news from the national alumni association New members of the national Alumni Association (NAA) Executive Committee Rhea Turteltaub '82, vice chancellor for external affairs at UCLA, has been elected president of the NAA l:::xecutive Committee for 2011-2013. The Reporter recently spoke with her about her undergraduate years and about the NAA's future plans.
Rhea Pincus Turteltaub '82 Reporter: Please reflect on some of the highlights of your time as a student at Trinity. RT: I had two internships, one with the Connecticut General Assembly and one with United Technologies Corporation in their Corporate Contributions Department. Those experiences in both the public an private sectors instilled an interest in public relations and public affairs after I graduated from Trinity. Also, my academic adviser was Diana !::vans in the Political Science Department, with whom I still am in touch . I was always taken with her enthusiasm in the classroom and for her research. She was-and continues to be-a great inspiration . Reporter: How has your Trinity experience prepared you for your career? RT: I not only had the benefit of great teaching and those two internships, which honed all-important commun ications skills, but I was also fortunate enough to land a job at Trin ity after I graduated, and that is where I gained an incredible amount of experience that I have used in my career. I was a post-graduate intern in the development office, managing the alumni volunteer phonathons. After the internship ended, I was hired as a researcher in preparation for the College's next capital campa ign. I learned my profession and craft at Trinity and because of my current volunteer activities, Trinity is still teaching me! Reporter: What role do you see the NAA playing under your leadership? RT: We will continue to advance the College by building a strong network of connected and committed Trinity alumn i. We are all part of this wonderful institution that has helped give each of us foundational opportunities in our lives, and we need to continue to lift each other up and advance Trinity in the process. Alumni career networking will continue to be high on our agenda, as will broadening ways to keep young alumni (and all alumni) connected through social media. I am also particularly excited about the work that is going on amongst the administration, the Trustees, the Board of l=ellows, and the NAA to advance Trin ity's brand in the marketplace. We are all in sync on th is, working together to further elevate Trinity's profile. That unified vision is clearly a tribute to the leadership of President Jones, and I look forward to engaging many more of our alumni in fulfilling that mission.
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Jon Reynolds '59
Judy Ambrose Ewald '80
Jon graduated from Trinity in 1959 with a B.S. in engineering. He completed hi s Ph.D. (history) at Duke University in 1980. !=allowing graduation from Trinity, he served 31 years in the Air l=orce, including three tours in Vietnam in fighter operations, facu lty positions at the Air l=orce Academy (history) and National Defense University, and four years in the U.S. l:::mbassy in Beijing as defense attache and senior U.S. defense representative in Ch ina. He retired from active duty in 1990 as a brigadier general and joined the Raytheon Company. !=rom 1993 to 2000 he and l:::milee lived in Beijing, where he was responsible for all Raytheon sa les and operations in China, Hong Kong, and Mongolia. In 1973 he received Trinity's Alumni Achievement Award and is a recip ient of Trinity's 150th and 175th Ann iversary Awards. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star. He and l:::milee have two grown children and live in a rural area in northern Delaware.
Judy Ambrose !::wold graduated from Trinity in 1980 with a B.A. in relig ion. She is presently employed in New York City as the director of municipal credit research at Western Asset Management, a Legg Mason subsidiary. Judy is active in her local church and has participated on Reunion comm ittees for the Class of '80. Judy's family has a strong bond with the College; her daughter !::Iizabeth graduated in May with the Class of 2011, while son Connor joins the Class of 2015 in September. She looks forward to serving Trinity in this new role.
Gary Morgans '75 Gary graduated from Trinity in 1975 with a degree in economics. He was captain of the track team and president of the student government. He obtained his law degree from Georgetown in 1978. He worked at the l=ederall:::nergy Regulatory Commission, and he is now a partner with Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, D.C., where he practices public utility law. One of his cl ients is The Connecticut Light & Power Company, the College's electric utility. He has served Trinity as a class secretary and Reunion volunteer. Gary has three daughters, Katie (25), Jennie (21) and Melissa (19). He is still runn ing, and qualified for his first Boston Marathon this year.
John Dalsheim '87 John has been in the investment management business since graduating from Trinity in 1987. While at Trin ity, John majored in political science, served on the student council, and is a brother at St. Anthony Hall. His interests include skiing, aviation and public policy.
Maria Pedemonti Clifford '88 Maria graduated in 1988 with a B.A. in art history and is an 18- year veteran of the fashion industry, with experience in merchandising, product development, and forecasting. She worked as a footwear executive for May Department Stores and Brown Shoe Company before starting her own consulting company in 2004. Maria has helped designers, retailers, and wholesalers design, produce, and merchandise fashion accessories for the mass market. Maria enjoys sharing her passion for fashion with students and entrepreneurs and taught forecasting at l=ontbonne University and advised business school candidates at St. Lou is University. Maria served as reg ional director of l=ashion Group International from