neighbors
CONNECTING WITH THE WORLD Students in the West Side School chapter of HighschoolNGOconnect at the United Nations last May.
“The only thing that is lacking is
the resources.”
Students working with the
foundation recently connected
with members of a foundation
based in Nigeria, where they
compared sculptures called
Animodules that they’d all made,
and added designs from each
other’s creations. HE HAS WRITTEN FOR THE
ECONOMIST GROUP AND WORKED
WITH TIME INC. Mintz wrote for the
Economist Group of
publications for seven years, and
focused on corporate finance for
CFO Magazine. He later switched
to Time Inc., where he created custom
magazines for the New York Stock
Exchange and Fidelity Investments.
HE’S LOOKING TO EXPAND HIS
NONPROFIT. Mintz hopes to
start working with other schools
in the future, but is happy with
the progress he has made so
far. “You can’t change 15 years
of being disadvantaged, but I feel
very moved that I can do any-
thing that gives them a sense that
they can be part of this world,”
Mintz says. HE IS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR,
AND HELPED WRITE A PBS
TELEVISION SPECIAL. In 1995 he
released a book called Five Eminent
Contrarians: Careers, Perspectives and
Investment Tactics that broke down
how contrarian investors go about their
professions. The investors included
Humphrey B. Neill, John B. Neff, Dean
LeBaron, David L. Babson and Michael
Aronstein. He also co-wrote a book
called Beyond Wall Street: The Art
of Investing, which eventually became
a PBS television special. “Beyond Wall
Street was a wonderful collaboration,”
Mintz says.
HE WANTS TO FIGHT THE PERCEPTION
ABOUT PEOPLE FROM AREAS WITH
FEWER RESOURCES. Mintz says that
the students who grow up in areas like
Paterson and Newark face a unique set
of challenges that shape them. They
look out for each other and show com-
passion to others, something people
may not see from the outside. “They’re
on the front line of humanitarian chal-
lenges,” says Mintz. He hopes to be
a pillar of support for the students in
under-privileged communities, and to
help them overcome their circumstanc-
es. “You cannot help but be moved by
these children.” ■
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