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Since 1989, the posse Foundation has enjoyed

the support of individuals from different walks

of life. posse supporters are as diverse in their

backgrounds and points of view as the students

the program serves, but share a common

conviction that there is much at stake in the

Foundation’s work. they are individuals who

care about diversity in higher education and

leadership in the workforce; about redefining

notions of merit in ways that honor our highest

standards; about expanding access for

traditionally underserved groups; about securing

our democracy’s future.

posse touches on these and many other

related issues, which explains why so many

have taken such a keen interest. as a result,

posse has grown from a barely visible ripple

in the sea of higher education to one of the

most well‑known and highly regarded youth

leadership development and college access

programs in the country. the ripple is fast

becoming a wave, as posse Scholars continue

to achieve great things in college and beyond in

ever‑increasing numbers.

this report features renowned leaders in various

fields—from philanthropy to politics—for

whom the work of posse resonates deeply.

We are indebted to them and the many posse

supporters who lend their voice, talents and

resources to help create better opportunities

for others, and who see in posse a good reason

to care.

10 GaSton Caperton, President, The College Board; Former Governor, West Virginia

11 Derek Bok, President Emeritus, Harvard University

20 Gary orFielD, Co-founder, The Civil Rights Project, Harvard University;

Co-director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles , UCLA;

Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education

21 patriCia GánDara, Co-director, The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles,

UCLA; Professor, UCLA Graduate School of Education

34 riCharD FulD, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc.

35 arthur Blank, Co-Founder, The Home Depot; Owner and CEO, The Atlanta Falcons;

Chairman, President and CEO, AMB Group, LLC;

Chairman, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Stephanie Blank, Trustee, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

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concept

posse started because of one student who

said, “i never would have dropped out of

college if i had my posse with me.” the

posse Foundation, founded in 1989, identifies

public high school students with extraordinary

academic and leadership potential who may

be overlooked by traditional college selection

processes. the Foundation extends to these

students the opportunity to pursue personal

and academic excellence by placing them in

supportive, multicultural teams (“posses”) of 10

students. the Foundation’s partner universities

award posse Scholars four‑year, full‑tuition

leadership scholarships.

mission1

to expand the pool from which top colleges and universities

can recruit outstanding young leaders from diverse

backgrounds;

2 to help these institutions build more interactive campus

environments so that they can become more welcoming

institutions for people from all backgrounds;

3to ensure that posse Scholars persist in their academic

studies and graduate so they can take on leadership

positions in the workforce.

posse has three goals

One of the primary aims of the Posse Program is to train these leaders of tomorrow.the concept of a posse works for both students

and college campuses, and is rooted in the

belief that a small, diverse group of talented

students—a posse—carefully selected and

trained, can serve as a catalyst for increased

individual and community development. as

the united States becomes an increasingly

multicultural society, posse believes that the

leaders of this new century should reflect the

country’s rich demographic mix, and that the

key to a promising future for our nation rests

on the ability of strong leaders from diverse

backgrounds to develop consensus solutions

to complex social problems. one of the primary

aims of the posse program is to train these

leaders of tomorrow.

Pre-Collegiate TrainingFrom January to august of their senior year in

high school, posse Scholars meet weekly with

staff trainers and their posse peers for two‑hour

workshops. the training program consists of

workshops that address four areas: 1) team

building and group support, 2) cross‑cultural

communication, 3) leadership and becoming

an active agent of change on campus and

4) academic excellence. the goal of the training

program is to prepare Scholars for leadership

roles on campus and for the high‑level

academic expectations of their colleges.

the poSSe proGram aChieVeS itS GoalS throuGh Four proGram ComponentS: 1) reCruitment, 2) pre‑ColleGiate traininG proGram, 3) CampuS proGram anD 4) Career proGram.

RecruitmentFrom September to December each year, posse

conducts the Dynamic assessment process

(Dap), a unique evaluation method designed

to identify young leaders who might be missed

by traditional admissions criteria but who can

excel at selective colleges and universities.

using non‑traditional forums to evaluate

potential, Dap offers students an opportunity to

demonstrate their intrinsic leadership abilities,

their skill at working in a team setting, and

their motivation and desire to succeed. Dap

has proven to be an extremely effective tool

for identifying outstanding young leaders. in a

three‑part process, including large group and

individual interviews, posse staff and university

partner administrators ultimately select a

diverse group of 10 students for each college or

university, thus forming a “posse.”

Campus Programthe Campus program works to ensure the

retention of posse Scholars and to increase

the impact of the Scholars and the program on

the college campus. posse staff members visit

each university four times a year for meetings

with posse Scholars, campus liaisons and on‑

campus mentors. each mentor meets weekly

with the posse as a team and with individual

Scholars every two weeks during the first two

years in college. in addition, posse facilitates

an annual weekend‑long posseplus retreat

attended by members of the larger student

body, faculty and administration with the goal of

discussing an important campus issue identified

by posse Scholars.

Career Programthe Career program supports posse Scholars as

they transition from being leaders on campus to

becoming leaders in the workforce. posse plays

an integral role in the professional development

of these young people by providing them

with the tools and opportunities necessary to

secure highly competitive and career‑enhancing

internships and jobs. one of the ways posse

achieves this is by partnering with exceptional

companies and organizations, both nationally

and abroad. the Career program has three core

components: 1) the internship program, 2) Career Services and 3) the alumni network.

boston

FALL 2007

Career-focused Events Pack Posse Boston Schedule

Scholars Spent Summer Exploring CareersThe Posse Career Program

preSiDent emerituS, harVarD uniVerSity

derek bok

The Posse Foundation has created a magic formula that is helping to identify and support students who would not have found their way to the top without it. Through great innovation and hard work, Posse is creating tomorrow’s leaders who will reflect the diversity of our great nation. Deborah Bial is a remarkable visionary and leader.”

As an educator, I am well aware of the weaknesses in conventional methods of evaluating applicants for admission to college. There are undoubtedly many young people who could bring great benefit to their college and to society yet who somehow lack all the credentials required to gain admission to a selective college. In identifying such students and giving them the financial help they need, the Posse Foundation makes a valuable contribution to the ideals of equal opportunity which we all share.”

gaston capertonpreSiDent, the ColleGe BoarD Former GoVernor, WeSt VirGinia

year established: 2007. new college and university partners: Boston

University and The College of Wooster signed on to become Posse Atlanta’s

first partner institutions. nominations: Posse Atlanta’s outreach efforts reaped

huge dividends, as close to 500 nominations poured in from every Atlanta

public high school.scholarship dollars awarded by partner colleges and universities: Boston University and The College of Wooster awarded $2.4

million in scholarships to 24 public high school students. advisory board: The generous contributions of the board, led insightfully and enthusiastically

by Phil Pead, were critical to Atlanta’s first-year success. press highlight: The

Atlanta Journal Constitution featured Posse Atlanta on December 24 in a

front-page story that focused on the exciting opportunities made possible by

Posse Atlanta. event highlight: Posse Atlanta’s first Awards Ceremony was

a huge success. More than 150 gathered at the Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Auditorium to celebrate the new Scholars.

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year established: 1999. nominations: Posse Boston received nominations

from 75 community-based organizations and all 36 public high schools in the

region. scholarship dollars awarded by partner colleges and universities: Six million dollars in Posse Scholarships were awarded to 62 students. Since

Posse Boston’s founding, 277 Scholars have won more than $27 million in

scholarships. student highlight: Geoff Hicks of Hamilton Posse 5 was one of

10 students in his sophomore class (and one of three Posse Boston Scholars)

awarded Hamilton College’s prestigious Charles A. Dana Prize for character,

leadership and academic achievement. advisory board: Boston’s dynamic

advisory board, led by Trish Arnold, helped Boston increase its revenue by

more than 30 percent over revenue raised in 2006 and by more than 105

percent of that raised in 2005. press highlight: In March, Posse Boston was

featured on the Common Wealth Journal, an award-winning weekly public affairs

radio program produced by the University of Massachusetts and broadcast

to more than 70,000 listeners. career program highlights: Goodwin Procter

LLP, Pearson, Putnam Investments, and Reebok International, Ltd. became

new Career partners. In addition, Boston launched its Career Program Mentor

Series, during which senior executives and key community leaders discussed

their career paths with Scholars.

year established: 2000. nominations: An impressive 1,500 public high

school students were nominated by 433 public high schools and community-

based organizations. Ninety-five percent of all high schools in the region

were represented. scholarship dollars awarded by partner colleges and universities: Seven million dollars in scholarships were awarded to 72 new

Scholars in 2007. Chicago has awarded more than $45 million to 445 students

since it opened its doors. student highlight: Jeyson Florez of DePauw Posse 3

won a Fulbright Fellowship to study the economic effects of eco-tourism and

other economic development policies in Costa Rica. advisory board: Under

Eric Macey’s skillful leadership, the board grew and fundraising revenues

increased by an incredible 55 percent. career program highlights: Banco

Popular, Chicago Trading Company, Nordstrom, Pearson, and William Blair

& Company became new Career partners. Posse Chicago also hosted a hugely

successful career fair at which 15 partner companies interviewed more than 70

Scholars and Alumni for summer internships and full-time job opportunities.

press highlights: The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune and The DePauw each

ran feature-length stories about Chicago Scholars.

year established: 2002. nominations: Aggressive outreach efforts resulted

in 841 nominations from 128 public high schools and 28 community-

based organizations. scholarship dollars awarded by partner colleges

and universities: A total of $3 million in Scholarships was awarded to 31

Posse Scholars. To date, 192 students have won more than $19 million in

scholarships. student highlight: Grinnell Posse 1 Scholar Tamrah Collins

received the coveted Boston Red Sox Fellowship to work on a brand

development project researching various ways to attract diverse audiences

to Boston’s historic Fenway Park. advisory board: The board, under Eric

Beckman’s leadership, helped Posse Los Angeles raise 56 percent more in

individual board donations and increase its revenue by 31 percent. career

program highlights: The Career Program expanded its list of partners to

include Barlow Respiratory Hospital Foundation; Creative Artists Agency;

The Capital Group Companies; Fox Networks Group; Gay & Lesbian Alliance

Against Defamation (GLAAD); Health Net, Inc.; Los Angeles Unified School

District Ethics Office; MTV Networks; and STAPLES Center Foundation.

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Posse understands how critical it is to provide opportunities for success to students who are often underserved by our current systems of education. Posse’s ingenious cohort model not only provides a built-in peer mentoring mechanism, but becomes a powerful vehicle for collective leadership both on campus and in the workforce.”

