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Apogee Marks its Tenth Year of Operations by Naming its Global Advisory Council and Unveiling its Ne
Added: (Tue Jul 11 2006)
New York (eMediaWire) July 11, 2006 -- The Apogee Foundation today marked the start of its tenth year of operations by unveiling a new logo and naming an eleven member, global Advisory Council of leading specialists to advise and assist it in the fulfilment of its mission. These developments coincide with Apogee's rapid international expansion and the consolidation of its position as a leading force for the development of human excellence in the performing arts around the world.
Apogee's new logo was rendered by a creative design team which included both members of Apogee's management and Foundation beneficiaries. As the product of this partnership, it is intended to convey both the vision of those working to carry out the organization's mission as well as the dreams of those whom it is intended to serve.
The Foundation's international Advisory Council is constituted of leading figures in the professions, the arts, business, politics and education. The Advisory Council advises the Foundation's directors and officers on all aspects of fulfilling Apogee's global mission. Given the extraordinary breadth of skills and backgrounds represented on this body, the Council also is designed to function as a collaborative forum for advancement of each of the Foundation's aims in the diverse geopolitical regions where it is active.
Serving as Chairman of Apogee's Advisory Council for the 2006-2007 season is Fred Harrison, the Managing Partner of Ansdell Associates, who has advised and assisted the Foundation since the year 2000.
Also named to the Apogee's Advisory Council are ten other specialists, each of whom has devoted his or her talents selfelssly to the development of the Foundation and the fulfilment of its mission around the world for many years:
• Svetlana Borodina, former Director of Investor Relations at Sibneft and current Director of Financial and Trade Communications for TNK-BP (institutional relations and communications advisor)
• Boris V. Egorov, former Deputy Chairman of the Culture Fund of the Russian Federation and current Deputy Editor of "Our Heritage" Magazine (Russian cultural and political advisor)
• Michael Fortier, former Managing Director of each of Salomon Brothers, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan and current Managing Director of Slavia Capital (financial advisor and Central European affairs advisor)
• Tommy Helsby, Chairman for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Kroll (risk management advisor and Europe and Middle East advisor)
• Yuri Kuznetsov, Minister of Culture and Tourism for the Odessa Province of Ukraine and Professor of music at both the Stolyarsky State Music School and the Odessa Conservatory (music advisor and Ukrainian cultural and political advisor)
• JoAnna Lin-Neuhaus, former Senior Manager of International Taxation for Deloitte & Touche and current Director of International Finance for Wal-Mart (accounting and tax advisor and Chinese affairs advisor)
• John A. Mann II, former Head of International Media Relations for Sibneft and current Head of International Public Relations for Millhouse Capital (public relations and public affairs advisor)
• Francesca Martonffy, former National Program Director and Acting CFO of the World Affairs Councils of America, former Chairman of Art Enables, and current Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum (public policy and philanthropy advisor)
• John H. Silva, former Presidential Operations Manager for the U.S. military and current political theory specialist at Harvard University (political and international affairs and Japanese affairs advisor)
• Roman A. Zavarov, former student of the leading Russian and American performing arts training programs and dancer for American Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet (student/trainee and performer/artist beneficiaries representative and advisor).
All appointments are effective immediately. Additional members of the Council will be named during the 2006-2007 season to compliment the ongoing expansion of Apogee's programs around the world. For continuously updated information on the Advisory Council's members and activities, please refer to the Foundation's website: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/people/advisors.php
Advisory Council Chairman Fred Harrison said: "I am delighted to accept the Chairmanship of the Council for this first year. I think it is indicative of Apogee's broad mission that it has appointed an advisory group from such diverse backgrounds. All of us on the Council look forward to contributing to the future success of both Apogee and the many talented performers it seeks to support."
Apogee President Kenneth Schneider said: "It is inspiring to work with such talented and dedicated professionals in service of the world's most talented and dedicated artists. On behalf of the global Apogee family, I warmly welcome the members of Apogee's 2006-2007 Advisory Council as the ideal way to mark the culmination of our first decade of operations. We sincerely thank each and all of the Council's members for devoting their valuable skills to the service of humanity's greatest vision of itself."
To view this news release with full photographic content and to download printer friendly and PDF formats, as well as to obtain translations into other languages, please refer to the Foundation's website: http://www.ApogeeFoundation.org/awareness/2006-2007/pr060711.php
About The Apogee Foundation ®
The Apogee Foundation began activities in Russia in 1997 and was incorporated in the United States in 2004 as a New York based not-for-profit corporation. Apogee is dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts. It supports cultural institutions and individual artists, providing administrative, promotional, and financial support to help talented individuals achieve their full potential, and enabling this potential to be showcased to the world.