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Foundation Officers Jan M . Hayden Chair Vincent E . Lazar Vice Chair Lisa M . Schweitzer Secretary Rebecca A . Roof Treasurer Paul E . Harner Immediate Past Chair
Foundation Directors Isabel C . Balboa Steven N . Berger E . Frank Childress , Jr . Jeanne P . Darcey Cecily A . Dumas Kenneth H . Eckstein Jay M . Goffman Peggy Hunt Marjorie Kaufman Corali Lopez-Castro Hon . Margaret M . Mann Julio ( Rick ) Mendoza Patrick J . Nash Judy A . O ’ Neill Norman L . Pernick Mark Shinderman Prof . Elizabeth Tashjian Lynn Lewis Tavenner J . Scott Victor William L . Wallander David A . Warfield Richard L . Wasserman
Senior Director Robert J . Rosenberg
Ex Officio Charles A . Beckham , Jr .
Executive Director Shari A . Bedker
From the Foundation
Jan Hayden , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz , PC Chair , American College of Bankruptcy Foundation
For those of you who made it to the meetings in Orlando , congratulations on earning at least 10,000 steps per day ! For those of you who missed it , when we were not walking long distances , the Foundation board was quite busy . First as part of the College ’ s DEI initiative . we modified the Foundation ’ s bylaws to reflect the incorporation of our DEI goals into our work . We also modified the name of the Pro Bono Committee to better reflect its expanded duties . It is now the Grants Committee . We approved the report of the Grants Committee , and I don ’ t want to steal Norm ’ s thunder , but we approved 45 grants for over $ 436,587 . He will give you the details in his column , but I am particularly proud of the fact that we awarded our first DEI program so quickly in the process .
Enough bragging on the hard work the Foundation has done . By the time you read this , you will have received emails from me and your Circuit leaders encouraging you to make a year-end donation to the Foundation to support the funding of pro bono work throughout the country and now our DEI initiatives . Last year you donated over $ 412,000 to support these programs and we hope that , as we now have expanded our work to include DEI initiatives , we can top that number !
Each of you have historically been leaders in your profession and your community . If you had not been , you wouldn ’ t be a Fellow . So , I do not need to tell you how much to give , but I can share a couple of ideas . For some , a good measure to give one hour of billable time . It is easy to calculate and something that many of us can easily relate to and value . Others have decided to join our Four Figure Club and express their generosity by giving $ 1,000 or more to the Foundation . Please give the same thoughtful consideration that you have given throughout your life to your various endeavors , and we are confident that you will find the right level for you . Once you do , simply go to the below link and you will find a button to donate electronically and also instructions for mailing checks :
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