Gigi Chavez de Arnavat

Managing Director

Goldman Sachs

 

Stacie Mintz

Managing Director 

Quantitative Management Associates

 

Nyron Presuad

Counsel

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP


 




 


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UPCOMING EVENTS 

5TH ANNUAL DIGITAL POWER LUNCH 
Founding Sponsor: Interactive One  
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 
12:30pm - 2:30pm
By invitation only 

POWER SERIES: A BREAKFAST CONVERSATION WITH MONIQUE HERENA
Hosted by BNY Mellon
Thursday, May 28, 2015 
8:00am - 10:00am 
Attendee Profile: Vice President and Above or Equivalent Title Across Sectors 
If you're interested in attending this event, please contact Janyce Hunt.
ANNOUNCEMENTS   

 

LEARNING TO LEAD SERIES: DINNER & CONVERSATION WITH CARLA HARRIS

On Monday, March 30, 2015 fifteen participants from the CUP Fellows Program and CUP Executive Leadership Program (ELP) attended an exclusive dinner and conversation, with Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Global Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, powered by CastleOak Securities L.P. Ms. Harris shared her perspective and strategies for positioning yourself for leadership, navigating your career, and giving back. To view the photos from the event, please click here. 

 

 

 

8TH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP GALA

On Thursday, April 9, 2015, the Council of Urban Professionals hosted its 8th Annual Leadership Gala, where we honored four distinguished leaders who are making significant strides toward advancing diversity and inclusion:

CREATIVE VISIONARY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Vanessa Morrison

President of Twentieth Century Fox Animation

 

Nancy Utley

President, Fox Searchlight Pictures

    

Brennon Marcano, CUP Executive Director, presenting the

Creative Visionary Leadership Awards 

to Vanessa Morrison, President, Twentieth Century Fox Animation (left) & Nancy Utley, President, Fox Searchlight Pictures (right)

 
CIVIC & EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD

 

Selma for Students & The Four Visionary Couples Spearheading The Movement

Accepted by Valentino D. Carlotti, Head of Institutional Client Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  

Gala Host Mara Schiavocampo, ABC News Correspondent (left), presenting the

Civic & Educational Leadership Award

to Valentino D. Carlotti, Head of Institutional Client Group at Goldman, Sachs & Co. (right),

on behalf of Selma for Students & The Four Visionary Couples Spearheading The Movement: Kenneth & Kathy Chenault, Dr. Tony & Robyn Coles, Bill & Carol Lewis, and Charles & Karen Phillips. 

 

CORPORATE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION LEADERSHIP AWARD

 

 

Prudential Financial, Inc. 


 Lori Fouché, CEO of Group Insurance at Prudential Financial, Inc. (right), presenting the

Corporate Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Award

to Judy Rice, Chief Diversity Officer at Prudential Investment Management (left),

on behalf of Prudential Financial, Inc.

 

Click here to view pictures from the event.

 

Click here to watch our 2015 Honorees' tribute videos. 

 

Special thanks to our Gala Host, Mara Schiavocamo, and Gala Chair, Keisha Smith-Jeremie, as well as to our Co-Chairs, Benefit Committee, sponsors, and volunteers for making the evening a great success.

 

If you were unable to join us at the event, you can still support CUP's fundraising efforts by making a donation on our website.

 

For information on supporting CUP and/or becoming one of our Corporate Partners, contact Samantha E. Erskine, CUP's Director of Development at serskine@nycup.org.

 

 

2015 CUP FELLOWS GIVE BACK 

Volunteerism and philanthropy are an important part of the CUP Fellows Program experience. On April 28, 2015 the 2015 CUP Fellows participated in a volunteer event with Free Arts NYC, decorating gift bags for an upcoming Free Arts Day- an art festival for underserved children. Each month, over 300 at-risk children take part in a Free Arts Day and work with mentors to create art projects. 

From Left to Right: Reena Abraham, Jorge Santana, Courtney Andrews, Ari Joseph, Hannah Mayhew, and Jamaal Glenn

CUP NEWS 

WELCOME TO OUR NEW CUP MEMBERS

Click here to see the full list of our newest members.

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO CUP MEMBERS     

  • Fernando Bohorquez, 2010 CUP Fellow & Partner at BakerHostetler, was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA on Data Privacy Issues for Startups. To read the full article, please click here. 

  • Valerie White, Member of CUP Leadership Institute Board of Advisors and Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager, Housing Enterprises and Structured Securities at Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, joined the Brooklyn Arts Council Board of Directors. 


FELLOWS ALUMNI BREAK RECORDS IN 2015 FELLOWS ALUMNI GIVING CAMPAIGN!

Many thanks to our CUP Fellows Alumni for their generous contributions to the 2015 CUP Fellows Alumni Giving Campaign! Their efforts doubled last year's total of $10,000, for a record of $20,165 in funds raised!


 

The proceeds from CUP's Annual CUP Fellows Alumni Giving Campaign go directly to enhancing our Fellows Program and Fellows Alumni initiatives. The program prepares participants for impactful civic involvement via skills-based leadership development trainings and networking opportunities. Thanks to increased support of the CUP Fellows Program, we have added several new components to the curriculum including executive coaching and quarterly volunteer engagements at local nonprofits, such as GrowNYC and Free Arts NYC.


 


 2015 Fellows kick off their ten-month program on civic leadership development.


 

Support from individuals in the CUP community expands opportunities for future Fellows and enables CUP to achieve our mission to connect, empower and mobilize the next generation of diverse business and civic leaders. 


To contribute to the Fellows Program, please email Samantha E. Erskine, Director of Development, at serskine@nycup.org.


To learn more about becoming a 2016 Fellow contact Avi Tamir Temchin, Director of Programs, at atamir@nycup.org.


PARTNER NEWS


 

CREATIVE CHANGES AWARDS

On Tuesday, May 12, 2015 from 6:00pn to 9:30pm, The Opportunity Agenda will be hosting their Creative Change Awards 2015 at Current-Pier 59 on 18th Street and West Side Highway in New York City. This year they will be honoring Lorraine Toussaint, Award-winning Actress from Selma, Orange is the New Black, & I'll Fly Away, Dream Defenders & Phillip Agnew, Executive Director and Co-Founder, and Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP & Daniel L. Greenberg, Special Counsel. To purchase tickets, please click here. For further information or to inquire about sponsorships, please contact Jessica Wells-Hasan at 212-231-2234 or jwells-hasan@opportunityagenda.org.

 

MoCADA MASQUERADE BALL

The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), is excited to celebrate its 15th anniversary of serving the community through the arts with its inaugural MoCADA Masquerade Ball, to be held Thursday, May 14, 2015, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Lepercq Space. They will celebrate individuals who have positively influenced the Contemporary African Diasporan Arts and the community, including Tonya Lewis Lee and Spike Lee with the Philanthropic Advocacy Award; Mickalene Thomas with the Artistic Advocacy Award; Phillip Agnew and the Dream Defenders with  the Social Justice Advocacy Award, and TransCanada with the Corporate Advocacy Award. To purchase tickets, please click here. 

 

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JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

Bloomberg is hiring. Learn more...

 

Colgate-Palmolive is hiring. Learn more...


Viacom is hiring. Learn more...


 
To learn more about other job opportunities, click here...    

Does your company have employment opportunities that you would like us to share with CUP's diverse network of professionals?  If so, please reach out to us!  We can post your reviewed and approved job position(s) in our newsletter and on our website. 
 

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