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GET YOUR BOARD MEMBERS TO PLAY THE MATCHING GAME By Greg Cohen
While nonprofits continue to scramble to raise the unrestricted funds necessary to ensure basic operations, it is not uncommon for funders, particularly government agencies, to require applicants to document matching funds to complete a program budget. On the one hand, this is yet another example of the disturbing policy of requiring nonprofits to fundraise for a share of the work they’re being contracted to perform. But on the other hand, as advisers who spend our days helping executive directors and board chairpersons motivate their board teams to fundraise more actively, we at Cause Effective see an opportunity when a match is required. It can be the extra oomph needed to get your board members more involved. Let’s look at the elements required for success: Urgency: You must document your match by a specific deadline to apply for the funds. It’s now or never for your board to step up. Case: Your mission has a
face. Remind board members that they’re not asking for the organization in general, but for specific people receiving vital services. Kick off your campaign with a live event where board members can interact with the program’s staff and participants. Goals: Assure your matching goal is within reach of your board’s historic levels of fundraising. If the whole match amount would require a record-breaking effort by your board, segment off a piece that would be realistic given their actual performance. Dive in, and, with your development committee allies, talk with the board members directly about what they would be willing to give directly to the campaign and who in their circles they might approach and for how much. It’s better to set an achievable goal and have your board make it – and feel good about themselves (and then perhaps bite off another piece) – than to set a higher threshold, fall short, and have your board’s view of fundraising confirmed as “too hard for us.” Ti m e - b o u n d : De v i s e y o u r campaign to raise the match with a clear start and end date that allows for planning, outreach, follow-up and celebration so your directors’ involvement is for a specific period of time. Best to schedule it during
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a quarter that does not contain a major asking event, such as a gala. Build a team: This special campaign provides an opportunity to recruit some fresh blood. Are there board members with a particular attachment to the beneficiaries of the targeted program? Can you anoint a board member to be the voice of the campaign among his or her peers as a leadership training experience? (You should expect to provide plenty of support from behind the curtain.) One Bite at a Time: Have you recognized that these recommendations are the same as those that drive basic board fundraising? The match requirement gives you a chance to market core fundraising principles to your board in ways they might hear differently than the usual pleas for help. These principles (urgency, case, goals, timing and team) can be used to construct any discrete special campaign to fire up your board. Gregory Cohen is a senior associate at Cause Effective, which helps New York City nonprofits strengthen their relationship-based fundraising and build boards which govern and fundraise with confidence and skill. He has provided training, coaching and led retreats for the boards and staff members of hundreds of nonprofits throughout the region.
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NONPROFITS STILL FACING CHALLENGES IN CITY CONTRACTING PROCESS By Helen Rosenthal
The Human Services Council – a consortium of nonprofit providers for city services – initiated a task force to determine why the Federation Employment Guidance Service, a $200 million social service umbrella agency, went bankrupt a year ago. Its report, “NY Nonprofits in the Aftermath of FEGS: A Call to Action,” identifies multiple problems and prescribes three critical steps for reform. While the report is a call to action for all levels of government, the New York City Council Committee on Contracts is focused on city-level procurement reform. The HSC report identifies three hurdles with the city’s contracting process which, taken together, are toxic for nonprofit organizations trying to provide vital city services. To begin, nonprofits are underpaid. Base rates for services were set over 20 years ago – and have seen no appreciable cost-of-living or inflation adjustments since. Over the years, the city eliminated its funding for overhead, administration and indirect costs. As a result, according to the HSC, these social services agencies are paid roughly 80 cents on the dollar. The city often turns to non-city experts to service city needs. When the city decides to build a $40 million bridge, for example, it hires a construction company with that expertise. The city would never say to the construction company, “We’re going to pay you $35 million, but try to get philanthropists or foundations to cover the remaining $5 million.” While the city
always pays the “lowest responsible cost” for construction, all contractors’ bids include the cost of overhead, indirect and administrative costs as well as the escalation of wages and OTPS over time. Adding insult to injury, contract providers are often paid late: at best two or three months after services begin; at worst, over a year after the service is provided. Late payments can have a significant impact on nonprofits that are already significantly underfunded. The city addresses the late payments by seeding a Returnable Grant Loan – a no-interest loan to cover operating costs while contracts are finalized. When government expects the nonprofits to begin providing city services prior to a finalized contract and payment, the loan can cover costs until the city begins payment. For many reasons, however, nonprofits still depend on private bank loans to cover cash-flow shortages. Even with low interest rates, nonprofits are left with tens, sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unfunded interest payments. At some point, chronic underfunding will impact the quality or quantity of services provided. The final issue raised by the HSC report is the timing of when nonprofits are engaged in crafting the work that government requests of them. At what stage in the procurement process should providers on the ground give input into the specifics of a request for proposal and the final contract? How can these nonprofits have early input
