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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
July 17, 1998
Ambassador Raymond Chretien
Embassy of Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Dear Ambassador Chretien:
Thank you very much for forwarding the invitation
from Minister Axworthy for the First Lady to deliver the 1999
Senator Keith Davey Lecture at Victoria University.
I have forwarded the request to Patti Solis Doyle,
Director of Scheduling for the First Lady, and her office should
be in touch with Minister Axworthy once a decision is made.
Since the invitation is for an event next year, I do not anticipate
that we will be in a position to make a decision in the near
term.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Canadran Embassy
Ambassadr hu Canada
501 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
June 29, 1998
The Honourable Melanne S. Verveer
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
The White House
Room 2/WW
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer,
I have the honour to convey to you a letter to the
First Lady from The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, Minister of
Foreign Affairs for Canada, requesting her consideration of an
invitation to deliver the 1999 Senator Keith Davey Lecture at
Victoria University and the University of Toronto.
I would appreciate your bringing the Minister's letter
to the First Lady's attention.
Yours sincerely,
Raymal United
Raymond Chrétien
Ambassador
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 8, 1998
Mr. Michael Cooper
Director, Human Rights Office
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
801 Second Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10017
Dear Michael:
Thank you very much for your letter and
recommendations for the upcoming 150th Anniversary of the
Women rights Convention in July in Seneca Falls. As you note,
the First Lady is speaking at the opening ceremony and I can
assure you she will underscore the human rights theme. In
addition, Theresa Loar who is Coordinator of Women's Issues
at the State Department is pursuing options to further
underscore the Declaration and the importance of ratifying
CEDAW.
Best wishes in our common cause.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1998
Mr. John Carr
Chair
Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20007
Dear John:
I was thrilled to learn that Andy has been selected as the
Executive Director of the Center for Community Change. He
is both deserving and eminently qualified, an excellent
combination. I know that the Center will continue to thrive
under his leadership.
Best wishes- as always.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Center for Community Change
1000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW,
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Melanne Verveer
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Center for Community Change
May 19, 1998
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John Carr
Melanne Verveer
Chair
Office of the First Lady
Irma Gonzales
Old Executive Building Room 100
Vice Chair
Washington DC 20503
Harriet Barlow
Dear Melanne:
Marie Kirkley-Bey
Edwin Booth
Jim Boucher
On behalf of the board of directors, I am delighted to inform you that we have selected Andrew Mott
Arthur M. Brazier
as the Center's new Executive Director, beginning July 1. Andy is currently the Center's Deputy
Gordon Chin
Executive Director for Planning and Program Development.
Roger Clay. Jr.
Denise Padm Collazo
Michael Cortês
As you may know, Andy has devoted much of his career to the Center for Community Change. He
Rebecca Doggett
has been integral to the Center's impressive success and growth during the two decades that Pablo
Peter Edelman
Pablo Eisenberg
Eisenberg has led the Center. Andy is deeply committed to CCC's mission of increasing the power
Douglas A. Fraser
and capacity of low income people and their organizations.
Carolyn Garland
Ronald Grzywinski
Wade Henderson
At the same time, Andy has been an agent of change for the Center, developing many new efforts that
Jane Fox-Johnson
respond to the most pressing needs of low income communities today. The most recent is the
Wendy Johnson
Center's expanding and promising work around jobs and economic development. We see Andy as
John Lewis
Paulette Meyer
someone who can both sustain the Center's strengths and keep it responding to new challenges.
Denise Mitchell
Mary B. Mounteastle
Andy's appointment is the culmination of a very exhaustive, 10-month search process undertaken by
Benson Roberts
Suphen S. Sands
the board, its nine-person transition committee, and two consultants. We talked with more than 150
Ron Shiffman
people across the country to get their ideas and suggestions about the position. Nearly 200 people
were considered, from whom we selected 36 candidates for careful screening. The three finalists
Pablo Eisenberg
were all given an opportunity to meet with the Center's staff.
Executive Director
I think the process was a very healthy one for the organization. And while Pablo Eisenberg will be
deeply missed by the Center, the search process we conducted not only has led to an excellent choice
for a new director, it has generated broad support for Andy's leadership.
Enclosed is a short biography of Andy Mott, which highlights his experience in developing new
initiatives, coalitions, and campaigns to help poor people. I know Andy looks forward to
opportunities to share his vision for leading the Center into the 21st century.
Sincerely,
JaliCan
Chair of CCC Board
JC/reo
1000 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 202-342-0519 FAX-202-342-1132
Center for Community Change
ANDREW MOTT
Andrew Mott was born in Washington, D.C. in 1941. He graduated cum laude from Harvard
College in 1962 and obtained his JD in 1965 at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a
member of the Michigan Bar.
In 1967, Mr. Mott began working with the Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty as a Staff
Associate. With the formation of the Center for Community Change in 1968, he became
Assistant to the President and Assistant General Counsel, with responsibility for assisting in the
transition from CCAP to CCC and establishment of the Urban Development Division. In 1969.
he became Assistant Director of the Urban Development Division, coordinating CCC's technical
assistance in housing, urban development, and community planning
For twenty years, Mr. Mott served as the Center's Director of Field Operations In that capacity,
he was responsible for directing the Center's field staff as it provided technical assistance to
several hundred grassroots low income and minority community organizations and community
development corporations throughout the United States. In addition, Mr. Mott provided on-site
advice and assistance to grassroots groups with regard to organizational development, housing,
community reinvestment, and community development
Mr. Mott is currently the Center's Deputy Executive Director for Planning and Program
Development. He is responsible for coordinating efforts to build upon current aspects of the
Center's program as well as the launching of new initiatives. Most recently he has coordinated a
major effort to study and replicate successful ways of connecting residents of isolated low income
neighborhoods with jobs and other economic opportunities. Other responsibilities include
overseeing a number of CCC special projects, studies, training initiatives, and pilot programs.
Over the years Mr. Mott has launched and directed several special initiatives, created and led
national coalitions, conducted studies and helped lead joint efforts to develop new public policies
regarding poverty and community development
Over the last two decades, Mr. Mott has directed, edited, and contributed to numerous CCC
studies related to housing and community development, including
The National Survey of Housing Abandonment
The Management of Federal Assisted Housing in New York City
Shelter and State Action
The Lifeblood of Housing
Opportunities for Abuse
Landlords of Last Resort
1000 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007 202-342-0519 FAX-202-342-1132
CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE
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Monitoring Community Development The Citizens' Evaluation
of the Community Development Block Grant Program
The Decades Ahead for Community Organizations
Developing People and Neighborhoods
Building Systems of Support for Neighborhood Change
Strengthening Community Voices in Policy Reform
Mr. Mott coauthored Housing and Public Policy, a book published by the American Enterprise
Institute.
Among his board and committee responsibilities, Mr. Mott has served as:
Chairman, Coalition on Human Needs
Chairman, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Chairman, Working Group for Community Development Reform
Chairman, Coalition for Low Income Community Development
Vice Chairman, the Low Income Housing Information Service
Member, Special Committee on Housing and Urban Development
Law, American Bar Association.
Member of the Board, Presbyterian Economic Development
Corporation, Presbyterian Church USA
Elder and Chair of Mission Council, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Member of the Board, Allen Community Outreach Center
Member, Design Team for the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Neighborhood
Transformation and Family Development Initiative
Prior to his work with CCC, Mr. Mott served two years in the Peace Corps in Shiraz, Iran as a
university instructor in the Departments of National Development and Political Science at Pahlavi
University. This followed his service as a management intern in the Community Action Program
of the Office of Economic Opportunity, where he assisted with the early planning for the "war on
poverty's" health and legal services programs.
During his law studies, he was a fellow of the International Commission of Jurists in Geneva,
Switzerland. In this capacity, he helped prepare working papers for the Bangkok conference on
civil liberties and constitutional government in Asia. Previous work during summer breaks
included service with Sioux Indians on the Pine Ridge Reservation, full-time campaign work for a
successful candidate for Governor of Michigan, a stint working on the S.S. United States, and
service as a legislative intern in the Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO.
Mr. Mott has been married since 1970 to Gail Dichow Mott. They have one daughter, Annemarie
Dichow Mott.
