Dean Furda Speaks on Penn and the Admissions Landscape
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hapPENNingsOctober 2009 THE PENN CLUB OF NEW YORK NYC Residential Real Estate Panel: Buying & Selling in the Current Market | Monday October 5th, 7:00 p.m. What is really going top 5% of the firm’s brokers and was the winner of on in the current real estate market? Is it really a many company and industry awards. In 1987, Mrs. good time to buy? Can buyers get mortgages? What if Ramirez assumed the management role of Director of you need to sell? Where are the opportunities in the Sales and was promoted to Executive Director of Sales current market, and who is best positioned to take ad- in 1993; and, named President in 1999. She was also a vantage of them? How have the proliferation of blogs partner and board member until the firm was acquired In This and increased access to information online changed in 2001 by Terra Holdings whose principals include David Burris, Kent M. Swig, Arthur Zeckendorf and 2 General Manager’s Corner the nature of the NYC marketplace for buyers and Issue sellers? The media loves to speculate, but we have the Will Zeckendorf. Mrs. Ramirez is an active member of 3 Book Group Luncheons real answers. Our esteemed panelists will cover these REBNY, where she serves on multiple Boards. topics and more in an engaging discussion on the cur- Lockhart Steele is the founder and president of 3 Class Happy Hours rent state of the NYC real estate market. Speakers: Curbed.com LLC, a network of city-centric blogs 4 Hedge Fund Panel Diane M. Ramirez is President of publishing in New York, Los An geles, San Francisco, Halstead Property, a leading residential and the Hamptons. In addition to Curbed.com, the 4 Young Alum Homecoming Bash real estate brokerage firm. A real estate company’s flagship site that covers real estate and 6 Intra Clubs agent since 1973, Diane helped to found neighborhood news, the company also publishes the Halstead together with Clark Halstead restaurant and bar gossip blog Eater.com and the 6 Pink Slip Tuesday in 1984. She consistently ranked in the Real Estate Panel continues on page 2 7 Wine Dinner Liz Rubin, M.A., President and HapPENNings Calendar Selling Your Transferable Founder of Corporate Life Strategy, Skills | has advised and counseled hundreds Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00 p.m. Practically all senior of top-level executives and worked for ARTICLE See at a glance what each executives find themselves in the following position major global executive search firms IcOns article means for you! at some time in their career: Your former title and job including Korn Ferry International and description are X and the job posting states require- Spencer Stuart. She has over 20 years of professional Networking Drinks ments of Y. In practice and substance, the difference experience in the areas of executive search, govern- between jobs X and Y is small, and during your 20 ment, career counseling and career management. As a Certified Executive Coach, Liz has coached Learning Dining plus years as executive X you have come across just about everything that executive Y would need to professionals in Fortune 500 companies and major know or do. However, the title, reporting hierarchy, philanthropic organizations. She can be reached at Healthy Snacks company size, compensation structure, and industry [email protected]. of Y are different, and the hiring manager, corporate Dan White, M.A. is a career manage- Entertainment HR, and recruiter are determined to simplify the ment consultant and leadership coach process and exclude everyone who is not a perfect with degrees in Organizational Psychol- The Penn Club is now accepting match. Do you look at the odds of being hired and ogy and Career Management. He automatic payments for House move on, or develop tactics and strategies to convince has worked in over 25 organizations, Charges! For your convenience, all the gatekeepers that your skills not only are easily coaching several hundred professionals monthly account bills can now be transferable, but perhaps also preferable to those listed toward successful careers. Dan has developed and run automatically deducted from your in the job posting? career management workshops at four major corpora- US personal checking or savings Two experts in the field of career management and tions, and written a book on Leadership Coaching. account. See insert for details. corporate recruiting will discuss methods of market- Prior to his coaching career, he served as a Director of ing transferable skills, with an emphasis on dealing Training and Career Development at Citibank. See E-HapPENNings for with the narrow and by-the-book hiring procedures $15 per member and $30 per guest by October 26th information about our TESLA of most companies. Presentations are followed by at noon. $25 per member and $40 per guest walk-in. test-drive event on November 3rd! group Q&A. For reservations, e-mail [email protected] or fax 212.403.6621 or RSVP online. All programs require written reservations. Please mail, fax (212.403.6621), e-mail ([email protected]), or register on the Web site (www.pennclub.org) to reserve. 