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without raising the specter of a conflict of interest? While this administration sees nonprofits as partners in meeting the needs of residents, for so many years, these organizations were not partners in developing contracts to ensure that the work they were asked to provide is current best practices. The city is taking steps to address the issues that the HSC raises in its report, from expanding the use of the HHS Accelerator, which simplifies and expedites the procurement process for thousands of providers, to increasing the seed funding of the Returnable Grant Fund. The de Blasio administration is also making great strides to support contract workers by funding nonprofits to pay their workers at least $15 per hour. Additionally, city agencies are bringing nonprofit experts into the contract process sooner to ensure that the most up-to-date programs are funded by the city. The City Council’s Committee on Contracts will continue to pursue its goal to ensure that the city’s procurement and contracting policies do not increase the difficulties experienced by nonprofit social service agencies. We look forward to collaborating with the Mayor’s Office of Contracts and Office of Management and Budget to address funding and prompt payments. Helen Rosenthal is a New York City Council member representing the 6th District, and the chairwoman of the Council’s Committee on Contracts.
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Eileen A. Auld joined Citi in October 2003. Presently, she is Citi’s Community Development Director for the New York Tri-State Market. Auld serves as Citi’s point person for all franchise-wide community development activity within New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. In this position, Auld leads Citi’s commitment to achieve economic empowerment for underserved individuals, families and communities by expanding access to financial products and services, and building sustainable business solutions and innovative partnerships. Most recently, Mayor de Blasio appointed Auld to serve on the Workforce Investment Board, which is part of the New York City Office of Workforce Development. She also serves as a board member of the Flushing Willets Point Corona LDC and the New York City Change Capital Fund. Prior to this position, Auld served as Citibank’s Director of National Initiatives and Community Programs. In this capacity, she formulated strategies and executed national community programs for Citibank. Auld began her career at Citibank as the Director of Community Relations for Queens. She was responsible for working with local and national staff to establish Citibank’s leadership role in the community. She worked closely with many nonprofit organizations in the Borough of Queens, serving on the EILEEN A. AULD boards of the Queens Library Foundation, the L.I.C. Business Development Director, New York Corporation, the L.I.C. Business Improvement District, Queens Economic Tri-State Market Development Corporation, Ocean Bay Community Development Citi Community Development Corporation and the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation. Prior to joining Citibank, Auld was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Community Affairs of the New York City “AS A LIFELONG NEW YORKER, AND A FORMER PUBLIC Police Department in January 1998. Serving SERVANT FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK, I HAVE GREAT PRIDE IN THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY. I ALSO KNOW THE CHALLENGES under Commissioners Safir, Kerik and Kelly, AND STRUGGLES SO MANY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FACE Auld managed Police Department resources ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, AS BOTH INCOME INEQUALITY and personnel to oversee programs to meet AND THE COST OF LIVING GROW. I AM TRULY FORTUNATE MY community needs. After the events of 9/11, Auld CAREER CHOICES AFFORDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN POSITIONS WHERE I LEVERAGE PUBLIC/PRIVATE RESOURCES assisted in the Police Department’s coordination TO HELP ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY NEEDS of service delivery at the Family Assistance TO FOSTER GREATER FINANCIAL INCLUSION. I BELIEVE MY Center and the Javits Center after Flight 587. PASSION FOR MY WORK STEMS FROM A STRONG DESIRE TO Auld began her career in government USE MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO GIVE BACK - TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MANY at Community Board 2 as the assistant UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS.” district manager before accepting a position at the Queens Borough President's Office in 1990. She was an assistant to Borough President Claire Shulman and the Chairperson of the Queens Task Force to Eliminate Graffiti. As the borough’s Deputy Director of Economic Development she implemented programs to retain, attract and grow businesses in Queens. Auld has a degree in Business Management and graduated with Honors from Queens College with a Bachelor of Science degree in urban studies. She is a graduate of The Columbia University Business School, Police Management Institute.