Center for Community Change
Transition Committee Members
John Carr
Mary Mountcastle
Director of Social Development and
Consultant
World Peace
Center for Community Self-Help
U.S. Catholic Conference
Durham, NC
Washington, D.C.
Wade Henderson
irma Gonzaies
Executive Director
Consultant
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Portland, OR
Washington, D.C.
Rebecca Doggett
Denise Padin Collazo
Special Assistant for Community
Executive Director
Development
San Francisco Organizing Project
Newark School District
Newark, NJ
Jane-Fox-Johnson
Consultant
Peter Edelman
Washington, D.C.
Professor
Georgetown University Law School
Washington, D.C.
Roger Clay, Jr.
Vice President
Corporation for Supportive Housing
New York, NY
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 18, 1998
Ms. Ida L. Castro
Acting Director
Office of the Secretary
Women's Bureau
Washington D.C. 20210
Dear Ms. Castro: Ida
Thank you for your letter and information on working
women and caring for their elderly loved ones.
I have passed the information along to colleagues in the
First Lady's Office. We appreciate your efforts in the work
you are doing.
Best wishes in all you do.
Sincerely,
me
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Secretary
Women's Bureau
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Washington DC 20210
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Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
Room 100, OEOB
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms melane Verveer:
Because of your commitment to quality elder care, I thought you would be interested in a new
publication the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau is releasing today in honor of
Mother's Day and Older Americans Month. The enclosed "WORK AND ELDER CARE:
Facts For Caregivers and Their Employers" is a guide to help working women -- and their
employers -- balance the demands of work with the responsibility of caring for elderly loved
ones.
The report frames the issue and offers practical information on the types of elder care assistance
available, such as: Geriatric Care Managers Homemakers; Home Health Aides;
Companions/Friendly Visitors; Telephone Reassurance Systems: Respite Care; Daily Money
Managers; Home-delivered Meals; Chore and Home Repair; Legal Assistance; Family and
Medical Leave; and Assistance with Financing Care. It also includes resources for employers
and other organizations interested in assisting workers in coping with the demands of elder care.
"WORK AND ELDER CARE: Facts for Caregivers and Their Employers" is available on
the Internet free of charge. The Website address for the new guide is http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb.
Information can also be obtained by calling 1-800-827-5335.
Please let me know if you would like to share this report with your constituents or other
organizations. As always, I look forward to working with you.
Sincerely
IDA L. CASTRO
Acting Director
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Room 100, OEOB
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27 1997
Dr. John Coonrod
Vice President
The Hunger Project
15 East 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
Dear Dr. Coonrod,
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to deliver the keynote address at this year's
Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger
award ceremony on October 3rd.
Regrettably, the First Lady will be unable to attend as
she is scheduled to be out of the country during that time, but
she sends her best wishes for a successful event.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff
to the First Lady
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THE
HUNGER
PROJECT
MANDELA
POINTS
THE WAY
TO A FUTURE
FREE FROM
HUNGER
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THE
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HUNGER
PROJECT
Commitment, Leadership, Strategy and Action
Joan Holmes
President
Global Board of Directors
Regred and
M. S. Swaminathan. Ph.D.
Chair of the Global Board.
May 21, 1998
The Hunger Project
Chan, Centre for Research on
Sustainable Agricultural and
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Rural Development. India
Assistant to the President and
Madhur Bajaj
Chief of Staff to the First Lady of the United States
President. Bajaj Auto Ltd., India
The White House
Peter G. Bourne, M.D.
Washington, DC 20500
Vice Chancellor.
St. George's University
Former UN Assistant
Sccretary-Generat
Dear Ms Verveer:
Raymond Chattwell
Former Chairman.
I am writing regarding the annual award ceremony of the Africa Prize for
B.E. International
Group of Companies
Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger which will be held on Saturday
evening, October 3, 1998 at the New York Hilton Hotel.
Joan Holmes
President The Hunger Project
We would be very honored if the First Lady could preside over this event and
Koji Kakizawa
Former Minister of Foreign Attairs
give a keynote address. I understand from Dr. Peter Bourne that last year, the
Member. House of Representatives,
First Lady expressed interest in participating but the announcement of the
Japan
laureates came too late for her to include the award ceremony in her schedule.
Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe, M.D.
While the jury will not make its 1998 decision until late June, I hope that you
Vice President.
The Republic of Uganda
can pencil this year's October 3rd dinner into the First Lady's calendar.
Gertrude Mongella
Secretary General, UN Fourth
I have included a publication describing the Africa Prize and our organization.
World Conference on Women
As you may recall, President Clinton addressed the 1994 Africa Prize award
Queen Noor of Jordan
ceremony when it was held in Washington in honor of President Mandela. If
there is any additional information I can provide, please know I am at your
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
service.
Former UN Secretarv-Generat
Mary Robinson
Sincerely,
UN High Commissioner
for Human Rights
Former President of treland
Cornord
Yoshio Sakurauchi
Former Speaker, House of
Dr. John Coonrod
Representatives
Member. House of Representatives.
Vice President
Japan
George M. Weiss
CC: Dr. Peter G. Bourne
President.
Enclosure
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15 East 26th Street, New York. NY 10010 Tel: (212) 251-9100 Fax: (212) 532-9785 Internet: http://www.thp.org
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THE
HUNGER
PROJECT
THE TWELFTH ANNUAL
Africa Prize for Leadership
for the Sustainable
End of Hunger
CALLING FORTH COMMITTED LEADERSHIP
FOR A FUTURE FREE FROM HUNGER
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 1, 1998
Mr. Chris Coles
Lantana Building
Suite 1277
3000 West Olympic Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Dear Mr. Coles:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you for your letter and
recommendation that the President or Mrs. Clinton visit the
Beijing Film Academy.
There is much ongoing work regarding both their travel
schedules and activities. I do not know if this will be possible but
your proposal will receive every consideration.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Much Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
Intercontinental Production Services, Inc.
Telephone (310) 315-4749
Fax (310) 315-4750
Lantana Building
Suite 1277
3000 West Olympic Boulevard
Santa Monica, California 90404
[email protected]
May 6, 1998
Mrs. Hilary Clinton
Office of the President
The White House
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I would like to make the following suggestion for you and the President's upcoming trip to
China:
There is one and only one Film Academy in the whole of China, The Beijing Film
Academy, and its graduates (among them the well-known directors, Chen Kaige and
Zhang Yimou) dominate all of the high-end film and television production in China. (As
directors, production designers, costume designers, camera, writers and editors)
It would give a tremendous boost to artistic and cultural developments in China if either
you or the President were to visit the Beijing Film Academy for a little tour and then give
a brief talk to the students and faculty (and probably some of the famous alumni as well).
Such a talk could mention the important connection between artistic and cultural freedom
and a strong artistic and cultural output and industry. (Most people in China love
American movies)
Such a visit would also impress the Chinese public that one of their main cultural icons
was being honored in a special way. And hopefully inspire various people towards
realizing more artistic freedoms
As per the attached book, CHINA POP, the present developments in China's popular
culture, mainly tv series but also film and pop music, are at the forefront of the enormous
change that is sweeping across China at this moment in time. Some of the most recent
"pop-culture" tv series have attracted audiences of over 500 million people per week!
(SEINFELD gets about 30 million people per week here)
My own company has recently acquired the world rights outside of China to two of these
top-rated tv series. One series is called, "FOREIGN BABES IN BEIJING", and stars two
American girls who play their roles speaking Chinese (an interview with one of them is
attached with this letter). The other is called, "BEIJING MAN IN NEW YORK", and
was the first Chinese tv series to be filmed in New York
In my various trips to Beijing and Shanghai over the past year, I have been very impressed
with the tremendous thirst among Chinese professional people for contact with the U.S.
and relationships with the U.S. film, tv and media industry. Despite years of anti-U.S.
images and messages, almost all the Chinese I have meet are very friendly towards
Americans and very positive about the U.S.
If a visit to the Beijing Film Academy is an idea you are interested in and you would like
me to put you directly in touch with the Director, please let me know Or I'm sure you
have your own more official ways to add this idea to your schedule.
Sincerely,
Chris Coles
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 8, 1998
Mr. John B. Crosby
American Osteopathic Association
142 East Ontario Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Dear John:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to deliver the keynote address to AOA's
National Symposium in November.
