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BA RUCH
FALL 2021/WINTER 2022
A L U M N I M AG A Z I N E
Welcome Back!
STUDENTS RETURN TO A TRANSFORMED CAMPUS
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more than 350 friends and champions of Baruch came
together virtually to celebrate the completion of Phase 1a
IN THIS ISSUE FALL 2021/WINTER 2022
of the renovation of our historic Lawrence and Eris Field
Building at 17 Lexington Avenue. And on October 13, I was
thrilled to host my first major, in-person event at Baruch: the
dedication of the Clivner=Field Plaza, which transformed 6 CAMPUS TRANSFORMED Baruch Alumni Magazine
a city thoroughfare into a beautiful outdoor space. We also A Look at Baruch’s Recent Renovations EDITOR IN CHIEF: Gregory M. Leporati
cheered the opening of the Allen G. and Mary E. Aaronson
MESSAGE FROM Student Center located in the historic Madison Square Since the onset of the pandemic in March
2020, three major renovation projects
SENIOR EDITOR: Sally Fay
THE PRESIDENT
Post Office. ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Sidney Ko-Scott
have been completed. Take a look at
After extensive national searches, I am proud to report what’s new on campus, including the
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Jason M. Epstein,
that we recruited two extraordinary talents to my leadership Beth Harpaz, Nanette Maxim, Sara J. Welch
lobby and elevators of the Lawrence and
team: Linda Essig, MFA, PhD, Provost and Senior Vice GRAPHIC DESIGN: Vanguard
Dear Baruch Alumni, President for Academic Affairs, and Elliott Dawes, JD,
Eris Field Building, the Allen G. and
Mary E. Aaronson Student Center, and OFFICE OF ALUMNI RELATIONS
As I begin the second year of my Baruch presidency, I want LLM, Executive Chief Diversity Officer. Linda and Elliott AND VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
the Clivner=Field Plaza on 25th Street.
to share with you my excitement and optimism for the College’s are recognized national leaders in their areas of expertise— Janet B. Rossbach, Director of Alumni
future. Despite the upheaval of the pandemic, Baruch not and most importantly, each brings a deep conviction and Relations and Volunteer Engagement
only moved forward but emerged stronger than ever before. commitment to the College’s mission.
David Shanton, Vice President of College
Emerging Stronger in the New Academic Year Help Your Alma Mater Shine! Advancement
With careful planning and a lot of hard work, we overcame At the Clivner=Field Plaza dedication, I remarked on the 3 FOND FAREWELL
significant logistical as well as health and safety challenges more than 1,400 engraved pavers donated by our alumni: Marxe Dean David Birdsell Retires
President Wu headshot (opposite) and Plaza photo (above) by Elena Olivo; Days of Welcome photo (opposite) by Mayreni Polanco; Birdsell photo by Jerry Speier
Baruch Alumni Magazine
and successfully reopened the campus in August. After Being surrounded by so much gratitude—and so many stories © 2021 by Baruch College
After 35 years of service to Baruch, Marxe Dean David Birdsell
18 months of distance learning and remote work, I was of personal success—reminds all of us that we are part of The City University of New York
energized to meet—finally—so many Bearcats in person, retired. “I want to take this opportunity not to say goodbye,
something that is larger than ourselves. Indeed, our renowned
including members of the Class of 2025, more than because I hope we’ll see one another often in the future, but to Please address all editorial
alumni network is integral to the Baruch experience and to
say thank you,” wrote Birdsell in a farewell message to alumni. correspondence to:
2,600 first-year students. At a time when many colleges our outlook as a strong and lasting community.
Baruch Alumni Magazine
and universities struggle with dwindling enrollments,
Baruch experienced record numbers of applicants, and There are so many ways you can help your alma mater shine. Baruch College Office of Alumni Relations
Share your experiences with students—as mentors, internship and Volunteer Engagement
enrollment increased another 1 percent this year following 12 ALUMNA PROFILE One Bernard Baruch Way, Box A-1603
a 7 percent increase last year. Only a small number of advisors, and prospective employers. Hiring Baruch alumni New York, NY 10010-5585
top-tier institutions around the country enjoyed a similar is a great way to give back (see our #HireBaruch ad on the A Series of “Firsts” phone: 646-660-6097
surge in demand. Unequivocally, Baruch’s distinctive value back cover). Contribute to our Annual Fund, “Invest in Us.” Washington State Supreme Court Justice G. Helen Whitener (’88) is a email: alumni@baruch.cuny.edu
trailblazer: she is the first Black person in the state of Washington to win online: baruch.cuny.edu/alumni
proposition of delivering stellar academics at an accessible Every month, I write a blog where I share my big-picture
cost—now enhanced by ever more flexible modalities—is thinking, personal experiences, and research across domains a statewide election, the first Black woman to serve on the Washington Please send all inquiries about
gaining traction and earning admiration. as it relates to higher education and society at large. As Supreme Court, and the state’s first Black LGBTQ judge. the Baruch College Fund, as well as
alumni living around the world, you have invaluable address changes, to:
Differentiation and Reputation perspectives that could inform our path forward. Please The Baruch College Fund
Baruch differentiates itself with a unique amalgam of join the conversation at presidentsblog.baruch.cuny.edu. Office of College Advancement
excellence and accessibility—a combination increasingly One Bernard Baruch Way, Box A-1603
recognized as the way forward for higher education. Forbes Thank you for your partnership and support as we move New York, NY 10010-5585
recently widened its rankings criteria to consider “schools Baruch forward in this exciting new era. ALSO INSIDE phone: 646-660-6060
email: bcf@baruch.cuny.edu
serving as true engines of the American Dream.” With
this new emphasis, Baruch jumped 110 positions on the Sincerely, 2 NEWS & NOTES 13 CLASS NOTES Read Baruch Alumni Magazine online:
“America’s Best Colleges” ranking, placing 64th nationally. S. DAVID WU Baruch continues Matt Feldman (’15) 1- Open the camera on your mobile phone.
