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Annual WIL Week Celebrates Twenty Years of Leadership he Women’s

International Leadership (WIL) Program celebrat-

ed its 20th anniversary and showcased

the many

talents and

interests of this year’s grantees during the annual WIL Week

beginning February 27th. The culmination of a year of leadership training, WIL Week featured films, performances, a roundtable discussion and a prominent guest speaker, and attracted both current residents and others associated with the WIL

Program over the years.

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with

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of one

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continued on page 3

INSIDE

ge: 2011 Davis Projects for Peace Recipients Selected

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P.6 Alumni

Events

Around

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Entrepreneurship Takes Center Stage at |-House

PRESIDENT’S

MESSAGE a

the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May

Ist, I reflected back on

' some of my most memorable moments since first becoming associated with International House as a young graduate

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student in the late 1960s.

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cooperation with the Middle Eastern Regional of the Residents’ Council,

Representative

were initially titled “A

Revolution

in the Making” and the last one, held just four days after the resignation of President Mubarak, was “A New Start.” At its meeting

on February

17th, the Board

of Trustees was

ing of community members is one |

treated to a first-hand account of the situation by two Egyptian residents who had just returned from Tahrir Square: Moham-

shall never forget. This was in early June

mad “Shawky”

One episode I recalled for the gather-

Office of Development & Alumni

16th. These sessions, involving current Egyptian residents in

of 1967, when the I-House Community, along with the rest of the world, was electrified by the Arab-Israeli War (also known as the Six Day War). We were transfixed by this event,

Hassan, a film student, and Ahmed

Dardir, who

is majoring in Middle Eastern Studies, both at Columbia. Just as they had at the Roundtable discussion held the night before, they offered vivid accounts of the protests, and responded to questions from a rapt audience.

the ramifications of which are still felt today, and the com-

This type of phenomenon has been taking place at Inter-

munity in that pre-Internet age was glued to televisions and

national House since we first opened our doors, although one

fundamental aspect has changed. In 1967, we did not have

John A. Wells

radios for the latest news over the course of the next week. I-House can be at its best at such times, when an issue or event of global significance unfolds, especially when there are resident members from the affected area of the world living in

Director of Development & Alumni

the House. They can personalize an issue and convey its hu-

what was happening in their homeland, were able to fly to

Relations

man side, and particular points of view, in ways that cannot be quite duplicated even in today’s social media-obsessed world.

Cairo on short notice and return with their compelling per-

STAFF

Daniel Blakemore Assistant Director of Development for Individual Giving

Such was the case this academic semester, when protests

taking place in Egypt shook the Middle East in a way that would have been unthinkable only months before. The com-

eye-witness accounts of the Arab-Israeli War. In 2011, the

availability of flight options meant that our Egyptian residents, who wanted to experience and see with their own eyes

sonal accounts.

It is one of the unique and enduring aspects of the I-House experience.

munity was abuzz with conversations—in the Dining Room, Nicole Davidson Assistant Director of Development; Director of Alumni Programs

in the Pub, and on floor lounges—reflecting the excitement and anxiety of the situation. I-House responded as only I-House can, with Resident Roundtable discussions held on three successive nights be-

ginning February Ist, and a third taking place on February

Philip Greven Assistant Director of Development for Institutional Giving Lisa Mirabile

Database Manager Carey Tan Development Coordinator

Summer 2011

Davis Projects for Peace Announced

or the fourth consecutive year, I-House resident members were selected to take part in the Davis Projects for Peace. Out

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of 45 high quality proposals, just

Gregory J. Barrett

nine projects were awarded $10,000

Kunal Ghevaria

Davis Projects for Peace grants to be

Meredith Hutchison

executed this summer.

Anastacia Kudinova Manish Sinha

Spanning the globe, these

projects attempt to design and employ innovative techniques to

Julie Skarratt

promote peace that focus on conflict

TO REACH US Development & Alumni Relations Phone: 212-316-8423 Fax: 212-316-8416 Email: alumni @ihouse-nyc.org Programs Office Phone: 212-316-8438 Fax: 212-316-1827

resolution, reconciliation, building

understanding and breaking down barriers which cause conflict. This

This year’s Davis Projects for Peace grant recipients

year, Mrs. Davis focused on projects

which create “diplomats for peace” who can bridge the cultural divides which are often the root cause of conflicts. The following successful proposals from I-House New York were selected: Chihiro Amemiya’s (Japan) Processing Together

mediation skills to address the cross-cultural tensions created

by the recent immigration law in Arizona. Eliza Ramos’s (USA) Honoring the Past for a Peaceful Future-

Building & Educating in Post-War Guatemala will construct mausoleums to help survivors and their communities commemorate

(Korea) will

victims while educating Guatemala’s younger generation about the conflicts that spawned the country’s decades long civil war.

Admissions Office

use art and film to bring students from Japan and Korea together as creative partners in the hopes of addressing the long history of enmity between the two nations. Alexander Besant’s (Canada) Where Do We Go From Here?

Phone: 212-316-8436

(Greece/Canada) is an effort to help refugees from war torn ar-

(Kyrgyzstan & Tajikistan) will educate the local peoples in this

Fax: 212-316-1827

eas including Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia integrate successfully into Greek society during this difficult economic period.

border region about their legal rights and obligations regarding

Email:

programs @ihouse-nyc.or 8& fod

Email: admissions@ihouse-nyc.org

Yves Bouzaglo (Switzerland) & Laura Carolina

Rios Mandel

Guest Suite Accommodations

(Venezuela) Finding Home: A Creative Solution (Israel): Focusing

Phone: 212-316-8436

on the perceptions and meanings of “home,” this project will

Public Room

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Salkynai Samatova (Kyrgyzstan) & Elona Zakharova’s (Tajikistan) Conflict Prevention in the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border through

the Public Awareness Raising on Cross-Border Rules and Regulations

border crossings, which have been the cause of much conflict since the disbanding of the Soviet Union. Alexandra Sisk (USA) Ways and