Regrettably, the First Lady will be unable to join you as
she is scheduled to be out of the country during that time. She
sends her best wishes for a successful and productive event.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
/ Jope
me
Me Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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JOHN B. CROSBY, J.D., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
April 24, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
pcheduled be Country and to me
Deputy Chief of Staff to
The First Lady
White House Office of
The First Lady
Room 100-OEOB
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Melanne:
The attached invitation letter to Mrs. Clinton is self-explanatory. We certainly hope she
can address the AOA's National Symposium on Women's Health this November. Please
call if I can provide any details.
Hope all is well with Phil and you. Mary Jo joins me in sending along our best regards.
Sincerely yours,
Jun
John B. Crosby, JD
JBC/clz
142 EAST ONTARIO STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611
AREA CODE 312 280-5800
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American Osteopathic Association
JOHN B. CROSBY, J.D., EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
April 9, 1998
The First Lady of the United States
The White House
1600 Pennslyvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Earlier this year, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) announced its Women's
Health Initiative-a longstanding commitment to educate the general public on the health
issues women face today. With women making up over half of the U.S. population, our
decision to focus on these issues has never been more timely.
On November 7-8, the AOA is hosting a National Symposium in Chicago for the general
public, to be held in conjunction with our National Osteopathic Medicine Week
celebration. The event will address a variety of women's health topics including
cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis, hormone replacement therapy,
arthritis and other autoimmune disorders, incontinence, stress management, depression,
nutrition, and alternative medicine.
We would like to extend to you an invitation to participate as the keynote speaker at this
first annual National Symposium. We have invited many notable healthcare experts.
including Donna Shalala, Wanda Kaye Jones, and Dr. Vivian Pinn. Your presence at this
meeting would draw women from all over the Chicago area and the surrounding suburbs.
including your hometown of Park Ridge. The more women who attend the Symposium--
the more women who become informed healthcare consumers.
According to the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health, 50% of the
causes of the 10 leading diseases are related to unhealthy behaviors. This statistic
indicates the importance of encouraging women to develop and maintain healthy
behavior patterns. Our goal in holding this Symposium is to provide the female health
consumer with the necessary information to change these patterns and statistics.
The nation's 41,000 osteopathic physicians strongly believe in educating the public and
healthcare providers about women's health issues. We believe that health awareness is
The First Lady of the United States
National Symposium
April 9, 1998, Page 2
the key to making informed decisions. and women who are knowledgeable about the
issues affecting them will ultimately make better healthcare decisions.
We hope you choose to join us in this educational effort. If you have any questions,
please contact me at (800) 621-1773, ext. 8001. Otherwise, I will contact your office by
May 1 to discuss your interest in this event.
Sincerely,
Jn B. Croshy B.
John B. Crosby, JD
JBC/clz
Enclosures
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 4, 1998
Ms. Lisa A. Conte
207 Ramblewood Pkwy
ML Laurel, NJ 08054
Dear Ms. Conte:
Thank you very much for your letter and resume
expressing your interest in 11 position with the First ady's
Office.
Regrettably, there are no positions available at this
time. I have kept your resume on file in case an opportunity
presents itself in the future. I have also forwarded your letter to
Bob Nash, Director of Presidential Personnel.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
New Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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207 Ramblewood Pkwy.
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
24 April 1998
The White House Office
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer,
Please let me introduce myself, my name is Lisa Conte. I'm writing to you in
reference to employment within your staff. I graduated from Albright College two
years ago with a dual major in Business Management and Political Science. I am
looking for an opportunity to work in the office of the First Lady.
As displayed on my resume, I have been employed during the past year and a half at
Towers Perrin, an international benefits consulting firm. At Towers Perrin, I'm
responsible for handling the benefits of our clients. My experience and training
have been in health and welfare benefits as well as defined benefits and defined
contributions.
With consideration to all of the work that is being performed by the Executive
Branch in these areas, I feel that my experience and knowledge of these areas will
be of service to you and Mrs. Clinton. Along with my business background, i have
experience in politics while serving on the Executive Board of my alumni
association.
I look forward to hearing from you, and I thank you for your time. Please feel free to
contact me at home, 609-235-8929 or work, 609-770-3935,
(E-mail: [email protected])
Respectfully yours,
Bina A. Conto
Lisa A. Conte
Lisa A. Conte
207 Ramblewood Pkwy., Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 (609)235-8929
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain a challenging position with a corporation or government agency that will allow
me to apply my strategic planning, creativity and leadership skills.
EDUCATION:
Albright College, Reading, PA
B.S. Business Management/Political Science
Traveled to Europe with Albright to study the European Community during January 1993
Classes attended at Towers Perrin: Professional telephone techniques; Health & Welfare,
Defined Benefits, Defined Contributions and Medicare Overviews.
SOFTWARE
COMPETENCY:
WP Windows 6.1. Microsoft Word 6.0, Excel 5.0. Access 2.0. 123 Windows Release 5.
Lotus Notes and company specific software.
EMPLOYMENT:
Towers Perrin, Voorhees, NJ
March 1998-
Benefit Administrator
Present
Responsible for the administration of Amana Division of Raytheon's defined benefits;
communicating complex plan provisions; quality assurance of all deliverables; direct
client contact, and detailed participant correspondence; extensive data/payroll review and
correction; completing complex calculations, and calculation support, including executive
pension calculations; data research; colletion and clean-up; database queries and reporting
using company specific software; retirement processing.
September 1996-
Benefit Service Representative
February 1998
Responsibilities include responding to inquiries about defined benefit, defined
contribution, and health and welfare plans from employees and retirees; assisting plan
participants in all aspects of benefit plan participation; performing related transactions;
maintaining records of participant plan questions as well as performing quality assurance
procedures. Provided plan specifics training for new team members; recorded and
calculated team statistics; assisted personnel in interviewing and selecting candidates for
employment. Worked on the following accounts: Raytheon, Pacific Enterprises and
Moore USA.
June 1996-
Protocall, DJL Staff. Philadelphia, PA
September 1996
Sales Assistant
Worked part-time in assisting the sales staff; responsible for performing telemarketing
calls in order to schedule appointments; handled correspondence with clients; assisted
with daily office management; participated in sale blitzes with the sales staff from all the
offices.
Albright College, Reading, PA
Fall & Spring 1996
Senior Interviewer/Admissions
Interview applicants; travel to college fairs to make presentations.
Spring 1995
Market Research Intern/Admissions
Analyze and calculate Admitted Students Questionnaire; prepare a final report
Fall 1992-Jan. 1996
Student Coordinator of Telecommunications/Admissions
Established, organized and supervised Phonathons; assist in giving tours to perspective
students.
Fall 1994-
Resident Assistant
Spring 1996
Manage residence halls; organize programs/activities: responsible for 133 students; was
head RA, also responsible for a staff of 4; attended residence life staff meetings.
January 1996
Reading Downtown Improvement District, Reading, PA
Organize and assist in daily office procedures; handled correspondence with area
businesses; assisted in different marketing projects; completed phone surveys.
Summer 1995
Protocall, DJL Staff, Philadelphia, PA
Personnel Assistant
Assisted applicants-prepared testing and organized files; operated Word 5.1; systematized
the orientations for the health care staff: handled the phone network; assisted with payroll
and daily office management.
Summer 1992
Child Care, Mt. Laurel, NJ
& 1994
Self-Employed
Worked for several families; responsible for children ages newborn-12 years; work part-
time throughout year.
Summer 1990
Joe Conte & Co., Mt. Laurel, NJ
& 1991
Was responsible for accounts receivable; performed clerical and computer work.
ACTIVITIES
Campus Activities Board (manage entertainment contracts and chairperson of hospitality)
AND
Peer Orientation Person for incoming students
LEADERSHIP:
Residence Hall Council 1992-3/President
Lion Diplomats/Alumni Weekend Co-Chair 1994 & 1995, President 1995-96
Resident Student Association/Treasurer 1993-94, Vice-President 1994-95
SGA Judiciary Board 1993-94 & Curriculum Committee 1994-95
Senior Class Gift Committee
HONORS:
Gold "A" Award (highest honor at Albright)
Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
Lion Diplomat Leadership Award 1996
Phi Delta Sigma Honorary Alumnae Sorority(chosen based on scholarship & leadership)
Highlighted in the school newspaper's "Senior Spotlight"
Appointed to Executive Board of the Alumni Association
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 24, 1998
Ms. Bonnie Campbell
Violence Against Women Office
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20531
Dear Bonnie:
Thank you very much for your informative letter and
for the book from Don Benzi, which I have given to the First
Lady. It's good to see that the influences of your office
continue to have a positive impact abroad as well.