Not by coincidence, the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher President, Baruch College to distinguish itself hopes to revolutionize 2- Scan this QR code and tap the pop-up
Education ranked Baruch the #2 best value college in the U.S. with recent accolades, vegan snacking with link on your screen.
including ranking #19 mushroom jerky. Learn
And in a shout-out to you, our alumni: The Princeton
Review, in its 2022 Best 387 Colleges, identified Baruch as in Princeton Review’s how the Hawaii native
having one of the “Top 20 Best Alumni Networks” in the list of “Best Alumni came up with this
nation among public institutions. Networks” in the country. unique idea.
Our Campus Transformation
I was honored and excited to host two ribbon-cutting
ceremonies this year—both commemorating major
milestones in our campus transformation. In January,
FALL 2021/WINTER 2022 1
NEWS&NOTES NEWS&NOTES
Appointments Strengthen Baruch’s Strategic Vision New Horizons Contest Captures Students’
Marxe Dean David Birdsell Retires
Covid Experience
T I
wo appointments to Baruch’s senior leadership team this
n July, David Birdsell—dean of Baruch’s Austin W. Marxe School
I
summer reinforced the College’s continuing commitment to
of Public and International Affairs—retired after 35 years of n March, Baruch’s Department of Journalism and
fostering academic excellence and accessibility in a diverse,
equitable, and inclusive environment. service to Baruch. Birdsell took over the helm as dean in 2006 the Writing Professions launched an essay contest for
Linda Essig, MFA, PhD, was named provost and senior vice and, under his leadership, the Marxe School roughly doubled in undergraduate students challenging them to reflect on their
president for academic affairs, with responsibility for all academic, size, established a Master of International Affairs degree, steadily personal experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic. Called
research, and creative work of the College. Elliott Dawes, JD, LLM, “The COVID Diaries Essay Contest,” the competition was
climbed in rankings, and attracted the largest gift in Baruch history:
was appointed executive chief diversity officer, tasked with leading created by David Shulman (’64)—a generous alumnus and
$30 million from Austin W. Marxe (’65, LHD-Hon. ’18) in 2016 to
Baruch’s Office of Diversity, Compliance, and Equity Initiatives a senior economist emeritus at UCLA’s Anderson Forecast—
name the school. and received three dozen entries.
and serving as the College’s Title IX coordinator, Section 504/ADA “I want to take this opportunity not to say goodbye, because I
coordinator, and sexual harassment prevention coordinator. “Baruch students achieve not despite but because of their diverse
Shulman was inspired to create the contest after reading
hope we’ll see one another often in the future, but to say thank you,” The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in
Dr. Essig’s impressive track record encompasses more than backgrounds as first-generation students, immigrants, or English-language
learners,” says new Provost Linda Essig, MFA, PhD (left). She joined wrote Birdsell in a farewell email to alumni. “You have all given me the Detroit Numbers, the captivating memoir by Baruch
three decades as a faculty member and administrator at major
public institutions, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Baruch’s senior leadership this summer along with Elliott Dawes, JD, LLM, more than I ever could have dreamed.” Professor Bridgett Davis. Davis herself ended up judging the
who was appointed executive chief diversity officer. In the fall, Birdsell was appointed provost and senior vice
Arizona State University, and, most recently, California State contest along with Assistant Professor Gisele Regatao, with
University, Los Angeles, where she was dean of the College of Studies at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY. Prior to president for academic affairs at Kean University in New Jersey—an senior Rosa Guevara ultimately taking home the top prize.
Arts & Letters. With a background in professional theater design his career in education, he was a litigation associate at a large opportunity for which he says Baruch prepared him well. “I will bring In her winning essay, “La Casa de Cupones (The House of
in addition to expertise in cultural entrepreneurship and public law firm and later served as a trial attorney in the Educational to this new assignment all that I have learned from my colleagues, Stamps),” she writes about her family receiving dirty looks
administration and policy, she will also hold a tenure position in Opportunities Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. my students, and the wonderful alumni of this program,” he wrote. at the supermarket for using food stamps and examines
Baruch’s Weissman School of Arts and Sciences. Department of Justice. Longtime Marxe faculty member and administrator Nancy Aries, unfulfilled promises of the American Dream. “The pandemic
Mr. Dawes has deep and varied experience in education, civil “I am delighted to welcome both Linda and Elliott to the PhD, accepted a one-year appointment as interim dean of the ruined us,” she wrote. It “helped us starve, helped us lie,
rights litigation, and higher education administration. Most recently Baruch community,” says President S. David Wu, PhD. “They join Marxe School as the College embarks on a national search for a helped us be ashamed.”
chief diversity officer for institutional equity and inclusion at SUNY us at a pivotal moment as we emerge from the pandemic and as permanent Marxe Dean. “This is a critical moment in public affairs Taken as a whole, the essay submissions paint a vivid and
Empire State College, he was previously university director of The our nation continues to grapple with the deep-rooted issues of education, and the Marxe School is primed to address it,” says varied picture of Baruch students’ lives during the pandemic—
City University of New York Black Male Initiative, assistant dean equality, racial justice, and social justice. I know that with their at times harsh and unflinching, including stories of racism,
Aries. “We educate the leaders society needs to successfully meet
for multicultural affairs at the Hofstra University School of Law, guidance, Baruch will continue to serve as a national model the trauma of isolation, and alienation from friends and family.
and an associate professor in the Department of African American for academic excellence, access, and social mobility.” —SALLY FAY the challenges of equity and sustainability in a post-Covid world.”
Shulman’s family foundation provided prize money for the
Interim Dean Aries brings with her a wealth of experience.
top three winners, and Davis funded three honorable mention
She previously served as CUNY’s interim university dean for
prizes in her mother’s honor. Baruch’s student-run magazine,
More High Marks for Baruch undergraduate education, director of the Baruch Honors Program,
the Marxe School’s executive director of academic programs,
Dollars & Sense, published all of the winning essays.
“I’m so pleased after reading these essays,” Shulman said at
Baruch College continues to distinguish to be among them speaks volumes. Our the College’s impressive showing in a recent and director of its Higher Education Administration program.
itself with recent rankings and national graduates consistently serve as mentors, Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education an online celebration for the winners. “This is what I wanted to
accolades—and even the College’s alumni speak at events, and volunteer to help the ranking of nearly 800 colleges, which listed —JASON M. EPSTEIN see—what the student experience was during the very tragic
network is getting in on the act. next generation of students.” The Princeton Baruch as the #5 college for diversity in the and crazy and horrible time we’ve all been going through.”