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Accion is a nationwide nonprofit microlending network that empowers business owners through access to capital and financial education. Across the nation, Accion has helped thousands of small business owners grow and thrive. With a microloan, Accion helps entrepreneurs build a business and open the doors to more financing options. These entrepreneurs, in turn, provide for their families, create employment and strengthen their communities. Our return on our investment is growing healthy communities. Accion East is a member of the Accion U.S. Network, the only nationwide small business lending network in the United States. Since 1991, the five members of the Accion U.S. Network have collectively made over 50,000 loans totaling over $396 million. Additionally, over 400,000 business owners across the nation have turned to Accion for financial and business advice via workshops, online tools and one-on-one consultations. Globally, Accion is a pioneer in microfinance, reaching millions of individuals through its international network of partners.
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At JPMorgan Chase, we know that helping people gain the skills they need to compete in the labor market is a powerful strategy for expanding access to opportunity and promoting economic mobility. Congratulations to Michelle Henry, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Foundation, and to all of the 2016 honorees.
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“I LOVE THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE IT IS ALL ABOUT ‘THE TIPPING POINT: HOW LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE’! THIS QUOTE BY MALCOM GLADWELL RESONATES WITH ME … ‘WE HAVE, IN SHORT, SOMEHOW BECOME CONVINCED THAT WE NEED TO TACKLE THE WHOLE PROBLEM, ALL AT ONCE. BUT THE TRUTH IS THAT WE DON’T. WE ONLY NEED TO FIND THE STICKINESS TIPPING POINTS.’”
SUNITA BAJAJ Managing Director, Financial Services Representative, Investment Advisor Representative MetLife Premier Client Group NYC
Sunita Bajaj is the Managing Director for MetLife Premier Client Group of New York City. She is responsible for more than 100 financial planners and advisors, including 12 teams. Bajaj started her career as an advisor and financial planner in 2002 and built a successful practice before she assumed a leadership role in 2008 as an agency sales director. Bajaj’s focus is on attracting talented and quality advisors to the firm and helping them grow their practices through a comprehensive approach to the clients’ goals and objectives. She is committed to the growth of the advisors through practice acquisition and succession planning as well as by creating business development opportunities, strategic alliances through her extensive network and experience. Bajaj has a Master of Arts in history. She also holds her securities licenses and is a Registered Principal. Bajaj is member of the Financial Planning Association, Women in Financial Services, American Association of Life Underwriters, and serves on the Board of Manhattan Chamber of Commerce as an executive vice president. She resides in New York City and enjoys the arts and culture, especially Broadway theatre. She likes spending time with family and friends and loves to travel.
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City and State’s CSR Award Winners
Congratulations Kam Wong and All of Today’s Honorees Board of Directors Hon. Sylvia G. Ash, Madam Chair James Durrah, 1st Vice Chair C. Richard Wagner, 2nd Vice Chair Loretta Y. Jones, 3rd Vice Chair S. Nana Osei-Bonsu, Treasurer Caroll Duncanson, Secretary
Mario Matos, Jr., Asst. Treasurer Shirley G. Jenkins, Asst. Secretary Mark S. Brantley, Esq., Director Tessa I. Hackett-Vieira, Director Beryl Major, Director Joy S. Schwartz, Esq., Director Thomas E. Diana, Director Emeritus
Kam Wong, President/CEO Supervisory Committee Giovanni Porcelli, Chairman Karen Lucas, Secretary Almeta Coaxum, Member
Joseph Guagliardo, Member Cheryl Wright, Member
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Recognized as the nation’s first community development corporation, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (Restoration) was founded in 1967 by a dynamic mix of grassroots activism and the bipartisan support of the then Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Jacob Javits. Since its inception nearly 50 years ago, Restoration has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods we serve. Restoration remains highly relevant today through a host of evidencebased programs that encompass workforce development, access to benefits and social supports, financial literacy and counseling, health, environment, education, and arts and culture. Restoration serves some 50,000 people through these efforts annually. Last year, our Economic Solutions Center assisted clients in receiving $5,862,969 in benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit; our financial counselors coached program participants to reduce personal debt by $1.8 million; and our workforce development specialists placed hundreds of people in living-wage jobs. Over the years, Restoration has brought over $600 million in public and private investments to Central Brooklyn, distributed over $60 million in mortgage financing to hundreds of lowincome homeowners, placed 20,000 adults and youth in jobs, and facilitated the construction and renovation of over 2,000 units of housing. Our work is not limited to improving the material prosperity of our community, however; we are equally committed to the cultural enrichment of our residents. Restoration’s Center for Arts and Culture serves over 40,000 people each year with a rich, ever-expanding slate of arts programming. Restoration has recently extended its reach to health promotion as well. We are leading the Partnership for a Healthier Brooklyn – a coalition of some 100 community-based groups working to address health disparities among low-income communities of color. We are proud of the recent launch of the Marcy Plaza Farmers market which attracts an average of 500 visitors each week, and the Farm to Early Care Initiative which brings healthy, locally sourced food to some 700 preschool children and their families.