The dream of truly diverse education in integrated colleges has been under relentless attack by opponents of affirmative action who have succeeded in enacting bans in several states. Standardized testing usually just reflects social and educational advantages. It is vitally important to find and implement other ways to assess students of color with great potential and to support them into college. Posse is a national leader in this effort.” gary orfield

Co‑FounDer, the CiVil riGhtS proJeCt, harVarD uniVerSityCo‑DireCtor, the CiVil riGhtS proJeCt/proyeCto DereChoS CiVileS, uClaproFeSSor, uCla GraDuate SChool oF eDuCation

patricia gándaraCo‑DireCtor, the CiVil riGhtS proJeCt/proyeCto DereChoS CiVileS, uCla proFeSSor, uCla GraDuate SChool oF eDuCation

arChiteCtS ($1,000,000+)tortora Sillcox Family FoundationSharon and timothy h. ubben & the ubben FoundationW.k. kellogg Foundation

aGentS oF ChanGe ($250,000–$1,000,000)

the arthur m. Blank Family Foundationanson and Debra Beard, Jr.CeDar Foundationthe Garrett and mary moran Family Foundationlaurie and Jeff ubben

innoVatorS ($100,000–$250,000)Suzanne and michael l. ainslie and the ainslie

Foundation, inc.the morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationCiti Foundationanthony and Christie de nicolathe paul and phyllis Fireman Charitable FoundationGoldman, Sachs & Co.lehman Brotherslloyd G. Balfour Foundation, Bank of america, trusteelone pine Foundationkarin and philip peadtime Warner inc.

leaDerS ($50,000–$100,000)altman Foundationthe angell Foundationthe Boston Foundationthe Brinson Foundationthe Capital Group Companies Charitable FoundationCarnegie Corporation of new yorkBeverly and Wade Fetzer iiiJean and John hatfieldhSBC‑north americainfor Global Solutionsthe James irvine FoundationJpmorgan Chase FoundationDenise and eric maceyBruce and Connie macleodCol. Stanley r. mcneil Foundationnestle Waters north america inc.new york Statemartha and Dana robesthe rosalinde and arthur Gilbert FoundationSelect equity Group Foundationanson & Debra Beard, Jr. and FamilySandra and ray Wirtayearley Family Foundation

BeneFaCtorS ($25,000‑$50,000)

the ahmanson Foundationarie & ida Crown memorialCarole parsons BaileyBanco popular FoundationBloombergBlue Cross Blue Shield of massachusettsJudy and russell l. CarsonChicago trading CompanyClark Charitable Foundationanthony Collerton & Galen ShererD & r Fundthe Joseph Drown Foundationthe eisner FoundationFriedman, Billings, and ramsey Charitable Foundationthe Glades Foundationniki and Joe Gregory and the niki and Joe Gregory

Charitable Foundationellen and andrew hauptmanBarbara and ted JanulisSusan and richard kipharttrustees of linde Family Foundation Fundlloyd a. Fry Foundationthe marpat Foundationpaula and thomas mcinerneypriscilla and Donald k. millermtV networksosa Foundationpolk Bros. FoundationChristina and Jim pricepaul J. Quineramy and larry robbinsSusie Scher and allison Grover

albert J. Speh, Jr. and Claire r. Speh Foundationthe Starr FoundationF. Chapman taylor and Grace Boey taylor

partnerS ($15,000–$25,000)american express Companyat&t Foundation and the united Way of Greater

los angeles William and ann Bain and the William W. Bain, Jr. Charitable

trustalastair and Jeanine BorthwickCircle of Service FoundationBonnie and louis Cohen, h & i rubenstein Charitable

FoundationJane and paul ShangDyson Foundationernst & young llp

michele GanelessDavid herro and Jay Frankehillsdale FundJohnson Family FoundationSusan lyneGeorge h. and Jane a. mifflin memorial Fundthe moody’s Foundationthe o.p. & W.e. edwards Foundation, inc.marcia and kevin reillythe Sartain lanier Family Foundation, inc.Susan and Gene ShanksShook, hardy & Bacon llpState Street Foundation, inc.lisa and mark Walshedwin S. Webster FoundationWellington management Company, llp Charitable FundJim and linda Whitethe Xerox Foundation

mentorS ($10,000–$15,000)ahmed alali

ambac assurance Corporationanonymous (3)Bank of americaJaynee Strickstein‑Beckman and eric BeckmanJanet and John p. Bent Jr. and the John p. Bent, Jr.

Charitable lead unitrustBlum‑kovler FoundationJohn and Jacolyn Bucksbaummark Carlinmelissa and marc CohenDeborah ruosch Conrad and Will Conradthe Cosette Charitable FundDorothy and James Currieeastern Bank Charitable FoundationDolores eylerJoan Fabry and mike kleinken Feinberghelen and Brian D. Fitzgerald and the Brian and helen

Fitzgerald FundFried, Frank, harris, Shriver & Jacobson llpGe Corporate Financial ServicesSheila Gold FoundationJames F. halpinJohnson Family Foundationthe Judy Familymr. and mrs. michael l. keiserkirkland & ellis llpSteven lefkowitz ‑ Caxton‑iseman Capital, inc.the lifeboat Foundation

the lynch Foundationabigail Jones and Jeffrey mandellmargaret and michael meinersthe eugene & agnes e. meyer Foundationmoriah Fundpeggy and Walter nelsonnorthern trust Charitable trustnorthrop Grumman Corporationprince Charitable trustsDiana and Bruce raunerreutersrussell reynolds associatesSchoenberg Family Foundationpamela Shriveralison Sternbergargie and oscar tangthe travelers Companies, inc.

the trotter Family FoundationSukey n. Wagnerthe Weissberg Foundation

anonymous in honor of Carol and Theresa Wilson

amBaSSaDorS ($5,000–$10,000)lawson and Clint allenallstate insurance CompanyamB property Corporationtrish and Chris arnoldmr. and mrs. Samuel p. Bartlett and the Bartlett

Family FundBeatrix Finston padway Charitable trust ‑ arts and

educationanne k. BingamanFrank Brosens and Deenie Brosens Foundationmary Jo otsea and richard BrownChicago Board of trade FoundationComer Science & educational FoundationCon edison

edith Cooper and robert taylorhester k. Diamondarthur Dubow Foundationmargaret and martin Frederic evansSalvatore Ferragamokathy & richard S. Fuld, Jr. Foundation, inc.meg and Bennett Goodmanloraine and William GrahamGrinnell Collegerichard & mica hadar Foundationpamela and George F. hamel, Jr.robert W. harlesthe harman Family Foundationthe Westport Fundharris Bank Foundationhealth net, inc.Carol hathaway and alan hunkenroy a. hunt FoundationSusan hunterDarlene and Gerald Jordanmary ann kenny SmithJulia and Gary killiankathy and John kissickmargaret koster and Joseph koernertim and tanya krochuklos angeles lakers youth Foundationalec macmillanthe harold & Dorothy marbut trust, administered by

Wachovia trustBarbara and richard metzlermrs. Frances S. moyer and the Sykes moyer Fundkenneth and Josie natorinellie mae education Foundationnew york times Foundationthe overbrook Foundationmr. and mrs. Joseph m. pareskyamy and John phelanDebbie and John phillipsthe plymouth rock Foundationkathy and Joseph pretlow

robert o. preyerkevin a. QuinnSheila and tom rabautrobert m. raiffJan and Chip raymondJami Gertz and tony resslerDavid m. rileythe rogers Foundationhoward and Debbie SchillerSandra and ronald Schutzkathy Sanderson and Frank Sesnothe Sexton Family Foundationthe Spring Creek Foundationpenelope and robert Steinereva and marc Sternthe hattie m. Strong FoundationSynergeticstaconic Capital advisors, lpkate and mitchell WatsonWells Family Foundation, inc.Steven e. WheelerJames Wilcoxpete and tammy Wissinger

Darlene and Gerald Jordan in honor of Michael Ainslie’s Chair of Board retirement

Sheila and tom rabaut in honor of Frank Sesnorobert m. raiff in honor of Michael AinslieSandra and ronald Schutz in memory of Lottie BuckSteven e. Wheeler in honor of Garrett B. Wheeler and

Brooke D. Grandwetter

the posse Foundation grows with the generosity

of its donors. With your support, posse is

cultivating the next generation of leaders and

helping posse Scholars and their families

achieve their dreams. By 2020, posse will be

in 10 cities, work with 80 university partners,

recruit 1,000 students each year, and support

4,000 posse Scholars on campuses across the

country annually. additionally, there will be an

estimated 7,000 posse alumni in the workforce.

this new kind of national leadership network

is unprecedented in american history and will

truly represent the evolving demographics of

the american population. posse Scholars and

alumni are becoming role models for future

generations—diversifying the decision making

tables of our country and contributing to our

communities in meaningful and innovative ways.

on behalf of the more than 2,200 Scholars you

have enabled posse to serve, thank you.

patricia e. lummus

richard p. kiphart with Depauw posse 2 alumnus Vincent Greer (Chicago).

Joe and kathy pretlow with daughter alexa

alison Sternberg with daughter Sophia

ahmed alali and X

mark Carlin and his wife liza mae.

Gail harmon

FrienDS ($1,000–$5,000)neal abrahamthe ada harris maley memorial Fundrebecca and David ainslieColin and melody andersonmaren anderson and earl CollierJamie and Daniel andrianoanonymous (5)ares management, lpJennifer and Joseph armettaDoris and laurence ashkinlissa and Bill augustnorma Jean autry‑Cook, rice posse 1 (new york)

alumnaamin and Julie khourySusan and James Bartlettmelissa Davis and Dror Bar‑zivCharles e. and Christina m. Bascom and the Bascom

Charitable FoundationDoña adler and Giles Batemanthe Dorothy G. Bender Foundation, inc.robbie oxnard Bent and David Bentlucy a. Commoner and richard S. BerryDeborah Bial and Bob herbertkathy and Jerry Biedermanthe John n. Blackman Sr. FoundationGail and irwin BlissSusan and James BlombergChristine Boeke and Bill JenksSarah Greenwood and Joe BondiDorothy and thomas BordersSusan and ted BoslerGretchen and Julian Brigdenlowell l. BryanFred W. Brzozowski Jr.Wayne and Jacqueline BuddSteve and Gretchen BurkeBusiness intelligence advisors, inc.mr. and mrs. robert t. ButlerBellevue FundJohn Byrnenora and Jack CapersGaston and idit CapertonCapital Guardian trust Companymarion Dawson CarrJane and David Casperronald G. Casty Family FoundationCeleste CenterBetsy and James ChaffinG. michael kennylee ChongJohn m. Christian

the Cimarron Fundsmr. eli Cohen and Dr. Virginia Grace CohenSue and John Colethe College Boardmr. and mrs. William F. CongerStephania and Donald Conradrosemary and John CroghanBetty neal Crutcher and ronald Crutcher robert F. Cummings, Jr.Brownlee Currey FoundationDammann Fund, inc.lise Scott and D. ronald Danielrobert and marletta Darnall Family Charitable FundWendy and James Daverman & the robert J. Daverman

Foundationmargot and Jonathan DavisJustine Fasciano and Joseph Delgadophilip J. Dempseymarcia and richard DeWolfe and the DeWolfe Family

FundJill Dilosa and robert merritthonorable David n. Dinkins and mrs. Joyce DinkinsGeorge DionisopoulosJames D. Dixonrobin and richard DonnelleyBarbara eliades and Scott Dunhamthe edmond n. & Virginia h. moriarty Foundation, inc.mr. and mrs. edmond i. eger iiilisa and Sanford B. ehrenkranzGary m. eldenGail and al engelbergJim and Jennifer espositoevergreen investmentsFairview Capital partners, inc.patricia and nicholas Fascianolaura and John Fisherpatricia White and Daniel Flatleylynne and mark FlorianBrian FoistForsythe Family Fundrichard a. ForsytheColleen FosterFranklin & marshall Collegemr. and mrs. Bruce FreedmanCarol and Bernard Freibaumlucy n. Friedmanpaul Friolori and Simon FurieSteven Ganelesslinda and Wilbur GantzGardner, underwood & Bacon, llCDonald Gellert