The Princeton Review’s The Best 387 Review also featured Baruch among its “Top Northeast and #13 nationally. Shulman plans to fund another writing contest next
Colleges guidebook for 2022 highlighted 50 Value Colleges,” “Best Northeastern,” and Baruch also garnered the #2 spot in U.S. year, adding to what Davis describes as his “long and deep
Baruch on two “Top 20” lists, ranking the “Great College City” lists. News & World Report’s latest Best Colleges To celebrate Dean history of making a positive impact” at Baruch. In addition
College #19 in Best Alumni Networks (Public Additionally, an article on ranking of Top Performers on Social Mobility, Birdsell’s impact on to funding the essay competition, Shulman gives back to
Schools) and #15 Best Value College. The diversity, equity, and inclusion joining four other CUNY schools among the Baruch, the Advisory the College by mentoring students and serving as managing
former ranking, based on students’ ratings in higher education in Equal top 10. And Forbes ranked Baruch #64 out Board of the Marxe director of Baruch’s Financial Leadership Program.
of alumni activity and visibility on campus, Opportunity magazine listed of 600 schools nationwide—a 110-spot jump School created the
—BETH HARPAZ
David Birdsell Endowed
is indicative of the crucial role the Baruch Baruch among the top 20 from last year. Scholarship, which will
alumni network plays in students’ college universities that offer “a “These rankings reflect the distinctive provide financial support
experience. diverse curriculum, student value proposition Baruch College offers all to talented students of Read the winning essays:
“We are delighted to see Baruch’s alumni base, faculty, and staff its students,” says President S. David Wu, the Marxe School for 1- O
pen the camera on your
network recognized in such a significant way,” and foster a diverse and PhD. “We provide a truly transformational years to come. Learn mobile phone.
said Janet B. Rossbach, Baruch’s director of inclusive learning education, at scale, through nationally more at tinyurl.com/ 2- Scan this QR code and
alumni relations and volunteer engagement. environment.” acclaimed academic programs, distinguished honorbirdsell. tap the pop-up link on
“Many of the other colleges on the list—like The reader- faculty, and extensive student support your screen.
Penn State, Virginia Tech, and UCLA—have based survey services that attend to the personal and
longstanding alumni traditions, so for Baruch results echo career needs of our students.” —SALLY FAY
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NEWS&NOTES NEWS&NOTES
Emissary of Entrepreneurship
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ver since alumnus Carlos Dos Santos (EMBA ’99) graduated while the latter was studying at Baruch, has maintained a 20-year-
from Baruch’s Zicklin School of Business, he has been working plus friendship with the ambassador.
to build relationships between his alma mater and his native “Carlos has always been a champion of education for his people,”
country, Mozambique, which since 2016 he has represented as Onochie says. “For years we’ve been discussing ways to build
ambassador to the United States and Canada. relationships between Zicklin and institutions in Mozambique.”
Now that collaborative spirit has borne its first fruits: This fall, the Those discussions finally culminated in
business school of Lúrio University in northern Mozambique offered the current partnership after Dos Santos
its faculty and selected students a free, three-week webinar series spoke to Baruch alumni at a virtual
on entrepreneurship, taught by Zicklin School professors from the event organized by the Office of Alumni
Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship. Relations and Volunteer Engagement.
The series opened with a lecture on academic and practical “At Zicklin, I got a great education
perspectives on entrepreneurship, delivered by Scott Newbert, PhD, from a prestigious institution of higher
academic director of the Field Center and a professor in the Narendra learning,” Dos Santos says. “I wanted
Paul Loomba Department of Management. Subsequent sessions to share the kind of knowledge I received
covered brainstorming small business ideas, creating an operational with the people of my country.”
plan, budgeting, negotiation, and other topics. —SARA J. WELCH
The ultimate aim is to leverage the Field Center’s experience teaching,
coaching, and advising entrepreneurs to encourage entrepreneurship
in an underdeveloped region of Mozambique, explains Joseph Onochie,
Ambassador Carlos Dos Santos
(EMBA ’99) has stayed in touch
Shaping the Field of Play
PhD, Zicklin’s executive director for executive education, who was with his alma mater over the Baruch Professors Make Their Mark in Sports
years, frequently participating
S
instrumental in building the partnership between the two universities. in alumni events in New York core one for Baruch faculty: a understand how what we see in
Onochie, an associate professor of finance who taught Dos Santos and Washington, DC.
number of professors garnered America compares to other places
recent recognition for their research around the world, most specifically
pertaining to the world of sports. Australia.”
Weissman Professors Pursue Answers to Cosmic Questions Marc Edelman, JD, MSEd, MA, a
professor of law at the Zicklin School
Meanwhile, a team of psychology
professors in the Weissman School
T
he Big Bang is a big deal in the world of theoretical physics, but it’s what came immediately after that intrigues Jamal Jalilian- of Business and sports ethics director of of Arts and Sciences has been
Marian, PhD, and Adrian Dumitru, PhD. The two professors in the Department of Natural Sciences at Baruch’s Weissman School the Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate making a major impact on the NFL.
of Arts and Sciences were recently awarded a $400,000 grant from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to advance Integrity, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Professors Harold Goldstein, PhD,
understanding of the conditions that may have existed in the early history of the universe, a few microseconds after the Big Bang. Scholarship for the Fall 2021 semester to and Charles Scherbaum, PhD, and
“The goal of researching the fundamental laws of nature is to better understand the universe we live in,” Dumitru says. study and conduct research at the University Assistant Professor Elliott Larson,
The two-year grant, funded by the DOE’s Nuclear Physics Program, will also help support the work of two graduate students. of Canberra, Australia. The scholarship PhD, received the 2021 M. Scott
The funding is a continuation of a previous grant in support of their research, whose current working title is “High-Energy Quantum will enable him to explore how Australia Myers Award for Applied Research in
Chromodynamics in Heavy-Ion Collisions.” So far, the pair have received a total of about $1.75 million in funding from the DOE in regulates commercial sports, in particular the Workplace from the Society for
furtherance of their work.
Professors Dumitru and Jalilian-Marian are long-time colleagues at Baruch, having joined the faculty in 2008 and 2006,
financial opportunities for young athletes, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, BEARCATS
respectively. As theoretical physicists, they develop models and theories to interpret experimental data obtained
as compared to U.S. governance in that area.