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Promoting, Fostering & Protecting the Black Car Industry Since 1991
On Behalf of All The BCAC Members Congratulations to Our Executive Director,
Ira Goldstein And All the Honorees on Their City & State Reports’ Annual Corporate Social Responsibility in Banking, Finance & Insurance Award
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BRIAN A. BLAKE
Assistant Vice President Bridgehampton National Bank
Brian Blake joined Bridgehampton National Bank (BNB) in September 2015, three months after the 106 year-old commercial bank established its first branch presence in New York City. Blake spent the prior six and a half years at Spring Bank, a community development bank in the Bronx, where he worked to ensure sustainable growth through creative partnerships, strong corporate governance and investments in technology. Prior to that, he spent two and a half years at a consultancy serving institutional investors. At BNB, Blake coordinates community reinvestment activities, building on a strong platform of small business lending, services and investment. 2016 initiatives include the launch of BNB’s Community Reinvestment Grants, which provide capital to nonprofits working in the field of economic and community development in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Outside of the office, Blake serves on the board of Hope Community Inc., a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable housing in East Harlem, as well as the credit committee of Business Outreach Center Capital, a citywide micro-lender. In 2014 he was a featured panelist at the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund Bank On 2.0 Conference, and in 2015 he joined industry colleagues on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s panel: Perspectives on Community and Economic Development Opportunities in NYC. In 2014 and 2015 he enjoyed a brief stint as a part-time consultant in the FinTech space, working to bridge the expanding gap between affordable bank finance and the needs of small business owners for more efficient loan decisions. Blake holds a B.A. from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A from Baruch College, CUNY. He lives on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with his wife, Emily, and a cat, Theodore Roosevelt.
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THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN COMPANY CONGRATULATES ALL OF THE HONOREES FOR THEIR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO NEW YORK CITY.
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ROGER A. BLISSETT
Managing Director RBC Capital Markets, LLC
“GENERAL CONCERN BASED ON MY BACKGROUND AND THROUGH WORK WITH WORK WITH PIPELINE CRISIS: WINNING STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG BLACK MEN. I VIEW THIS GAPING ACHIEVEMENT DISPARITY AS A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. NOT ONLY FOR THE YOUNG MEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED BUT AS A WARNING ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, GIVEN THE COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, WE CANNOT ALLOW LEGIONS OF CITIZENS TO WASTE THEIR TALENTS AND CAPABILITIES.”
Roger A. Blissett is vice president and branch manager of the U.S. licensed offices of Royal Bank of Canada, primarily focused on institutional clients and capital markets activities, and a managing director. As branch manager, Blissett has business regulatory responsibility for all the licensed bank offices of RBC supporting RBC Capital Markets’ wholesale activities in the United States, including corporate loans and treasury assets. In addition, he serves as the senior business contact with the Office of Comptroller of the Currency as well as other banking regulators in Washington, D.C. In his managing director role, Blissett is part of the senior management team involved in setting strategy, evaluating risk and overseeing RBC Capital Markets’ U.S. initiatives. Prior to his current roles at RBC, Blissett was a member of the Law Group serving as senior deputy general counsel for RBC Capital Markets Corporation. Over his 10 year tenure in this role, he oversaw the build out of the Law and Compliance departments to support the growth of the U.S. Capital Markets franchise. Before joining RBC in 1996, Blissett worked in the Fixed Income division of Lehman Brothers and was in private practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Blissett has a B.A. in economics and African studies from Wesleyan University and J.D. from New York University School of Law. Since 2013, Blissett has served as chairman of the Institute of International Bankers. Blissett is often called upon to speak on topical issues impacting the international banking sector, including the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Basel III liquidity and capital issues. He was recently invited to participate in a Future of Finance Roundtable convened by the National Economic Council at the White House. Blissett serves as co-chairman of ExpandED (formerly known as The After-School Corporation). He also serves on the boards of the Vera Institute of Justice and the Foreign Policy Association, and is on the membership committee of the Economic Club of New York. Blissett is an alumni of the David Rockefeller Fellows program sponsored by the Partnership for New York City. Blissett is an original member of the Mayor’s inaugural advisory board of New York City’s Young Men’s Initiative launched by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in August 2011 and was recently reappointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio. Since 2006, Blissett has also held leadership roles for the education working group of the Pipeline Crisis: Winning Strategies for Young Black Men and the executive committee of the Black Male Donor Collaborative. Recently and as a result of his work in this area, he has been consulted and attended the White House in connection with President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. Blissett is also an active member of Calvary Baptist Church in Morristown, New Jersey, and serves as part of the leadership team for the Men’s Fellowship and in the Men of Standard choir.