Jim Georgearlene and Charles Gibsonerrol and margaret GlasserDale a. Glickthe Glickenhaus Foundationlaura Stein and Sam Goldfederkaren and Jay Goodgoldmelissa Gordon and James mceleneyDavid and kirsten GouldJennifer and David GrafBryan GreeneJoan F. Greenelois perelson‑Gross and Stewart GrossGrubman indursky & Shire, p.C.anne and ridgeway hallmolly and lee hamiltonCarol and James hansen & the hansen‑Furnas

Foundation, inc.Dawn and leon harrisharvard university/office of the assistant to the

presidenthearst magazines on behalf of Susan lyneDoug herzogakemi and robert hongCarole & James hunt Family Fundt. kendall huntDenise and al hurleyinternational and Corporate Bankers of Chicagoiris and angelo ioffredaChris and andi JennySheree and andrew Johnsonpeter kaminCarol and arnie kantermeredith and David kaplanamy and marty kaplankaplan Foundation FundBarbara kates‑Garnick, phD and marc Garnick, mDhenry and elaine kaufman and the henry & elaine

kaufman Foundationkeckley

Shawn and Christopher kernskerns, Frost & pearlman llpkaren kerrangela ortiz and anik khambhlahelen and ray killianmelissa and Scott kleinBill and harper knowleshiroko konorosemary kotkowskilaura and richard kracumDana and Steven krumholzkurzman Family FundConnie and peter lacailladelaSalle BankSusan h. lawrenceamanda leiterGabrielle and richard lesserirving & roberta lewis Charitable FoundationDiane and James lightBari lipp FoundationCaroline h. little and Dan BurtonlongVue advisorsChris lorenzenlouis r. lurie Foundationanne and edward lymanannie and Douglas mabieliz mahaffeyBeth and richard marcusmarks paneth & Shron llpnick markwardtJennifer marremaryann and robert marstonroxanne and rocco martinomichael S. maurermayer Brown llpkathleen l. mcGirrmelcher & tucker Consultants, llCmercerSue and eugene mercy, Jr.mesa Development, llCleslie and michael meyersmicrosoft Corporationedward mitchelllawrence mondryanne and mead montgomeryJ. D. moriartylaura and lee munderneal, Gerber & eisenberg llpJonathan and Dorothy nelsonmonique l. nelson‑Butts, Vanderbilt posse 3 (new york)

alumnal. Diane Sawyer and mike nichols

novack and macey llpnuveen investmentsJoe and kathy o’DonnellSharon and William oglesbySarah ondaatjieStacy and keith palagyeJane and larry pricelynne and tim palmerGail and howard pasterpeak 6 investments, lppenguin Group (uSa)perls Foundationroger and pam phillips Westonmichael & margaret picotte FoundationBarbara pollard and mitchell Steinlynn povich and Stephen ShepardJudi powersJimmy l. price iiipricewaterhouseCoopersthe privateBankadam and amanda Quintonzaheeda and nav rahemtullaWilliam D. rahmmary and John raittkaren and irwin redlenerreebok international, ltd.phyllis reedGenie and Donald ricelaura ricketts and heidi GrathouseCandace and ethan riegelhauptCarol and paul rigbypeter risafiBarbara paul robinsonSusan and Bruce rodgersrachel and John rodinpamela and William rossDavid and karen richards Sachsthe Sallie mae FundConnie and John Sargentkatherine m. Scardinonancy and nelson Schaenennancy and norman ScherSchiff hardin llpBarbara and robert SchmidJolie Schwab and David hodesthe Shelby Family FoundationJackie and William Shinermitchell and louis Shulman Charitable FoundationJanet SingerSusan and michael Smithmary and David m. SolomonSony pictures entertainment

the Spiritus Gladius FoundationSteans Family FoundationJanet l. SteinmayerFredericka and howard StevensonBarbara and David StoneSabin and Beverley Streetertobey and John taylorlynn and mark taylorJennifer and erich tengelsenmr. and mrs. W. nicholas thorndikemr. and mrs. Walter S. tomenson, Jr.elaine and Jaap tonckensGlen e. tullmanu S BankDagmar and George unhochunion Bank of Californiamary and rajneesh Vigmary and robert Vihonelissa and arnold Wadlerelizabeth Cecil and David Wagnerkristie Wallace and michael irwinlou and Dwight Waltonthe Washington post Companylis and richard Watermanmary and William Wattthe paul Bechtner FoundationVicky l. Weberanne and marcus Wednerkathy and Gordon Weilroberta Weintraubralph and Gizelda WillardJane and Jerry Williamspatricia Wilson Fridley and Gary Fridleyevan Winklerthe Winokur Family Foundationpamela and Guy Wisinskiann B. Woolnernancy Friedman and michael zinnmichael zugay

anonymous in honor of Jeffrey Ubbenkathy and Jerry Biederman in honor of Rudy and

Nicole Ash’s weddingChristine Boeke and Bill Jenks in honor of Rob Mitchell

for being a dedicated NY City Public School teacherlee Chong in memory of Peter Ainslierobert and marletta Darnall Family Charitable Fund in

honor of Tim Ubbenpatricia White and Daniel Flatley in honor of

Garrett Moranlucy n. Friedman in honor of Nancy Vickersarlene and Charles Gibson in honor of Nancy Vickers

laura Stein and Sam Goldfeder in honor of Jaynee and Eric Beckman for their tireless efforts

lois perelson‑Gross and Stewart Gross in honor of Michael Ainslie

Carole & James hunt Family Fund in honor of Michael Ainslie for all is devotion to Posse

Denise and al hurley in honor of Nancy Vickerskaren kerr in honor of Nancy Vickershelen and ray killian in honor of Trish ArnoldlongVue advisors in honor of Joseph Paresky’s work for

this FoundationStacy and keith palagye in honor of Michael Ainslielynne and tim palmer in honor of Jon BiottiGail and howard paster in honor of Bonnie Cohenroger and pam phillips Weston in honor of Eric Macey

for his work with Posselynn povich and Stephen Shepard in honor of

Susan LyneBarbara paul robinson in honor of Nancy VickersJanet l. Steinmayer in honor of Nancy VickersGlen e. tullman in honor of Phil PeadVicky l. Weber in honor of Nancy Vickersanne and marcus Wedner in honor of Eric Maceyevan Winkler in honor of Craig Wadler and the Posse

Los Angeles Advisory Board

FanS ($100–$1,000)36 Foundation, inc.ina and Stephen abramsJacqueline Jones and Jeffrey abramsonkwaku acheampong, Depauw posse 5 (new york)

alumnusmaggie rock and roderick adamsellen ainsliekatherine and michael ainslielawson and lars albrightmartina albright and Jon Bernsteinlee and nile albrightDr. David and anne altchekSara aminGinger Geoffrey and John andelinerika andersen and Scott Cronineliza and michael andersonrichard a. andersonmartha and Stephen andersonanonymous (17)Judith and alan appelbaumalec appelbaumJames S. ardrey Jr.Chase and nicole arnoldChris and Connie arnoldmilton h. arnold

David atkinsaXa Foundationlynn and Doug ayerCarolyn l. Baileyrobert S. BaizerShalanda h. Bakerlenz C. Balan, Bowdoin posse 1 (Boston) alumnusmichael and margie Baldwinelizabeth Ballantine and paul leavittBradley D. BarberaSarah and larry BardenDoug BarkerSue and kit Barrowkaren BatchelderGale and thomas BeatonSarah Beatty‑Buller and mark Bullertony Beetanolisa and Jordan BenderCeJ and marijane Benner Browneharriet trop and robert BennettJoel t. Berelsonmarjorie and Barry Bergmichael J. Bergerlaurie and paul Berlingueterin and ethan Bernauemma l. Berndtmitchell Bernsteinmary herlihy and Gregory Bialeckirico Blancaflor, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnuslaura and lloyd Blankfeinmr. and mrs. r. William Blasdalemarla Bleavinspaul and marcia BleekerFred BlesiShaun and andy Blockalicia and William BlodgettSteven B. BloomfieldJeffrey BlountBeth and Charles BoehrerCatherine and Charles Boonemr. and mrs. William n. BoothSusan S. Borenlynn Borton and David kolkerGregory Bovermanlinda Bowen and Dennis keefepenny Bragonier and Frank meadmarjorie m. Bridearthur and kay Brieflinda and Gary BriskmanJane Brock‑WilsonCarylee & Steven Bronstein Family FoundationShauna Brown

eli Cohen with his wife Virginia and son henry

robby BrowneJessica l. Bruceadam Brumer, Grinnell posse 1 (los angeles) alumnusJennifer Shea and peter BrunsDoris J. Bryantnoreen and kenneth Buckfirerobert BullardDean l. and rosemarie Buntrock Foundationkaitlin Burekkennett F. Burnesmrs. Carleton BurrCathy and herb Buscherrobert Bush and margaret o’harakara and Daniel Busielanne t. Buttrickmary CadaginCynthia and Jonathan Caldermr. and mrs. Craig r. CallenDana Wood and andrew CampbellGillie Campbelll. Corbin CampbellBridget and matthew CampbellCapital resource management, inc.Carlos e. Carela, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnuseva marie Carneyholly and Christopher Carollorita and Stephan Carriererika r. Carterkaren and Jay CaseSusan G. CaseJohn CembrookFrankie Cevallos, rice posse 2 (new york) alumnaeleanor and nicholas ChabrajaJane B. Chandlerelizabeth and Jay Chandlerellen and David Chapmanrobert a. Chapmannancy and keith CharlesJane and roger CheeverCamille DeFrank and edward ChezWendy Chivianpurnell and Joan Choppinelizabeth Chowemma and George Christophermary ChurchmanJim Clark, Depauw posse 1 (new york) alumnusleslie and ray Clevengermarc a. CohenSusan Cohen landscape architectevelyn and Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Family Fund

of Coastal Community Foundationnatalie F. Colmore

isaac Colon, Depauw posse 6 (new york) alumnusCommunity Foundation for the national Capital region

on behalf of marcy mistrettlucy and Brian ConboyCherie ConradDonna and George Converseloretta and Jonathan Cooktom CookCooper Fabricskahane Corn and Jeff Coopermanlauren CorraoBoris Coto, rice posse 2 (new york) alumnakaren and John Cowdenmelissa Cox takeuchimelissa CramerDon Cronsonheidi CruiseJoan p. and ronald C. Curhan Family FundDiana Danielsmark D. Daviesmelchor DemetriaBarbara and Charles Denisonralph Destinomarc Diamondpeter C. DiamondDavid DickinsonCarol and Jim DildineJustin DillonShelley and timothy DolanSarah and patric Donahuelisa and oliver Doweleanor and David DriscollDeann Dubeylynn and robert Ducommunelaine and Stuart Duhlkelleigh DulanyJan h. Dunnpatrick DurkinJeanne and J. Breckenridge eaglepamela and martin edelCarla and Jay edelstonlois and Charles edwardsJamal m. edwardsSue and paul efronmollie eisenbergStephanie ellimanJane and robert elliottJessica ellsworthJason e. engelJoan & leonard engle Family Foundationepiscopal Diocese of long islandSuzanne and Joseph ercole

