Monthly Archives: September 2011

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LaGuardia College names academic hall for Maltese
By Joe Anuta
Thursday, September 22, 2011 11:09 AM EDT

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Educators at LaGuardia Community College dedicated an academic hall last Thursday to former state Sen. Serphin Maltese, a man who worked with lawmakers across the aisle and who has a lot in common with the students at the college.

“Serph Maltese is old-school,” said Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria), who spoke at the dedication. “He goes back to a time when things were bipartisan and cooperative.”

Maltese, a Republican, was elected in 1989 to the 15th Senate District, currently held by Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), and represented neighborhoods ranging from Howard Beach up through Maspeth and Middle Village.

Now his name sits permanently above a doorway on the fourth floor of a converted warehouse at 29-10 Thompson Ave. in Long Island City that used to house the Sunshine Biscuit Co.

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[JR: While I might rant about the Gooferment funding of competitors to MC, he's a positive reflection of the Jasper spirit. ]

Maltese, Serphin R. [MC1958]

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http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011109210360

Sept. 11 attacks inspired teen to volunteer at memorial, pursue politics
7:42 PM, Sep. 21, 2011
Written by Nicole C. Brambila

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“I just sat there almost hypnotized by watching what was happening,” said Alvarez, a 2011 Xavier College Preparatory High School graduate whose family lives near PGA West in La Quinta.

“9/11 got him interested in politics,” said Leticia Alvarez, who noted that he has dreams one day of becoming president. “Frankie wants to change the world and make it better for people.”

In August, Alvarez moved to New York to attend school at Manhattan College, where he is studying philosophy.

“I’m walking in the footsteps of alumni lost,” Alvarez said.

Manhattan College is a private Christian school in Riverdale, an upscale suburban neighborhood near Manhattan. In 2001, the college lost 20 staff members and students in the attacks, according to the school’s website.

With his keen interest in the attacks, it’s only fitting that Alvarez would one day return.

Today, Alvarez is a volunteer at the National September 11 Memorial, an 8-acre tribute to the victims of 9/11 as well as the six people killed in the 1983 bombing of the World Trade Center.

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Alvarez, Frankie [MC2015]

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/foundation-center-welcomes-two-new-trustees-2011-09-21

PRESS RELEASE
Sept. 21, 2011, 11:24 a.m. EDT
Foundation Center Welcomes Two New Trustees
Patrick McCarthy and John Colborn Will Join Board at November Meeting

NEW YORK, Sep 21, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — The Foundation Center, the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide, elected Patrick McCarthy and John Colborn to its Board of Trustees. Mr. McCarthy is president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Mr. Colborn is vice president, operations, at the Ford Foundation. Their service on the Center’s Board will begin in November 2011.

“Patrick and John are forward-thinking grantmakers who have woven information management into the fabric of their organization’s work,” said Bradford K. Smith, president of the Foundation Center. “We welcome their leadership and expertise in guiding the Foundation Center’s work to employ data-driven knowledge in the service of strengthening the social sector.”

Patrick McCarthy has more than 26 years of experience in the field of children’s well-being. He joined the Annie E. Casey Foundation in 1994 and was its senior vice president prior to becoming president in 2010. The Casey Foundation, located in Baltimore, is a private foundation dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. At Casey, McCarthy has championed the collection and dissemination of data — through initiatives like the annual KIDS COUNT Data Book — as an essential tool for policymakers and nonprofits working for positive change.

Before joining the Casey Foundation, McCarthy held positions of increasing responsibility at the Department of Services for Children, Youth, and their Families, State of Delaware, culminating in his appointment as director of the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services. He has also taught child and family practice, research methods, and statistics at the graduate schools of social work of Bryn Mawr College and the University of Southern California. McCarthy holds a Ph.D. from the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research and a B.A. in psychology from Manhattan College in New York City, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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About the Foundation Center

Established in 1956 and today supported by close to 550 foundations, the Foundation Center is the leading source of information about philanthropy worldwide. Through data, analysis, and training, it connects people who want to change the world to the resources they need to succeed. The Center maintains the most comprehensive database on U.S. and, increasingly, global grantmakers and their grants — a robust, accessible knowledge bank for the sector. It also operates research, education, and training programs designed to advance knowledge of philanthropy at every level. Thousands of people visit the Center’s web site each day and are served in its five regional library/learning centers and its network of 450 funding information centers located in public libraries, community foundations, and educational institutions nationwide and around the world. For more information, please visit foundationcenter.org or call (212) 620-4230.