Professor Edelman’s inspiration for his
in recognition of their NFL Player
Assessment Test (PAT).
ARE BACK!
from premier particle accelerators, including the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland and the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at the Brookhaven National Laboratory in Long Island, New York.
research is his belief that the American The NFL-PAT is a customized test After a 15-month hiatus
These specialized research sites can help physicists simulate and even recreate certain college sports system warrants a fundamental designed to predict player performance in as a result of the Covid-19
events that occurred in the early universe. change in light of underlying issues of race a manner that treats players from diverse pandemic, all of Baruch’s
Ultimately, Dumitru and Jalilian-Marian hope to make predictions for the outcome and class inherent to sports labor relations, backgrounds fairly and incorporates
fall sports teams resumed
of future experiments that will take place at the Electron-Ion Collider, a new, unique as well as issues of free and fair markets. diversity, equity, and inclusion interests
He recently co-authored an article exploring into selection decisions. The Baruch competition in September.
facility currently approved for development at the Brookhaven National Lab. Their
efforts will contribute to a better understanding of the extreme limits of quantum the implications of resuming intercollegiate professors and their consulting team, Seen above: Senior Cormac
chromodynamics and the structure and behavior of subatomic particles at high Research from Weissman Professors Jamal Jalilian-
Photo by Denis Gostev (’13)
sports in the midst of a pandemic from Siena Consulting, have refined the test Foley charges across the
energies, clarifying the picture of how the universe is put together and adding Marian, PhD, and Adrian Dumitru, PhD, will give insight a legal, medical, and ethical perspective. annually since its implementation in 2013, pitch in a game against
into the properties of the matter that existed less than one
to the knowledge of the properties and potential of energy sources.
microsecond after the Big Bang. Says Jalilian-Marian:
“It is hard to convince legislators that integrating the most recent findings in NYU earlier this season.
“This will help us better understand the extreme limits of change is viable without presenting the field of industrial and organizational
—SALLY FAY
quantum chromodynamics, which are largely unexplored.” evidence of a more equitable alternative,” psychology.
says Edelman. “Thus, my goal is to —SALLY FAY
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A Campus Transformed
EXTREME MAKEOVER:
17 LEX EDITION
Alumni will likely do a double take
when they see the new lobby of the
Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue,
often considered the historic hub and
sentimental heart of Baruch College.
The construction project represents the
first significant renovation of the building
A Campus Transformed
since it opened its doors in 1929 as the
City College of New York (the building
sits on the original site of the 1847 Free
Academy, a precursor to CUNY).
BARUCH WELCOMES STUDENTS BACK WITH MAJOR RENOVATIONS Among the sleek new lobby’s features:
A HUB FOR STUDENT LIFE
large, open windows letting in natural
Baruch President S. David Wu celebrated the ceremonial light from Lexington Avenue; card-swiping Further enhancing the student experience
opening of the 25th Street Clivner=Field Plaza alongside
turnstiles at the entryway with an is the new Allen G. and Mary E. Aaronson
students, donors, and government officials.
Student Center, which opened its doors
W
enhanced security desk; an accessibility
ramp; and upgraded electrical capacity for the start of the Fall 2021 semester.
hen campus reopened for The facility, just shy of 5,000 square feet
that allows all six modernized elevators The Aaronson Student Center offers students a
hybrid learning in the Fall 2021 to run seamlessly at all times.
in size, is located in leased space in the comfortable place to gather, study, and socialize.
semester, students, faculty, U.S. Post Office’s historic building on
Construction began in 2017, and this 23rd Street between Lexington and Third
and staff returned to a transformed space: to commit,” she adds. “This space will
completed phase represents only the first Avenues. Students access the Aaronson be open to all students and give them an
three major renovation projects had been part of a multiphase project that aims to Center on the south side of 24th Street, opportunity to connect with each other
completed since the onset of the pandemic ultimately make the building sustainable, across from the main Newman Vertical and truly build community.”
with a LEED Silver designation from the Campus entrance.
in March 2020, including the lobby and
U.S. Green Building Council.
elevators of the Lawrence and Eris Field The new student center was made possible NEW DIRECTIONS FOR GROWTH
For Jim Kaznosky, director of environmental by a generous gift from the late Allen G.
Building (known to scores of alumni as health and safety in Baruch’s Office of
Perhaps the most eye-catching and
Aaronson (’48) and his wife, Mary. As transformative renovation was the
“17 Lex”), the opening of the Allen G. and Campus Facilities and Operations, the an active student with leadership roles on completion of the Clivner=Field Plaza at
Mary E. Aaronson Student Center, and completed project represents a major the Interclub Board and Student Council, 25th Street between Lexington and Third
Clivner=Field Plaza on 25th Street. achievement for the College—and a major the alumnus was determined to support Avenues, which provides a much-needed
upgrade for students and faculty. student life. The new space offers a wide open green space for the enjoyment of
“This is a landmark moment in the history “Completing a construction project of range of mixed-use seating, as well as Baruch’s campus community, neighbors,
of Baruch,” said President S. David Wu at a this size was difficult, as the building three private breakout rooms. and all New Yorkers.
ceremonial ribbon-cutting of the Clivner=Field was occupied during this time,” he says. “The Student Center will serve as a At its ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony
Plaza in October. “It represents the future and “The addition of these higher-speed student lounge and is a space designed in October, government leaders, CUNY
elevators has proven to be very beneficial with student comfort in mind,” says
audacity of Baruch College. Ours is an institution officials, and donors celebrated the project’s
to the College community.” Damali Tolson, Baruch’s director completion—nearly a decade after it was
that is willing to dream big, work hard, meet of Student Life. She says that student
For generations of Baruch alumni, this first proposed—and hailed it as an ideal
challenges head-on, and go the extra mile to renovation will come as a welcome—and engagement has grown tremendously example of a public-private partnership.
create transformative change.” breathtaking—sight. At one point in on campus during her years working
at the College, and she is excited and “Creating a campus at Baruch seemed
Baruch’s history, virtually every activity, like a great idea—a dream—but it hadn’t
But the campus enhancements are much more than academic and extracurricular, took place hopeful that the new space will deliver
an additional area for students to been done in 100 years!” said Daniel
just cosmetic. Learn about each of these completed under the Field Building’s roof, so nearly Clivner (’85), after whom the plaza is
make connections.