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WILL BRESSMAN
CEO RIA in a Box LLC
Will Bressman is the CEO of RIA in a Box. The mission of RIA in a Box has been to enable fellow entrepreneurs to create their own registered investment advisory firms and receive the ongoing support they need to remain in constant regulatory compliance. RIA in a Box takes pride in partnering with its clients to establish and support the highest quality registered investment adviser (RIA) firms in the country. Its investment adviser compliance programs pair its MyRIAComplianceTM online software platform with compliance consulting expertise provided by its team of former regulators. Bressman is a former manager of business development at LX.TV, a digital media content provider acquired by NBC Universal in 2008. Bressman holds an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and is a graduate of Harvard College magna cum laude with a degree in history. Bressman was born and raised in New York City and lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two kids.
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“IT IS AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE CAUSES AND KNOW THAT YOUR CONTRIBUTION IS HELPING OTHERS WHO NEED IT.”
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Vice President New York Insurance Association
Marc Craw currently serves as vice president of the New York Insurance Association (NYIA) – a statewide trade association of property/ casualty insurance companies. Craw was previously employed with the New York State Assembly Minority Counsel’s office for 10 years of legislative experience, six as a counsel working on insurance issues and four as Director of the Counsel’s office. Upon leaving the Legislature in October of 2007, he was hired as Vice President of NYIA. Craw holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Union College and earned his law degree at Albany Law School. He is licensed to practice law in New York State and the Northern District of New York federal court. Craw began his career as an Assistant Town Attorney for the Town of Colonie, then moved on to become an Assistant County Attorney and served for over one year as an Assistant Attorney General. Craw has resided in the Capital District for more than 20 years and is married with three children. He and his family currently reside in Colonie, New York.
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JAMIE CRYSTAL
Executive Vice President Crystal & Company
Jamie Crystal, executive vice president, is a third-generation principal of Crystal & Company, a leading strategic risk and insurance advisor with 10 offices throughout the United States and clients operating around the world. Founded in 1933, the firm ranks among the world’s largest family-owned insurance brokerage firms. At Crystal & Company, Crystal is a member of the Board and serves on the Executive Committee with responsibilities for the firm’s commercial insurance services. In addition to working extensively with larger clients in the manufacturing, retail, real estate, healthcare, and nonprofit industries, Crystal manages the firm’s International operations. He also serves as vice chairman of Brokerslink, a global insurance alliance of more than 7,000 insurance professionals in over 85 countries. Crystal’s extensive knowledge in supply chain risk management and parametric insurance solutions has led to several speaking engagements across the country, including panel discussions and media interviews. An industry veteran of over 25 years, Crystal worked as a senior property and casualty underwriter and assistant manager with the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies. He is also responsible for Crystal & Company’s insurance carrier relationships. Crystal received his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Princeton University. He is a past governor and member of the John Street Insurance Association for leadership in the insurance industry. He also serves on the board of trustees for The Educational Alliance and Primary Care Development Corporation.
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TIMOTHY N. CURREN
Manager Underwriters Rating Board
Timothy N. Curren is the Manager of Underwriters Rating Board (URB) located in Schenectady, New York. Curren is a 1990 graduate of Buffalo State College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. In addition, he obtained his CPCU designation in 2001. Curren began his insurance career in 1990 with the URB as a rate analyst. In 2005, he was promoted to manager. As head of the URB Management Team he oversees all aspects of the rate service organization. The Underwriters Rating Board is a Rate Service Organization specializing in property and casualty insurance primarily in the State of New York. Currently, URB clients write over $500 million of direct written premium. It is the objective of the team to work closely with their members and subscribers to develop products and price them in order for clients to meet their fiscal goals. Additionally the URB works with the New York State Department of Financial Services acting as a bridge between the Agency and the URB’s members and subscribers. Curren feels the best part of his job is working on difficult and complex filings that will enable their smaller member and subscriber companies to compete in the marketplace against larger more established corporations. This, in turn, provides stability for the consumer. A point of pride for Curren is how URB companies have grown in certain markets where larger companies have exited. One such area in New York state is the Long Island homeowners market. He feels so fortunate to work with the URB team, whose dedication and hard work make all of their success possible. He resides in Voorheesville, New York, with his wife, Kathy, and their twin sons, Daniel and Christopher. In his spare time Curren enjoys coaching his son’s baseball team, golfing and traveling with his family.