michael esposito and Cynthia redelStacey FacterBarbara e. FargoJo Champa Farrell and Joseph FarrellCora de leon and matthew Fascianorosemary Feit and matt morennaomi and Daniel FeldmanColleen and kirk Fergusonmatthew Ferraguto and Sallie permarSueanne and C.e. Fieldmr. and mrs. Daniel FinkelmanJoseph m. Finleykaren and andy Fisherlouise and J. richard FisherGabrielle and David FitzgeraldDavid FleishmanBess and michael Foleyangela FordBurch and Brian FordDavid B. Fordleroy Foster, Vanderbilt posse 7 (new york) alumnusChristy and W. Craig Fowleredy and Sol FreedmanSimon Friedmanmichelle and David Friesmargo Calvetti and timothy Frostmargo and richard Funkelynn and mark GallagherGannett Welsh & kotler, llCpamela GannonDanielle V. GarciaDeborah and ralph Gardnerricki Gardnereric GatesBill & melinda Gates Foundation: matching Gifts programDonna and Bill Gelamark r. Genenderangus and mary Stuart GephartGeorge Gephart, Jr.patti and ronald GernCharlene and thomas Giannettianthony GittensJennifer and Jon Glaudemansmichelle Cardella and Stuart GoldSharon and mark GoldmanCarol GoldsmithJason Gong, Dickinson posse 2 (new york) alumnusJohn and anne Gorczycamerrill and Charles Gottesmankaren Grahamnatalee Graham, Brandeis posse 1 (new york) alumnaregina romero and Quentin Graham

Sam and Gerry Graymichelle and Danny Greenbergamy and michael Grenierpatricia Dunn Greyrobin and robert Grosserethan Grossmanrobert m. Grossmanmichela Gunnallison GurnitzSheila and Joseph GutmanJane hale and William BicknellJoshua haleDenis halliwellnina halperDorothy hamiltonharry m. hardwick iiiandrea hargrave and Jason WhiteCyndy and Greg harringtonClinton and margaret harrisJohanna a. harrisJudith B. Stephenson and Scott harshbargerpeter and Florence hartmary hartnettJohn h. hauserShirley haysnicole and larry heathpatricia and richard heffernannie Geraghty and paul helmskip helverson and neal SteinerGordon D. hendersonkathryn and William hendersonroland a. hernandezCaroline l. herterrichard e. and Vicki mech hestermilton p. higgins, iiip & p higgins Fundrichard hillDiane and Steve hirschhornStephen hoholland & knight Charitable Foundation, inc.Chris hollingerCynthia and ron holmbergelizabeth and Walter holtmichael hooksmerritt hooperlynne and Joseph horningrebecca hornsteinmr. James S. hoyte and ms. norma DinnallQuincy huggins, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnusFrancis o. and elizabeth m. hunnewell Foundationlori huntSandra hurse

lee hutterBarbara lyne and mel immergutthe innovative Companies, llCnancy isaacsCathy and Ben iselinDavid e. isenbergelaine and robert JachinoGardner and pamela Jacksonkyla S. Jacobs, Colby posse 6 Scholarann and Jerry Jaegerthe John r. Jakobson Foundation, inc.James kaplan Companies, inc.michael D. JeansCharles h. JesserJames m. Johnsonrob Johnsonrandee and Vance JohnsonJulie Johnston‑ahlenlaurence Jollonlarry JonesJpmorgan Chase Bank, n.a.marge and robert JulianSusan Julianmargo and Daniel kadjanalan kadrofskeCara and andrew kaganmichelle l. kaneCarol and edward kaplanJanet and Steven kaplanlindsey edelman and matthew karatzadriana and marvin karnorochelle and adam karresther kartiganerleslie robinson and kenneth katesalvin and elizabeth katz Family Fundeileen katzSusan and howard katzleslie and martin katzSandy kazinskiJane and robert keiterJohn J. kelleymartha and George kellnerlinda kellough and Gabriel reisnerkathryn and michael kennedytae youn J. kim, Brandeis posse 5 (new york) alumnusCrystal G. kingJill and Gary kirshenbaumalyce and raymond kleintina li and Julian kleindorferJoshua klevensanne C. knipperrobert kohl

Dayle and raymond kolakrobert e. kolekholly and ken korngiebelelizabeth and michael kraftapryl and michael krakovskyDorothy Davies and Jeremy kramerShermin and J. Stuart krusetracie and larry kuglerGuy m. kulmanmichele kunitzlaura and Steven kurzrokCarla labatGeorge labovitzlinda S. lacySharon ladin and William Drummondmeg and Seth landefeldJill W. landsberglane tech College prep high School, Sulzer

principal Fundelizabeth langelDeborah and David laraemily larsonmichael laSalleBetsy and Stewart lawrenceeloise p. lawrenceSheryl and Jonathan laynenancy and paul ledererDenise and patrick leonardleslie Family Foundationthe lesnik Charitable FoundationJudy and Gordon leveringCaryn and Jon leveyleslee and lewis leveyGloria and John levinSarah levin taubman and Christian taubmannicole and David levineValerie and michael lewisrobert lewis, Jr.ilona lewyckyj, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnaJessica and ronald liebowitzCaroline linaresterri and Barry lindkenneth lingoJoanne and ethan lipsigmichael Charles littClaudia and George littlelara livgardJudith and G. richard locke, m.D.Stephanie lofgren and Craig Stinebaugheric lordroger lowensteinlinda lipton and Steven lubet

Deirdre and Brad lucasSusan and roger lumppScott lundiusmarshall G. lutz FoundationSuzanne Bryson macarthurCindy macFarlandannesley and David macFarlaneDiana and David mackerminia and edward mackVictoria and James macmillanDavid maherthe malkin Fund, inc.laurie malkoffJennifer mannBarbara a. manzolilloJoyce and Fred marcusnancy young and mitchell marinellopeter marinoJinu mathew, Vanderbilt posse 10 (new york) alumnusmatrix ConsultingJeanie and William matthewskathryn S. and kevin mcCartypeg and tom mcCauslandlisa hanes and Jim mcCloskeyConor thomas m. mcCoy, Depauw posse 6 (new york)

alumnusmary mcGinn and Bernard Shapirolouise mcGinnespatrick mcGinnisrose Donna and matthew mcGovernanne mcGrailCarla C. mcGuiremarcia mchamDiane mckimJohn and Jeanine Semrad mcSheaDaniel p. meadBill and ellen meaghereric metzmanlorin and edward michaelsCicely and robert michalaknancy and philip millerkimberly and timothy millerkim mills, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnaJudith S. minerChristina and James minnismartha and arthur mintzerSusan and Joseph mistrettJulia and richard moemaureen and paul mohlingJohn C. montalbanoSandra and Cromwell montgomerythomas moore

Faith and Dick morningstarJ. timothy and Barbara m. morrispamela and laurence morsemarnie Bodek and ed mossJeanne moutoussamy‑asheleslie and arthur muirJoanne and David mullennancy and mickey munleyramya muraliSusan and Quentin murphymary and Gerald murraylinda and David muscatoalan F. myersSherif and mary nadaanne J. neilsonmarcy and Stuart newbergernancy newmanelizabeth nicholsJohn r. nixonthe Walter & monica noel Family Foundationmark noonannorehad Charitable trustilene and Stephen novackClare and Geoffrey nuneso’Brien Charitable Gift FundJeanne and richard oelerichCara o’Flynno’keefe lyons & hynes, llCamy okurowskipatrick B. o’learyColin o’malley, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnusSarah and San orrSusan and Bruce osborneBrian o’tooleliza oxnard aratow and Jesse aratow

marvin G. padillaDeborah and thomas pageChristie Weiner and richard paisnerSusan and al paladinoJulie pallerJoe palumbopayden & rygelleslie paysonJohn payton and Gay mcDougallkaren pearsetom pearsonelizabeth and Jeffrey peekpekin Singer Strauss asset management incmario pelaez and einah pelaez, lehigh posse 2 (new

york) alumnaCraig and Denise pernickethan peskowitz

mr. and mrs. Gregory l. petrinianthony and Dorothy petsoulakisSara and Christopher pfaffanne and kevin phelanrobert pikeBarbara and Cyril pinderSaree and harvey pittrobert J. plumbDarcy and Jeff pollackJeanie pollackJonathan and amy poorvuChristine and michael popeBarbara powellJeanne and richard pressD’Wayne prieto, Vanderbilt posse 8 (new york) alumnushilary J. proutyFrancine and Gregory purcelltodd purdypuritan Finance CorporationJeanne QuaglianoDaniel l. rabinowitz and ann F. thomasalfredo and Shirley ramirez, Vanderbilt posse 1 (new

york) alumnaBenjamin J. randallBradley rayluke raymondJeffery rectorJoan reillylisa and Christopher reillyJames reissStaci and eric reiterSheryl and alan rennealison and richard resslerJennifer rheemidge richardsonJenny rickardJim righterBarbara and David robertsJoyce D. rodenbergannette and Jorge rodriguezJessica roffJohn rohrsmark and etta rosennancy rosen BlackwoodSheli and Burton rosenbergDavid and Carla rosenbloomJoan F. rossSam rubensteinthe Jack and Jamie rubin Charitable FundDavid J. rudisJanna and Stanley m. rumbough Jr.Shelby and John Saer

the Sage Group, llCJane m. SaksCarlos Salcedo, Brandeis posse 4 (new york) alumnusSaltarelli Family FoundationBarbara and malcolm Salterkaren and alan Salzbankpeter Saraviskevin Sargismark SawyerJanet ScardinoJudith and peter ScardinoScott l. Scheranthony D. SchlesingerCatherine and kort Schnabelmike and Jane Schoenfeldmichael Sculnickpeir and Jeffrey Serotapalak Shahanthony ShakerGerald ShapiroCarol Borden and Joel ShapiroValerie and lee Shapiroleslie and michael Shechtmanrosemary Sheehanmary and Charles Shepherdkathleen and ross Sherbrookelawrence a. ShermanBenj. e. Sherman & Sons, inc.Jennifer Shimplynn and eric Siegelmarjorie and David SilvermanJoyce and Barry Silversteinamy r. Singerrichard SingerDonna l. Singletarykatherine and Jerome Slatermary lou hartman and Clifford SloanJoan and lynn Smallalden and Barbara Smithalia SmithClarke Smitherika J. Smith, lehigh posse 2 (new york) alumnaSalwa and robert SmithSharon SmithW. mason Smith iiiJody SniderSteven SolysSteven hirsch and micki Sonnenblick hirschDr. erica Spatz, Vanderbilt posse 4 (new york) alumnathe Speak up! programleslie p. SpinnerJon W. Spoerry

mrs. Walter t. St. Goarelizabeth StarrJane Stauffer lewismr. and mrs. theodore l. StebbinsCarol SteinJoel a. Steinmichele and Greg SteinerSara mairs and Dan Steinhackerpeter Stelianrebecca Sternthal and andrew SchiffrinScott J. Stevenslee ann StevensonBarbara Stinemichael StognerCatherine m. StoneSusan and errol Stonematt Stoufferalice StowellColleen and michael Streningelaine and herbert Stricksteinpeggi l. Sturmann and George e. SummersJames m. SumnerGwen and Gerry Swansonerik SwartJames C. SweeneyJeff Swetowtalon advisors, l.p.tannenbaum Capital partners, llCJoy and robert tayloremily and Courtney tedrowekabral tesfamicael, Bowdoin posse 2 (Boston) alumnusmelano theork, hamilton posse 1 (Boston) alumnusJonathan a. thompsonandrew and Shelby thompsonemily threlkeldanne G. tinkerkaren and michael tobacklouise todd amblertofias pC Charitable FoundationSalvador torres, Jr.kent trachtenathan troutmannicole tsesmelis, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnateryal turnermargaret evans tuten Foundationrichard C. tuttleuBSrobert ungerJoe ValentiJasmine r. Vallejo, Brandeis posse 2 (new york) alumnatodd Van paris