Photos by Elena Olivo
projects and see how all three are game changers for all of Baruch’s graduates have fond named along with the late Lawrence N.
Top: A look at the new lobby of the Field Building at 17 Lexington recollections of the building—and maybe “We have found ways to provide
the student experience. Avenue, complete with card-swiping turnstiles and modernized Field (’52, LHD-Hon. ’04).
elevators. Bottom: The building’s new façade lets in natural light a not-so-fond memory or two of being engagement opportunities for all
from Lexington Avenue. stuck in an elevator while rushing to class. students, even those with limited time
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A Campus Transformed ‘Dress Rehearsal’ for Tomorrow’s Higher Ed
‘Dress CULTIVATING CONNECTIVITY
For faculty and students, the initial
The Office of Enrollment Management
and Strategic Academic Initiatives even
unveiled the “Bernie Bot” (a nod to the
Combining in-person learning with
synchronous and asynchronous online
learning components, HyFlex, says Downing,
Rehearsal’ for
transition to remote learning in March
2020 was made smoother thanks to College’s namesake, Bernard Baruch), “ideally involves making the option available
advanced preparation and technology, an AI chat service that answers student to students to take their classes in whatever
Tomorrow’s
particularly resources for faculty through questions and directs them to needed mode of instruction is most convenient on
Baruch’s Center for Teaching and Learning. resources and appointments. a particular day and being able to deliver
But there were also challenges. “We became Of course, there have been challenges the instruction and experience equally,
Higher Ed
aware that, for many students, their only as well. “We had missed that sense of so that everyone is learning together.”
source of computer equipment came community and connectivity that we Although HyFlex is still a relatively new
through our loans, which were previously get on campus, in class, and at clubs and concept in academia, researchers have
for short terms,” says Arthur Downing, events,” Lee says. Faculty, too, while found no significant differences in academic
Lessons learned and PhD, vice president for Information rapidly upping their game in the use of outcomes between it and traditional
opportunities discovered Services. “And many students had no technology for their classes and meetings, course formats. With more colleges and
in a year of transition
reliable access to Wi-Fi. We knew we missed the in-person engagement and universities, like Baruch, experimenting
needed to take a different approach.” interaction with their students and with HyFlex models, even more data
I
Semester-long computer loans were colleagues. According to Allison Lehr- likely will soon be available to help further
Top: In the span of a decade, 25th n May, as an academic year like implemented and remain in place, and Samuels, director of Baruch’s Center for evaluate whether this will emerge as a
Street between Lexington and Third
Avenues was closed off to vehicular no other came to a close, Baruch donations of computers and Wi-Fi hotspots Teaching and Learning, professors would leading trend in higher education.
traffic and transformed into the were made possible with government, often exchange ideas during faculty check- To assist in offering dynamic HyFlex
beautiful Clivner=Field Plaza. President S. David Wu called on corporate, and generous alumni and ins for new and creative ways to engage courses, Downing and his team also are
Right: Engraved paver stones,
purchased by alumni and friends, the College community to anticipate donor support. online classes. rethinking and repurposing on-campus
helped to fund the project.
the Fall 2021 semester with renewed As access challenges were resolved and “A nice thing about this experience,” Lehr- spaces. Creating more flexible areas for
online classes progressed, faculty and Samuels says, “is that faculty continue to crowd- students to attend online class or have a
purpose, calling it in his monthly students found silver linings with the source ideas about academic integrity and quiet place for study is a priority, resulting
“More than the street itself,” Clivner and benches,” says Baruch College blog at the time “one of the most newfound flexibility of online courses. engagement. There has been a lot of good in building stronger Wi-Fi end-to-end
continued, “it represents for me living Fund (BCF) President Helen J. Mills. “For students, who often have difficulty sharing of best practices across departments.” across campus. And the auditory challenges
proof that with the support and inspiration Led by the BCF, the alumni and donor important turning points in our recent of face-to-face instruction while wearing
juggling commutes to campus, internships,
of others—and the lessons being learned community ultimately raised $3.3 million history.” He continued: “We have a jobs, and family obligations, online AT THE FOREFRONT OF FLEXIBILITY protective masks are being addressed,
in the surrounding buildings—you too for the plaza. Downing says, with microphones and
can turn great ideas into reality.” window of opportunity—a precious classes and appointments have allowed In the Fall 2021 semester, approximately two
amplifiers to improve acoustics.
“I am ecstatic to honor the vision of my greater flexibility,” says senior Alison Lee, thirds of all classes are being held in an online
The Clivner=Field Plaza is a game changer late father to ensure that Baruch College gift, really—over the next year to current president of the Undergraduate or hybrid format, and seven classrooms are With the combined efforts and enthusiasm
for the Baruch campus, providing a students will always enjoy the opportunity conduct an institution-wide dress Student Government (USG). Students, being equipped with additional technology— of the entire College community, this
public green space in a neighborhood to achieve their dreams and aspirations,” says Lee, have been able to attend even like interactive monitors, cameras, and audio dress rehearsal is off to a great start.
with one of the lowest percentages says Lisa Field, one of Lawrence Field’s rehearsal for the future.” more workshops, from self-care to career equipment—to participate in a hybrid —NANETTE MAXIM
of pedestrian space in the city. It daughters. “He would be so pleased counseling, and clubs have been creating flexible (HyFlex) pilot program.
includes nearly 180 square yards of knowing that Baruch, the college that Now, with the semester nearing more performative events online—from
planting comprising 15 newly planted gives so much to so many, has been completion, students, professors, cooking competitions to magic shows—to
trees. It is also designed to function gifted something it never had in its entire entertain while also sharing information
as a connective space and hub for history…a place for students to commune, and staff have built on their and camaraderie.
student life, with 21 new benches, study, and socialize in the fresh air.” experiences throughout the pandemic USG and Information Services have also
15 free-standing granite seats, and
583 feet of granite seat walls and steps.
