Spring Into Music Gala - 2016

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THE NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Honorary Gala Chairs

Governor Chris Christie Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno

Gala Chairs

Dr. Victor Parsonnet David R. Huber

Auction Chairs

Hope & Alan Danzis and

Dinner Committee Gerald Appelstein Audrey Bartner Ann Borowiec Linda M. Bowden Vincent A. Forlenza Joe & Sheila Nadler Dr. Philip Neches Joseph Santamaria Diane Young welcome you to

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SPRING MUSIC MUSIC OF THE NIGHT: NORM

LEWIS WITH THE NJSO

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RALPH IZZO, Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG RUTH C. LIPPER, NJSO Board Co-Chair STEPHEN SICHAK JR., NJSO Board Co-Chair Saturday, April 16, 2016

New Jersey Performing Arts Center One Center Street, Newark

Tonight’s Events 4:30 pm RECEPTION IN PRUDENTIAL LOBBY

Cocktail Reception

Silent Auction 6 pm DINNER IN THE CHASE ROOM Dinner

Musical Performance

Silent Auction Closes at 7:50 PM

8 pm PRESENTATION AND CONCERT

IN PRUDENTIAL HALL

HONOREE PRESENTATION RALPH IZZO RUTH C. LIPPER and STEPHEN SICHAK JR.

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT NORM LEWIS vocalist THOMAS WILKINS conductor NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

POST CONCERT IN PRUDENTIAL LOBBY Silent Auction Pick Up Special Treat

Thank you!

Please join us in thanking the following donors, whose generous participation has made the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Spring into Music Gala possible.

DIAMOND SPONSORS A. Michael & Ruth C. Lipper • The MCJ Amelior Foundation • Gwen Robosson & Austin Fragomen

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS Gerald Appelstein • Jennifer A. Chalsty • Dr. Victor & Jane Parsonnet • Diane Young & Phil Crowley

SUPPORTERS Richard Abrams Albert & Carole Angel Barnabas Health Audrey Bartner Ann & Stan Borowiec Linda M. Bowden Freda Brown Ray & Patti Chambers F. Patterson & Jean Clark Mindy Cohen & David Bershad Bertram J. and Barbara Cohn Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund Hope & Alan Danzis Dassault Falcon Tray & Maris Davis Anna Drago Diane Fischl Vincent & Ellen Forlenza Jay & Kimberly Galeota Michael & Sarah Garrison Christine & Michael Gilfillian Edda & James Gillen John F. Hoffman David & Ellen Huber IBM

Ralph & Karen Izzo JLL J.P. Morgan Private Bank Senator and Mrs. Thomas H. Kean Gregory & Jacqueline Khost Susan & Scott Kobler Dr. Peter & Francesca Kubian-Geidel Elaine & Rob LeBuhn Arlene Lieberman Judith Lieberman Amy Liss William & Paula Marino McCarter & English, LLP Elin Heine Mueller Joe & Sheila Nadler Dr. Philip & Ellen Neches New Jersey City University NJ Resources NJM Insurance Group NJPAC Christopher & Theresa Petermann Daria Placitella PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC James V. Reilly Pat and Art Ryan

Joseph Santamaria Mary Jo & Steve Sichak Jr. Craig Silliman & Kate Ransom-Silliman Norman D. Slonaker Sobol & Co., LLC The Star-Ledger Donald E. Strangfeld John & Mary Kay Strangfeld Susan & Fred Stucker John Swift TD Bank Kevin & Kate Terrell Kate Tomlinson & Roger Labrie U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management Penelope Vance & William Hobbie Verizon Richard & Arlene Vezza Mary Ellen & Robert Waggoner Wells Fargo Judy & Josh Weston Mary Claire White Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Zelazo Edward & Barbara Zinbarg Commitments as of April 6, 2016

A Message from the Interim President & CEO On behalf of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Board of Trustees, musicians and staff, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to tonight’s Spring into Music gala. Events such as this are vital to the stability of the Orchestra and we are most appreciative for the support you have provided through your participation in this celebration, with special thanks to our table hosts and sponsors. Your contributions are key to the success of this fine performing organization and we are pleased to announce that we have surpassed our fundraising goal for this evening. Thank you!

The NJSO’s mission resolutely states that our purpose and duty is to enrich lives through a passion for musical excellence and a commitment to New Jersey, its people and its communities. By creating a sense of community and building relationships with our audiences and partner organizations—whether it be in concert halls, schools, libraries, hospitals, food banks or community centers—the Orchestra is striving to impact and enrich the lives of people throughout New Jersey.