1 “How’s the Club doing?” Members frequently ask me that past few months have shown some weakness, and our question, and with even more frequency in light of the fall months will probably not be as strong as in previous economic turmoil that has been on all of our minds over years. However, as we look towards the late winter and the past year. The short answer is that we are doing OK, early spring months, there are signs that our activities but that does need some qualification. will be getting back on track. The economic slowdown has certainly had an effect on Although our financial performance may not have been the Penn Club. Our operating departments are less active, quite “up-to-par” recently, it’s been exciting to note that and we have experienced a decrease in our total member- the Penn Club has remained a reliable source of comfort ship numbers. While we need to keep an eye on these and community for our members. Use of the Business areas, they don’t tell the whole story. Center has increased significantly, our Living Room is often filled with members connecting or just taking a The Penn Club entered this recession in a very strong GENERAL break, and our Club in general has been THE gathering position. We had no debt on our books, and there were place for our members and their guests. In the final no capital projects on the horizon. Thanks to the Board of analysis, that’s what private clubs are all about. It’s not MANAGER’S Directors’ foresight and support, we have been able to be the building or its facilities that draw members in. It’s the vigilant with our preventive maintenance programs. The fact that they are a place for individuals with common result is that our facilities remain in excellent condition. interests to gather and socialize. I am proud to see that In addition, due to some very strong prior years, we have the Penn Club has grown into the quintessential private been able to build a fairly strong cash reserve. These social club in just fifteen short years, and I know all of you factors have combined to place us in a good position to share in that pride as well. Corner weather this storm. My staff and I look forward to being a part of your Due to their nature, private clubs generally begin to feel continuing Penn Club experience. We are committed to the full effects of a recession slower than the rest of the providing you with an outstanding club experience. We economy, and they likewise begin to feel the effects of hope to see you often at your home-away-from-home in a recovery somewhat behind other businesses. This has New York. proven true this time as well. The Club ended our fiscal year on June 30, 2009 in a fairly strong position. The —Peter M. Homberg, CCM Real Estate Panel continued from page 1 Young Alumni shopping and retail-obsessed blog Racked.com. Moderator: Renée Fishman, Esq. Homecoming Bash | Prior to running Curbed, Steele served as the is an Associate Broker at Halstead Tuesday, October 13th, 7:30-10 p.m. Pre-Game editorial director of Gawker Media. Property, LLC, where she works with other Young Alumni! When was the last Montgomery Bays holds a PhD in Economics with buyers and sellers of residen- time you “pre-gamed” weeks in advance? The from Columbia University and has leveraged his tial real estate. Ms. Fishman uses Penn Club Young Alumni Committee invites you background into a highly successful career as a a variety of social media outlets to connect with (and a guest!) to the second FREE (club-spon- mortgage professional with The Shaio Group, clients and market properties for sellers. Prior sored) Penn Club of New York Young Alumni an elite team of highly specialized residential to joining Halstead, Renée spent several years as Homecoming Pre-Game Bash. Warm up for the mortgage professionals at Bank of America an attorney with Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP, big Homecoming weekend with complimentary Home Loans. He has vast experience in putting where she specialized in licensing of technology beer, wine, soda, hors d’oeurves, and special together residential mortgages at all levels, and and software. Renée earned her B.A. in Commu- homecoming treats. See old friends, make new in all 50 states, and has worked on deals ranging nication and Marketing from Penn in 1997, and ones, and celebrate Penn’s forthcoming Home- from $100K to over $30M.