As Clivner concluded his remarks at the and have answered that call with greatly expanded online access to student
dedication ceremony, he marveled at how resources, including a new, monthly events
In addition, the plaza features 1,442 the new space will add a new dimension, reflection, hard work, and ingenuity, list on Google Drive; a digital survival guide
engraved pavers purchased to help fund literally, to the student experience. setting the stage for a pivotal complete with QR codes for quick access;
the project. “We are so grateful to the a dedicated Instagram account for up-to-
many trustees, alumni, and friends who
“Today, and for the next 100 years,” academic year that could very well the-minute notifications; and the ongoing
he said, “we have a horizontal campus
supported this project, through their to match our vertical campus.” shape the future of higher education. development of a “QR Comment Box,” an
generous gifts and purchase of pavers open forum where students can anonymously
—GREGORY M. LEPORATI submit questions and concerns.
President Wu poses for a selfie
with students at the 25th Street
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80s AgriFORCE Growing
Documenting the Gray Areas
A Message from the Director of Alumni
Systems, an agriculture-
focused technology company, appointed
Relations and Volunteer Engagement Richard M. Levychin (’82) to its board Filmmaker Sam Pollard (’73)
E
of directors. Levychin is a partner in
mmy Award–winning and Oscar-nominated director, editor, and producer Sam
Dear Alumni: Galleros Robinson’s Commercial Audit
Pollard (’73) has told powerful stories of African American history and lives—
and Assurance practice. LMP Automotive from the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., to photographer Gordon Parks. The
When I am asked what I do for a living, I often respond: “I am in the belonging business.” Belonging, in the words Holdings appointed Robert Bellaflores inspiration, he says, comes from within: “These stories are part of my DNA.”
of author Brené Brown, “is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us.” It is a feeling of “deep (’87) chief financial officer. Steven
relatedness and acceptance,” according to Radha Agrawal, author and founder of the Daybreaker global dance movement. Growing up in Harlem during the fight for civil rights and the turbulence of the Vietnam
Lipiner (MBA ’87) joined the Baruch
War, Mr. Pollard turned to movies like Parks’s coming-of-age story, The Learning Tree,
We in the Office of Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement aspire for you to experience this feeling of College Fund (BCF) Board of Trustees the songs of Marvin Gaye, and the courage of Dr. King to build a life with purpose.
relatedness and acceptance when you attend a Baruch event and network with alumni and students. We understand in April. He is the CFO of State Street Following an early interest in electrical engineering and enrollment at Borough of
this need to belong is universal and continue to expand our industry, affinity, corporate, and Global Advisors. Pierre W. Beausejour Manhattan Community College, he transferred to Baruch, where he majored in marketing
global alumni networks to create more opportunities for connection and belongingness. (’89) authored A Requiem for Evolution and joined the College’s fencing team—but he had yet to find his true passion.
(Christian Faith Publishing, 2021), a A WNET-sponsored film-training workshop, recommended by a Baruch advisor,
We welcome your recommendations for how we could increase your sense of belonging thought-provoking book that seeks to
within the great Baruch alumni network. You are part of a community of more than awakened something within him. “I didn’t have any experience in film,” Pollard recalls.
provide proof of the existence of God. He “I just loved movies.”
160,000 alumni worldwide, and you all belong. previously worked for nearly two decades
He would later work with mentors like acclaimed filmmakers Victor Kanefsky, George
within the NYC Board of Education as a
Most sincerely, Bowers, and Saint Clair Bourne, all of whom instilled confidence in him to tell stories
math teacher and advisor. of the figures and events that shaped his life. A director or editor on more than 40
films, Pollard has earned a host of accolades, including a career achievement award
90s Cablesfax Magazine named
Daphne M. Leroy (’93)
in 2020 from the International Documentary Association. Collaborator Spike Lee has
called him “a master filmmaker.”
Janet B. Rossbach to its “Top 100 Most Influential Revealing the complexity of the human experience is a hallmark of Pollard’s work.
Multi-Ethnic Executives in Media.” “Making documentaries is like doing anthropological research to find the whole
P.S. Please find me on LinkedIn and connect! She serves as vice president of strategy person, the whole story,” he says. “And when you dig deep, the story is never black
in the ViacomCBS Ad Sales group. and white.”
Stephanie Smith (’96) joined the BCF Notable recent work includes his award-winning 2020 documentary,
Board of Trustees in June. She serves as MLK/FBI, exploring J. Edgar Hoover’s extensive
chief operating officer at BlackRock. surveillance campaign to discredit
In April, Rachel Torres (’96, MPA ’04) Dr. King and the civil rights movement;
was named national director of the Job 2021’s Black Art: In the Absence
50s Morris Adato (’59), an
experienced consumer
Ed Mendlowitz (’63), emeritus partner,
WithumSmith+Brown, was recognized 70s Political cartoonist Richard
Friedman (’72) self-published
Corps Program, an initiative funded
by the U.S. Department of Labor
of Light, examining the work of
contemporary visual artists; and
electronics professional, released his in Accounting Today’s list of the Top 100 his latest book, The Greatest 2021 Book that provides academic and technical his forthcoming Citizen Ashe, an
second book, Witness to Innovation: Stories Most Influential People in Accounting. of Political Cartoons: Edition 1: January – training, workforce preparation, and intricate portrait of the activist
from the Analog Back Roads to the Digital The list identifies the thought leaders, June. His books are available on Amazon. support services for low-income young and tennis champion Arthur Ashe.
Highway (Self-Published, 2021), which change makers, regulators, and other Gerald Scorse (MBA ’75) authored an adults. In this role, she oversees the As a professor in New York University’s
explores the evolution of merchandising leaders who are shaping the profession. opinion piece in the New York Daily program’s budget and its 123 centers Tisch School of the Arts, Pollard today
personal computers and other technologies. Alan E. Weiner (’63) authored an News entitled “Investing in Kids Pays across the country. President Biden serves as a mentor for young filmmakers.
It is available for purchase on Amazon. article, “Becoming Successful in Today’s Real Dividends,” which argues that appointed Dr. Tony Allen (MPA ’98) “One thing I learned from Saint [Clair
Professional World,” in The CPA Journal. additional public funding of childcare as the chair of the President’s Board of Bourne] is it’s important to tell the
stories,” he explains. “So it’s important
60s In March, Morton Faden (’63)
self-published Advice To My
In the piece, Weiner, a former president
of the New York State Society of CPAs,
and education would yield the greatest
possible returns. Alan D. Gaines (’76)
Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities. Allen has served as
for me to be involved, to keep
giving back.”