We look forward to having you join us for NJSO concerts during the remainder of the 2015–16 season in any of the conveniently-located venues in which we perform throughout New Jersey, and we hope you enjoy the talents of Norm Lewis, Thomas Wilkins and your NJSO this evening.

Sincerely,

Susan Stucker Interim President & CEO

A Message from the Gala Co-Chairs Welcome to Spring into Music 2016! As the gala Co-Chairs, we are thrilled to have you join us for this important annual event.

We are especially pleased to honor three people particularly special to the Orchestra. First, we honor Ralph Izzo and PSEG for the David R. Huber Dr. Victor Parsonnet support they have proudly provided to the NJSO over the years. We are grateful for their innovative thinking, by tapping into the truthfulness of “music is the universal language” and by using the services of our musicians to meet the diversity and inclusion goals of the company and its client communities.

It gives us equal pleasure to honor and acknowledge Ruth Lipper and Steve Sichak for their leadership of the NJSO’s Board for the past eight years. It is particularly significant that we chair this event since we are the “bookends” to Ruth’s and Steve’s service; Victor having served as Chairman from 1991–2007 and Dave to begin co-chairing the Board, along with the sensational Linda Bowden, in July 2016.

During the Lipper-Sichak years, the robustness of the NJSO’s music programs and relationship-making has continued to thrive. Our engagement programs throughout the state have expanded and deepened. In addition, the financial stability of the Orchestra has improved dramatically. Steve and Ruth have set a high standard of leadership. For this, the entire NJSO family—board, musicians, staff and audiences—is extremely grateful.

Dr. Victor Parsonnet David R. Huber NJSO Gala Co-Chair NJSO Gala Co-Chair

P.S. We are also deeply appreciative to Mary Jo Sichak and Mike Lipper for sharing their spouses’ time and energies with the NJSO these past eight years.

Spring into Music Honoree

RALPH IZZO

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated As Chairman, President and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG), Ralph Izzo is proud of the PSEG Foundation’s two-year partnership with the NJSO, which delivers a series of initiatives that celebrate diversity within communities and connect families with unique cultural experiences, including free NJSO community concerts throughout the region. The NJSO is thrilled to honor Mr. Izzo and thank PSEG for its support.

Mr. Izzo was elected chairman and chief executive officer of PSEG in April 2007.

He was named as the company’s president and chief operating officer and a member of the board of directors of PSEG in October 2006. Previously, Mr. Izzo was president and chief operating officer of Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G). Since joining PSE&G in 1992, Mr. Izzo was elected to several executive positions within PSEG’s family of companies. In these capacities he broadened his experience in the areas of general management, strategic planning and finance.

Mr. Izzo is a well-known leader within the utility industry, as well as the public policy arena. He is frequently asked to testify before Congress and speak to organizations on matters pertaining to national energy policy.

Mr. Izzo’s career began as a research scientist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. He has published or presented more than 35 papers on agnetohydrodynamic modeling. Mr. Izzo received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering and his Ph.D. in applied physics from Columbia University. He also received an M.B.A. from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is listed in numerous editions of Who’s Who and has been the recipient of national fellowships and awards. Mr. Izzo has received honorary degrees from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Thomas Edison State University, Bloomfield College, Rutgers University and Raritan Valley Community College.

Mr. Izzo serves as nominating committee chairman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and is on the board of directors for The Williams Companies, the New Jersey Utilities Association, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Peddie School, Columbia University School of Engineering Board of Visitors and the Princeton University Adlinger Center for Energy and the Environment Advisory Council, as well as a member of the Visiting Committee for the Department of Nuclear Engineering at MIT. Mr. Izzo is a former Chair of the Rutgers University Board of Governors and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce.

NJSO and PSEG Bring Music to New Jersey’s Diverse Communities Across the country, orchestras are engaged in an important dialogue about creating deep connections with the diverse populations that live outside the concert halls. The NJSO is always looking for new ways to share the joy and power of live music through its communities and a unique opportunity to do that emerged in 2015.

PSEG—New Jersey’s largest electric and gas utility—and the NJSO engaged in a twoyear partnership to present free chamber music performances in the communities Chamber music performance at Washington Park in Jersey City. of Jersey City and Plainfield. This partnership is bringing music into areas of strategic importance to PSEG and into the hearts of many who have not heard the NJSO before. It has also strengthened the NJSO’s relationship with the mayors of both cities—Mayor Steven Fulop of Jersey City and Mayor Adrian Mapp of Plainfield.