Dreams: Sonhos Sao

Caminhos

(Brazil): This project offers a three-week summer camp for 10

employ art and media as a therapeutic and self empowering

low income girls from the poorest state in Brazil. Using art and

tool for refugee women escaping from conflict. Pantelis Charalambous’s (Cyprus) Dance for Peace: A Step Towards Peace in the Island of Cyprus addresses the longstanding conflict on the island of Cyprus through dance. Groups from both sides of the conflict will work together to create a produc-

multi-media technologies, the camp will provide them with positive self-esteem, marketable artisan skills, and a deeper understanding of their own rich cultural history. In addition to the projects from I-House New York, projects from International Houses in Alberta, Berkeley, Chicago, Mel-

tion of traditional Cypriot dances.

bourne, Philadelphia, San Diego, Sydney and Wollongong were

Erika Fry (USA) & Duncan Wilson’s (New Zealand) Ora/ History in Africa: Giving Voice, Understanding Conflict and Promoting Peace (Burundi) will create an oral history and film documenting the ethnic conflict in Burundi. This film will then be shown across the country to help break the cycle of violence between tribes. Elizabeth Hernandez (USA) Bring Peace to Arizona’s Schools (USA): Four workshops for K-12 teachers will provide more than 400 educators with improved conflict resolution and

also selected. Grantees from I-House New York will document their

projects in journals on the I-House website Attp://residents. ihousenyc.org/davisjournals11

throughout the summer and grantees

returning to New York in the fall will make presentations to

the community about their completed projects. More information about the Davis Projects for Peace initiative, including the original project proposals from the grantees, is available at

www, davispropectsforpeace. org.

Three Times is

a Charm:

RMGC

Raises More

Than $3,000 from 300 Residents in 30 Days

World Council of Alumni Meeting Postponed he 26th Meeting of International House’s World Council of Alumni, scheduled to take place in Tokyo this past May, has been postponed until sometime in 2012. International House made this decision following the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan with great concern

Members

of the 2010-2011

Resident Members

Gift Campaign

for the devastation and loss of life, and particularly for the well-being of our nearly 800 alumni living in Japan. Given those recent events, and recognizing that our alumni and others in Japan must be engaged in repairing the damage and readjusting their lives and businesses, International House has, with reluctance, decided to postpone the conference to a more appropriate time in the future. This difficult decision was made after consultation with the leadership of the Council, board members and alumni and friends in Japan. “We do not want to distract valuable resources from the enormous tasks being faced in Japan,” said President Don

Committee

Cuneo. t seemed impossible. Thirty days to raise $3,000 from

This year’s Campaign, the 8th annual, was different

Hosting the Meeting at a later date will allow time for

300 residents. But this year’s Resident Members Gift

from past campaigns not only because it was conducted over a very short period of time-just one month-but because it raised funds generally for the House’s scholarships, programs and other core resources like leadership training.

recovery, and help insure a successful event for both Interna-

Campaign (RMGC) did just that and more.

Led by its dedicated Chair Vineet Dhindsa, the enthusiastic 12-person national

RMGC committee pounded the Inter-

House hallways to make sure that each and every

resident had the opportunity to contribute. Dhindsa credited the committee with the Campaign’s success at the Candlelight Sunday Supper on May

Ist where

the results were announced. They “worked very hard... so that we {as residents} could give something

back.” In the

These service areas are at the core of the I-House experience

their and others’ support and participation in a re-scheduled

and impact each and every current and future resident. Gifts came in all sizes from $1 to $100 with alumni, staff and friends joining the residents in supporting the Campaign and helping them to surpass the goal of $3,000. In total, the 2010-2011 Resident Members Gift Campaign

Meeting.

end, 365 residents donated.

raised $5,235 for the House.

Explaining why she got involved with the 2011 RMGC, Dhindsa said: “I thought that this was a wonderful op-

By meeting these challenges, the Trustees of International House will donate $3,000 in honor of the 2010-2011 resident members, bringing the total raised by the Cam-

portunity to give back to I-House, which has truly been my

and every resident who had contributed, noting that “this

are all like my family, and many comforting hugs during

success is your success” and implored them to ensure that

I am what I am today thanks to the

support of my family as well as the I-House family.”

World Council members voted in 2009 to hold its next overseas meeting in Tokyo to honor I-House’s long-standing

relationship with Japan, establish a formal alumni chapter/ network there, educate Council members on issues pertaining to the region to better advise I-House, and maintain high levels of Japanese resident representation at the House. International House’s strong ties to Japan stretch back

for eight decades and have been underscored by two visits from the Emperor and Empress, many illustrious alumni,

home away from home.” “At I-House,” she continued “I have found endless moments of joy, great friends; supportive staff members, who my difficult moments.

tional House and its alumni in Japan. International House is incredibly grateful to our Japanese alumni and friends who have supported these plans so far and looks forward to

paign to $8,234. In her speech at Sunday

Supper,

Dhindsa

thanked

and the kind support of the Japanese corporate commu-

each

nity. Last year, 28 Japanese graduate students resided at the House and with their predecessors they have played an important role in building bridges between Japan, the US and all the countries represented at the House.

“the legacy and tradition of giving back to your home continues.”

WIL Week Celebrates Twenty Years of Leadership continued from page 1 ways to connect and make change” and to “band together

said grantee Shannon Bishop,

across geography and socio-economic” circumstances.

The history of WIL was on display at the Alumnae

Cloherty Visitor Program on February 28th. On hand for

“It’s a privilege to address the WIL grantees,” Hymowitz told the audience. “You are the ones who are going to

the occasion was Ellie Spiegel, founder of the WIL Program

change things. You're the new influencers!”

and former Director of Programs & Resident Life. Spiegel founded WIL after attending a Kellogg Founda-

at “Voices”on March 2nd. The evening showcased women

Recognition Reception that preceded the 2011

Patricia M.

The creative strengths of this year’s WIL group shone

tion National Leadership Fellows conference which inspired

her to seek grant money to fund a program specifically focused on leadership training for the unique and talented women living at I-House. The original program was designed to enhance the grantees’ skills in the areas of speaking, program development

and handling conflict, but also to “help women recognize their own capacities and have a desire to use their talents to provide leadership in their own professions,” recalls Spiegel. Components of the program then included weekend seminars focused on team-building, public speaking, personality inventory and other areas, small group projects, journaling,

a week-long field experience and mentoring.

Members of the 2010-2011

WIL Class

Journal article which coined the term the “glass ceiling.” Hymowitz, former Pittsburgh Bureau Chief and Senior Editor at the Journal and Editorial Director of ForbesWoman, where she launched Forbes Woman Magazine before

While many of the components like the weekend semi-

joining Bloomberg, discussed her career path as a reporter and

nars and mentoring remain similar, WIL now focuses on one

the start of the American Women’s Movement in the 1970s. Looking back, Hymowitz recalled that “in some ways we asked for too little. We didn’t demand salary parity and {work} flexibility, and we didn’t set a good example for women coming up.” Women “still do not raise their hands enough. They hold back and need a lot of encouragement,” she said.

large group project (WIL Week) as opposed to small ones, no longer requires a week of field experience, but rather condenses it into one-day community site visits, and has added an alumnae networking component. Numerous WIL alumnae, including three from the inaugural class, celebrated the momentous anniversary at the

reception as did WIL mentors past and present and current grantees. A photo display provided a visual representation of the program's accomplishments of the last twenty years. Members of the WIL Advisory Council were also on

Despite that, Hymowitz believes that now is a pivotal moment of great potential for women.

In today’s economy

where there is little job security, she said, women can chart

their own careers because a “straight ladder” no longer ex-

hand including its longtime Chair, Dr. Patricia Taylor, and

ists,

Trustee Adam Quinton, who introduced Cloherty Visitor

For women as a whole to reach their full potential in today’s society, Hymowitz believes that it is essential “to find

Carol Hymowitz, co-author of the seminal

1986 Wa// Street

across different art forms including, singing, musical performance, poetry, film, writing and acting. On Thursday the grantees organized a “round-panel” on the topic of how sex education is approached in different cultures. The discussion was moderated by Jessica Cannon, Coordinator of Health Promotion and Education at Barnard College and featured guest speakers Sarah Forbes, Curator of the Museum of Sex, Elizabeth Topp, author of Vaginas, An Owner's Manual and creator of short documentary, “G-Spot” as well as Amanda Daugherty of Columbia Health Services’ Go Ask Alice! “Yes We WIL(L)!,” a Cultural Hour-style show featuring singing, Persian dancing, Zumba, modern dance, spoken word and a video of the WIL grantees set against the theme that

a woman can become US President, highlighted some

of the special features of I-House and the WIL program on Friday. The week concluded with a movie marathon featuring, “The Whale Rider” from New Zealand, “The World Un-

seen” from South Africa, “Volver” from Spain and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” the American classic.

WIL Week demonstrated the public speaking, organizational, negotiation and time management skills that the grantees have developed over the course of the year and the many talents they brought with them. The 20th class of WIL has continued a tradition of demonstrating the possibilities of women’s leadership, and has set an example for the next twenty years.

ALUMNI DECADES 1950s Lee C. Travelstead 50 was recently named

a “Chevalier” of the French Legion of Honor for his “personal, precious contribution to the United States’ decisive role in the liberation of {France} during World War II.”

Francisco de Paula ’52 is a retired Brazilian diplomat living with his wife in Brasilia. They would be delighted to host a NYCbased I-House alumni couple at their home for 7-10 days in exchange for hosting them during a similar visit in New York. For information, e-mail him at

fpaula2 @ hotmail.com.

Mary and Georges Haour ’69 continue

Ludger Dohm ’84 resides in Essen, Germa-

living in the old city of Geneva, both working freelance but making time to frequently visit their children in Norwich, UK and Paris, France. Georges just published his

ny with his wife and teenage daughter and

latest book,

From Science to Business

(www. sciencetobusiness.ch).

1970s Lee Harper ’70 is celebrating the 31st anniversary of her dance company. More information at www. leeharperanddancers.com. Hasna Jasimuddin Moudud ’71 has authored Revisiting China After 32 Years. The book was published by Polash Publishers on October 4th, when Bangladesh and China celebrated 35 years of diplomatic recognition. Theow Tow ’72 has retired after thirty years at Christie’s including stints as the company’s head of the Oriental department,

2000s

is the CFO of BP Europa SE. He continues to be an active musician, playing cello in the Management Symphony.

Warren James ’84 designed and completed a 7-story building for Columbia University in Hamilton Heights. The building includes 8 residential units, a community facility and a 200-seat church. Michael W. Galligan ’85, Trusts, Estates and Immigration Law Partner at Phillips

Nizer LLP, has just completed an eventful chairmanship of the International Section of the New York State Bar Association. Stephen Mercado ’87 reviewed Changgom {Long Sword}, a Pyongyang spy novel, in the latest issue of the CIA Journal Studies in

Sofia (Daulatzai) Buschmann ’04 and Carsten Buschmann '03 welcomed their daughter Olivia into the world on November 22nd.

Intelligence. Full text at http://goo.gl/8zW 5p.

Ricardo Cuerva ’02 designed a residence that was published in the Australian design journal Habitus. He also recently completed

1990s

deputy chairman and honorary chairman.

the construction and development of the

Vinod Busjeet ’74 has been busy writing fiction and a screenplay since retiring from

Gramercy

the International Finance Corporation in

Christian Haesslein 02 and wife Taka

Residences which, at 75 stories, is

the tallest building in the Philippines.

Sigrid Leube Snell ’52 is delighted that

2005 and as Trade Commissioner at the

recently welcomed their third child, a

her granddaughter, Julia Snell Workman,

Mauritius Embassy in Washington, a posi-

daughter.

has been living at I-House while studying at

tion he held from 2006 to 2009.

Teachers College.

James Allan Evan ’53 has signed a publishing contract with Continuum Publishers (London / New York) for his book The Power Game in Byzantium: Antonina and the Empress Theodora.

Geraldine Jennings 53 is enjoying retirement in Wisconsin after being a string

teacher and orchestra director for 26 years and a private cello instructor for over 50 years.

ers: An Insider's Look at the New High-Frequen-

at ICI/Zeneca/AstraZeneca as a medicinal chemist. He will now be providing consulting through PharmaB LLC.

the Investing World, which was recently published by McGraw-Hill.

practicing M&A

been an unending joy and adventure.”

Bogdan George Apetri '04’s debut feature film, Outbound (Periferic), was shown as part of the the 40th Annual New Directors/New Films Film Festival presented by The MuPeter Paone '96 and his wife Dima welcomed their first chiid,

Hubert Lenczowski ’77 is an attorney and Foreign Corrupt Prac-

tices Act in the San Francisco Bay area and

Washington DC and is an Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University School of Law.