Jay Veeversleslie and Scott Vendernancy and michael Vespolinancy Vickersliselotte and robin VinceChristopher t. VincentDawn VincentDani and ted Virtue Family Charitable trustJohn VittDonna and Curtis VogesSusan WaldClinton WalkerSarah and John Wallacemary and Gary Waltherkelly and alan Waremarilyn and hal WeinerSusan and Jay Weintraubpresident and mrs. Daniel h. WeissWeiss & Block CharteredSeth Werneramy and kevin Wernickallyson Weseley and Sara Jonesmarc r. WilkowSally and thomas WilleConstance and hugh Williamskatherine Williamstemple Williamsalice and Bruce WilliamsonBarbara and tom WisniewskiJeffrey Wolfelucy Wild and Jason Wolfflauren and michael Wongleslie and Gary Woodnancy and James WoodVivien and Guy Wyser‑pratteBecky yang, Vanderbilt posse 9 (new york) alumnamilton yanofskylori yelvingtonGuy G. zaczepinskiabbie and raymond zanariniJeanne zaykowskizogSportselizabeth F. zuckerJeanette zwart

martina albright and Jon Bernstein in honor of Lawson Allen

lee and nile albright in honor of Lawson Allenanonymous in honor of Marcia Reilly’s birthdayalec appelbaum in honor of Coby R. Pilpelmarjorie and Barry Berg in honor of Michael Ainsliepaul and marcia Bleeker in honor of Marcy Mistrett

Steven B. Bloomfield for kerry Flaherty to honor the exercise of her ideals

linda Bowen and Dennis keefe in honor of Marcy Mistrett

Carylee & Steven Bronstein Family Foundation in honor of Susan and Joseph Paresky

robert Bullard in honor of Amy and Angus Mairs’ wedding

mrs. Carleton Burr in honor of Patricia Arnold and her dedication to Posse

Cathy and herb Buscher in honor of Amy and Angus’s recent marriage

Cynthia and Jonathan Calder in honor of Marcia Reilly to her 50th birthday

karen and Jay Case in honor of Celeste Center in honor of friendship!

Donna and George Converse in honor of Amy Converse and Angus Mairs

karen and John Cowden in honor of their grandchildren Lucy, Phoebe, and Amelia Cowden

heidi Cruise in honor of Marcy Mistrettpamela and martin edel in honor of Gene Shanks 60th

Birthdaylois and Charles edwards in honor of Robert M. SteinerJane and robert elliott in honor of Centre College Posse

ClassesSuzanne and Joseph ercole in honor of Susan LyneBarbara e. Fargo in honor of Trish Arnold’s leadershipChristy and W. Craig Fowler in honor of Ronald M.

Schutz’s work on behalf of Posseangus and mary Stuart Gephart in honor of Amy and

Angus’ weddingGeorge Gephart, Jr. in honor of Angus and Amy’s

WeddingSharon and mark Goldman in honor of Eric for hosting

the holiday cocktail receptionCarol Goldsmith in honor of Susan Scher and

Allison Grovermichela Gunn in honor of Merilee Sperber’s 65th

birthdayDenis halliwell in memory of Jeanne Parris-Halliwell’s

birthdayJudith B. Stephenson and Scott harshbarger in honor of

Cameron Stephenson and her similar workpeter and Florence hart in honor of Bonnie Cohennicole and larry heath in honor of Jane Shangrichard e. and Vicki mech hester in honor of their

friend, Paul Quinerholland & knight Charitable Foundation, inc. in honor

of The Posse Foundation’s new chairman, Mr. Jeffrey Ubben

merritt hooper in honor of Randy and Kelly Hooper

lynne and Joseph horning in honor of Joany FabryBarbara lyne and mel immergut in honor of “her

wondrous sister,” Susan Lynenancy isaacs for Jaynee and Eric BeckmanCathy and Ben iselin in honor of Marcia Reilly’s 50th

birthdaymichael D. Jeans in honor of Alec Macmillanesther kartiganer in honor of Debbie Bial receiving the

MacArthur “Genius” Awardalvin and elizabeth katz Family Fund in honor of Eric

Macey, for his great work on behalf of The Posse Foundation

laura and Steven kurzrok in honor of the following teachers at Marblehead High School: Patrice Clough,

Marilyn Day, Lionel Anthony, Mark Greenman, Melissa Humphrey, Steve Venezia, Henry Christensen and Alan Gauthier

George labovitz in honor of Bill and Ann BainDeborah and David lara in honor of Marcia Reilly’s

50th birthdaylara livgard in honor of Angus and Amy’s WeddingJoyce and Fred marcus this donation is in honor of the

efforts of Joe Pareskypatrick mcGinnis in honor of his daughter

Carol McGinnismarcia mcham in honor of Marcia Reilly’s 50th

birthdaylorin and edward michaels in honor of the Beckmansthomas moore in honor of Shirley RamirezSherif and mary nada in honor of Kathleen McGirrmark noonan in memory of Laurie Macmillanpekin Singer Strauss asset management inc in honor of

Eric Maceypuritan Finance Corporation in honor of

Gary KirshenbaumJoan reilly in honor of Marcia Reilly’s birthdaylisa and Christopher reilly in honor of Marcia Reilly’s

birthdaynancy rosen Blackwood in memory of Albert P. RosenJane m. Saks in honor of Chastity Lordkaren and alan Salzbank in honor of Bruce Rogoff’s

birthdaymark Sawyer in honor of David White’s motherJudith and peter Scardino in honor of Katherine M.

Scardino and in honor of Michael AinslieCarol Borden and Joel Shapiro in honor of Lara

Kislinger’s birthdayleslie and michael Shechtman in honor of Jon LeveyRosemary Sheehan in honor of Henry Sullivan and

Paul Davisamy r. Singer in honor of Jane and Doug SmithClarke Smith in honor of Patricia Wilson Fridley

Carol Stein in honor of Gary KirshenbaumSara mairs and Dan Steinhacker in honor of Amy and

Angus’ weddingrebecca Sternthal and andrew Schiffrin in honor of

Susie Scher and Allison Grover’s weddingGwen and Gerry Swanson in memory of Mr. Schutz,

father of Ron Schutzleslie and Scott Vender in honor of T. Kendall HuntSusan Wald in honor of friends and family for the

Christmas holidaysmarilyn and hal Weiner in honor of Bonnie Cohen’s

Birthdayalice and Bruce Williamson in support of Dave Casper

& Eric Macey’s involvement in Posse ChicagoVivien and Guy Wyser‑pratte in honor of Suzanne and

Michael Ainsliemilton yanofsky in honor of Joe Paresky

SupporterS ($1–$100)Scott patrick abellalison and Charles abramsolubunmi adeosun, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnaCarla aielloalexandra aldermanlester alemán, Grinnell posse 1 (los angeles) alumnusomaira J. alicea, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnaJasmin ampaw, lafayette posse 1 (new york) alumnaandrea J. andersonJhenelle andrade, lafayette posse 1 (new york) alumnaanonymous (7)rita ashrobin askinsrahel ayalew, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnakarlantoine Balanandrea lee Banksmarco Barreto, Brandeis posse 1 (new york) alumnusDebra Basslynn and Stephen BaumJanelle C. BelgraveCaroline Bergerallyson and matthew Bergmanaudrey S. Blackwelltimothy Blockkatherine and piers Bocockangela Boulart, middlebury posse 1 (new york) alumnaDedee BowersDavid Breakstone and Sharon Bauerterese Brown, lafayette posse 2 (new york) alumnamarnell and edward BruceBarbara and robert BudnitzVictor BuonocoreChriston Cabey, hamilton posse 2 (Boston) alumnus

marta CamposBrian CarolloChristine Caruso, Brandeis posse 6 (new york) alumnaCarla and matthew Cashrebecca Cetta, Depauw posse 3 (new york) alumnaSienna Chambers, middlebury posse 5 (new york)

alumnaivy Chang and Jeremiah GarzaJing Chen, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnaCaroline Chirinos, Dickinson posse 2 (new york) alumnarobert Cichocki and John SchusslerDayna CobarrubiasCarol and John ConverseDaniella Crawley, Brandeis posse 2 (new york) alumnaDaynan CrullCatherine Crumlauren allison Curatolo, middlebury posse 4 (new york)

alumnamichele Davisissa Deas, Vanderbilt posse 10 (new york) alumnusJared Degnanphyllis ziccardi and michael DimitroffWendy and Stewart Dolinangela and lance DonenbergChelsea Downs, Colby posse 1 (new york) alumnamike Dragoaleksander DuniCharles edelandrew l. edwards, lehigh posse 2 (new york) alumnuskareem edwards, Depauw posse 7 (new york) alumnusStefany Feliciano, lafayette posse 1 (new york) alumnaDavid and Judith FischerSandra and James Fitzpatrickellen Flemingrichard W. Foleythelma e. Fosterthomas and elizabeth Foxrachel François, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnaCatherine FrankenbachSusan Frankenbach and familyarthur and Julie FriedmanJoyce and Jay FriedrichsJerome Frierson, Brandeis posse 6 (new york) alumnuskirsten Fuller, Dickinson posse 2 (new york) alumnalaura r. Garcia, Denison posse 1 (Chicago) alumnapatrick Gaughenyusuf Georgekathleen m. GillespieJessica Glidden, hamilton posse 2 (Boston) alumnamargaret and marc GoldSara l. Goldhawkmichael p. Goldsmith

Xiomara Gonzalez, Brandeis posse 4 (new york) alumnamariluz Gonzalez‑Guerrero, university of Wisconsin‑

madison (Chicago) alumnaeric Gorenstein, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnuskevin GottesmanJason Goulbourne, Vanderbilt posse 12 (new york)

alumnuskristina GouldClarence Grant Jr.Carmen Green, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnaadam GreenwaldSheila Griffinnicole m. GriffithJason haas, hamilton posse 1 (Boston) alumnusmirela hadzic, university of Wisconsin‑madison