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“TO ECHO A FAMOUS QUOTE, I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT ‘WE WERE BORN TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD THAT IS WITHIN US. IT'S NOT JUST IN SOME OF US; IT'S IN EVERYONE.’ IT'S MY DUTY TO GIVE BACK.”
MARVENA EDMOND
First Vice President, Strategy Bank Leumi
Marvena Edmond is first vice president of strategy for Bank Leumi. In this role, she serves as the strategic partner to the commercial banking division. She is responsible for coordinating with senior management of the bank to define corporate priorities for the division, execute on strategies driving business growth, and find comprehensive solutions leading to efficient operational processes. Edmond has over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry in strategic advisory and operational roles. Within these roles she has provided leadership and continuous business improvements across various industry segments including banking and capital markets, asset management, and asset servicing. Prior to joining Leumi, Edmond was an engagement manager at Ernst and Young in the financial services advisory practice. Edmond holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, a Master’s of Science in management and policy from Stony Brook University and a bachelor’s in engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. She serves on the board of managers of the East Side Settlement House, a nonprofit organization devoted to educational programs in the South Bronx.
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GUSTAVO PEREZ EUGUI Executive Director, Operations New York City Department of Small Business Services
Gustavo Perez Eugui is the Executive Director of Operations at the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS). In his current role Eugui is tasked with leading the City’s seven NYC Business Solutions Centers, the Chamber On-the-Go Initiative, and Capital Access programming. Prior to joining SBS, Eugui was the Manager of Lending at Accion, where he was tasked with the strategic growth and management of the New York and New Jersey programs. He joined Accion in 2010 and held numerous roles in the Florida, New England and New York markets. As an expert in the microfinance field, he has assisted hundreds of small business owners through the creation of financial education and access to capital programs. His expertise ranges from credit to business strategy. His experience includes work at multiple national and international NGO’s. Eugui holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emmanuel College in the United States and a Master of Arts degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) in the United Kingdom. In addition, Eugui is currently a Fellow at the Aspen Institutes FIELD program.
Amalgamated Bank is proud to support City & State Reports’ Corporate Social Responsibility Awards Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees in Banking, Finance and Insurance, including our own Ivan Frishberg, First Vice President of Sustainability Banking.
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Ivan Frishberg joined Amalgamated Bank this year to launch a new Sustainability Banking division within the bank. Frishberg works across the bank on a range of banking, investment and lending products designed to serve sustainability goals and the goals of our clients in the energy, climate and environment communities. Frishberg has more than 25 years of public interest advocacy, organizing and policy experience and is a founding partner of FSC Partners, a climate advocacy consultancy. Ivan serves as a senior advisor on climate change for Organizing for Action, directed the IVAN FRISHBERG State Climate Hub – facilitating coordination of state level efforts First Vice President, Sustainability to implement the Clean Power Plan, and worked with the Climate Banking Amalgamated Bank Briefing Service on the intersection of U.S. Climate Advocacy and international climate negotiations. Previously he was climate change campaign Manager for OFA, a senior advisor to the Climate Action Campaign, a multi“I HAVE TREMENDOUS RESPECT FOR PUBLIC year national coalition effort to defend SERVANTS WHO ARE WORKING HARD TO the Clean Air Act and support new federal MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, WHO BRING PASSION, CREATIVITY, PATIENCE AND policies on climate and public health. He has PURPOSE TO THEIR WORK. BUT I GET SIMILARLY managed major public engagement grants OUTRAGED WHEN THINGS DON'T WORK AND for Pew Charitable Trusts and served as WHEN WE FALL SHORT ON ISSUES LIKE CLIMATE the political director for both Environment CHANGE, GIVING OUR KIDS A BETTER START, OR REALLY ANYTHING WHERE WE COLLECTIVELY America and Clean Energy Works, a war FAIL TO DO RIGHT BY OUR BASIC COMMITMENT room style campaign established by the TO OTHER PEOPLE.” national environmental community to back federal climate change legislation, and has been active in national electoral and advocacy campaigns. Frishberg lives on Capitol Hill where he is active in the local community, serves on the board of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop and the Brent Elementary Parent Teach Organization and the Planning and Zoning Committee of Capitol Hill’s Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
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IRA J. GOLDSTEIN