Thanks and best wishes in your most important work.
Sincerely,
me
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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OF JUSTICE
U.S. Department of Justice
OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
Violence Against Women Office
Washington, D.C. 20531
April 21, 1998
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Melanne:
I was a Department of Justice representative on the delegation which recently visited Italy
to draft a joint US-Italy agreement on the trafficking of women, to be announced, I understand, when
the President of Italy visits the United States in May.
While we were in Italy, we traveled to Bologna and visited with some young women who
had been trafficked from Albania, Ukraine, and Nigeria for forced prostitution. Their stories were
unbelievable, but, sadly, true. Our meeting with the young women was arranged by Don Oreste
Benzi, a Catholic priest and founder of the Association of Pope John XXIII. an organization which
provides shelter and other services to the young prostitutes. Don Benzi asked that I give the
enclosed book to the First Lady. The book is written in Italian, but it is a compilation of stories of
the young women who are trafficked into prostitution. Please note that Don Benzi wrote a personal
message to Mrs. Clinton in the book.
The young women all knew of Mrs. Clinton's interest in the issue of trafficking and her
concern for them and their fates; they asked that we convey their appreciation to the First Lady. The
Italian officials with whom we worked on this trip speak with great emotion about the First Lady
and marvel that she would focus her attention on such issues. Please tell the First Lady that my
colleagues and I were very proud to be associated with her and this work. I sometimes wonder
whether Mrs. Clinton could possibly understand the impact of her work around the world! Please
tell her that it is profound.
Thanks, Melanne.
With best wishes,
Bonnie
Bonnie J. Campbell, Director
Violence Against Women Office
Enclosure
As stated
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASIHINGTION
May 4, 1998
Mr. Alexander Crary
) Pomander Walk, NW
Washington, DC 20007
Dear S andy:
We will miss your leadership at the NEA. You know
how much I have personally valued your counsel, assistance
and friendship.
I will forward Douglass Campbell's letter to the
President per your request.
Best wishes in all you do.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
The Nancy Hanks Center
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20506-0001
May 1, 1998
202/682-5400
Melanne Verveer
Office of the Chairman
Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Old Executive Office Building Room 100
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Melanne:
I have two missions in writing this letter to you on my last day at the Arts Endowment.
First, I want to say what a pleasure it has been to work in your orbit these last few years and I
mean to include the time I was on the Hill and you were at PFAW. You are an inspiration in the
way you juggle such complex matters with unfailing grace, humor and skill. I wish you every
ounce of luck over the next two and a half years as you wrap up the most exciting and positive
Presidency in our lifetimes.
My other mission is to ask if you might relay the enclosed letter to the President in the hopes of
helping this dear friend of mine complete a truly extraordinary collection. Douglass Campbell,
who is about 80 years old now, has handwritten letters of every President written while in office
except for LBJ and President Clinton. I have viewed the collection and it is truly a staggering
thing to see. He is about to donate the entire collection to Yale University but hopes to complete
it before doing so. My first attempt to help (via the WH Social Office to Nancy Hernreich) failed
when Mr. Campbell got a form reply denying the request. Anything you can do to help would be
SO appreciated.
I will be around Washington for a month or SO and then off on some travels. I do indeed want to
follow up with you regarding my desire to work for the Adminstration in Europe beginning in
the Fall. I will send you a resume soon and perhaps we can talk about it after that. My address
and phone number are as follows:
Alexander D. Crary
9 Pomander Walk, NW
Washington, DC 20007
202-338-4667
Warmest best,
Dauly
Alexander D. Crary
Chief of Staff
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 9, 1998
Ms. Joan Challinor
3117 Hawthorne Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Dear Joan:
Thank you so much for your wise comments. I have
shared your thoughts with others here. Your observations are
always most welcome and helpful.
Best wishes and thanks for writing.
you're a real
Sincerely,
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And Chief of Staff to
Melanne Verveer
the First Lady
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COMMENTS:
I have not sent you anything more about the Kenneth Starr
situation since I wrote "what they cannot do at the ballot box,
they will do by investigation." I have been feeling that better
and sharper brains than mine were at work but yesterday, while
listening to "All Things Considered," a phrase came into my mind
that I wish to share with you. The Declaration of Independence
speaks of "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind." I would
suggest that "a decent respect to the opinions of the people of
the United States" demands that Kenneth Starr cease, desist and
leave office as the Special Prosecutor. Further words fail me to
describe what I think of his vendetta against the President.
My greatest fear is that people, before they take a high
government position, will look first for a good lawyer and then
decide whether they will serve our government. Government
service used to be a privilege and a duty undertaken with the
highest motivations. Today, it can be an intolerable burden.
The article in this morning's Post about the paucity of diaries
will make it very difficult for historians of the future to grasp
what lay behind the morass into which we have all fallen.
A decent respect for your time leads me to end this letter.
Best Loan as always,
3117 HAWTHORNE STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20008
PHONE: 202-965-9447
FAX: 202-965-6115
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 23, 1998
Dr. Aram V. Chobanian
Dean
Boston University School of Medicine
80 East Concord Street
Boston, MA 02118
Dear Dr. Chobanian:
On behalf of the First Lady, thank you very much for
your letter and invitation to speak at the Graduation
Ceremonies of the Class of 1998 at Boston University School
of Medicine in May.
Regrettably, the First Lady is unable to accept your
kind invitation as she is scheduled to be out of the country
during that time.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Mener Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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02118-2394
Dean, School of Medicine
617 638-5300
617 638-5258 (Las)
John 1. Sandson Distinguished
Professor of Health Sciences
February 13, 1998
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
I am writing to invite you on behalf of the students and faculty to be the speaker at the
Graduation Ceremonies of the Class of 1998 at Boston University School of Medicine on Sunday,
May 17, 1998.
This occasion is particularly significant in the history of the School as we celebrate our
Sesquicentennial anniversary. One hundred and fifty years go, the New England Female Medical
College, with support from such individuals as Harriet Beecher Stowe and Louisa May Alcott,
admitted 12 women and became the first institution in the United States dedicated to teaching
medicine to women. Twenty-five years later, this school merged with Boston University, thereby
creating the first coeducational medical school in the country. Boston University School of
Medicine continued to be a pioneer in medical education, graduating, as examples, the first
African American female physician, the first African-American psychiatrist, and the first African-
American Secretary of Health and Human Services, Louis Sullivan, M.D.
Today, Boston University School of Medicine is the center of a flourishing urban academic
health center, renowned for its patient care, biomedical research, and commitment to the
community. This medical center includes Boston Medical Center, which in 1996was established
through the nation's first full-asset merger of two municipal hospitals with a private teaching
hospital. It also includes two VA hospitals, eleven neighborhood health centers, two graduate
schools, a state-of-the-art research facility, and a growing number of biotechnology firms. Our
major dedication to the community is evidenced by our receiving the Association of American
Medical Colleges' Outstanding Community Service Award in 1995.
As we celebrate this special and historic anniversary, we are particularly proud of BUSM's
heritage and commitment to the education of women in medicine. We feel it would be a
particularly appropriate honor that you, Mrs. Clinton, who have been such an articulate
spokesperson and strong advocate for health care reform and a role model for women throughout
the world, should be the speaker at this special commencement ceremony.
The Medical School conferring of diplomas will be held at the World Trade Center in Boston
on May 17th at 3:00 P.M. Further details regarding the ceremonies will be provided to your staff.
Boston University School of Medicine would be greatly honored by your participation in our
commencement. We look forward to hearing from you concerning this invitation.
Sincerely,
Aram V. Chobanian, M.D.
Provost, Medical Campus, and
Dean, Boston University School of Medicine
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Patricia Solis-Doyle
Melanne Verveer
Christopher C. Jennings
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Aram V. Chobanian, M.D.