Barbara Waterman Arafeh ’58 and her

(I’m from US and he was from Syria) has

Amelia Coralie Guyard on December 1 2th.

senior UN official in the country, she leads the UN peacekeeping mission and heads

still does some organizational counseling.

at International House in 1957, recently celebrated their SOth wedding anniversary. Says Barbara, “Our international marriage

Jennifer Montrose ’03 and husband Jerome Guyard welcomed their daughter

General in Timor-Leste where, as the most

the work of the UN system as a whole in Timor-Leste.

husband Dr. Mehadin Arafeh, who met

cy Trading Phenomenon That is Transforming

Ameerah Haq 75 continues her work as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-

Claire Fulcher ’54, who is now living in Tucson, AZ, recently retired from her private practice as counseling psychologist, but John Caros ’57 retired in July 2009 after 47 years of teaching.

Edgar Perez ’02 has written The Speed Trad-

Peter Bernstein ’75 retired this summer after 31 years of working on drug discovery

Peter Robinson ’79 has been re-elected to

a second three-year term as Member of the Board of Directors of NAFSA.

1980s

Rosa

Dahab

Paone,

Febru

ary 12th. Dima’s Egyptian family and friends are referring to her as “The Daughter of the Revolution.” Auspiciously, she was born on Lincoln’s birthday as well!

Douglas Century ’90 is the co-author of the rapper and actor Ice-T’s new memoir, Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-

from South Central to Hollywood, published by One World/Ballantine.

directory at www, ihouse-nyc.org/alumni.

Bob Muldoon ’91 has just published a novel, Brass Bonanza Plays Again:

Hockey's Strangest Goon Brought Back Mark Twain and a Dead Team—and Made A City

Christina Fez-Barringten ’66 has written a spiritual memoir called Holy Spirit and i. More details at Attp://go0.gl/WrvUh.

Christina Reed 99 is still in Paris,

Henry John Drewal ’68 curated Sou/ful Stitching: Patchwork Quilts by Africans (Siddis) in India on view at Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture until June 30th. He also wrote the catalogue essay for Dynasty and Divinity: Ife Art from Ancient

as consular officers in the US Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh in July. If anyone is in the vicinty, please stop by!

Believe, available at Amazon. -~

telecommuting from French cafés as the Earth Science Producer for Discovery News Sreemati Chakrabarti ’81, Professor of Chinese Studies at the University of Delhi, received a

China-India Friendship Award from the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during his visit to India in December

after a two-year stint as a communications consultant for the U.N. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.

F me tes

Lisa Ma ’05 (right) and Martin Cerff '05 (left) recently celebrated their 5th “l-House” anniversary at a get-together in San Francisco,

Amber McIntyre '04 will wed Gabriel Aguirre on August 20, 2011

in a ceremony

at the historic State Capitol Building in

2010.

Lincoln, Nebraska, where they reside.

Kasia Broner-Bauer ’80 has retired from

Kathy Tagg ’04 has a new ensemble called

her professorship at the University of Oulu

SongFusion. More information at

and now

www, song/usion.org.

has her own architecture studio.

Dirk Vandewalle ’82 is a leading expert on Lybia and General Muammar Qaddaffi.

Gabrielius Alekna '05 recently performed Beethoven's “Emporer” concerto with the

Over the last several months, he has been

New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (dir.

intereviewed extensively by the BBC, NPR and other new outlets, and published an Op-ED piece in The New York Times.

Guerguan Tsenov) at Symphony Space in

Nigeria on view at the Virginia Museum of

Harriet Mermes Costa ’85 is publishing her first novel, Love in Leningrad (www.

Fine Arts in Richmond.

loveinleningrad.com), which deals with the

Tobey Horowitz ’68 is a psychotherapist in private practice and also works at the Wall Street Counseling Center.

depart for their first diplomatic assignment

How

a joint exhibition at the Staten Island Museum from July 7, 2011 to Jan. 8, 2012 entitled Gesture: In Paint and Software.

Ichak Adizes ’67 was the 2010 recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the National Ethnic Coalition of Organization (NECO) Foundation.

04 moved to Washington, DC in August to join the U.S. Foreign Service and will

Anil Chauhan ’91 will be travelling to Singapore October 11-13th and would like to catch up with any I-House alumni there. Contact him through the online alumni

Helen Weinblatt Levin ’63 and her son,

Fernando Raudales-Navarro ’66 recently retired from an active musical career in which he founded the Sociedad Pro Arte de Honduras and performed in concerts throughout the world. He is currently writing for newspapers and authoring 3 books.

Peter Deselaers 04 works as media consultant and journalism trainer in Bolivia. Oggie Ivanova-Sriram '04 and Raj Sriram

1960s new media artist Golan Levin, will have

seum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

themes of cross-culturalism and friendship on a teen summer study tour to Leningrad

in the 1970s, during the Brezhnev era.

Rafiq Mushardi '98 works in the oil and gas industry for Chevron Corporation and is as signed to the company’s Sumatra operation, where he now leads the team responsible for

Health, Environment, and Safety aspects of

New York City. More information on his website: www, gabrieliusalekna.com. Ralf Zander 05 and his wife Reni, who live in Erfurt, Germany, became parents for

Chevron’s business partners/contractors. He and his wife Dini live in Rumbai, Sumatra with their three sons: Razan Zuhair Rafdin (age 8); Ramadha Zahran Azhardi (age 5) and Diaz

the first time when their son, Robin, was

Haitham Rafhardi (age 3).

Social Worker award from the National

born on April 16th. Frank Cohn ’06 received the Emerging

Association of Social Workers, NY Chap-

Sandra Hiari ’08 recently delivered a talk

Universitat Trier under a grant from the

ter and was featured on NY1 as the “New Yorker of the Week” for the work he does

at TEDxDeadSea, Jordan’s first indepen-

Humbolt

with as the founder and Executive Director

dently organzied TED event. The talk was part of the women empowerment session,

Caroline Chehade ’09, an Egyptian-

of Globalhood (www. global-potential.org).

where Sandra tackled the issue of the rela-

Marla Bojorge ’07 recently co-authored The

Global Business

Immigration

Handbook,

published in Canada by Thomson Reuters. Linde Luijnenburg ’07 is finishing her post-M.A. degree in Literary Studies this year.

