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AAVC Board Slate 2006

For President (’06–’10)

Meg Venecek Johnson ’84
BrynMawr, Pennsylvania

Meg Johnson '84
Meg Johnson '84
Vassar Volunteer Experience
AAVC Awards Committee, 2001– present; committee chair, 2002–present; AAVC Director-at-Large, 2002–present; Fund Advisory Committee, 2005– present; AAVC Nominating Committee, 1997–2000; Philadelphia Vassar Club, 1988–present (vice president for the Scholarship Benefit, 2005– present; Nominating Committee chair, 1999–2005; newsletter editor, 1989–2003; president, 1995–99; vice president for prospective students, 1990–92; young alumnae/i chair, 1988–90); Philadelphia Vassar Show House, 1986–present (Publicity Committee member, 1990–present; designers committee co-chair, 2002–present; program advertising chair, 1986–88)

Professional/Community Experience
Advertising copywriter/broadcast producer, 1984–91; Freelancewriter, 1991– 95; marketing consultant, Philadelphia Department of Public Health maternal, child health, immunization initiatives, 1989–91; boardmember, Partners Program, 1999–2002; Philadelphia Futures mentor for college-bound student, 1998–2002; president,Gladwyne Elementary Home and School Association, 2001–02; vice president for facilities, Lower Merion Township Inter-School Council, 2002–03; president, Inter-School Council, 2003–05; board member, 1787 Society of the National Constitution Center, 2003–05

For Communications Adviser (’06–’09)

LeslieD.Granston ’88
Brooklyn, NewYork

Leslie Granston '88
Leslie Granston '88
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Member, Vassar Quarterly Advisory Committee, 1995–present; Annual Fund volunteer, 2006

Professional/Community Experience
Associate director of human resources, Time Inc., 2003–present; editor, (freelance and staff) Vanguarde Media, 2000–03; freelance writer and editor, 1998–2002; associate editor, George magazine, 1997–98; associate editor, Mademoiselle magazine, 1993–97; senior writer, Seventeen magazine 1992–93; features assistant, Vogue magazine, 1991–92; articles assistant, Mademoiselle magazine, 1990–91; editorial assistant, Random House, 1989–90; legal assistant, Sullivan & Cromwell, 1988–89; adult literacy instructor, Brooklyn Public Library, 1993–95; mentor, Student/Sponsor Partners, 1996–2000; member, Contemporary Friends of the Studio Museum in Harlem, 2004–05; member, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

For Director-at-Large (’06–’10)

Tanya M. Odom ’92
NewYork, NewYork

Tanya Odom '92
Tanya Odom '92
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Class correspondent, 1992–97; 5th year reunion chair, 1997; admission interviewer, 2000–present; class president, 1997–2002

Professional/Community Experience
Global diversity and inclusion consultant, 2001–present; change management consultant, Towers Perrin, 1999–2001; coauthor “Evaluation in the Field of Education for Democracy, Human Rights, and Tolerance,” 2004; consultant,Tommy Hilfiger Corporate Foundation, 2003–present; assistant project director and coordinator of programs and special projects, Anti- Defamation League A World of Difference Institute, 1994–99; member of the Bertelsmann Foundation’s International Tolerance Network, 1999–2003; delegate, World Conference Against Racism, 2001; assistant to the director of Children’s Services and Consultant, 1994–96; volunteer, Fundacion Apoyo Infantil in Mexico and Posada del Buen Samaritano in Dominican Republic, 1992–93; case manager, Grand Street Settlement drop-out prevention program, 1993–94; Board member, Dutchess County Red Cross, 1990–92; president, Townsend Harris Alumni Association, 2004–present; board member, International Organization of Adolescents, 2002–04; Advisory Board Member, Camp Amerikids, 2003–present

For Director-at-Large (’06–’10)

Mary Holl Oldshue ’73
Portland, Oregon

Mary Oldshue '73
Mary Oldshue '73
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Class treasurer, 2003–present; president, 1991–93,member and admission interviewer, 1978–present, Vassar Club of Oregon; AAVC Nominating Committee, 1987–89; admission interviewer, Vassar Club of New York, 1976–77