Executive Director Black Car Fund
Since November 2010, Ira Goldstein has served as the executive director of the New York Black Car Fund, which is responsible for providing full workers’ compensation benefits to approximately 45,000 independent contractor black car and limousine drivers in the state of New York. Since his arrival at the Fund, claims activity has increased over fourfold, necessitating extreme improvements in operations efficiencies, as well as advocating on issues affecting the industry at the state and local level. He is an active member of the international Taxicab, Limousine, Paratransit Association, where he co-chairs the Limousine Committee and serves on its Board of Directors. Of all his accomplishments at the Fund, Goldstein is most proud of the expansion of driver’s benefits, which includes offering an enhanced defensive driving course and a wellness class, which drivers are paid to attend. Outreach efforts to a mostly immigrant membership have been greatly expanded and now include translation services for drivers that are more comfortable communicating in their native language. Prior to joining the Black Car Fund, Goldstein served as chief of staff for most of his nine-plus years at the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission. Goldstein has enjoyed a distinguished and varied career leading up to his successful tenure in government. Among his most challenging roles was his time spent as the general counsel and chief compliance officer for a Wall Street brokerage firm, where he specialized in representing startup broker/dealers in getting NASD approval. Goldstein began his legal career with a real estate litigation firm, where he handled many general practice issues, experience which served him well in his starting role as a staff attorney and executive director of the TLC's Consumer Relations Division, prior to his elevation to chief of staff. Goldstein received a Masters of Law in banking, corporate and finance law from Fordham University School of Law, as well as a Juris Doctor from Touro School of Law, where he was also the managing editor of the Law Review and founded the Environmental Law Society. His educational career was marked by numerous awards and honors from his alma mater, including Touro's Public Interest Law Fellowship, the Special Service Award and the American Jurisprudence Award. Goldstein is probably best known for his pivotal role in the conception, creation and implementation of the TLC's Taxicab Passenger Enhancement Project also known as T-PEP, a technology upgrade that allows taxicab passengers to pay for rides with a credit or debit card, offers an ever-changing array of fresh entertainment and informational content, and facilitates the return of thousands of lost personal items ranging from cell phones to jewelry and irreplaceable antiques. It is for this role that he received his highest honor to date, the New York City Department of Information, Telecommunications & Technology's prestigious Demonstrated Excellent in Project Management Award in 2007. In 2010, Goldstein also received the Award for Outstanding Community Service from the New York State Broadcasters Association and the New York State Amber Alert Partners in recognition of his role in introducing Amber Alerts into the New York City Taxi Fleet. He received the League of Mutual Taxicab Owners’ Man of the Year Award in 2012. Among his community service endeavors, Goldstein previously served on the board of directors for Quality Services for the Autism Community and the New York State Bar Association’s Attorneys in Public Service Committee. In his spare time, he is an avid Rangers fan.
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Vice President, Global Philanthropy JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Michelle Henry is vice president and senior philanthropy manager at JPMorgan Chase. In this position, she manages New Skills at Work, the firm’s $250 million, five-year workforce readiness initiative which seeks to address the skills gap that exists across many industries, where not enough trained workers have the specific skills to fill the jobs available. Prior to joining the firm, Henry was vice president of workforce services at Maximus, a global government services contractor, where she oversaw employment contracts with the New York City Human Resources Administration and scouted out new business development opportunities. From 2004 to 2012, Henry led operational and expansion efforts of a national benefits access initiative at a large economic development nonprofit organization headquartered in New York City. She also held various management positions at the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services. Since 2004, Henry has served as a board member for the Center for Community Alternatives, a leader in the field of community-based alternatives to incarceration, whose mission is to promote reintegrative justice and a reduced reliance on incarceration through advocacy, services and public policy development in pursuit of civil and human rights. She earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Maryland at College Park, where she was a Benjamin Banneker Scholar; and then she went on to earn a master of public administration degree from the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University, where she was a Public Service Scholar.