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School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts
Provost, Medical Campus
02118-2394
017 638-5300
Dean, School of Medicine
617 638-5258 (Lax)
John I. Sandson Distinguished
Professor of Health Sciences
February 13, 1998
Ms. Patricia Solis-Doyle
Special Assistant to the President
Director of Scheduling for the First Lady
Office of Scheduling and Advance
185 Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20502
Dear Ms. Solis-Doyle:
I am attaching for your information a letter I have sent to Mrs. Clinton, inviting her to be
the speaker at this year's commencement of Boston University School of Medicine. The event will
be on Sunday, May 17, 1998 at 3:00 P.M. in the World Trade Center in Boston.
As you will note from the attached letter, this is a particularly significant graduation, as
Boston University School of Medicine is observing its one hundred and fiftieth anniversary. In
1848, the New England Female Medical College, founded as the first United States institution to
teach medical courses to women, later merged with Boston University to become the nation's first
coeducational medical school. In recognition of Mrs. Clinton's unparalleled leadership on behalf of
health care reform and because of her advocacy for women throughout the world, it would be an
especially fitting honor for us to have her speak at this historic commencement.
We would be happy to provide any further information you might need concerning the
graduation event. Please do not hesitate to call me at 617-638-5300, or Betsy Stengel, BUSM's
Director of Government Relations, at 617-638-4239.
We look forward to hearing from you in the near future concerning this invitation.
Sincerely,
Aram V. Chobanian, M.D.
Provost, Medical Campus, and
Dean, Boston University School of Medicine
AVC/dcl
CC:
Melanne Verveer
Christopher C. Jennings
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WASHINGTON
January 5, 1998
Ms. Martha Casey
O'Neill, Athy & Casey, P.C.
1310 Nineteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Dear Ms. Casey:
Thank you very much for your letter and Dr. Malmud's
invitation to the.First Lady to participate in opening
ceremonies for the Temple University Children's Medical
Center.
Our scheduling office will contact the university once a
decision has been made.
Thanks and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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1310 NINETEENTH STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20036
(202) 466-6555
December 22, 1997
Ms. Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to the First Lady
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Second Floor, West Wing
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Ms. Verveer:
Enclosed is an invitation from Dr. Leon Malmud of Temple University
Hospital to the First Lady, asking her to participate in opening ceremonies for
the Temple University Children's Medical Center. Temple can be quite flexible
in scheduling this event, which could occur any time after January 29, 1998.
As Dr. Malmud points out in his letter, the Temple University Children's
Medical Center will emphasize early intervention and preventive medicine,
causes long championed by the First Lady. I have enclosed some background
material on Temple, and the new facility. It would be most fitting, and a great
honor, if she could attend.
Thank you for your attention. Please call me if you have any questions or
you would like more information.
Sincerely,
marka Casey
Martha Casey
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Temple University
Health System
Leon S. Malmud, M.D.
3401 N. Broad Street
Tel (215) 707-8000
President & Chief Executive Officer
Philadelphia, PA 19140-5189
Fax (215) 707-3261
Temple University Health System
Senior Vice President,
Temple University
December 18, 1997
Dean. School of Medicine
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. NW
Washington, DC
My Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Temple University Hospital. in late January 1998. will add a critical new element to the
continuum of care it currently provides to the at-risk residents of North Philadelphia, a
federally designated health professional shortage area. Temple University Children's
Medical Center will open its doors with the same mission that Temple University Hospital
has followed for over 100 years-the provision of healthcare to all patients regardless of
their ability to pay. We would be honored if you would join us on this historic occasion.
Located in North Philadelphia. Temple University Hospital is the single largest provider of
indigent care in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Temple Children's will provide
similar access to the highest quality care available to any child regardless of income, while
maintaining preeminence as a major teaching hospital. associated with Temple University
School of Medicine. Temple Children's will contain sixty pediatric beds, including ten
intensive care beds and will be physically interconnected with Temple University Hospital
by a skywalk, thus allowing for economies of scale in its technological and administrative
infrastructure. The Hospital is also contiguous to the new Shriner's Hospital for Children
(Philadelphia Unit) which will be re-located to the Temple University Campus, providing
totally free care to infants and children requiring orthopedic re-constructive surgery and
rehabilitation.
Your recent book, It Takes A Village, stresses prevention. It is precisely for that purpose
that we at Temple University have committed our resources to a new Children's Hospital
modeled on prevention to a much higher degree than any other institution has ever
committed itself to in the Philadelphia area.
In order to provide the most cost effective care, and to stress preventive therapy, Temple
Children's Medical Center will have only two of its ten floors committed to in-patient care.
The remainder of the facility is dedicated to out-patient care and diagnostic studies with
staffing enabling us to reach out into the community.
We at Temple are deeply grateful to you for your continuing efforts to assure access to
quality healthcare for all Americans, particularly children. We share your commitment to
that goal and believe that the programs we will institute at Temple Children's will greatly
enhance our ability to provide the highest quality healthcare to all members of our
community.
We would be greatly honored if you could visit our new hospital and see our work first
hand on the occasion of the opening of Temple University Children's Medical Center.
Late January is our targeted opening time; however, we could delay the official opening in
order to accommodate your schedule. recognizing the demands on your time. Your
presence here would highlight all that we hope to achieve in this new endeavor. We
sincerely hope that you might be able to join us. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes for the holiday season.
Sincerely,
Leon S. Malmud, M.D.
LSM/cb
Attachments
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Temple University Children's Medical Center ("Temple Children's")
Temple Children's will be largely a hospital without walls. Pediatric care of the future is expected
to be primarily outpatient care. More than half of the clinical space in the new hospital will be
devoted to physicians' offices and other facilities for outpatient care and programs to reach out into
the community. Temple University Children's Medical Center will contain 60 pediatric beds,
including 10 intensive care beds. It will also be contiguous to Shriners Hospital and just north of
Temple University Hospital, to which it will be connected via a skywalk. Shriners (80 beds) and
Temple Children's (60 beds) will complement the 27-bed neonatal intensive care unit already
functioning at Temple University Hospital, creating a state-of-the-art 167-bed resource for children.
Temple Children's, located in Philadelphia, is a unique facility which will have a primary focus on
pediatric outreach and intervention programs. Together with Temple University Hospital, Temple
Children's will be able to provide a full continuum of care--from primary through tertiary care, from
before birth throughout life. Thirty percent of infants born to mothers from Temple's surrounding
area are delivered at Temple University Hospital. Because this is such a high-risk population, many
newborns require further care, continuing in some cases for years. Rates of teenage and pre-teenage
pregnancy are extemely high, as are rates of infectious disease (hepatitis, AIDS, etc.), pulmonary
disease, and a wide range of other chronic and acute illnesses. Lead poisoning is endemic, with
estimates that 80% of the children in the primary area around Temple have significant, measurable
levels of lead in their bodies. Temple Children's will not be a high-cost quaternary care hospital,
which would duplicate the focus of the other children's hospitals in the area. Instead, Temple will
commit its resources to improving the health status of North Philadelphia's children. "Nothing is
more important than the health and well-being of the children in the surrounding community"
according to Dr. Leon Malmud (President & Chief Executive Officer of the Temple University Health
System).
Temple Children's outreach efforts will target prenatal care (i.e. counseling for substance abuse,
nutrition and smoking), incentives for well-baby check-ups, health screening for lead poisoning and
asthma, immunizations, and community wellness events with an emphasis toward child abuse and sex
education. A recent Philadelphia School System Survey of over 15,000 first grade children
concluded that nearly 80% of the children begin school with a significant problem or risk factor that
makes them candidates for early academic failure. Our intervention and outreach programs will be
designed to improve the health status of children, and contribute to the increased likelihood of
academic success in this community.
Temple has taken two bold steps toward meeting the profound clinical needs of the children of its
community: It has enabled Shriners Hospital for Children, Philadelphia Unit. to relocate to the Temple
University Health Sciences Campus--the first time a major U.S. hospital has moved from a
comfortable middle-class setting to an impoverished inner-city neighborhood. At the same time,
Temple committed itself to construct a new children's hospital to complement the highly specialized
free care provided by Shriners. The resulting project is an extraordinary partnership between a
charity--Shriners Hospital, which delivers specialized care at no charge--and major teaching hospitals-
-Temple University Hospital and Temple University Children's Medical Center, which are committed
to treating all patients regardless of ability to pay.