Professional/Community Experience
Principal, Arras Advisory Associates, 1994–2005; vice president, development and finance,CFO, Pacific Development Inc., 1987–93; treasurer, NERCO Inc., 1980–87; director of finance, QUALICO, 1979; assistant vice president, First Interstate Bank, 1978–79; assistant manager, Chemical Bank, 1973–78; treasurer and secretary, Marylhurst University Board Trustee, 1998–present; Center for Ethics in Healthcare Community Council, Oregon Health & Sciences University, 1989–present; Columbia Regional Program Advisory Council, 2002–present; Oregon Psychoanalytic Foundation Board, 2001–03; Financial Executives International, Portland Chapter Board, 1991–96

For Director-at-Large (’06–’10)

Lise Nussbaum O’Haire ’79
Atlanta, Georgia

Lise O'Haire '79
Lise O'Haire '79
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Admission interviewer, 1996–98, 2004–05, 2005–06, vice president, 1996,Vassar Club of Atlanta; Vassar in Atlanta, 1993

Professional/Community Experience
Owner, LiseDesigns, 2003–present (Hand painted enclosure cards and hand knit scarves); Sincerely Yours stationery company, 1998–2001; author, TravelMates, 1997, Hey Mom I’m Bored!, 2000; president, 2003–05, vice president, 2002–03, membership chair, 2000–02, service learning volunteer coordinator, 2000–04 Pace Academy: BoosterClub; 10th grade level representative, 2002–03, The Lovett School; Parent Association president, 1997–98, vice president, 1996–97, parent representative program committee, 1997–98, senior parent representative, committee to build new playground, 1993–94, 4th grade level representative, 1995–96, Sally Foster chair gift-wrap, 1992–93, Trinity School; manager 08 (select soccer) team, 2002–05, 2006–present, manager 06 (select soccer) team, 1996– 2005, Tophat Soccer Club; volunteer, 1991–92, Egleston Children’s Hospital

For Nominating Committee (’06–’10)

Charlotte Prendergast Yochem ’83
Goliad, Texas

Charlotte Yochem '83
Charlotte Yochem '83
Vassar Volunteer Experience
President,Vassar Club of South Texas, 1990–2005

Professional/Community Experience
Attorney, Yochem & McKain, 2005– present; financial advisor, Private Wealth Planners, 2001–present; prestige private client advisor, Prudential Securities, 1999–2001; attorney, Edwards, Perry & Haas, 1994–98; vice chair, Regional Park Planning Advisory Committee, San Antonio River Authority, 2003–present; vice president, 2001–05, Junior League of Corpus Christi, Texas; trustee and executive officer, Corpus Christi Public Library Foundation, 2001–05

For Nominating Committee (’06–’10)

Ronald Schwartzman ’75
Demarest, New Jersey

Ronald Schwartzman '75
Ronald Schwartzman '75
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Vice president for strategic planning, 1991–95, AAVC; member, AAVC Club Committee, 1986-89; president, 1988–90, director, 1983–90, member, Scholarship Benefit Committee, 1990– 2004, chair, Admissions Committee, 1983–88, Vassar Club of New York

Professional/Community Experience
General counsel and vice president, UniTeller Financial Services, Inc., 2001–present; partner, Mezan, Stolzberg & Schwartzman, 1994–2001; trustee, Demarest Public Library, 1998–2005; president, board of trustees, Demarest Public Library, 2002–05

For Nominating Committee (’06–’10)

Joseph A. Heissan Jr. ’87
NewYork, NewYork

Joe Heissan '87
Joe Heissan '87
Vassar Volunteer Experience
Class president, 2003–present; chair, 15-year reunion; admission interviewer, New York Vassar Club, 1999–present; phoner/writer, 2003–present

Professional/Community Experience
Development and alumni relations officer, New York School of Interior Design, 2003–present; director of development, New York Academy of Art, 1997–2002; executive recruiter, The Chatham Group, 1993–97; Ameri-Cares; Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts