Class Note 1985
’Twas the night before due date and all through my mind
No classmate news for the column of any kind.
When, what to my empty inbox should I see,
But an update on our own Karen McGaffey.
Perkins Coie, a New York-based law firm, has appointed three partners to leadership positions—two of whom will lead national practice groups. Congrats to Karen, who was named chair of the firm’s national environment, energy and resources practice.
When more mail came it created such a clatter
I sprang to my laptop to see what was the matter.
Scanning my screen rapidly I was able to learn
About the latest news on Thomas D. Stern.
Birthright Israel Foundation announced the appointment of board member Thomas D. Stern to chairman of the board. Since 2000 Birthright Israel has provided free trips to more than 500,000 young Jewish adults ages 18 to 26 with the goal of strengthening Jewish identity, building a lasting bond with the land and people of Israel and reinforcing the solidarity of Jewish people worldwide.
“I am incredibly honored and deeply humbled by the board’s appointment. Because of its powerful and unique ability to foster Jewish generational continuity, Jewish peoplehood and a love for Israel, I strongly believe that Birthright Israel is one of the most important organizations in the Jewish world,” said Stern.
Stern joined Birthright Israel Foundation’s board of directors in 2014. He serves as a member of Birthright Israel Foundation’s executive committee and finance committee and on the Birthright Israel planning committee, which provides strategic guidance on all elements of the Birthright Israel program.
Stern is currently a principal and managing director of Chieftain Capital Management Inc., an investment advisory firm in New York City, and has held numerous leadership positions at nonprofit health, educational and Jewish organizations. Stern received an A.B. from Dartmouth and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School. He and his wife, Denise, reside in New York City with children Samantha and Tyler. Through their family foundation they support numerous Jewish, pro-Israel, education and diabetes-related causes.
Now Mitchell, now Mulligan, now Newman and Yak
On Harned, on Story, on Bass and TMac,
To the top of the slope, jump on the ski lift,
Alpha Chi Alpha (AXA) ski trip in Big Sky if you get my drift.
Yes, heading to Montana for the annual AXA ski trip are the aforementioned Santa’s helpers, along with Chris Maccarone, Eric Wilinski, Frank Cerveny, Mikey Lehman, Phil Yazbak, Bob Skrivanek, John Kulseth, Sal Sorce and yours truly, who as a non-skier will be acting in some role to be determined. No word whether this outing is being sanctioned by U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association president Tiger Shaw, who by the way was Tiger before Eldrick Woods.
The column has ended and so has the rhyme.
Send news to Leslie for inclusion next time.
I’ll share more news on our AXA reindeer
Happy reading to all and to all a great year!
—John MacManus, 188 Ringwood Road, Rosemont, PA 19010; (610) 331-6417; slampong@aol.com; Leslie A. Davis Dahl, 83 Pecksland Road, Greenwich, CT 06831; (203) 552-0070; dahlleslie@yahoo.com