Pat O’Connell ’07 recently began a new job as Senior Major Gifts Officer at WNET/

Thirteen, the NYC area’s major public television station.

liams ’87, who met in a salsa class in the

William Mapham ’08 is part of a team of doctors that is establishing ophthalmology services in Uitenhage, a rural part of South

Pub while Monica was a resident,

william.mapham@

Canadian violinist, was recently invited to

give a concert at the home of the Egyptian ambassador to the US, which was featured

Euna Lhee ’08 was recently a fellow for the Science Literacy Project workshop developed by SoundVision Productions. She also was the first place winner of the Mobile Journalist category at the 2011 Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Contest.

Africa. He can be contacted at

MO6nica Sanchez-Pérez ’07 and John WilI-House

tionship between women and cities.

Foundation.

gmail.com

Ciara Rivera ’08 is finishing her second

on CNN. Coverage of the concert can be

found at http://goo.gl/gpDOm. Olamide David ’09 married Adebayo Ogunlade in the United Nations Tillman Chapel on April 23rd. Rachel Green ’09 is working as a psycho-

therapist with Strategies for Life in Chattanooga, TN.

and training adviser. She helped to coauthor an Emergency Hygiene Promotion

MIT, where she is focusing on energy and

Manual (the first of its kind in Haiti) which

climate policy.

Biology and Drama and will begin medical

is now being used in 363 partner schools.

school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine

via the Humanities and Medicine Program this summer.

Carlos Sanchez-Moreno Ellart ’08 will spend the next two years studying at

Brown, a global market research company. Recently she completed a two-week training session

in London, where she met up with fellow I-House alumni Tosin Sulaiman ’09 (not pictured), Kripa Joshi ’08, and Abhishek Maheshwari ’08.

Robert Tisdale ’07 graduated from Stanford University with degrees in Human

will marry in June.

as a qualitative research executive at Millward

Christina Hodel ’09 will begin a Ph.D. program in Film and Media Studies at the University of Kansas this fall. Leah Stokes ’09 recently started her Ph.D. in Environmental Policy and Planning at

contract with Plan Haiti as a curriculum

Pinar Ozbek '10 lives in Istanbul and is working

Eva Provedel ’10 achieved a Laughter Yoga Leader certification and recently held a session with 150 people at the Genoa Science

Festival. She later founded the first Laughter Yoga Club in Genoa. For more information,

email her at evayogadellarisata@ gmail.com.

Share your news with your fellow alumni at www. ihouse-nyc.org/classnotes.

—IN MEMORIAM Werner Valeur Jensen ’46, Danish-American

_. BS

cessful construction engineer '

, ¥

Valeur-Jensen, a suc-

in Connecticut and a stalwart of the Danish-American community in

greater ~~

New York, died November

22nd in Stamford. He was 88. Valeur-Jensen came to New York, where he lived at I-House, after earn-

ing a MS. degree at the Technical University of Copenhagen and serving in the Royal Danish Engineering Corps. He founded and for decades led Werner ~ i oe

hoff '05 with their daughter Anaélle Luise are thrilled about the birth of their son Balthasar Paul on March 20th.

Kwame Dougan ’08 recently passed the New York Bar exam and is residing in Beijing. He would love to hear from alumni living in China. Alan Cordova ’08 was hired in March as

the Finance Manager for the solar energy developer NorthLight Power. He will be based in his hometown of Seattle before moving to

House was saddened

to learn recently of the death in February, 2008 of Prok Amranand, a distinguished Thai government official and former World Council of Alumni member, at age 82. Amranand obtained a bachelor’s degree in law from Thammasat University in 1946 at the age of 20. A member of the underground Seri Thai movement during World War, he later studied business administration at Columbia University,

hirley Verrett, who rose to the

Renee Frissen ’08 published her first book, The Face of Terror: The Enemy Image in

opera stars of her era, died on Novem-

Counter-Terrorism Training Programs. Renee

ber Sth in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She

works at FORUM

was 79.

heights of fame as one of the great

al Affairs as a researcher and policy advisor.

Verrett, who was associated with

the Metropolitan Opera for more than 20 years, lived at International House from 1955 to 1958 while studying at The Juilliard School. I-House made a

They honeymooned

in Hawaii and are

looking forward to having a big Indian wedding later this year.

when he lived at I-House. On his return to Thailand in 1953 he worked at the Ministry

of Commerce. In 1959, he accepted a position with the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. He

served as Deputy Minister of Commerce, establishing the Petroleum Authority of Thailand, and was Ambassador to the US from

1977-80.

Amranand took part in the World Council of Alumni meeting in Singapore in 1996. After leaving the diplomatic corps in 1982, he set up Kanung-Prok law firm, specializing in Thai-US trade and retired in 2006.

lasting impression on her, and she maintained ties — including service as a Trustee from 1969-72 - throughout her life. When honored with the Harry Edmonds Award in 1998, Verrett recalled at the Rainbow Room gala that living at I-House had made her feel “quite at home” when her career subsequently took her abroad.

“T realized that with all the differences of languages and customs and so on, we are all truly so much alike, deep down

where it counts,” she said. “I should be giving I-House an award tonight because of the joy I had living there.”

the celebrated American diplomat 13th, had a con-

Holbrooke’s parents, Dan Holbrooke of

Montana.

of the Denmark Room in the late 1970s.

career when he came to International House in 1998 as the John

both preceded and precipitated his birth.

her boyfriend, Owen, in a civil ceremony in

ties with his wife Susanne, and was instrumental in the creation

J. McCloy Visitor to discuss U.S. foreign policy, and his role in brokering the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords. Holbrooke was on assignment in East Timor when honored with the Harry Edmonds Award in 2002, and wife Kati Marton accepted on his behalf. He took part in a 2004 benefit in which Trustee Fareed Zakaria moderated a discussion, “China Rising,” and last attended an I-House event in 2005, when he presented the Edmonds Award to Anna-Maria Kellen. His mother died in

nection to International House which

on season two of MTV’s Teen Mom in New York while simultaneously working on publicity and screenings of her project, “The Taxi Takes,” which she screened at |-House during All Nations and WIL Week. In December she married

Ubiquitous in his work for Danish and Scandinavian causes, both commercial and cultural, Valeur-Jensen was for many years the President of the Danish American Chamber of Commerce in New York and active with many other organizations including the American Scandinavian Foundation. For I-House, Valeur-Jensen was an active World Council Member, attending many Council meetings and alumni activi-

Richard C. Holbrooke,

who died on December

Vandana Sood '08 recently did production work

Holding Company.