(Chicago) alumnaShela halperSteven F. hanfttiffany hannahBarbara B. hanniganCathy hartmankathleen and robert heffernmargaret lee herbert and John C. hendricksonmichael a. henry, Dickinson posse 2 (new york) alumnusmelyna hernandez, Depauw posse 7 (new york) alumnanolan highbaughhirsch/kelly Group at Smith BarneyJoan hoblitzellJonathan hollowaynikki hoshingmia howard, Vanderbilt posse 12 (new york) alumnakelly hughesDurant a. hunterlaura and Jonathan ikedaJosephine ilarraza, Depauw posse 2 (new york) alumnaDesiree iveymarilyn and Jerry Jacobsonmargaret and John JacobyDesiree JamesJohn l. James iitim JohnsonGeorge and ann Josephevelyn and mike kalishpatricia kilduffkaren and peter kilmartinChong kimkelli and Charles kreterDana kuanJulie kuhnkaren and lawrence kurtzonJorge laCourt, Vanderbilt posse 7 (new york) alumnuspaul lamb, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnus

engy lamour, Brandeis posse 6 (new york) alumnusQi le, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnusrebekka leeevan leFloreemin lelic, Carleton posse 3 (Chicago) alumnuselaine r. levDanielle levinJoan and murray levinmauricio leyva, lafayette posse 2 (new york) alumnusling liCheng liang, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnaharriet h. lissShirley S. littJohn lopresto, middlebury posse 5 (new york) alumnusmaureen a. lubeleylaura lucasalison macmillanann mairsheide mairsCarl V. manalo, Vanderbilt posse 8 (new york) alumnusClaudia marquezBrian martelmark maurerkate mcadamsamy mcGillJan mcmahon and Bob rabatskyantonio mendez, Colby posse 1 (new york) alumnusroxana mesias, Wheaton posse 3 (new york) alumnapatricia meyersantonino micelileaps and BoundsaJ mooreJoselyn morales, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnaamatullah morgan, Brandeis posse 5 (new york)

alumnuskira moriahedgar ndjatou, Brandeis posse 5 (new york) alumnusDeidre‑ann y. nelson, Brandeis posse 4 (new york)

alumnaFred newtonBik y. ngandy nguyen, Denison posse 2 (Chicago) alumnusFrancisco nival, hamilton posse 2 (Boston) alumnusWatchen nyanue, Depauw posse 1 (Chicago) alumnaterry o’horalaura openshaw and Christopher mihelichazalia and kevin oteromatt pacewiczmarques page, Depauw posse 4 (new york) alumnuselizabeth libby and Carey W. parkerronna and Barry paullai lai peng, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumna

Frank peralta, Dickinson posse 3 (new york) alumnuslollie perez, middlebury posse 1 (new york) alumnaDale petrulisJames petsoulakis, middlebury posse 4 (new york)

alumnusSarah pilzerGregory pinto, Wheaton posse 4 (new york) alumnuseliza t. platts‑millsBeverly m. poyerdGabrielle C. prisco, Vanderbilt posse 4 (new york)

alumnaeileen pyneQuad/Graphicsmargaret rarigrick raymond, Dickinson posse 3 (new york) alumnusCecely reardonace relingado, Depauw posse 6 (new york) alumnusmelissa reyes, Depauw posse 3 (new york) alumnaralphette G. rhodesangela D. ridleySusan picus and Barry rigalangela rivera, Vanderbilt posse 13 (new york) alumnakerry e. rodgerskathlyn and mark rohrbaughSarah roquealicia rossJeffrey C. rubensteinnalleli Sagardia, Dickinson posse 3 (new york) alumnaSharron and William Sailorlynne J. SalkinC. Sanabriahillary and John Schaefflerharold W. Schwartzamy Shapiroandrew Shen, Carleton posse 1 (Chicago) alumnusDavid and Debbie Shiffmanliz SiddleDiane Siegelann Silvermanangela SingletonJustin Smitht. reginald Solomonelizabeth SpecterJairus Steed, Colby posse 1 (new york) alumnusDaniel C. Stein, Wheaton posse 3 (new york) alumnusJoel Stephenalice StewartSucherman Consulting Group inc.Sharon i. taylorisabelle thabaultJoan l. thomaspablo torres, lafayette posse 2 (new york) alumnus

rebecca travis, Colby posse 2 (new york) alumnaSarah trillin and alex ruttenbergrebecca tunstallkyle a. turner, Brandeis posse 5 (new york) alumnusDimy Valcin, Wheaton posse 2 (new york) alumnusJocelyn Vargas, lafayette posse 1 (new york) alumnaValerie Vieira, lafayette posse 1 (new york) alumnaWilson Villafana, Depauw posse 4 (new york) alumnuskatherine VolinJanna Wagnero’Brien Walker, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnusCharae Warner, trinity posse 1 (new york) alumnaDamian Washington, middlebury posse 1 (new york)

alumnusmichael Weinberg and mary rauenSandra Weiswasserrachael WendlerJonathan WhiteBryan Whiteheadmary and paul Wilcoxpatricia Williamsonlaura Wilsonmark Wilson, lehigh posse 1 (new york) alumnusWilliam Wong, Vanderbilt posse 13 (new york) alumnusalfreda Woodsronna and Dana Woodwardmonique Wright, Wheaton posse 4 (new york) alumnapuong Fei yehpaula yepes, middlebury posse 1 (new york) alumnathe zurich u.S. Foundation

Scott patrick abell in honor of Mr. Eli CohenCarla aiello in honor of Matt Millerkatherine and piers Bocock in memory of Peter BocockBarbara and robert Budnitz in honor of Susan and

Joseph Paresky’s anniversaryivy Chang and Jeremiah Garza in honor of Jeff Rohwer

& Kim James’ July ’07 weddingCarol and John Converse in honor of Amy and Angus’

weddingphyllis ziccardi and michael Dimitroff in honor of

Manley Career AcademyWendy and Stewart Dolin in honor of Eric MaceyCatherine Frankenbach in honor of Amy and Angus

Mairs’ weddingSusan Frankenbach and family Susan Frankenbachand

her family tom, Scott and louisa in honor of the marriage of Angus Mairs and Amy Converse

mariluz Gonzalez‑Guerrero, university of Wisconsin‑ madison (Chicago) alumna in honor of UW-Madison Chicago Posse 1 POW

Joan hoblitzell in honor of Marjorie Bride

Desiree ivey in honor of Gwendolyn Cooke’s mentorship

marilyn and Jerry Jacobson in honor of Erika and Fred Little’s 50th wedding anniversary

Desiree James in honor of Kim and Jeff Rohwerevelyn and mike kalish in honor of Blanche and Al

Smith’s 60th anniversary and in honor of Ann Asch’s birthday on December 21

kelli and Charles kreter in memory of Laurie Macmillan

Julie kuhn in honor of her brother-in-law Ken Edwards and in honor of the marriage of Amy

Converse and Angus MairsDanielle levin in honor of Jody SchostakShirley S. litt in honor of Stuart Kruseann mairs in celebration of Amy Converse and Angus Mairs’ wedding.heide mairs in honor of Angus and Amy’s weddingBrian martel in honor of Angus and Amy’s weddingamy mcGill is in honor of Jimmy Xuandy nguyen, Denison posse 2 (Chicago) alumnus in

honor of Denison Chicago Posse 2Beverly m. poyerd in memory of Emily Shiversmargaret rarig in honor of Angus & Amy’s Wedding,

wishing them Health & HappinessSusan picus and Barry rigal in honor of Bruce Rogoff’s

semi-centennialharold W. Schwartz in honor of Governor & Mrs.

Deval PatrickDiane Siegel in honor of Beverly PoyerdSucherman Consulting Group inc. in honor of

Susan LyneSharon i. taylor in honor of Kenneth Taylor, Jr’s

birthdayJoan l. thomas in memory of Jean AinslieJonathan White in memory of Doug White

in‑kinDthe alotian Clubalphagraphicstrish and Chris arnoldBingham mcCutchen llpthe Boston FoundationCeleste CenterChandler’s notebooksCharlie trotter’sCitationSharesCiti FoundationCiti FoundationCitizen Schools inc.the Coca Cola CompanyComedy Central

Cousins properties incorporatedCreative office pavilionlise Scott and D. ronald Danielernst & young llpGeorgia‑pacific CorporationGoldman, Sachs & Co.GolfteCGreentotee Golf academyJames F. halpinDorothy hamiltonharpoon Breweryhuman rights Campaignt. kendall huntJones lang laSallekeySpanlehman Brothersthe mcGraw‑hill Companiesmercury luggage mfg. Co.microsoft CorporationmtV networksnew york Jetsnickelodeonnortheastern universitypricewaterhouseCoopers, ChicagopricewaterhouseCoopers, new yorkputnam investmentsDeenise rebeiroredBones Barbecueropes & Gray llp, Bostonropes & Gray llp, new yorkSandra and ronald SchutzSusan and Gene ShanksShaws Supermarkets, inc.Simmons CollegeSouthwestern law School StapleS Center FoundationState Street CorporationSuffolk university law Schoollynn and mark taylorto a tee, Bermuda ltd.trader Joe’s Company, inc.WashingtonpostnewsweekinteractiveJohn Werneryear up nyC

Ainslie Fund (Est. 2007)

aGentS oF ChanGe ($250,000–$1,000,000)

the Garrett and mary moran Family Foundation

innoVatorS ($100,000–$250,000)anson and Debra Beard, Jr.anthony and Christie de nicolalaurie and Jeff ubben

BeneFaCtorS ($25,000–$50,000)Suzanne and michael l. ainslie and the ainslie

Foundation, inc.the Glades Foundationpriscilla and Donald k. miller

partnerS ($15,000–$25,000)Bruce and Connie macleodSusie Scher and allison Grover

amBaSSaDorS ($5,000–$10,000)Salvatore Ferragamo

FrienDS ($1,000–$5,000)rebecca and David ainslierobbie oxnard Bent and David Bentpamela Shriver

FanS ($100–$1,000)katherine and michael ainslielaurie malkoffliza oxnard aratow and Jesse aratow

SupporterS ($1–$100)patricia meyers

making the posse promise permanent

in 2003, the Sallie mae Fund offered

the posse Foundation a matching dollar‑

for‑dollar endowment challenge of $5

million. on may 24, 2006, posse met

this challenge, and a $10 million endow‑

ment was created.

only two months later, the posse

Foundation received a $10 million

pledge from tim and Sharon ubben,

doubling the size of the endowment to

$20 million. this remarkable gift and

their philanthropic spirit set the stage for

continued giving guaranteeing the future

of the posse Foundation.

endowment funds provide the neces‑

sary resources to help ensure posse’s

longevity and continued growth. With the

guidance of the posse board of directors

and the dedication and commitment of

its donors, posse continues to grow its

endowment, and make its promise of

educational opportunity permanent for

thousands of young people. today the

endowment is worth $X.