Last June, the NJSO Chamber Players performed Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at City Hall in Jersey City. Mayor Fulop read the story aloud to the audience as a woodwind quintet told the story with music. Later in the summer, a string quartet celebrated Latin American cultures with a “Hispanic Roots” program at Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church in Plainfield. A brass quintet played concerts at Hamilton Park and Washington Park in Jersey City, as well as at Library Park in Plainfield.

Many exciting chamber concerts are in the works for this year, including a Bollywood-inspired performance in Jersey City, participation in Plainfield’s annual Festival of Art and a children’s program at the Plainfield YMCA. We are also engaging PSEG’s diverse employees by inviting members of their affinity groups to select concerts and NJSO Accents Events that appeal to the LGBT community, Hispanic and Asian populations, women in leadership and young professionals.

This exciting and innovative partnership is demonstrating the power of cross-sector collaboration by celebrating diversity within communities, connecting families with unique cultural experiences and introducing a partnership model with a range of future possibilities. We are looking forward to what’s next!

NJSO musicians perform at city hall in Jersey City.

Spring into Music Honorees

RUTH C. LIPPER and STEPHEN SICHAK JR.

Co-Chairs of the NJSO Board of Trustees

It is our honor this evening to recognize NJSO Board Co-Chairs Ruth Lipper and Stephen Sichak Jr. who have led the organization with integrity and compassion since 2008. Their term has encompassed a number of impressive achievements, including the hiring of two music directors—Jacques Lacombe, whose critically-acclaimed tenure concludes this June, and the exciting Xian Zhang, who will take over the podium this fall; the completion of a successful $35 million Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign; the expansion of the NJSO’s education and community engagement programs and the development of a series of audience-engagement events (NJSO Accents) to bring audiences closer to the music and music makers. Additionally, Ruth and Steve’s leadership was critical in the development of a strong strategic plan, fostering our unique collaboration with musicians in every aspect of the organization (continuing Victor Parsonnet’s legacy of involving our musicians as Trustees), the expansion in Board membership and the financial progress the organization has made.

Ruth and Steve will remain on the Board of Trustees and will be succeeded

by Linda Bowden—(New Jersey Regional President of PNC Bank)—and David Huber—(Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey) begining July 2016.

Spring into Music Honoree

RUTH C. LIPPER

Co-Chair of the NJSO Board of Trustees Ruth C. Lipper is former Executive Vice President and Treasurer of Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. She is active on several New Jersey boards including the Branch Brook Park Alliance Advisory Board, St. Vincent Academy Advisory Board, Co-Chair of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Trustee of The Newark Museum and Trustee of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Women’s Association. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Summit, (NJ) a member of the Museum of Modern Art Education Committee and the MOMA Council on Photography (NYC), a Historic Mt. Vernon (VA) Lifeguard, and Chair of The Lipper Family Charitable Foundation.

Together with her husband, she is a founding member of the Catholic American Studies Program at Fordham University in New York. Ruth is currently a member of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

Spring into Music Honoree

Stephen Sichak Jr.

Co-Chair of the NJSO Board of Trustees Stephen Sichak Jr. is Executive Vice President and Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer at BD. Steve joined the company in 1993 and held various marketing and general management positions in Corporate and in the BD Preanalytical Systems business including VP of Corporate Planning, Chief Information Officer and WW President, PAS. In 2008, he became Senior Vice President Integrated Supply Chain and Business Systems where he is responsible for global Procurement, planning and distribution, manufacturing, sustainability and IT. In 2014, he was promoted to his current position.

Steve is a native of Chicago, Illinois and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemistry from DePaul University and a Masters of Management from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He and his wife, Mary Jo, reside in Wanaque, New Jersey.

Special Thanks!

We extend special thanks to the following people and organizations whose creativity, services or in-kind support contribute to the success of our event.

New Jersey Performing Arts Center John Schreiber Austin Cleary & team Chris Moses & team Theater Square Events Kathy Vermilye & team Still Life Fine Events Design David Mitchell & team Burke Wilmore Lighting

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Best Wishes to Linda and Dave for becoming Co-Chairs and many thanks to my fellow Board of Trustees, NJSO Staff, musicians and NJSO Youth Orchestra for your stalwart support and all the fun!

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Congratulations to tonight’s honorees:

Steve, Ruth and Ralph!

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It has been a wonderful experience to work closely with the NJSO for the last 8 ½ years. Thank you to the musicians, staff and trustees for all of their support, and especially to Ruth and Mike Lipper for their dedication and unwavering leadership.

