Leadership
WHITMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Whitman School Advisory Council (WAC) is a group of esteemed alumni who support institution leadership to enhance the experience for our students and alumni.
WAC MEMBERS
Chair
Tracy Barash '89: Owner and Principal, Cut-Thru Consulting
Members
Mark M. Andreae '68: Chairman and President, Clarke Power Services Inc.
Steven W. Ballentine '83: President and CEO, Ballentine Capital Management Inc.
Robert C. Bantle '86 (VPA): Founder & Owner, Flexor Swing Sport LL, President & Owner, Cat Rock Group
Steven W. Barnes '82: Managing Director and Chairman, Bain Capital Private Equity LP
Steven R. Becker '73: Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits LLC
Mark W. Begor '80: Chief Executive Officer, Equifax
Larry Benedict '84: Owner, The Opportunistic Trader LLC
Michael Blackshear ’91: Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, Ryan Speciality
Steve Charney '81: Chairman, Peckar & Abramson PC
Doug Cramer '87: Managing Principal, Alternative Access Capital LLC
Daniel D'Aniello '68: Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, The Carlyle Group
Darlene T. DeRemer '77, '79 MBA: Managing Partner, Grail Partners LLC
Michael A. Dritz '59: Chairman, Dritz Enterprises LLC
Robert B. Fagenson '70: Chairman of the Board (retired), National Holdings Corp. Group Companies
Harold A. Fetner '83: President and Chief Executive Officer, Fetner Properties
Asher Flaum ’02 (FALK): President, Flaum Management Company
Elisabeth Fontenelli '86 (WHIT/NEW): Consultant, Coach, Advisor, Partner and Managing Director (retired) , Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Nancy Girondo ’98 (A&S/MAX), '16 MBA, '18 M.S.: Senior Product Director, Fundamental Equities, Invesco US
Kenneth E. Goodman '70: President and COO (retired), Forest Laboratories Inc.
Richard L. Haydon '66 (A&S), CFA: Managing General Partner, TippHill Capital Management LLC
Thomas Herskovits '69, '94 MBA: Managing Partner, Feldman Advisors
Jonathan J. Holtz '78: Chairman, Winholt Equipment Group
Robert Hornung '87: President, EVO Systems LLC
Hugh F. Johnston '83: Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Vice Chairman, PepsiCo Inc.
Steven A. Kass '78, CPA: Chief Executive Officer, Kass Advisory LLC
Scott Klein ’79: President, Specialized Services, Teleperformance SA; President and CEO, LanguageLine Solutions
James D. Kuhn '70, '72 MBA: President, Head of Investor Services, Newmark
Theodore A. Lachowicz '72: Owner, Higgins Investments LLC; President, Chairman of the Board, EBV Foundation
Robert J. Laughlin '87: Regional Market Manager, Metro New York
Deborah G. Leone '86, '87 MBA: Partner and Chief Operating Officer (retired), Investment Management Division, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Keith L. Lippert '78: Founding Partner, LHA
Patrick A. Mannion '80 MBA - Vice Chairman, Columbian Financial Group
Philip A. McNeill '81 - Managing Partner, Farragut Capital Partners LLC
Neeraj Mehta ’96 MBA: Chief Executive Officer, DigniFi Tech Inc.
Steven G. Merson '93: President, Command Companies
Robert H. Pearlman '64: Senior Portfolio Manager (retired), The Fraenkel Group, Neuberger Berman BD LLC
Edward J. Pettinella '76 MBA: Independent Director, Royal Oak Realty Trust
Kenneth A. Pontarelli ’92 (WHIT/A&S): Partner and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Group
Douglas A. Present '86: Founder, Douglas Present Associates
Neal H. Rotenberg '79: Managing Partner and President, Rotenberg Meril Solomon Bertiger & Guttilla P.C.
Joel A. Shapiro '59: President, Bartmon, Shapiro & Associates
Leonard H. Shapiro: President, Commander Enterprises LLC
Hon. Nancy Harvey Steorts '59 (FALK): President, Nancy Harvey Steorts International
Ian Thompson ’01: Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, Turnils North America Group Companies, Division of Hunter Douglas Window Fashions
Marcel Vernon Sr. ’94 MBA: Chief Financial Officer, University of New Hampshire
Roland L. Williams '97 (VPA): Founder and Chairman, Champion Academy
P.J. Wilmot '02: President, Wilmorite Inc.
Lee Zaretzky ’89: President , Ronsco Inc.
Jeffrey M. Zell '77: President and Chairman, JM Zell Partners Ltd.
Ex-Officio
Josh Fishman '12: Senior Brand Manager, Suave at Unilever
Alexander McKelvie, Interim Dean, Whitman School
Interested in Joining the WAC?
The Whitman Advisory Council is open to alumni who would like to become more involved in supporting the Whitman School. Those interested can complete the interest form to be considered.
WHITMAN ADVISORY COUNCIL INTEREST FORM