International Opera Star Shirley Verrett ’58, former |-House Trustee

San Francisco later this year.

Institute for Multicultur-

Jensen & Adams Consulting Engineers and Valeur Realty

Prok Amranand ’50, Trade Official and Former Thai Ambassador to U.S. aaa

Astrid Nierhoff-Fassbender '05 and Dirk Nier-

Engineer and Civic Leader

Warsaw and Trudi Moos ’39 of Hamburg and Buenos Aires, met at a Thanksgiving dinner at I-House. They married in 1940 in Manhattan, where Richard was born the following year, and moved to Scarsdale where Dan Holbrooke was a physician until his death in 1957. Richard Holbrooke already had an extraordinary 30-year

November, 2009.

In remarks taped for the 2002 Edmonds Awards, Holbrook noted with pride his family connection to I-House, and the House’s reputation for producing distinguished world citizens.

Alumni Profile: The Evolutionary Process of Entrepreneurship hris Coffman

After leaving the world of high finance, Coffman,

believes that

who is originally from the United States, has engaged

“all of us

several business endeavors,

seek out—generally

founding of Eden

unconsciously—situ-

people [who] have definitely inspired me to raise my game, and broaden

says, “is one of the most ac-

life-long.”

will test our greatest

celerated ways to experience this evolutionary process of

strengths and put

growth and personal development.”

“How we respond,”

he says

has been

New York. Coffman

Road wines will be “part of the good life for discerning

confluence of capital and hopes, dreams and fantasy.”

New Yorkers.”

“As a rule,” he cautions,

“winemaking

is a terrible way

to try and make money.” dedicated team led by winemaker

Nick Spencer, which

It’s an evolutionary micro-cycle within the single lifespan

Coffman says is “passionate about the contribution they

available to us.”

make to our company.”

This is particularly true for entrepreneurs.

Eden

Coffman, whose father also lived at the House in the

This drive to grow is evident in Coffman’s life outside

“Best New Winery of

He recently finished a novel that he

has been working on for years and which will likely soon be published in Australia.

It is just one more challenge

that he has risen up to meet. Being challenged

Road was recently awarded

the Year” for 2011

hopes that in 10 or 20 years, Eden

of the wine business.

But his business is making great strides due to a

level or two.

Eden Road

is expanding its horizons and will soon begin exporting to

wine industry, he explains, is a “strange and unpredictable

or knocks us back down a

In addition to “defining a new style of Australian wine”

Coffman’s most “challenging and rewarding” venture. The

“either takes us to the next level

my horizons. This effect has been

that is “elegant, perfumed and structured,”

Eden Road Wines, which he started in 2006,

weaknesses.”

“|-House was one of the most stimulating and interesting experiences of my early life,” he says. “I met great

like other intense experiences such

as childbirth,” Coffman

stress on our greatest

Chris Coffman

including most recently the

Road Wines in Australia.

“Entrepreneurship,

ations in life that

part to his |-House experience. in

is all par for the course in the life of

an entrepreneur.

at the Age Good Wine Guide Awards

“Expect to be tested beyond what you think you can

late 1950s, was one of the few undergraduates who

and has been the recipient of nearly all the highest hon-

handle,” he advises those looking to start their business.

called |-House home

ors in the Australian wine industry.

But, he encourages,

in 1981. A political science major

at Columbia, Coffman went on to a long career in invest-

Coffman

ment banking.

is not satisfied with this early success. And

pushing himself even further is something he credits in

“stay relaxed and trusting. The uni-

verse is a nurturing place, and there are many good people in the world.”

l-House Spirit on Ample Display During Day-Long Alumni Gathering in Rome

Event Organizers Claudio Colaiacomo '97, Stefano Bini ‘06, Eva Provedel ’10 and Adriano Romano

n February 19th fifteen alumni and guests from around

'97.

Italy gathered in Rome for

a spirited discussion, lunch and guided tour of Ara Pacis. The event was a true I|-House collaboration as it was organized by World Council of Alumni member Stefano Bini ‘06 and alumni Adriano Romano ’97, Eva Provedel ’10 and Claudio Colaiacomo ’97. The day kicked off at Centro Congressi Frentani,

a conference space that was provided

Alumni gathered for dinner in Shanghai on April 19th and for drinks in Beijing on April 15th during a visit from International Trustee John Pek '68. Pictured here at the Shanghai event are from left to right Yuan Wang '08, Wellington Chu '88, Eileen Fang '99, John Pek '68, Justin Liu '08, Kim Wu '02, Gilbert Zeng '07, Tom Card '06, Chao Yu '10.

free of charge by the Department of Cultural Affairs of Rome City Hall thanks to an arrangement made by Romano. The |-House collaboration continued when the scheduled speaker, assistant director of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, fell ill and alumna Trudy Bower ’78, who works with the UN World Food Programme, filled in at the last minute to speak to the

group. She shared an account of the goals and the current projects of WFP aimed at tackling the issues of feeding the poor in war zones and other critical areas of the world. Alumni also viewed the film “1,000,000

Live in Chronic Hunger and |’m Mad as Hell,” which

helped facilitate further discussion on humanitarian issues.

“Alumni showed the same intense passion for sharing ideas on how we can get this world to be better as they did for networking and their shared history at |-House,” said organizer Adriano Romano. After lunch, the group visited Ara Pacis, an altar to peace built in

9 BC to commemo-

rate the great peace after the Gaelic and Spanish campaigns, and viewed the Marc Chagall exhibit. More alumni took part in this portion of the event when Colaiacomo, the author on an upcoming book on the history of the city of Rome,

provided a detailed background of

Ara Pacis and Stefano Giovanardi ’'01, who works in Rome’s museum system, arranged for the group to receive complimentary passes to the exhibits. Despite spanning more than fifty years of |-House history, alumni

in attendance found

common ground over food, current events and culture, and the shared |-House spirit and

Alumni welcomed current resident Christine Carter, a clarinetist who auditioned successfully for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, at a happy hour on March 15th. Back Row (L to R): Ross Youngman '91, Christine Carter, Chris Coffman '81, Todd St. Vrain '98. Front Row (L to R): Joanna Lee '88, a consultant for the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra, Jane Dennison '89, Suzanne Chee '90, Diane Gaborit '86, Veronica Espaliat, and Sam Armstrong '90.

sense of community was on full display.