With Appreciation and Best Wishes, Steve and Mary Jo

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Dear Ruth, Steve, and Ralph The NJSO has long been one of New Jersey’s treasures.

Thank you for all you do to make sure that continues. *** Barbara and Ed Zinbarg

Congratulations and thanks to Ruth Lipper and Stephen Sichak for their long and devoted service to the NJSO, which is much stronger due to the their efforts. *** Best Wishes, Mary Ellen and Robert Waggoner

“Congratulations to Ruth Lipper and Steve Sichak, who for many years have guided the New Jersey Symphony, one of New Jersey’s cultural treasures!”

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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for bringing the most splendid music into our concert hall and into our lives.

Congratulations to this evening’s honorees and cherished friends of NJPAC

Ralph Izzo Chairman, President and CEO of PSEG

Ruth C. Lipper NJSO Board Co-Chair

Stephen Sichak Jr. NJSO Board Co-Chair

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ABOUT US

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Named “a vital, artistically significant musical organization” by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra’s superb musicians.

Under the bold leadership of Music Director Jacques Lacombe, the NJSO presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood.

Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, state universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra’s statewide identity.

In addition to its lauded artistic programming, the NJSO presents a suite of education and community engagement programs that promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. Programs include school-time Concerts for Young People performances and multiple offerings—including the NJSO Youth Orchestras family of student ensembles and El Sistema-inspired NJSO CHAMPS (Character, Achievement and Music Project)—that provide and promote in-school instrumental instruction as part of the NJSO Academy.

The NJSO’s REACH (Resources for Education and Community Harmony) chamber music program annually brings original programs—designed and performed by NJSO musicians—to a variety of settings, reaching as many as 17,000 people in nearly all of New Jersey’s 21 counties.

For more information about the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, visit www.njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra’s website.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s programs are made possible in part by The New Jersey State Council on the Arts, along with many other foundations, corporations and individual donors.

PATRONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS: The NJSO is ADA compliant. We offer wheelchair-accessible seating and facilities, large-print programs and assisted-listening devices, depending on the venue. Please call 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) for details.

“Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.” – Jack Welch

To Ruth and Steve With deepest appreciation for the leadership you have so expertly and generously provided to us over these past eight years. Thank you for your amazing commitment— past, present and future— to everything NJSO! The Musicians and Staff of the NJSO

2015–16 ORCHESTRA ROSTER NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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JACQUES LACOMBE, Music Director, The Jaqua Foundation Chair JEFFREY GROGAN, Education & Community Engagement Conductor GEMMA NEW, Associate Conductor

FIRST VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Donald L. Mulford Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster Adriana Rosin Naomi Youngstein James Tsao Xin Zhao Darryl Kubian SECOND VIOLIN Francine Storck, Principal, The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair Rebekah Johnson, Assistant Principal Debra Biderman Ann Kossakowski John Connelly Susan Gellert Lisa Matricardi Alexandra Gorokhovsky Ming Yang Héctor Falcón VIOLIN Fatima Aaziza Wendy Y. Chen Maya Shiraishi JoAnna Farrer Minji Kwon Bryan Hernandez-Luch

VIOLA Frank Foerster, Principal, The Margrit McCrane Chair Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal Michael Stewart Christine Terhune Martin Andersen Lucy Corwin Henry Kao Brett Deubner David Blinn CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of Barbara Bell Coleman Stephen Fang, Associate Principal Sarah Seiver Ted Ackerman Frances Rowell Na-Young Baek Hyewon Kim BASS Paul Harris, Principal, The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair Frank Lomolino, Assistant Principal

Jonathan Storck, The Andrew and Katherine Davis Chair David Rosi Joseph Campagna • FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal Kathleen Nester PICCOLO Kathleen Nester OBOE Robert Ingliss, Principal, The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair Andrew Adelson ENGLISH HORN Andrew Adelson CLARINET Karl Herman, Principal, The Roy and Diana Vagelos Chair Andrew Lamy E-FLAT CLARINET Andrew Lamy BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair Mark Timmerman

HORN Lucinda-Lewis, Principal Andrea Menousek Chris Komer Susan Standley TRUMPET Garth Greenup, Principal, The Amadeus Circle Chair Christopher Stingle, Assistant Principal David Larson TROMBONE Charles Baker, Principal Vernon Post Vincent Belford TUBA Derek Fenstermacher, Principal, Anonymously Endowed Chair TIMPANI Vacant, The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair PERCUSSION David Fein, Principal PERSONNEL James Neglia, Manager Naomi Youngstein, Assistant Manager LIBRARIAN Ann Kossakowski