Temple University Hospital
Temple University Hospital is located in, and is the primary care provider for, North Philadelphia,
a community with a nearly overwhelming array of health-related needs and high-risk factors. Nearly
30% of the area's population live in property--double the rate for the rest of Philadelphia. Many
resident families are uninsured or under-insured and, therefore, suffer from limited access to primary
care services. The population is almost entirely minority, mostly Black, with high numbers of children
and women of child-bearing age.
North Philadelphia is among the worst areas in the country in terms of health status indicators and
unmet health needs--and in particular, unmet health needs of its children. The lack of primary care
for children in Temple's community is captured poignantly and appallingly in its morbidity and
mortality indicators: the infant mortality rate in Temple's community is more than double that of the
Department of Health and Human Service's Healthy 2000 target, and the percentage of low birth
weight babies is nearly three times that of the Healthy 2000 target. Despite the presence of two other
children's hospitals in the city, there remains an urgent need for preventive care as well as for state-
of-the-art remedial care for infants and children in North Philadelphia.
Temple University Hospital is the clinical setting for the educational and research programs of all of
Temple University Health Sciences Center, which comprises the Hospital, Temple's Schools of
Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, and its College of Allied Health Professions. Many of these
institutions serve as education sites for Temple medical students and residents. Temple is in the top
10% of all U.S. medical schools for total number of under represented minority students--African-
American, mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, and American Indian.
For more than 100 years, Temple University Hospital has served its community with compassion.
During that time we have met the challenge of delivering critical inpatient and outpatient services
while also serving as an academic medical institution. Temple is a major referral center for specialized
treatment of patients from around the world. Temple University Hospital operates the world's
busiest adult heart transplant program. It has nationally recognized programs in bone marrow
transplantation, maternal and infant health, orthopedics/sports medicine, neurology and neurosurgery.
Among Temple's medical contributions are the first use of hypothermia to reduce patients' bodily
functions during surgery, first Sports Medicine Center, and first use of liquid breathing in human
neonates; the first use of spinal anesthesia in the United States; and the first heart, heart-lung, and
heart-kidney transplants in the Philadelphia region.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 9, 1998
Sister Mary Cecilia, OSBM
President
Manor Junior College
700 Fox Chase Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Dear Sister Mary Cecilia:
I am deeply honored by the invitation extended from
Manor Junior College to serve as this year's graduation
speaker. However, I am unable to accept the role because I am
scheduled to be in Europe with the President and First Lady on
May 14.
Perhaps there will be another opportunity in the future.
I have had great respect for Manor Junior College and the work
of the Basilian sisters over many years.
I wish you and all associated with Manor much success
and a Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
mem
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Manor
Junior College
America's Premier Tuxoyear Catholic College
December 2, 1997
Melanne Verveer
Office of the First Lady
OEOB Room 100
Washington D.C. 20501
Dear Ms. Verveer,
On May 14, 1998, Manor Junior College's year-long celebration of its 50th Anniversary will
culminate with our 50th Commencement Exercises. On behalf of myself and the chairman of the
college Board of Trustees, we would be honored if you would serve as Manor's graduation
speaker.
Manor Junior College was founded in 1947 by the Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great, who
honored you at their Honors Banquet on September 26 of this year. Perhaps you are familiar with
Manor Junior College's Ukrainian Festival, which celebrated its 20th year in October, and our
Easter Pysanky Expo, held each March. These are just two examples of how Manor Junior College
continues to maintain ties with its heritage. In addition, we house a Ukrainian Heritage Studies
Center on campus.
On the occasion of our 50th Anniversary Commencement, it would certainly be a treat to welcome
such an esteemed individual as yourself as our guest graduation speaker. Considering the unique
perspective that I am sure your position as Chief of Staff to the First Lady provides, I know our
students, faculty and staff would benefit from hearing your words.
Enclosed are some materials on Manor and its curriculum and traditions to help familiarize you
with our college. Manor Junior College is a fully-accredited, private, Catholic, co-ed, college
offering two-year Associate Degree and Transfer programs within our divisions of Allied Health,
Science & Math; Business; and Liberal Arts. The College is located in Jenkintown, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Northeast Philadelphia. Most of our students are from
Philadelphia and its surrounding areas. We also have many Ukrainian students enrolled at the
college.
It is imperative that we confirm our arrangements for graduation and would appreciate a reply by
January 16, 1998. We sincerely hope that you will join us the evening of May 14 and look forward
to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Sister
Sister Mary Cecilia, OSBM
President
Manor Junior College
700 Fox Chase Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 885-2360
Fax (215) 576-6564
MANOR JUNIOR COLLEGE
Manor
JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Junior College
The College and Its Mission
part-time day, evening, and summer classes. The Professional
Manor Junior College is a private, coed Catholic college founded
Development Office also offers workshops and seminars through-
in 1947 by the Ukrainian Sisters of Saint Basil the Great. The
out the year in response to community. business, and other in-
College is characterized by its dedication to the education, growth,
dustry needs.
and self-actualization of the whole person through its personal-
ized and nurturing atmosphere. Upon graduation, 40 percent of
Off-Campus Programs
Manor's students are employed in their chosen fields: the I'e-
Externships are incorporated into the academic studies pro-
maining 60 percent of students transfer to four-vear institutions
grams. Students earn credits as they gain practical experience
to earn baccalaureate degrees. There are 650 full- and part-time
under the supervision of professionals in a specific field of study.
students enrolled at Manor. Extracurricular activities include
Externships are offered in the career-oriented programs of study
honor societies, men's intercollegiate soccer and basketball, and
and in some transfer programs.
women's intercollegiate volleyball and basketball, as well as in-
tramural sports, the yearbook, and special interest and cultural
Manor's affiliation with several area hospitals enables the allied
clubs.
health program student to fulfill clinical requirements at these
sites. Students in other programs of study serve externships in
Manor provides free counseling and tutoring services through
law offices, courtrooms, day-care centers, businesses, health-
an on-campus learning center. Trained counselors are available
care organizations, and velerinary facilities. Manor has 2+2 and
to assist students on an individual and confidential basis for
2+5 articulation agreements with major allied health universi-
academic, career. and personal concerns. Upon entering Manor.
ties and other local universities.
students are assigned an academic adviser, who provides guid-
ance and support throughout their Manor experience. Transfer
Credit for Nontraditional Learning Experiences
counseling is available for students interested in pursuing a four-
year degree.
Manor Junior College awards credit by examination for college-
level learning through the College-Level Examination Program
The College's 55-acre campus includes a modern three-story
(CLEP). If an individual has knowledge of a particular subject
dormitory, a librarv/administration building, and an academic
building that also houses the bookstore, dining hall, an audito-
area, via job-related experience or through life experience, there
are college-level examinations one can take in order to receive
rium/gymnasium, and a student lounge. The Ukrainian Heri-
college credit for such knowledge. In addition. Manor adminis-
tage Studies Center and the Manor Dental Health Center are
ters exemption tests for courses not available through CLEP.
also located on the campus grounds. Manor is accredited by the
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
provided the respective division chairperson and the Academic
Dean have received and accepted an application made by the
Academic Programs
student.
Manor offers career-oriented. two-year associate degrees, as well
Costs
as transfer programs for the purpose of pursuing il bachelor's
degree. Internships provide theory with practice, enhancing em-
Tuition for the 1996-97 academic year was $7060 for full-time
ployment opportunities. The liberal arts core ensures mobility
studies. Part-time study was $185 per credit hour. Students in
and future advancement. Manor offers fourteen programs with
certain allied health programs paid an additional $500 per year
thirteen majors leading to associate degrees. six certificate pro-
for full-time study or an additional S86 per credit hour for part-
grams, one diploma program, and a transfer program through
time study. On-campus room and board are available for men
its three divisions: Liberal Arts. Allied Health/Science/Math, and
and women at $3800 a year. There is an additional $600 fee for
Business.
it private room. Other fees include a $250 general fee per year
and il $100 graduation fee.
The Liberal Arts Division offers Associate in Arts degrees in
early childhood education. psychology, and liberal arts. In addi-
Financial Aid
tion. the Liberal Arts Division provides a liberal arts and psy-
chology transfer major, as well as an elementary education trans-
Manor Junior College offers need-based financial aid to eligible
for major, an early child care major, a human services major,
applicants in the form of grants, loans, and campus employment.
and a Ukrainian-Slavie studies concentration. The Allied Health/
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic promise.