Grandchildren (and kids of all ages). The writes about his successful career and joined the board of directors of the president of Delaware State University
—NANETTE MAXIM
book is available on Amazon and Barnes shares advice with young professionals Limestone Boat Company. since January 2020.
& Noble. For the sixth consecutive year, about mentorship and networking. continued on next page
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00s Paul Orbe (MPA ’00) appointed Marc D. Benathen (’02) into the Special Libraries Association’s an associate professor of psychology at
Sustainable Snacking
received a Fulbright Teachers as chief financial officer. Benathen—a Hall of Fame in 2020 and had worked Kingsborough Community College.
for Global Classrooms Program award, former president of the Baruch College at Baruch since 1998. Congratulations, Google promoted Yaron Drucker (MBA
allowing him to share his knowledge and Alumni Association—previously served Rita! Keisha V. Thompson (’02) directed ’05) to staffing lead of its Cloud Tech Matt Feldman (’15) Pioneers
make connections abroad. Orbe teaches as CFO of Blink Fitness. In March, Rita the film There All Along, a documentary Israel department. As part of the role,
high school and college-level biology Ormsby (MPA ’02) retired from Baruch that tells the story of the women involved he will lead the hiring for Google’s new
Mushroom Jerky
S
and chemistry in New Jersey. LifeMD, a as an information services librarian and in the 1970 “Black Power Revolution” Cloud Chip Design Center in Tel Aviv. nacking while vegan can be a
direct-to-consumer telemedicine company, associate professor. She was inducted in Trinidad and Tobago. Thompson is Cristina Guglielmetti (MBA ’05), a challenge—just ask entrepreneur
certified financial planner, was quoted Matt Feldman (’15), founder
in a New York Times article in July about and CEO of Moku Foods. After learning
about the lack of sustainability in the
Washington Trailblazer
financial planning for new graduates.
Matti Hasselmann (MPA ’05) celebrated meat industry and the health benefits
of plant-based nutrition, he committed
State Supreme Court Justice G. Helen Whitener (’88) her second year serving as assistant
dean of academic affairs at NYU Long to a vegan diet. “It made me feel great,
Justice G. Helen Whitener’s career has been a series of “firsts.” Island School of Medicine. The Defined physically, mentally, spiritually,” says
Contribution Institutional Investment Mr. Feldman, who was then working in
The latest came in November 2020, when she won election to retain her Silicon Valley tech sales but yearning
seat on Washington State’s Supreme Court—a position to which she had Association recognized Sibil Sebastian
to start his own business. He had only
been appointed by Governor Jay Inslee in April of that year. With that Patri (EMS ’05) as a “Rising Star”
one problem: “What was I going to
victory, she says, came a revelation: “Unbeknownst to me, I became the during its Diversity & Inclusion Awards
snack on?”
first Black person in the state of Washington to win a statewide election.” celebration in late 2020. Patri serves as
vice president, strategy and corporate Craving something chewy, savory, delicious, and filling, Feldman set about doing
Having ascended to the state’s high court after nearly 20 years some research. “I saw that beef jerky was a $4 billion business in the U.S., and vegan
of serving as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and judicial officer, development, at American Century
Investments. Natalie Cofield (MPA ’06) was…nothing,” he says, adding, “A lightbulb went on!” His kitchen was soon full of
Justice Whitener is also the first Black woman to serve on the experiments as he attempted to make jerky with portobello mushrooms and other
Washington Supreme Court and the state’s first Black LGBTQ judge. is the assistant administrator for the Office
sustainably grown ingredients.
of Women’s Business Ownership at the
Being a trailblazer is something Justice Whitener didn’t consciously Feldman officially launched Moku Foods in 2019 with assistance from Thomas
U.S. Small Business Administration. In
seek, she says, but “as I moved up the ranks, my visibility became Bowman, former head of product development at Eat Just, who helped refine the jerky
this role, she provides executive oversight
more and more important to what I was doing.” She currently with meatier king oyster mushrooms. The two developed flavors like Hawaiian Teriyaki
serves on a number of boards and committees that speak out for of the office and champions female
entrepreneurship. Tom Congdon (MPA and Sweet & Spicy, with more on the way. Sales through Amazon and Thrive Market
those marginalized by race, class, gender, sexuality, and disability.
’06), the executive deputy and deputy helped raise brand awareness, and Feldman was named to the 2021 Forbes “30
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Justice Whitener emigrated to the chair of the New York State Department Under 30” list for Food and Drink.
United States alone as a teenager to receive critical medical
of Public Service, was named to two City Seeing opportunities is a constant for Feldman, who, while studying finance at Baruch
treatment for a back condition. She earned her Baruch BBA in
& State “Power 100” lists of New York’s and playing point guard for the men’s basketball team, launched two businesses:
international marketing and, later, a law degree from Seattle
most influential leaders, ranking first in Cinco Terras Specialty Coffees and Undorm.com, a brokerage to help students find
University School of Law. In 2015, under the auspices of the
Telecommunications and 26th in Energy convenient, affordable housing.
U.S. Embassy, she returned to her native country to speak about
respect, self-worth, and LGBTQ rights, at a time when same-sex and Environment. Amit Sharma (MBA Feldman knew the importance of sustainable living from
relationships there were punishable with up to 20 years in prison. ’06) joined U.S.-based bakery company growing up in Oahu, Hawaii. “Our small island imports
That law was ruled unconstitutional in 2018. Hostess Brands, Inc. as vice president of more than 80 percent of our food,” he says. “You
Mentorship also plays a significant role in Justice Whitener’s life. investor relations. Winston Chiu (’07), have to be very careful about your choices and the
“Our judiciary is not representative of the people they serve,” she the founder and CEO of Feed Forward, impact they have.”
says. In collaboration with fellow judges and organizations, she has was named to the “40 Under 40 In Hawaiian, moku means land division. “A
led the creation of programs that encourage marginalized girls to Rising Food Stars in NYC Food name associated with the land and the island
pursue careers in law. Policy” by Hunter College New made a lot of sense for us,” says Feldman,
York City Food Policy Center. This who donates 1 percent of Moku’s profits to
“We didn’t get here on our own,” says Justice Whitener. “We’re
standing on the shoulders of others, which means they created that summer, PwC promoted Katherine organizations that feed the hungry and teach
path for us. We have a responsibility as we move forward to create Huh (’07) to partner. She and her kids to grow their own food. “We’re producing
a path for others.” husband, Andy Huh (’08), live food that helps sustain the planet.”