• Leave of Absence for the 2015–16 season The NJSO uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority. The musicians and librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Ruth C. Lipper, Co-Chair of the Board Stephen Sichak Jr., Co-Chair of the Board Dr. Victor Parsonnet, Chairman Emeritus Albert D. Angel, Vice Chair David R. Huber, Vice Chair/ Treasurer Alan L. Danzis, Secretary Gerald Appelstein Linda M. Bowden Trayton M. Davis Amy Liss William J. Marino Donald Strangfeld Penelope Vance Robert Wagner e Edward D. Zinbarg

STAFF

Gwendolyn Robosson Adriana Rosin e Joseph Santamaria Marcia Sass Craig Silliman Norman D. Slonaker Susan Stucker Mark Timmerman e Sherry A. Varrelman Richard Vezza Elzbieta Weyman e John T. Wooster Jr. Diane C. Young

TRUSTEES

Valerio Azzoli Audrey Bartner Ron Beit Deborah Ann Bello Ann Borowiec Rose C. Cali Carmen Amalia Corrales David Ebenstein JoAnna Farrer e Curtland E. Fields Jay Galeota John T. Garone Robert C. Garrett James R. Gillen John F. Hoffman Christopher Johnson Gregory Khost Scott Kobler Elin Mueller Dr. Michael Nakhamkin Dr. Philip M. Neches Christopher Petermann Daria Placitella Stephen A. Ploscowe, Esq. Warren K. Racusin James V. Reilly Roberta Renard

LIFE TRUSTEES

Dr. Victor J. Bauer John Campbell Barbara Bell Coleman Dr. Anita Falla R. John Forrest Dr. Francis J. Honn Willard D. Nielsen Dr. Algernon A. Phillips Jr. Russell Prince Charlotte Tanenbaum Robert C. Waggoner Josh S. Weston e NJSO musician

EXECUTIVE

EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Joanna Borowski, Manager Terri Campbell, Sales Consultant v Florence Johnson, Community Liaison Sophie Kossakowski, NJSO CHAMPS Site Coordinator Judy Yin-Chi Lee, Assistant Director

H Susan Stucker, Interim President & CEO

The Ruth C. and A. Michael Lipper NJSO President & CEO Chair j Roxanne Kam, Chief Financial Officer j Marshell Jones Kumahor, Vice President of Education & Community Engagement, The Marjorie Bunnell Charitable Fund Chair H Philip Leininger, Chief of Staff & Board Liaison Catherine Ogden Levin, Vice President of Marketing & External Affairs ADMINISTRATION & FINANCIAL SERVICES H Karen Duda, Office Manager j Denise Jaffe, Controller

ARTISTIC OPERATIONS

Alexandra Black, Artistic Operations Coordinator Brian Donnelly, Stage Technician j Laurel Gilmer, Director of Artistic Operations j Dervin Sabater, Stage Technician DEVELOPMENT

Alicia Benoist, Senior Director of Development Laura Bessey, Manager of Special Events Ida Hladky, Development Associate Ingrid Novak, Director of Institutional Giving v RenĂŠe Pachucki, Senior Director of Patron Relations Heidi Sweely, Manager of Institutional Giving j Christopher Van Cleve, Manager of Donor Database & Research Lindsay Wood, Manager of Individual Giving

j Stacy Beltran, Assistant

MARKETING & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS v Geoffrey Anderson, Senior Manager of

Marketing & Digital Communications

External Affairs

j Raquel Bonassisa, Art Director j Amy Brondyke, Director of Marketing & v Enide Charlemagne, Senior Patron Services

Representative Nesary Cruz, Patron Services Representative Chantale Escobar, Sales Consultant v Julia Escueta-Acosta, Patron Services Manager j Tess Giardina, Sales Manager Danielle Green, Marketing Manager j Victoria McCabe, Communications & External Affairs Manager Jamalyn Rodgers, Patron Services Representative v Carissa Taliaferro, Patron Services Representative

j 5+ years of service v 10+ years of service H 20+ years of service

With Special Congratulations to the Honorees

Ralph Izzo Ruth Lipper and Stephen Sichak Just like a symphony, you play the leadership role like a true conductor. Bravo!

Best Wishes, Jennifer A. Chalsty

Congratulations, Ralph, Ruth and Steve!

Thank you for your leadership and unwavering support of the NJSO.

Bill and Paula Marino