Science/Math Division offers Associate in Science degrees in
Approximately 85 percent of Manor's students receive some form
expanded functions dental assisting. dental hygiene. medical labo-
of financial aid. Federally funded sources include the Federal
ratory technology, and veterinary technology. This division also
Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant,
includes allied health transfer programs for students who seek
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Stafford Student Loan, Federal
preprofessional programs in animal science, diagnostic imag-
PLUS loan. and Federal Work-Study. State-funded programs of-
ing. general sciences, nursing, occupational therapy, and physi-
fered are the PHEAA State Grant and State Work-Study pro-
cal therapy. The Business Division offers Associate in Science
grams. The institutionally funded sources are the Manor Grant
degrees in accounting. administrative assistant and legal and
and the Resident Grant.
medical office management, business administration, business
Scholarships available for attendance al Manor include the
administration/computer science, business administration/
following: Manor Presidential Scholarship: Joseph and Rose
international business. court reporting. health-care manage-
Wawriw Scholarships; Henry Lewandowski Memorial Scholar-
ment. office technology, and paralegal studies. There are certifi-
ship: Elizabeth A. Stahlecker Memorial Scholarship: Mary
cate programs in administrative assistant studies. legal and
Wolchonsky Scholarship: John Woloschuk Memorial Scholar-
medical office management, health-care management, human
ship: George Harbison Memorial Scholarship: Alexander Wowk
resources management, office technology, and business admin-
Memorial Scholarship: Eileen Freedman Memorial Scholarship;
istration/international business. diploma program in court I'e-
Manor Allied Health. Science, and Math Division Scholarship:
porting is also offered.
Business Division Scholarship: Liberal Arts Division Scholar-
The Offices of Part-time Admissions and Professional Develop-
ship: Basilian Scholarships; Scholar Athlete Award: St. Basil
ment support businesses and nontraditional students by offering
Academy Scholarship; Wasyl and Jozefa Soroka Scholarships;
and International Scholarships. Eligibility for these scholarships
The Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center. located on campus, pre-
varies. Applicants should check with the Admissions Office for
serves and promotes Ukrainian heritage. arts, and culture through
details.
four areas: academic programs, a museum collection, a library,
Faculty
and archives. Special events, exhibits, workshops, and seminars
are offered throughout the year. Each year. the center sponsors
There are 22 full-time and 70 part-time faculty members al Manor.
the Ukrainian Festival in the fall and Pysanky Expo in the spring.
Forty-six percent of the faculty members have master's degrees
The center is open to the public for tours and educational pre-
and 26 percent possess doctorates in their field. Faculty mem-
sentations by appointment.
bers spend three fourths of their time teaching and the remain-
der counseling and advising students. The overall faculty-
Location
student ratio is 1:8. Small class size allows for personal attention
in an environment conducive to learning.
Manor is located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, 15 miles north of
center city, Philadelphia. Manor is accessible via public trans-
Student Body Profile
portation and is located near the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Route
611, U.S. 1. and Route 252. Centers of cultural and historic in-
of the approximately 650 full- and part-time students enrolled at
terest are found in nearby Philadelphia, Valley Forge, and beau-
Manor, 201 entered the College as full-time freshman students
tiful Bucks County. Manor's suburban campus is within walking
in 1996. Fifteen percent of that freshman class live in the on-
distance of a large shopping mall. medical offices, and a town-
campus residence hall. Twenty-two percent of the 1996 fresh-
ship park.
man class are members of minority groups, and 9 percent are
international students from Ukraine, Japan, korea, Brazil, Haiti,
Admission Requirements
Jamaica, Thailand, China, and Romania.
Manor is open to qualified applicants of all races, creeds, and
Student Activities
national origins. Candidates are required to have a high school
Manor encourages students to develop leadership skills through
diploma or its equivalent. Admission is based on the applicant's
active participation in all aspects of college life. A variety of
scholastic record, test scores, and interviews. The application
options for extracurrieular participation fall under the umbrella
procedure involves submission of a completed Manor applica-
of Manor's student services department, including the Student
lion form, a high school transcript, SAT I or ACT scores (these
Senate, athletic teams, and clubs. The Student Senate forms an
scores are not required for students over 21 years old). and
important part of the College community. The Senate, represent-
completion of Manor's entrance/placement test (waived for can-
ing the student population, responds to student interests and
didates who hold the baccalaureate degree). Transfer students
concerns and acts as a liaison between the administration and
must submit transcripts of all college work completed. Interna-
the student body. Other extracurrieular activities include inter-
tional students must also submit results of the Test of English as
collegiate men's and women's basketball, intercollegiate men's
a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
soccer, and intercollegiate women's volleyball. Manor's sports
teams compete in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Confer-
Application and Information
ence. Additional extracurrieular activities include the honor so-
Manor has a rolling admission policy. Students may apply for
cieties, intramural sports. the vearbook, the Manor Junior Col-
admission in either the fall or the spring semester. Students
lege Chorus, and various special interest and cultural clubs.
interested in attending Manor Junior College are invited to visit
Student services is also responsible for the campus ministry, the
the campus and meet with admissions staff, faculty members,
counseling center, the residence hall. and the on-campus seeu-
program directors, and students. Open houses, career days and
rity force.
nights, and classroom visits are scheduled throughout the year.
Facilities and Resources
The Admissions Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:50 a.m.
to 6 p.m. (Saturday hours may be arranged). Admissions staff
The Academic Building (also called Mother of Perpetual Help
members can schedule visits and answer questions concerning
Hall) includes classrooms, lecture rooms, laboratories, the chapel,
admission, careers, programs, special features, and student life.
the offices of student services, campus ministry, and counseling.
Application forms, program-of-study bulletins, viewbooks, and
The Academic Building is equipped with up-to-date facilities,
catalogs may be received by writing to:
including biology, chemistry, and clinical laboratories, as well as
I. Jerry Czenstuch
modern IBM-compatible microsystems network labs. The Learn-
Dean of Admissions
ing Center provides professional and student Intors in all Col-
Manor Junior College
lege subjects and conducts workshops in study and research
700 Fox Chase Road
skills. Courses in English as a second language are also offered
at the center.
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046
The Basileiad Library has the capacity for 60,000 books. peri-
Telephone: 215-881-2216
odicals, and journals. The Library includes a reserve room. read-
ing areas. a micromedia room. and stack areas. The current
library collection contains 50,000 volumes, including a special
law collection, and subscriptions to 206 periodicals and news-
papers. The Library also houses the Small Business Resource
Center, which helps local businesses with the solutions to C\-
cryday problems.
\n on-campus community Manor Dental Health Center was es-
tablished in 1979 as an adjunct to the Expanded Functions Den-
tal Assisting Program. Located on the lower level of SI. Josaphat
Hall. the center provides students enrolled III the Expanded Func-
lion Dental Assisting (EFDA) Program or the Dental Hygiene
Program at Manor with training under the direct supervision of
faculty dentists. Currently. over 2.000 patients receive care. in-
cluding the following services: general dentistry, oral hygiene,
orthodontics, prosthodonties, endodonties, and cosmetic den-
tistry. Because Manor Dental Health Center is a teaching facility,
the fees charged for services are lower than those charged by
private practitioners. Community residents are welcome as pa-
Manor Junior College students relax between classes on the
lients.
steps outside Mother of Perpetual Help Hall.
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February, 1997
Volume 18, Number 1
After two terms as President of Manor,
do we hear three ?
Sister Mary Cecilia, OSBM, prepares to enter her third term as
President of Manor Junior College.
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Ms. Ellen Chessler
Senior Fellow
Open Society Institute
400 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
Dear Ellen:
Thank you very much for your very thoughtful letter
and for the book, which I have given to the First Lady.
Congratulations too on your position with Open Society which
supports so many critically important endeavors. There's a
good chance that Hillary and George Soros will be getting
together some time this month to discuss their mutual concerns.
It was wonderful to hear from you and to see you at the
Women's Leadership Forum's New York event. Best wishes
and Happy New Year.
Dril Late will the
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Chief of Staff to
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December 2, 1997
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff
Office of the First Lady
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Melanne:
With Lissa's departure, my regular courier service to the First Lady has been cut. So I
hope you won't mind if I ask you to see that she gets the enclosed letter and book, which
I know she'll find compelling and reassuring.