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Senate confirmed Rory Christian (MBA
A Harman Homecoming
’08) as commissioner of the NYS Public
Service Commission, which oversees
for Author Daphne Palasi Andreades (’15) and regulates electric and gas industries
across the state. He previously served as
L
ife came full circle this past year for Daphne Palasi Andreades (’15). The the director of New York Clean Energy at
up-and-coming author served as Baruch’s Spring 2021 Harman Writing Fellow the Environmental Defense Fund. At the
within the Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence Program, in which Ms. Andreades beginning of the year, Seward & Kissel
had participated as a student only a few years ago. LLP promoted Danielle Lemberg (’08) to
“When they reached out to me about participating, I remembered all that I had counsel. Co-founder of the firm’s Women’s
learned from the program and how formative it had been,” says Andreades, who Initiative and a member of its Business
delivered a Zoom reading and lecture in April for the Baruch community. Transactions Group, she represents private
It’s been a whirlwind few years for Andreades. She recently signed a two-book equity and other investment management
deal with Random House, and her debut novel, Brown Girls, is set for release in the firms, private companies, and other
United States in January 2022, as well as in Europe. Brown Girls explores the lives clients in a range of business transactions.
of working- and middle-class women of color in Queens, NY; an excerpt from the The American Institute of CPAs named
book won the 2019 Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest. Ewelina Meczkowska (’09) to its list
“There are so many years and labor that go into just finishing the manuscript itself,” of recipients of the 2020 “Forensic and
she says. “Then there’s a whole other process: finding the right agent, going on Valuation Services Standing Ovation”
submission, finding the right editor. It’s all been really exciting.” award. She serves as the vice president of
Andreades, a Queens native whose parents immigrated to New York from the finance at Kohlberg & Company.
Philippines in the nineties, came to Baruch hoping to study journalism, thinking it
would be the perfect way to combine her interests in writing and telling stories about
her community. But she soon found herself drawn more toward English courses and 10s Steven Nunez (’10) was
promoted to associate
Love Blossoms
contemporary literature. It was a picturesque wedding for Heather Schultz Gittens
general counsel at the Executive Office
for Immigration Review in the U.S. (’08, MPA ’14) and Hasani Gittens (’02), who tied the
After graduation, she backpacked through Southeast Asia and became an ESL
teacher in Thailand before returning to New York to pursue a Master of Fine Arts Department of Justice. Prior to joining knot in May at the Queens Botanical Garden. Heather is
from Columbia University. Acclaimed author Paul Beatty became her faculty mentor, the department as an attorney advisor in the founder of Huh Healing Hub LLC, a public relations
and she soon began working on the short story that would become Brown Girls—a 2018, he clerked at the Indiana Supreme consultant for the Tito app, and an adjunct lecturer at
story that earned her Columbia’s 2018 Henfield Prize. Court. Charles A. Montorio-Archer Baruch College, while Hasani is deputy editor of The City,
Andreades hopes her forthcoming novel will help (EMPA ’11) authored Everybody Paddles: a nonprofit, digital news platform.
current Baruch students see themselves reflected A Leader’s Blueprint for Creating a Unified
in literature. Team (River Grove Books, 2021), in which
“It was important to me to write a story he outlines a new blueprint for building Inc. Abraham Akanmu (’14) and Noshin including KPMG and the New York City The NYC Department of Small Business
that centered on immigrants, people office teamwork and camaraderie. He Hossain (’19) received Success Academy Campaign Finance Board. Mirjana Llana Services promoted Anna Yakubova (EMPA
of color, and those serves as president and chief executive Excellence Awards. Akanmu teaches (’18) co-founded Ekosfere, a company that ’20) to assistant commissioner. She has
on the margins,” officer of nonprofit One Hope United. Bit sixth-grade history and Hossain teaches provides convenient, waste-free door-to- worked for the department for 10 years in
she said. “I wanted Digital, Inc., a bitcoin mining company, sixth-grade science as part of the Success door delivery of cleaning products and a variety of roles. In September, the BCF
to illustrate the appointed Justin Zhu (’11, MS ’12) vice Academy Charter Schools in NYC. David also picks up customers’ compost in all Board named Mayer Estinville (’21) a
complexities that president of finance. Sheina Ebrani (’12) Khandrius (’15) is the co-founder of five boroughs of New York City. Outside graduate trustee. He serves as a business
exist within these and her husband co-founded Stefano Peachy, a company that builds scalable of Ekosfere, Llana serves as an associate at analyst at Kearney.
communities, as well
Navi, a jewelry store specializing in e-commerce experiences on services Siris Capital Group.
as celebrate their
beauty, solidarity, sustainable diamond engagement rings. In like Shopify. He spoke with Authority
Class Notes are provided to our readers on an “AS
and their spirit of
determination and joy.”
response to the pandemic, the company
offers an online, try-at-home program for
Magazine in August about lessons the retail
industry has learned during the pandemic. 20s Patrick Labossiere (MA ’20)
authored an article in Huffington
IS” basis. Baruch College/The City University of
New York does not make any warranties, express or
customers who do not want to travel to Konstantin Zborovskiy (MPA ’16) serves Post about his inspirational recovery story. implied, regarding the items included and disclaims
Photo by ArtVesta Studio
—GREGORY M. LEPORATI any and all liability or responsibility for the content
brick-and-mortar stores. Lin Shen (MS as the chief operating officer in the division He was hit by a subway train 11 years
thereof and any direct, indirect, or consequential
’13) was appointed to the BCF Board of youth and family justice for the NYC ago, suffering multiple severe injuries, but damages related to, or arising from, the use of
of Trustees in February. He is a senior Administration for Children’s Services. has since regained his independence and the information.
accountant, SEC reporting, at Assurant, He previously worked for organizations graduated from Baruch with a 3.8 GPA.
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