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KENNETH MARABLE
Financial Consultant AXA Advisors LLC
Ken Marable has used his experience of more than 20 years in the financial services industry to work with individuals, professionals and business owners by helping them to accumulate, preserve and protect their assets. By combining his broad exposure in accounting, auditing and compliance as well as quantitative and qualitative analysis, his mission is to help his clients think and act strategically when it comes to meeting their short and long-term financial goals. Prior to joining AXA Advisors, Marable held management positions at Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve and Chase Manhattan Bank. Marable has earned the Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow designation as well as the following licenses: FINRA Series 6, 7, 63 and 65. He also holds his life, accident and health insurance licenses. Marable received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College. Active in the community, Marable is a member of various chambers of commerce, including the Brooklyn Chamber. Currently, he is a member of the Ministers Council’s National Development Council, and a board member of Purelements: an Evolution in Dance, a performing arts organization. Marable is also a co-founder of the youth organization DAIS (Diversity Awareness Initiative for Students). His efforts during the last 17 years have impacted more than 8,000 students from Greater New York City area schools who wish to discuss and improve human relations within the community and society at large through leadership development and increased knowledge, awareness and respect for different cultures. He has been married to his wife, Joan, for 40 years and is the proud father of two children: Kimberly, an actor in Broadway’s “The Lion King,” and Jonathan, a graduate student in urban planning and policy at Pratt Institute.
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Born in Brooklyn, Obstfeld was the youngest of six children. As a child, he loved taking things apart. He had an unquenchable curiosity about how things worked, and when putting them back together, he was always driven to improve them. That quest for perfection, fueled by curiosity, still defines how he approaches life and business today. When Obstfeld was only 16 years old, his father died suddenly. In shock, he wanted to carry on where his father had left off, and he immediately began his career at LH Financial. Although his father had started the company, Obstfeld eschewed special privileges and worked as hard, if not harder, than anyone else to earn his place.
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CEO S.O.S. Capital, Inc.
Camille Pucillo has been an insurance consultant for over 19 years. She recently joined Alliant Insurance Services as operations manger for the northeast region for Alliant Employee Benefits. She is responsible for leading brokerage services in the northeast region to support on-going sales efforts and achievement of organizational goals. Prior joining Alliant, she was senior vice president of SterlingRisk Inc. Pucillo oversaw SterlingRisk's employee benefits practice, including new business development, managing client relationships and strategic planning. Prior to SterlingRisk, Pucillo worked for Willis and its predecessor companies. She also served as an insurance carrier representative with Great-West Life Insurance with a focus on the arrangement of alternatively funded health programs. She started her career as a middle-market segment account manager for the regional broker Tribus Financial Group. Pucillo is a graduate of Montclair State University and holds a producer license in both life and health.
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Vice President, Operations Manager Alliant Insurance Services
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George Sard is chairman and CEO of Sard Verbinnen. Before co-founding the firm in 1992, Sard was chairman of the New York office of Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, a corporate/financial public relations firm. For over 30 years, he has represented Fortune 500 companies and private firms in many industries on long-term investor and media positioning programs and in high-profile crises and special situations. These include mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, restructurings, earnings issues, high-level executive changes, and sensitive legal and regulatory matters. Recent representation highlights include:
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts on contested pending acquisition by Marriott United Airlines on settlement of threatened proxy contest Perrigo on successful defense against unsolicited acquisition proposal from Mylan Special Committee of the Dell Board on contested take-private transaction NYSE Euronext on acquisition by ICE
George attended Swarthmore College and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. in English from Clark University.
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KAM WONG
President and CEO Municipal Credit Union
Kam Wong is president and chief executive officer of New York’s Municipal Credit Union (MCU). MCU, the oldest credit union in New York state and one of the oldest and largest credit unions in the country, has more than 400,000 members and over $2.4 billion in assets. Wong has been at MCU since 1981. In 1988, he became MCU’s chief financial officer, a position in which he was instrumental in developing the credit union’s solid fiscal and investment policies. Wong was named MCU’s president in 2006 and assumed the additional role of chief executive officer in 2007. Wong was born in Hong Kong and lived there until he was 19, when he and his family immigrated to the United States. Prior to joining Municipal Credit Union, Wong held various accounting positions at Banco do Brasil and Chase Manhattan Bank. Wong is a Certified Management Accountant and a Certified Financial Manager as designated by the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Baruch College of the City University of New York, and an MBA in finance from Dowling College. In 2015, Wong was named to the Dean’s Advisory Council at Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business. Wong has also completed executive training coursework from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, Cornell University’s Johnson School of Management and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business.
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