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SOURCE: Foundation Center

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Patrick McCarthy
President and CEO
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore, MD

Patrick McCarthy is the president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. Prior to his becoming president and CEO, McCarthy was the foundation’s senior vice president. In that capacity, he oversaw the foundation’s work in the areas of health, reproductive health, mental health, substance abuse, juvenile justice, education, early childhood, youth development, child welfare, and income security, as well as the foundation’s Strategic Consulting Group and the direct services agency, Casey Family Services.

He was the initiative manager for the foundation’s Mental Health Initiative for Urban Children, which promotes neighborhood-based strategies for improving the emotional well-being of kids and families.

Prior to joining the Casey Foundation, McCarthy was senior program officer at the Center for Assessment and Policy Development, where he worked with foundations, states, and cities on system reform and strategic planning. He served as the director of the Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services, director of the Division of Program Support, and administrator of Case Management for the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, and was director of the Delaware Family Preservation Project. He taught child and family practice, research methods, and statistics at the graduate schools of social work of Bryn Mawr College and the University of Southern California and has experience as a family therapist and administrator in programs for emotionally disturbed youth and drug addicted adults.

McCarthy has a Ph.D. from the Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

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McCarthy, Patrick [MC????]

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From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: McCarthy, Patrick 1971 The Foundation Center BoT

Dear John,

I believe that Patrick is a member of the Class of 1971.

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

McCarthy, Patrick [MC1971]

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http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110921006275/en/Greenberg-Traurig-Expands-Patent-Litigation-Practice-Addition

September 21, 2011 10:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Greenberg Traurig Expands its Patent Litigation Practice with the Addition of Intellectual Property Trial Lawyer Richard C. Pettus in New York

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP announced that Richard C. Pettus has joined its New York City office as a shareholder in the Intellectual Property & Technology Practice. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Pettus was a partner at King & Spalding and served as deputy practice leader of its Intellectual Property Practice as well as co-head of the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Device Initiative.

“I have known Rich for almost 20 years. His reputation is based not only on his strong experience but also on his commitment to client service. He is a terrific addition to the team”

Rich is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses on patent matters, particularly in the pharmaceutical and Hatch Waxman area. Over the last 15 years, he has represented clients in more than 50 patent cases, including more than a half dozen trials to verdict. His experience spans an array of technologies and industries including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computer hardware and software, business methods, semiconductors, polymers, “green” technology, energy and industrial equipment, fiber optics and chemical processes and consumer products.

“I have known Rich for almost 20 years. His reputation is based not only on his strong experience but also on his commitment to client service. He is a terrific addition to the team,” said Scott Bornstein, co-chair of the firm’s Patent Litigation group and chair of New York’s Intellectual Property Practice.

Pettus has served as lead counsel in a number of patent trials and other matters in the areas of bio-pharmaceutical and ANDA Hatch-Waxman litigation, including Hatch-Waxman pre-litigation assessments to prepare branded pharmaceutical clients for challenges to their patent portfolios.

“Richard’s extensive patent litigation experience expands the level of service we can bring clients,” said Ed Wallace, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York City office.

Warren Karp, co-managing shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s New York City office, added “we’re thrilled to have Rich with us and welcome him to the Greenberg Traurig family.”

Pettus received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his engineering degree from Manhattan College.

With more than 200 intellectual property attorneys and agents, Greenberg Traurig provides full-service patent, trademark and copyright protection and strategic counseling. The firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice has been ranked by IPLaw 360 and IP Law & Business as the most frequently hired trademark and patent practices for prosecution and litigation. In addition, the firm’s trademarks and brand management team has been ranked among the top 5 firms by CSC Trademark Insider for the number of USPTO trademark applications submitted.

Pettus is the most recent hire in the trend of strategic expansion throughout Greenberg Traurig’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice. Others include San Francisco shareholders Vernon Winters, Nicholas Brown and Evan Nadel; Washington, D.C. shareholder Charanjit Brahma; and Boston shareholder Jennifer Camacho.

About Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, full-service law firm with approximately 1,800 attorneys serving clients from more than 30 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the U.S., the firm has more offices than any other among the Top 10 on The National Law Journal’s 2011 NLJ 250. In the U.K., the firm operates as Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP. Greenberg Traurig has a strategic alliance with the independent law firm, Studio Santa Maria in Milan and Rome. The firm was Chambers and Partners’ USA Law Firm of the Year in 2007 and among the Top 3 in the International Law Firm of the Year at the 2009 The Lawyer Awards. For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.

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Pettus, Richard C. [MC????]

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From: McEneney, Mike (MC1953)
Date: Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Pettus, Richard C. 1991 Intellectual Property Trial Lawyer at Greenberg Traurig

Dear John,

I believe that Richard is a member of the Class of 1991,

Mike

[JR: Thanks, Mike. Much appreciated.]

Pettus, Richard C. [MC1991]

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