and President of PBI, a subsidiary of AKZO (based in Europe and the U.S.) (1968-89). From 1996 untill January 2006 he was the Executive Vice President of MOVA Pharmaceutical in Puerto Rico. Mr. Van Hulst is a member of the Board of several Pharmaceutical Companies. He holds a law degree from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he was born, and he became an American citizen in 1989.
	Jeanne L. Warner Ms. Warner joined the Board in 1997. She is currently an Adjunct Professor of Finance at St. John's University and a business consultant. She was formerly a Managing Director of Chase Manhattan Bank. She is a past President of the Executive Advisory Board of Ohio University's College of Business Administration and was the recipient of Ohio University's Medal of Merit (1991), Award for Achievement in Business (1992), an inductee into the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers (1988), and is also on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the International Center for Research on Women. Ms. Warner received a BS degree in chemistry and an MBA degree in management from Ohio University, completed the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth, and earned a CPA certificate from the State of New York (1975).
	Edwin J. Wesely Mr. Wesely has been on the Board since 1990. He was elected Chairman of the Board in September 1998 and moved on as Chairman Emeritus in late 2003. He is a Retired Partner and Senior Counsel at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, and has built a distinguished career in court beginning at the United States Attorney's office, Southern District of New York, following a clerkship in the Southern District, and more recently as Court-appointed Special Master in numerous Federal cases. Mr. Wesely is chair, member or former member of many judicial and bar association committees and councils. He is also a recipient of a unique commendation from the Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for his work as Chairman of that Court's Committee on Civil Litigation since its inception more than 20 years ago. He was recently uniquely honored by the Judges of that court at a ceremony and reception in the courthouse. He served as Chairman or President of CARE for more than 12 years, and was the President of CARE International. He has received the World Humanitarian Award from the Foreign Press Association and the Order of Civil Merit from the Republic of Korea. He has served as Director of the International Rescue Committee for more than 40 years, and is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations. A graduate of Columbia University School of Law, Cornell University, and Deep Springs College (from which he received its highest honor, The Deep Springs Medal).