lynne and mark FlorianColleen FosterFranklin & marshall CollegeSteven GanelessGe Corporate Financial ServicesJim Georgeerrol and margaret GlasserDavid and kirsten GouldJennifer and David Graflois perelson‑Gross and Stewart Grossmolly and lee hamiltonharvard university/office of the assistant to the presidentDoug herzogSusan hunterBarbara kates‑Garnick, ph.D. and marc Garnick, m.D.Bari lipp Foundationalec macmillanmarks paneth & Shron llpJennifer marreJ. D. moriartyJonathan and Dorothy nelsonnuveen investmentsJoe and kathy o’DonnellJane and larry pricepenguin Group (uSa)Judi powerspricewaterhouseCoopersadam and amanda QuintonJan and Chip raymondreebok international, ltd.Genie and Donald riceCandace and ethan riegelhauptpeter risafiConnie and John Sargentkatherine m. Scardinonancy and norman ScherSandra and ronald Schutzmary and David m. SolomonSony pictures entertainmentelaine and Jaap tonckenselizabeth Cecil and David Wagnerkristie Wallace and michael irwinJane and Jerry Williamsnancy Friedman and michael zinn

anonymous in honor of Jeffrey Ubbenlois perelson‑Gross and Stewart Gross in honor of

Michael Ainslie

ContriButorS ($1–$1,000)kwaku acheampong, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnusellen ainslie

omaira J. alicea, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnaDr. David and anne altchekSara aminerika andersen and Scott Croninanonymous (3)rahel ayalew, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnalenz C. Balan, Bowdoin posse 1 (Boston) alumnuskaren Batcheldertony Beetanoallyson and matthew Bergmanrico Blancaflor, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnuslaura and lloyd Blankfeinmarjorie m. Bridearthur and kay Briefrobby BrowneJessica l. Brucenoreen and kenneth BuckfireChriston Cabey, hamilton posse 2 (Boston) alumnusmary CadaginCarlos e. Carela, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnusJohn CembrookFrankie Cevallos, rice posse 2 (new york) alumnaelizabeth and Jay ChandlerWendy Chivianlee Chongelizabeth ChowJim Clark, Depauw posse 1 (new york) alumnusevelyn and Stephen Colbert and the Colbert Family Fund of

Coastal Community Foundationisaac Colon, Depauw posse 6 (new york) alumnusCherie Conradtom Cookkahane Corn and Jeff Coopermanlauren Corraomelissa Cramerlauren allison Curatolo, middlebury posse 4 (new york)

alumnamark D. Daviesissa Deas, Vanderbilt posse 10 (new york) alumnusralph Destinomarc Diamondlisa and oliver DowDeann Dubeykelleigh DulanyJamal m. edwardsSue and paul efronepiscopal Diocese of long islandStacey FacterCora de leon and matthew FascianoDavid B. Fordrachel François, Bryn mawr posse 3 (Boston) alumnaGannett Welsh & kotler, llC

ricki GardnerJason Gong, Dickinson posse 2 (new york) alumnusnatalee Graham, Brandeis posse 1 (new york) alumnarobin and robert GrosserSheila and Joseph GutmanDorothy hamiltonkathryn and William hendersonmargaret lee herbert and John C. hendricksonStephen horebecca hornsteinmia howard, Vanderbilt posse 12 (new york) alumnaQuincy huggins, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnusSandra hurseelaine and robert JachinoJames m. Johnsonlarry JonesCara and andrew kaganmichelle l. kaneeileen katzJane and robert keiterJohn J. kelleytae youn J. kim, Brandeis posse 5 (new york) alumnusGuy m. kulmanpaul lamb, Depauw posse 5 (new york) alumnuselizabeth langelBetsy and Stewart lawrenceGabrielle and richard lesserrobert lewis, Jr.ilona lewyckyj, Vanderbilt posse 6 (new york) alumnaeric lordScott lundiusannesley and David macFarlanelaurie malkoffCarl V. manalo, Vanderbilt posse 8 (new york) alumnusConor thomas m. mcCoy, Depauw posse 6 (new york)

alumnuskim mills, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new york) alumnaChristina and James minnismartha and arthur mintzerJ. timothy and Barbara m. morrisSusan and Quentin murphylinda and David muscatoJoe palumboleslie paysonkaren pearsemario pelaez and einah pelaez, lehigh posse 2 (new york)

alumnaethan peskowitzanthony and Dorothy petsoulakisGabrielle C. prisco, Vanderbilt posse 4 (new york) alumnaJeanne Quaglianoalfredo and Shirley ramirez, Vanderbilt posse 1 (new york)

alumnaBradley rayluke raymondSheryl and alan renneJennifer rheemidge richardsonJenny rickardJohn rohrsthe Jack and Jamie rubin Charitable FundCarlos Salcedo, Brandeis posse 4 (new york) alumnusJanet Scardinonancy and nelson SchaenenScott l. Scheranthony D. Schlesingermike and Jane SchoenfeldDavid and Debbie Shiffmanmarjorie and David SilvermanSteven SolysDr. erica Spatz, Vanderbilt posse 4 (new york) alumnalee ann StevensonJames m. Sumnererik SwartJames C. Sweeneytalon advisors, l.p.emily threlkeldkaren and michael tobackkent trachtenathan troutmanDimy Valcin, Wheaton posse 2 (new york) alumnusJasmine r. Vallejo, Brandeis posse 2 (new york) alumnanancy Vickersliselotte and robin VinceDani and ted Virtue Family Charitable trustSeth Wernertemple Williams

in‑kinDthe alotian ClubCitation SharesComedy CentralDorothy hamiltonC. hugh hildesley, eVp, Sotheby’skeySpanmartha Stewart living omnimediamtV networksnew york JetsnickelodeonDeenise rebeiroWelsh, Carson, anderson & Stowe

innoVator ($100,000–$250,000)Goldman, Sachs & Co.Sharon and timothy h. ubben & the ubben Foundation

leaDerS ($50,000–$100,000)lehman Brotherslaurie and Jeff ubben

BeneFaCtorS ($25,000–$50,000)Suzanne and michael l. ainslie Carole parsons BaileyBloombergChristie and anthony de nicolamichele Ganelessthe niki and Joe Gregory Charitable FoundationBarbara and ted JanulisGarrett and mary moranmtV networksamy and larry robbins

partnerS ($15,000–$25,000)american express Companytrustees of Bryn mawr Collegeernst & young llpSusan lyne & martha Stewart living omnimediaBruce and Connie macleodmarcia and kevin reillyJane and paul Shanglisa and mark Walsh

trustees of Bryn mawr College in honor of Nancy Vickers

mentorS ($10,000–$15,000)ahmed alalianonymousatlanta advisory Boardanson and Debra Beard, Jr.alastair and Jeanine Borthwickmelissa and marc Cohenanthony Collerton & Galen ShererDorothy and James Currierick and margaret evans & Gene and Susan ShanksBeverly and Wade Fetzer iiiFried, Frank, harris, Shriver & Jacobson llpthe Glades FoundationJohnson Family Foundationmr. and mrs. michael l. keiserkirkland & ellis llpSteven lefkowitz ‑ Caxton‑iseman Capital, inc.peggy and Walter nelsonnestle Waters north america inc.reuters

russell reynolds associatesSusie Scher and allison Groverpamela Shriver

amBaSSaDorS ($5,000–$10,000)trish and Chris arnoldFrank Brosens and Deenie Brosens Foundationmary Jo otsea and richard Brownedith Cooper and robert taylorhelen and Brian D. Fitzgerald and the Brian and

helen Fitzgerald FundGrinnell Collegepamela and George F. hamel, Jr.Julia and Gary killiannellie mae education Foundationmonique l. nelson‑Butts, Vanderbilt posse 3 (new york)

alumnaamy and John phelanrobert m. raiffhoward and Debbie SchillerSynergeticstaconic Capital advisors, lpkate and mitchell Watson

FrienDS ($1,000–$5,000)lawson and Clint allenJamie and Daniel andrianoanonymous (2)Janet and John Bentrobbie oxnard Bent and David Bentlucy a. Commoner and richard S. BerrySarah Greenwood and Joe BondiSteve and Gretchen Burkemr. and mrs. robert t. ButlerGaston and idit Capertonmarion Dawson Carrthe College Boardmr. and mrs. William F. CongerStephania and Donald ConradBetty neal Crutcher and ronald Crutcherrobert F. Cummings, Jr.Brownlee Currey FoundationJustine Fasciano and Joseph Delgadophilip J. DempseyJill Dilosa and robert merrittJames D. Dixonmr. and mrs. edmond i. eger iiiGail and al engelbergJim and Jennifer espositoevergreen investmentsFairview Capital partners, inc.patricia and nicholas Fasciano

Gala 2007

the posse Foundation welcomed 550 leaders

from the foundation, corporate, education,

and entertainment communities in celebration

of its 18th anniversary on may 23, 2007, at

posse’s annual Gala: an evening of Stars. the

evening honored the remarkable achievements

of the posse Foundation and four posse super

stars: rico Blancaflor, Vanderbilt posse 5 (new

york) alumnus and national director of training

and Site Development, the posse Foundation;

Goldman, Sachs & Co.; First lady Diane and

Governor Deval patrick of massachusetts; and

Bryn mawr College president nancy J. Vickers. in

addition, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central’s

emmy‑nominated The Colbert Report made a

special appearance. the most exciting moment

of the evening occurred when executive Vice

president C. hugh hildesley of Sotheby’s led

posse’s first live auction. the posse Gala raised

$1.1 million in donations, making it the highest

grossing event in posse’s history.

richard fuld, jr.Chairman anD Ceo, lehman BrotherS holDinG inC.

What’s exciting about Posse is that it actually works. It proves that with the right support and nurturing, kids who don’t fit the traditional definition of educational success can do well academically, become leaders on campus and graduate from first-rate colleges into careers and positions of community leadership. That’s an incredible return on investment—both for the students and for our society.”

arthur blankCo‑FounDer, the home DepotoWner anD Ceo, the atlanta FalConSChairman, preSiDent anD Ceo, amB Group, llCChairman, the arthur m. Blank Family FounDation

stephanie blanktruStee, the arthur m. Blank Family FounDation

We are proud to partner with The Posse Foundation toward realizing a key element of their mission. Over the past eight years, we have hired more than 200 Posse Scholars for internships or full-time positions around the world. Our partnership not only helps us develop a terrific source of talent for the Firm but also supports our firm-wide commitment to diversity and inclusiveness.”

Diversity enriches education. As America grows more diverse, it is essential that students be exposed to diversity in all its forms and learn how to effectively communicate, collaborate, and compete with people of all backgrounds.

Some measures traditionally used to determine college admissions—such as college entrance exam scores—might not necessarily be the best predictors of college success, placing some very talented students at a disadvantage.

One of this year’s MacArthur awardees—the “genius” awards—is an innovator named Deborah Bial. She proposed a model to identify promising students from disadvantaged urban backgrounds, using an alternative set of qualities as predictors of success in college.

Candidates for this program are selected using a process based on qualities such as leadership, motivation, teamwork, and ability to effectively communicate. The students that are selected form a “posse,” and are provided with extra supports, and end up graduating form selective colleges with a very high success rate.

