Clark University Board of Trustees
The Corporation 2011-2012
Officers
Peter D. Klein, B.A.'64 Clark University, M.A. '66 Boston College
Chairman
Commack, NY
President, PDK Development Corporation
Dennis M. Dimitri, B.A.'75 Clark University, M.D.'79 George Washington University School of Medicine
Vice Chair
Worcester, MA
Vice Chair & Clinical Associate Professor, UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center
Barbara Dyer, B.A.'73 Clark University
Vice Chair
Washington, D.C.
President and CEO, Hitachi Foundation
Lawrence S. Hershoff, B.A. '71 Clark University, M.B.A. '73 University of Rochester
Secretary
Smithfield, RI
Adjunct Lecturer, Bryant University, Retired Senior Vice President, RBS Asset Finance
James E. Collins, B.S. '70, M.B.A. '71 Cornell University
Treasurer
Worcester, MA
Vice President for Administration and Finance, Clark University
John L. Foley, B. A. '75 Dartmouth College
Assistant Secretary
Worcester MA
Vice President of Government and Community Affairs and Campus Services
Katherine A. Cannon, B.A. Fitchburg College
Assistant Treasurer
Worcester, MA
Controller, Clark University
Life Member
Sumner B. Tilton, Jr., B.A. '60 Williams College, J.D. '63 Boston University Law School
Worcester, MA
Director and Attorney, FletcherTilton, P.C.
Term Members
Fred S. Anton, B.A. '68 Clark University, M.B.A. '70 Washington University
Boca Raton, FL
Retired CEO, Warner Brothers Publications
Marla Byrnes, B.A. '76 Clark University
West Hartford, CT
Sales Executive, Prudential CT Realty
David Chaifetz, B.S. '65 Clark University, J.D. '68 Boston College
Fairfield, CT
Retired Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Praxair, Inc.
Janice Culpepper, B.A. '77 Clark University, Ph.D. '82 Harvard University
Seattle, WA
Senior Program Officer, Global Health Program, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Elyse Darefsky, B.A. '79 Clark University
Hartford, CT
Application Development Manager, Cigna Corporation
Dennis M. Dimitri, B.A. '75 Clark University, M.D.'79 George Washington University School of Medicine
Worcester, MA
Vice Chair & Clinical Associate Professor, UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center
Catherine Dunham, B.A. '67, M.A.'70, Ed.D.'81 Clark University
Washington, D.C.
Executive Director, Children's Dental Health Project
Mark S. Fishman, B.A. '82 Clark University
Stamford, CT
CEO, AESIR Capital Management
Ross Gillman, B.A. '81 Clark University, J.D. '85 Cornell University Law School
New York, NY
Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP
Wolfgang H. Hammes, M.B.A. '89 Clark University
London, England
Managing Director and Co-Head, European Financial Institutions Group, Duetsche Bank
Lawrence S. Hershoff, B.A. '71 Clark University, M.B.A. '73 University of Rochester
Smithfield, RI
Adjunct Lecturer, Bryant University, Retired Senior Vice President, RBS Asset Finance
Peter D. Klein, B.A. '64 Clark University, M.A. '66 Boston College
Commack, NY
President, PDK Development Corporation
Lawrence L. Landry, B.S.B.A. '71, M.B.A. '75 Clark University
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Chairman and CEO, Masterpiece Living LLC
Michael J. Leffell, B.A. '81 Clark University, J.D. '84 Columbia Law School
Scarsdale, NY
Retired General Partner, Davidson Kempner Partners
Steven Roberts, B.A. '74 Clark University, J.D. '77 Washington University
St Louis, MO
President and Principal, The Roberts Companies
Jeffrey Siegal, B.A. '82 Clark University, M.B.A. Harvard Business School
New York, NY
Managing Director, Metalmark Capital
Robert J. Stevenish
Norwalk, CT
Retired President & Chief Operating Officer, Modell's Sporting Goods
Robert J. Stevenish II., B.A. '86 Clark University
Boston, MA
Managing Director, Global Relationship Management, Citi's Markets division
David H. Strassler, B.A.'55 Harvard College, M.B.A. '11 Clark University
Great Barrington, MA
General Partner, Weston Associates
Theresa Strempek, B.A. '79 Clark University, M.A. '89 Columbia University
Pacific Palisades, CA
Independent Developer and Renovator
Steven Swain, B.A. '89 Clark University, J.D. '92 Villanova Law School, M.B.A. '94 George Washington University
New York, NY
Chief Operating Officer, Lyster Watson & Company
Ronald Walter, B.A. '71 Clark University, M.S. '74 Case Western Reserve University
Memphis, Tennessee
President and General Manager, WREG-TV/NC3A
Alumni Members
Dimitry Anselme, B.A. '93 Clark University
Brookline, MA
Director of Program Staff Development, Facing History and Ourselves
Jay Ash, B.A. '83 Clark University
Chelsea, MA
City Manager, Chelsea, MA
Barbara Dyer, B.A. '73 Clark University
Washington, D.C.
President and CEO, The Hitachi Foundation
Jodi Reiskind, B.A. '83 Clark University
New York, New York
Consultant and Project Manager, supporting risk projects around regulatory issues
Linda Savitsky, B.A. '70 Clark University
Essex, CT
Executive Director, National Association of State Retirement Administrators
Honorary Members
George D. DiRado, B.B.A. '50, B.A. '51Clark University
Ventura, CA
Chairman of the Board, Damark Industries, Inc.
John Jeppson, LL.D. '68 Clark University
Worcester, MA
Retired Chairman, CEO and President, Norton Company