Clark University Board of Trustees
The Corporation 2012-2013
Officers
Peter D. Klein, B.A.'64 Clark University, M.A. '66 Boston College
Chairman
Lloyd Harbor, NY
President, PDK Development Corporation, Commack, NY
David H. Chaifetz, B.S. '65 Clark University, J.D. '68 Boston College
Vice Chair
Sarasota, FL
Retired Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Praxair, Inc., Fairfield, CT
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 of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Medical School
Lawrence S. Hershoff, B.A. '71 Clark University, M.B.A. '73 University of Rochester
Secretary
Sunset Beach, NC
Retired 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, Clark University
Katherine A. Cannon, B.A.'98 Fitchburg State University, M.A.'08 Clark University
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
Marla Jakobowicz Byrnes, B.A. '76 Clark University
West Hartford, CT
Sales Executive, Prudential CT Realty
David H. Chaifetz, B.S. '65 Clark University, J.D. '68 Boston College
Sarasota, FL
Retired Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Praxair, Inc., Fairfield, CT
Elyse Darefsky, B.A. '79 Clark University
Bloomfield, CT
Application Development Manager, Cigna Corporation, Hartford, CT
Dennis M. Dimitri, B.A. '75 Clark University, M.D.'79 George Washington University School of Medicine
Worcester, MA
Vice Chair & Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, UMass Medical School
Catherine Dunham, B.A. '67, M.A.'70, Ed.D.'81 Clark University
Westport, MA
Vice President for Resident Services and Community Improvement, Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc., Boston, MA
Eric P. Epstein, B.A. '89 Clark University, M.S. '90 The Leonard Stern School
Wyckoff, NJ
Managing Member, Davidson Kempner Capital Management, New York, NY
Mark S. Fishman, B.A. '82 Clark University
Westport, CT
CEO, AESIR Capital Management
Richard M. Freeland, B.A. '63 Amherst College. Ph.D. '69 University of Pennsylvania
Boston, MA
Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
Ross D. 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, UK
Independent Management Consultant, London, England, UK
Lawrence S. Hershoff, B.A. '71 Clark University, M.B.A. '73 University of Rochester
Sunset Beach, NC
Retired Adjunct Lecturer, Bryant University, Retired Senior Vice President, RBS Asset Finance
Peter D. Klein, B.A. '64 Clark University, M.A. '66 Boston College
Lloyd Harbor, NY
President, PDK Development Corporation, Commack, NY
Lawrence L. Landry, B.S.B.A. '71, M.B.A. '75 Clark University
North Palm Beach, FL
Chairman and CEO, Masterpiece Living LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Lowell A. Potiker, B.A. '83 University of Michigan, J.D. '86 Pepperdine University
La Jolla, CA
President, HSP Group Inc.
Steven C. Roberts, B.A. '74 Clark University, J.D./L.L.M. '77 Washington University
St Louis, MO
President and Chief Operating Office, The Roberts Companies
Jeffrey M. Siegal, B.A. '82 Clark University, M.B.A. Harvard Business School
Portsmouth, RI
Managing Director, Metalmark Capital, New York, NY
Robert J. Stevenish
Norwalk, CT
Retired President & Chief Operating Officer, Modell's Sporting Goods
Robert J. Stevenish II., B.A. '86 Clark University
Weston, MA
Managing Director, Global Relationship Management, Citi's Markets Division, Boston, MA
Theresa M. 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/WREG Wireless/wreg.com
Alumni Members
Jennifer R. Abrams, B.A. '91 Clark University, M.A. '92 University of Chicago
New York, NY
Vice President, Chaps at Ralph Lauren
Dimitry Anselme, B.A. '93 Clark University
Brookline, MA
Director of Program Staff Development, Facing History and Ourselves
Robert (Jay) Ash, B.A. '83 Clark University
Danvers, MA
City Manager, Chelsea, MA
Gregory D. Degermajian, B.A. '81 College of the Holy Cross, M.A. '92 Clark University
Worcester, MA
Senior Risk Manager, Sun Life Financial, Wellesley Hills, MA
Barbara Rabinowitz Dyer, B.A. '73 Clark University
Washington, D.C.
President and CEO, The Hitachi Foundation
Jodi Reiskind, B.A. '83 Clark University, M.B.A. Manhattan College, J.D. New York Law School
New York, New York
Consultant and Project Manager supporting risk projects around regulatory issues
Linda R. 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. '51 Clark University
Ventura, CA
Chairman of the Board, Damark Industries, Inc.
John D. Jeppson, LL.D. '68 Clark University
Worcester, MA
Retired Chairman, CEO and President, Norton Company
David H. Strassler, B.A.'55 Harvard College, M.B.A. '11 Clark University
Great Barrington, MA
Vice President, Riverside Capital Management