This shows the validity of using less-recognized skills as indicators of likely educational success. And this would probably be considered affirmative action, by specifically choosing students from less-advantaged backgrounds. But maybe it just shows that the playing ground, using traditional metrics for college admission, is unacceptably uneven.”

This excerpt was taken from an interview in the November 12, 2007,

issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education.

barack obama

national board of directors

ChairmanJeffrey ubben Founder and managing partner, Valueact Capital

preSiDent + FounDerDeborah Bial the posse Foundation

ViCe Chairanthony J. de nicola General partner, Welsh, Carson, anderson & Stowe

SeCretaryphilip m. pead Chair, posse atlanta advisory Board managing partner ‑ Beacon point partners

treaSurerSusie Scher managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

michael ainslie posse Chair emeritus; trustee, Vanderbilt universitypatricia arnold trustee emerita, Wheaton College; Chair, posse Boston advisory Boardanson m. Beard, Jr. advisory Director, morgan Stanleyeric Beckman ares management llC; Co‑Chair, posse los angeles advisory Boardrobbie oxnard Bent private Sectorrobert G. Bottoms president, Depauw universityanthony J. Collerton managing Director, lehman Brothersronald Crutcher president, Wheaton Collegehon. David n. Dinkins professor, School of international & public affairs, Columbia university; 106th mayor, City of new yorkmartin Frederic evans presiding partner, Debevoise & plimpton llpWade Fetzer retired partner, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; past Chairman and Current member, university of Wisconsin Foundation Board of Directorsmichele Ganeless president, Comedy Central; Chair, posse new york advisory BoardJames S. hoyte associate Vice president and lecturer on environmental Science and public policy, harvard universityBarbara Janulis private SectorCaroline h. little private Sector; trustee, Grinnell College; Chair, posse D.C. advisory BoardSusan lyne private Sectoreric n. macey Founder and partner, novack and macey llp; Chair, posse Chicago advisory BoardBruce macleod Ceo, antares real estateGarrett moran Senior managing Director, the Blackstone GroupDiane B. patrick, esq. partner, ropes & Gray llp; First lady of massachusettseugene B. Shanks, Jr. Corporate Director, private Sector; trustee, Vanderbilt universitypamela Shriver private Sector; Co‑Chair, posse los angeles advisory BoardDavid a. thomas professor, harvard Business Schooltimothy h. ubben Founding Chairman, posse Chicago; retired Founder and Chairman, lincoln Capital management; trustee, Depauw university

national board of advisorsDerek Bok 300th anniversary university professor, university president emeritus, and Faculty Chair of the hauser Center for nonprofit organizations, harvard universityhon. Gaston Caperton president, College Board and former Governor of West VirginiaJoe Gregory lehman BrothersVernon e. Jordan, Jr. Senior managing Director, lazard FrèresGary orfield professor of education, law, political Science, and urban planning, university of California, los angeles; Co‑Director the Civil rights projectpatricia Gándara professor of education, university of California, los angeles; Co‑Director the Civil rights project/proyecto Derechos Civilesharry Smith anchor, The Early Show, CBS

atlanta advisory board

Chairphilip m. pead managing partner ‑ Beacon point partners

Jack Capers partner, king & Spalding llpJohn l. hatfield private Sectorrobert l. nibbs, Jr. president, the yuriel GroupSanta J. ono Vice provost for academic initiatives and Deputy to the provost, professor of medicine and ophthalmology, emory university; Chief Scientific officer, iCo therapeutics inc.Jim price president and Ceo, turboChefpaul Quiner Senior Vice president, Corporate Strategy and Business Development, mckesson Corporation

boston advisory board

Chairpatricia arnold trustee emerita, Wheaton College

lawson prince allen licensed Clinical Social Worker; Certified aamFt therapistann Bain trustee, naples Children and education Foundation; Chair, naples Children and education Foundation Grant CommitteeBill Bain Bain, Willard Companies; trustee, Vanderbilt university; trustee, Boston Children’s hospital trust; trustee, naples Children and education FoundationJoseph a. Ciffolillo president, river edge partners, inc.; retired Chief operating officer & Director, Boston Scientific Corporation; Vice Chairman, Board of trustees, Bucknell universityJacqueline Dasilva policy analyst, Commonwealth of massachusetts Division of health Care Quality and Cost; Bryn mawr posse 1 alumnaBruce Freedman Senior advisor, amB property CorporationDavid l. Gould Gould College planning; Former Dean of admissions, Brandeis universityJames F. halpin Founder, riverbend, inc.; Director, life time Fitness, inc.; Director, marvel enterprises, inc.alec macmillan managing Director, Senior Vice president, moody, lynn & Co.Joseph paresky retired Senior Vice president, thomas Cook travelrobert o. preyer professor emeritus, Brandeis university; Senior Director, naaCp legal Defense and educational Fund; Director, richardson propertiespaul t. Quistberg managing Director, head of Cash investments, Columbia managementBrad Singer Chief Financial officer & treasurer, american tower Corporation

chicago advisory board

Chaireric n. macey Founder and partner, novack and macey llp

rod adams uS experienced recruiter leader, pricewaterhouseCoopersCeleste Center Senior Vice president and Division manager, u.S. trust, Bank of america private Wealth managementGregory hano Vice president, market research & Database management, Banco popularrobert harles Vice president, ShC Community, Sears holdings Corporationt. kendall hunt Chairman and Chief executive officer, VaSCoGary kirshenbaum Vice president, Business Development, puritan Finance CorporationJ. Stuart kruse president, kruse asset managementJon a. levey principal, lakeshore investment Group llCrichard metzler managing partner, trove partners, llCalan myers Vice president, private Banking uSa, Credit Suisseronald Schutz partner, the Cimarron Fundspeggi l. Sturm Vice president, human resources, lehman Brothers asset management llC

mark taylor Senior Vice president & investment Counselor, the Capital Group Companiestimothy h. ubben Founding Chairman, posse Chicago; retired Founder and Chairman, lincoln Capital management; trustee, Depauw universitypatricia Wilson Fridley Senior managing Director, Global Strategy alternatives, allstate investments, llC

los angeles advisory board

Co‑ChairSeric Beckman ares management llCpamela Shriver private Sector

anthony Choe partner, Brentwood associatesmarc Cohen Senior partner, kirkland & ellis llpDeborah ruosch Conrad partner, milbank, tweed, hadley & mcCloy llpkenneth moelis Ceo, moelis & Company holding llCeric Schiffer Ceo, 99¢ only Storeslisa Smith principal, Gardner, underwood & Bacon llCSalvador torres, Jr. Vice president, morgan Stanley Fixed incomerichard S. trutanic Chairman and Ceo, Somerset & CompanyCraig Wadler managing Director, Credit Suissekevin m. Wernick Senior managing Director, VeritypointJames Wilcox Vice president, private Wealth management, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

new york advisory board

Chairmichele Ganeless president, Comedy Central

Jane Dawson Shang private SectorCharles edel phD Candidate, Department of history, yale universitykelly Granat managing Director, lone pine CapitalBill henderson partner, russell reynoldsFelabi phillips private Sector; Vanderbilt posse 3 alumnakevin reilly partner, transaction Support, ernst & young llpethan riegelhaupt Vice president, Speechwriting and internal Communications, the new york times Company

washington, d.c. advisory board

ChairCaroline h. little private Sector; trustee, Grinnell College

Bonnie Cohen president, Bonnie Cohen and associates; Former undersecretary for madeleine albrightJoan i. Fabry architectzina Garrison professional tennis player; tennis Coach, 2004 Summer olympicsBryan Greene policy DirectorBrandy hays international Consultant, iBm; rice posse 1 alumnairis ioffreda principal, organizational learning associatestom J. Joyce Vice president, Corporate Communications, Sallie mae, inc.michael S. maurer lawyer, Washington, D.C.Camille riggs mosley Vice president, Business Development, lee, hecht & harrison Consulting; Co‑Chair, Diversity Committee, uS tennis associationDennis W. pullin Coo, medStar, Washington hospital CenterDavid m. riley Vice president, Capital research GroupFrank Sesno professor of media and public affairs and Director of public policy and media institute, George Washington university; Special Correspondent, Cnn

kim Wallace managing Director, equity research uS political analysis Group; Chief political Strategist, lehman Brothers

national StaFFDeborah Bial, ed.D., president + Founderrosanna aybar, Vice president of Finance + administrationregina Bain, Director of training + evaluation rico Blancaflor, national Director of training + Site DevelopmentJasmine a. Burems, accounting associatelauren Coakley, Development officerkourtney Cockrell, Director of Career + alumni programsluis a. Cruz, Grants accountantmatthew Fasciano, executive Vice presidentleroy Foster, Senior training Specialistmelanie Gisin, Development assistant + Database managertsihai hanson, public relations associatehal hilliard, Design + publications managerhelen katz, national Director of Developmentkatherine kinsman, associate Director of Developmentrichard porter, Senior training Specialistrandall J. raymond, accounting managernicole robinson, receptionistalba rodgriguez, Senior research associaterassan Salandy, national Director of university recruitment + public relationsDamian Washington, assistant to the president

poSSe atlantaCharisse Williams, DirectorJacquie Forbes, program Director Shireen millicans, trainer

poSSe BoSton Susan e. Dalelio, DirectorBen Bradley, Senior trainerkerry anne Flaherty, assistant to the DirectorSuzanne lyons, Senior trainerlarry mahl, trainermaggie mcCormick, program Coordinatoralethea raybeck, program Directoryinnette Sano, Senior trainerBarrie tysko, Development officerSusie zavala, Career program manager

poSSe ChiCaGoChastity lord, Directorrudy ash, Development officerJamilyn Bailey, program Directortangela y. Blakely, Career program managernora Geary, trainerJessica harless, trainerkelley James Johnston, trainerJennifer leet, trainermareko prior, trainermaya Shastri, trainerJody m. Schostak, assistant to the Directorthomas Witherspoon, program Director

poSSe loS anGeleStamara y. Craver, Directorlester alemán, trainerJena Brown, program Coordinatorhalbe Dougherty‑Wood, Development officerCynthia m. González, trainermaya ramos, program DirectorSilvestre Vallejo, trainerFred Joseph Sanchez, trainerJoanna zimring towne, Career program manager

poSSe neW yorkrussell langsam, Directorpriscilla araya, program DirectorJonathan Berhanu, trainerabby Burleson, program Coordinatorlance Dronkers, traineralyse erman, trainerelisa espiritu, program Directormisa Fujimura‑Fanselow, trainerpatrick Garrity, trainerantonio mendez, trainerSara nolfo, Career program managerSandra X. pradas martin, program DirectorDevon pryor, Career program managerSookram ramsaroop, program CoordinatorSamantha Sculnick, trainermay m. takahashi, trainernorma Villanueva, trainer

poSSe D.C.marcy mistrett, Directorabdul‑Qawiy abdul‑karim, trainerDonelle r. Boose, trainerJosh Christianson, Career program managererin Gore, Development officeradele hixon, assistant to the Directoralexis krivian, trainertroy D. lewis ii, trainerrobyn lingo, program Directorlatrice n. Willis, program Coordinator

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