SAVE THE

DATE

September 18, 2011

September 23-25, 2011

New York City

Cologne, Germany

NYAAC End of Summer Picnic

Pan-European Alumni Reunion & Freunde Annual

Fun for all ages!

Meeting

www.ihouse-nyc.org/picnic

www.ihouse-nyc.org/cologne

Please visit www.ihouse-nyc.org/alumnievents for information about other upcoming alumni events.

DIRECTOR’S CORNER

Alumni Celebrate Springtime with a Walk in New York’s Central Park SS

r) 4

‘é

& Poe:

t might come as a surprise to some — it certainly has to me — that June 9th marked my 25th anniversary at International House. It seems impossible, but it is all too true. On that date in 1986, I walked through the doors of 500 Riverside Drive to begin work as Communications Manager, a position which no longer exists. Readers of this newsletter can appreciate how grateful I am for the opportunity to be associated with the House for so many years. It has been rewarding to serve such an incredible community and to work for and with some remarkable individuals, many of whom

Members

have become friends.

People naturally ask me how things have changed at I-House in a quarter century. Many alumni who return after long periods away say they find things “the same, but different.” And it’s true. The House’s mission is unchanged; the programs and cultural exchanges that transpire daily, the friendships made, the opportunities for growth and new experiences — these are all the same. The “different” part is very positive. I-House today is able to offer more in scholarship assistance alone than the entire 1986 Annual Fund. Residents and staff live and work in a building (two of them now) far more attractive and up-to-date than was the case then. Steadily increased annual giving, two capital campaigns and a wisely managed investment portfolio have enabled us to provide enhanced programming, leadership training, and physical upgrades. This would not have been possible without the generosity and support of alumni, Trustees and friends at all levels, and for that I am also truly grateful. Thank you all very much for making it all possible.

of NYAAC enjoy a beautiful day in Central Park.

he sun was shining and spring flowers were in bloom as |-House alumni gathered in Central Park on April 30th for a guided walking tour organized by New York Area Alumni Council (NYAAC) member Katherine Hendry ‘69. Led by an expert guide from the Central Park Conservancy, the group spent two and a half hours strolling through the 154-year old park and learning about some of the interesting history, landmarks, and quirks that make it New York City’s most treasured outdoor space. They made some surprising discoveries along the way, such as the fact that in the late 1800s, the park’s landscapers enlisted the help of lawn-mowing camels that had been donated by wealthy nearby residents returning from foreign expeditions. “We couldn't have asked for more perfect weather today,” remarked Hendry. “It’s great to see so many alumni from different class years all coming out to enjoy this beautiful park in each other's company. What better way to enjoy springtime in New York?”

J tbr Wells

After the event, some members of the group kept the conversations (and the |-House spirit) flowing at a nearby café, where they enjoyed brunch and made new friendships. Sergei Mikhelson '00, a high school teacher who drove in from outer Brooklyn to partake in the fun, proclaimed,

“It was also a great pleasure to see everyone. The event was

fabulous!”

Barbara Grace ’52 Left Generous Bequest as Harry Edmonds Society Member |-House was one of twenty organizations who shared a

orld Council of Alumni

Grace, who died in November,

tions with which she had an affiliation or special affinity. She lived at the House from 1950-1952 while studying

2009,

library science at Columbia University, returning in sub-

and alumna bequeathed

Barbara

nearly

time of a reunion of alumni from the 1950s. Grace was an active World Council member, joining in

portion of her estate designated for charitable organiza-

Member

1985 and attending meetings in Berlin, Prague, Singapore, South Africa and New York. An avid traveler, Grace traversed the US via Greyhound,

$220,000 to International

sequent years to take up residence and assist the |-House

and also spent time in Europe, where she maintained a

House under the terms of her

staff in a voluntary capacity.

home for many years in the Costa Blanca region of Spain.

“|-House was truly home for me,” Grace said at the

charitable trust. Barbara Grace

Greenberg, Juffali, Khemkas

and DZ BANK

Honored at Gala

Florian Strassberger

Joan Gregory '87

Peter O'Neill '92

Uday Khemka

continued trom page 1

Leah Cann

'89

Anthony Spikes 96

Bill Rueckert

he himself regretted not living at the House — “I was overseas long enough I would have qualified” but for one caveat. “Where I did go to school, I met my wife,” he said as

Nand Khemka ’56 established the SUN Group, a leading investor and private equity fund manager in Russia and India and with his wife established The Nand and

two,” said Khemka. “One at Columbia—my MBA—and the other at International House in global perspective, culture and internationalism.” Volcker introduced the evening’s final honoree by noting the vast array of cultural institutions he has funded or whose boards he has chaired, including the Council on Foreign Relations and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg retired as Chairman of AIG in 2005 after four decades of leadership that created

Jeet Khemka

the largest insurance conglomerate in the world. He is

land H. Dodge Foundation (Benefactors), The Juffali Family, Jeet and Nand Khemka ’56, Mandy and Adam Quinton,

collaborations and development infrastructure within India and internationally. Volcker said the Khemkas represent “the best of Inter-

Chairman of C.V. Starr & Co., Inc., the global investment

and Toyota (Patrons), and Andrew H. Darrell and Dana Tang,

and insurance holding company, and also of the Starr Foun-

the L.W. Frohlich Charitable Trust, Ironshore, Rockefeller

dation, a longtime benefactor of International House.

Financial, Anthony C. Spikes 96, and Sue Ann Weinberg

national

Greenberg noted the Starr Foundation’s support of International House for nearly 60 years, and cited two I-House

(Sponsors).

world of business and trade” and noted the work of their foundation in helping the disadvantaged.

alumni with whom

“My father was a man with a great heart,” said Maha

Juffali-Ghandour. “He was captivated by the mission of International House and saw right away that it was a noble cause.”

“We are deeply touched and honored to accept this award,” said Daniah Ghandour. “Our family shall forever cherish this recognition.”

