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Category Archives: Spotlight
Alvin Bowles – CUP Leadership Board Spotlight – Dec. 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? Chief Operating Officer of Grab Networks. After progressively serving at several major media companies that already were on a successful track, I decided to challenge myself to rebuild, grow and direct a brand within the media business – leading it toread more
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Lesley Horton – CUP Leadership Board Spotlight – Nov. 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a Staff Attorney at L&M Development Partners Inc. (“L&M”), a real estate development company responsible for over $2 billion of development and construction. Working with community, government and investment partners, L&M has built over 8,000 units of affordable andread more
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Maria Fernandez – CUP Fellow Spotlight – October 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am Senior Counsel, Trust and Compliance Officer, Global Compliance Programs. In this position, my team and I manage the elements, education and communications aspects of IBM’s global compliance program. I spend much time coordinating with the regional Trustread more
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Joshua Thompson – CUP Leadership Spotlight
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I work in education policy in Newark, New Jersey, with a major focus on Institutional Advancement for Saint Benedict’s Preparatory School, one of the city’s most accomplished and storied institutions. My focus has always been on education. I came to myread more
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Sonnia Thomas Shields – CUP Fellow Spotlight – Sept 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a Vice President in the Office of Global Leadership and Diversity at Goldman Sachs, where I am the head of Targeted Pipeline Development. My responsibilities include setting the strategic vision and implementation of the firm’s Black, Hispanic, and Multiculturalread more
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Justin Reyes – CUP Fellow Spotlight July-August 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a Global Financial Controller within the CFO Finance division of Credit Suisse. I am responsible for the forecasting, budgeting, reporting and analysis of the Shared Services Division which includes the Treasury, New Business, Product Control, Financial Accounting, Global Insurance, Expense Management andread more
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Ayisha Devonish – Member Spotlight June 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am currently a Residential Lender at Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management, responsible for providing high net worth individuals with mortgage loans in the $1mm+ range. I was exposed to the opportunity to work full-time at Deutsche Bank after completing aread more
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Richard Brown – Member Spotlight May 2011
Richard A. Brown Vice President, American Express Philanthropy What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this field? I am a liaison between American Express and the community. As an executive in the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility department, I am charged with engaging the community by providing support to nonprofit organizationsread more
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DeNora Getachew – Fellow 2011
What is your occupation and how did you come to work in this area? I am an attorney by profession and, since graduating from Fordham Law School six years ago, I have focused my work in the areas of policy and politics, both in government – at the New York City Council and for NYCread more
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Whitney Tilson – CUP Member Spotlight- Jan. 2012