I gather from Judy Lichtman and my other D.C. sources that you are thriving in your new
position, though the responsibilities are, of course, substantial. I hope you're managing
to keep your head above water.
If I can ever be of help, please now know that you can reach me here at The Soros
Foundations, where I've taken on the responsibility of helping to shape new initiatives in
women's rights.
I look forward to hearing from you, and again many thanks for adding mail service to
your obligations.
With best wishes, as always.
Warmly,
See
Ellen Chesler
Senior Fellow
400 West 59th Street, New York New York 10019
Phone: 212. 548. 0600
Fax: 212. 548 4679
Website http://www.soros.org
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
January 12, 1998
Ms. Heidi Cusick
Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism
Mail Code 3800
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
Dear Ms. Cusick:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to deliver the keynote address to the "Damaged
Kids, Delinquent Reporting? Covering Children and Violence"
conference in April.
It is too early at this time to determine whether the First
Lady will be able to attend. Our scheduling office will contact
you once a decision has been made.
Thanks and best wishes.
Sincerely,
Min
Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20500-0003
Dear Ms. Verveer,
This is a follow-up letter to an invitation we have sent to the First Lady to request
her to be the keynote speaker on April 1, 1998, when the Prudential Fellowship for
Children and the News at Columbia University will host a conference to discuss media
coverage of children and violence. I have received a note from Patti Solia Doyle saying
that her schedule has not be set for that time so I thought I would send you and her an
update on who has accepted our invitation to speak. And a list of who we have invited to
speak at the conference.
As the nation's leading voice for children, we feel that Mrs. Clinton's participation
in the conference would be invaluable to bring attention to this important issue. We are
asking her to speak at 9:00 a.m. for thirty minutes. Drawing from the same philosophy she
expounds so eloquently in It Takes a Village, a variety of speakers from journalists
covering kids beats to education, health and social service experts, to teenagers will shed
more light on the complex issues around raising children.
The title of the conference is Damaged Kids, Delinquent Reporting? Covering
Children and Violence The keynote speech will be followed by two panel discussions The
focus of the first one, Media-made Monsters?, is on how the media perpetuates
stereotypes of kids as perpetrators and as victims. The panel will be composed of three or
four speakers including Dr. Lawrence Aber, Director of the National Center for Children
in Poverty, and one teen age reporter from New Youth Connections, a teen newspaper in
New York.
The next panel is Roots of Violence-The Stories we Miss. On this panel we will
look at the whole life of kids, the complex interconnected roles of home, neighborhood
and the legal system. Dr. Deborah Prothrow Stith of Harvard University is one of the
confirmed speakers. Afterwards there will be a skit done by teens from either the Jackie
Robinson program in Brooklyn or Resolving Conflicts Creatively.
Finally there will be a wrap-up by Dr. James Garbarino of Cornell University's
Center for Children and Family Life and an editor who will talk about what the media can
do We have invited Ann Marie Lipinski from the Chicago Tribune.
Thank you for considering this invitation. We are also inviting the First Lady, if it
fits in her schedule to remain for the whole conference, to a small luncheon with the other
speakers and a few invited journalists. We look forward to your reply.
Sincerely, Jaids Cersuli
Heidi Cusick, conference coordinator
212-242-1700
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 20, 1998
Ms. Barbara Castellan
Executive Director
Gads Hill Center
1919 West Cullerton Street
Chicago, IL 60608-2697
Dear Ms. Castellan:
Thank you very much for your letter and invitation to
the First Lady to speak to the Centennial Anniversary Benefit
Gala in Chicago on April 18.
I have forwarded your letter to our scheduling office
and they will contact you once a decision has been made.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
Mam Melanne Verveer
Chief of Staff to
the First Lady
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Serving the Lower West Side Community Since 1898
GADS HILL CENTER
1919 WEST CULLERTON STREET
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60608-2697
:312)226-0963
FAX: 226-2248
March 12. 1998
a BRETT
President
Ms. Melanne Verveer
ROBERT BUSHING
Chief of Staff
Vice President
Office of the First Lady
The White House
Legretary
Washington DC 20036
Dear Ms. Verveer:
Member at Large
EXECUTIVE Committee
Elaine Weiss associate executive director of the American Bar
Association in Chicago. suggested that I send you the enclosed copies of
EXECUTIVE Director
my letter to Patti Solis Doyle and invitation to Mrs. Clinton to address our
agency's Centennial Anniversary Gala. on a date that is convenient for her
Directors
during the year ahead
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Thank you for whatever assistance you can provide in helping us make
this dream come true for all of us at Gads Hill Center and all of those we
serve.
Sincerely,
Barbara Castellan
Executive Director
Encls.
Member Agency of the United Way of Chicago
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Serving the Lower West Side Community Since 1898
GADS HILL CENTER
1919 WEST CULLERTON STREET
CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 50508-2697
(312)226-0963
FAX. 226-2248
March 12. 1998
JAMES P BRETT
President
Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
ROBERT :: DUSHING
Vice President
ATTN: Ms. Patti Solis Doyle
Director of Scheduling
BUSAN BRANDEIS CARN
Secretary
Office of the First Lady
The White House
LAURA MORGAN
Treasurer
Washington. D.C. 20036
CAVID S CROSSETT
Member attlarge
Dear Mrs. Clinton:
Executive Committee
EARBARA CASTELLAN
On behalf of the directors. staff and friends of Gads Hill Center. we are
Executive Director
writing to invite you to be our honored guest and to speak at our
Directors
Centennial Anniversary Benefit Gala, to be held in Chicago on a date that
will accommodate your busy schedule. anytime during the year beginning
BLANCA ALMONTE
IDSEPTION ANSELMO
April 18, 1998. the Center's actual 100th birthday.
MARK BURRLAND
JAMES BRETT
TARLOS CARDENAS
The Benefit Gala. a formal dinner to be held at a suitable location will be
ROBERT W CUSHING
SUSAN BRANCES CAN.
a highlight of a year-long schedule of community events to mark the
DAVID URDSSETT
occasion of Gads Hill Center's Centennial We will be celebrating the
REBECA CELLOS REYES
FACRADAS
Center's historic contributions to generations of Chicagoans, beginning as
FOTHER ELWICHE
a settlement house and growing through the decades to become a family
MIRGINIA MARTINED
LAURA MORGAN
resource center serving some 3.000 low- and moderate-income people of
BUZANNE S-EP
STANER
all ages on Chicago's Lower West Side.
FICARING TOSTADO
A brief history and description of Gads Hill Center and the invaluable
services it provides IS enclosed.
We would be especially grateful if you chose to share with our banquet
guests your thoughts on the importance of child care, early childhood
education and preparation for the youth of our cities and all of America.
We hope you will see the occasion as a timely and friendly forum for
comments of your choice. especially with respect to your vision for our
nation's youth and families in the next millennium.
Member Agency of the United Way of Chicago
Page Two/Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton
March 12, 1998
Our own exciting initiative for the new millennium, the Gads Hill Center for Children and
Families, builds squarely on your vision of providing affordable, quality child care for the
children of working parents. Beginning in late 1998. this new Center, in collaboration
with Chicago's Sinai Community Institute, will serve more than 200 children and their
families. Many of these families will participate in a welfare to sufficiency effort to be
known as "LifeWork." With funding for this project committed by the city, state and
United Way of Chicago. the Center will in its first year help 100 families receive pre-
employment counseling, career path training, and paid employment. Our training for
home child care providers will help others become licensed care providers, helping
them achieve successful entrepreneurial futures.
If your schedule permits. and you are able to be with us, we will be pleased to work with
your office to make the necessary arrangements. We know that we are joined in asking
you to be our guest by many government, civic, community, religious and education
leaders in the city that is so proud to claim you as its native daughter.
Thank you for your consideration of our request. It is submitted with a great deal of
pleasure and pride in the excellent work you are doing on behalf of children and
families throughout the world.
Very sincerely,
Samm R.Buitt
Barbara Castellan
James P. Brett
Executive Director
Chair, Board of Directors
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Copies to:
Sen. Richard Durbin
Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun
Rep. Luis Gutierrez
Mayor Richard M. Daley
Alderman Daniel Solis
The Hon. Neil Hartigan
Ms. Elaine Weiss
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