Foundation to build innovative cross-sectoral

House and the entry of India into the competitive

Corinne Greenberg, his spouse of 60 years, looked on from a

nearby table. Major support for the 2011 Harry Edmonds Awards Gala was provided by Abby and George O'Neill, the Starr Foundation (Founders’ Circle), Peter M. O’Neill 92, and The Cleve-

_ Nand

Khemka

recalled nostalgically his arrival at Inter-

the years: T.C. Hsu ’45, former President of the Starr Foun-

The Harry Edmonds Award for outstanding life achievement was established to honor those who best embody the spirit of International House and its originator. All proceeds

national

House

1954, and

dation, and Cesar Zalamea ’52, former President & CEO of

support the House’s core resources and services, including

AIG Global Investment Group-Asia.

resident scholarships, leadership training activities, visiting speaker programs and other international community-build-

introduced

table guests whose

friendships stretched back to those early days. “I came to New York to acquire one academic degree at Columbia University and, living at I-House, I acquired

he had been closely associated through

He recalled that Hsu said he loved I-House so much, he

lamented that he had ever moved out, and Greenberg said

ing initiatives.

who discussed

his social learning

platform for middle school children on November 4th. In an attempt to make social media more practical, useful and effective, the Rocket21

team al-

lows teens and tweens to interact with a wide range of experts from varied fields to explore future career possibilities in a secure and carefully monitored environment. Welcomed

by |-House Trustee

Lauren States on February 8th, Tom Aley explained his effort to assist young mothers struggling with poverty through / Resident Kerri

and

Henderson,

Trustee Paul Downs,

resident Yvonne Kamugisha,

Alan Patricof,

Dan Lufkin and

Inc, 20

(MOJO).

years

investing

Over 500 residents and friends helped raise $6,200 at the annual All j e Cplo yr / ore < ~ Nations Celebration onr April j 9th.7 Nearlyly O75, 275 volunteers put; on > an 7 amaz ng evening featuring a dance show with eight performances including a Tibet Yak Dance, Bollywood and Persian displays, food booths from 13 ei

resident Scott Hartley

building and managing companies in the software and internet indus-

rom leading venture capitalists in the technology sector to social

entrepreneurs

attempting

try, Aley designed

to reduce

on full view for International

House resident members

opportunities

women

in a panel discussion with legendary

enortc

sports

inane

exhibitions

and

criti

cultural

EG a

booths

representing

healthcare

and

education.

MOJO

teaches

to first manufacture clothing and apparel before In his

has achieved success by

partnering with other brands and companies, the Dave Mathews

believe that the entrepreneurial spirit is

such as

Band, to attach their names to MOJO

products.

alive and well and that the next great ideas are just waiting to be discovered.

care,

for-profit business model,

talk, Aley noted that MOJO

16th.

experience between

erat

Cabaret,

to create sustainable employ-

training them for other roles within the company.

Lufkin, a founder of Donaldson,

Lufkin Jenrette, and Alan Patricof, founder of Apax Partners, on November

for child

Based on a

The classic role of an entrepreneur as business pioneer was showcased

10 regions and peoples of the world, among other activities.

assistance, while utilizing the profits to improve their

over the academic year.

venture capitalists Dan

MOJO

countries,

ment opportunities for mothers on the verge of public

poverty, the roles and realms of an entrepreneur were put

Both men

Jobs After

his venture Moms

With over 100 years of investment them, they expressed

the feeling that

we were reentering a period of rapid growth and advancement

in the technology sector, fueled by entrepreneurs’

creativity, motivation and new products. “There has never been a more exciting period of time, h in this city in particular,” said

in the last 24 months, q

Lufkin.

tr)

—

“There is a lot of money—angels,

;

super angels, e

ey noted that entrepreneurship

deliver affordable eyeglasses to some of the world’s poor-

is an industry where

failure can be a badge of honor and management

est and

teams

with strong character and experience can a funding runding

for Tor

their their

newnew

hardest

to reach

distinction that Kassalow

projects p ojects.

The global nature of entrepreneurship

model

is also expand-

capitalism

a US

phenomenon,

definitely span ned the he globe: Romania,

but

refin-

and looks

it has

East Africa,

now operates in Bangladesh,

Bo-

India, El Salvador

and

South Africa and is hoping to expand to other areas like

livia — it’s happening every place,” said Lufkin. a he developing world assures ferJed growth and

charity and business, a

is agno0

continues to work, VisionSpring is constantly

ing its business model “Venture

communities.

Blurring the line between

Indonesia,

Kassalow

said.

The visionary speakers in this year’s programmatic series

innovation over the

gave |-House resident members a remarkable opportunity to of social media ortunities

for the entrepreneurial

ed by Mark Grayson,

learn from their expertise and experience, and they further

has also provided

inspired the residents to be the next generation of entrepre-

spirit as demonstrat-

irustees

neurs.

Co-founder and CEO of Rocket21,

tional

Forum.

Other series speakers

en Kirksey on March 31st, Knut Kjaer, An i

nitarv January nthe

hionin

Wantchékan,

ent Management 1d Professors

24 24t aie

who

eperice

spoke

aftrarcet

1/0

about

deve

food at the Residents’ Council’s year-end barbeque on April 30th. special group photo was taken by Gregory Barrett ’06.

This

Oh the Places They Go A look at some

of the recent achievements

"HI the

of I-House’s

remarkable

residents:

German residents Florian Hoefner, Magnus Schriefl, and Peter Gall have released a new album with their jazz quintet Subtone

(subtone-jazz.

com). The record is called Morningside and has been released tionally on ENJA 2011

ASCAP

and Magnus

Records.

In addition,

interna-

Florian has been awarded

the

Young Jazz Composer Award recently won the 2011

tional Trumpet Competition

Na-

in Fairfax, VA.

Noa Charuvi (Israel) is one of 71 emerging artists selected to participate in the first Members of Subtone

Bronx Biennial at the Bronx Museum this summer. Noa is currently a resident artist at the Lower East Side Rotating Studio Program

of the

Artists

Alliance

Inc.

Noa

Charuvi

Foday Sackor (Liberia) was invited by the United Nations DPI/NGO to speak as a panelist at their recent Psychology Day conference, “Reach Them, Teach Them: The Role of Psychology in Achieving Universal Access to Education.” In his speech, Foday addressed the topic of educa-

Foday Sackor

Other semester highlights included the biannual Sakura Park Clean Up Day, numerous salon nights, visits to the New York Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra as part of the New York City Performances

tion in war-torn African countries and shared his own experiences as a

Program, and |-House Talks, |-House’s very own version of

Liberian refugee camp survivor.

the world renowned Ted Talks.