Board of Trustees <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> Board of Trustees 2007–2008 18 Explorer Autumn 2008 Front Row (left to right): Thomas R. Barna*, Gail A. Evans, CFRE*, Benjamin J. Ventresca, Jr. ’70, A.J. Gabriele, Brother Richard Kestler, FSC ’60, Deacon Joel M. Ziff, Julia K. Maher*, Ernest M. Behr ’73, Brother Andrew Bartley, FSC, and Judith Paul Middle Row (left to right): Edward J. Fitzgerald, III ’81, Joseph H. Donahue ’58, Joseph L. Marchese*, Brother Timothy J. Froehlich, FSC, Joseph F. Slabinski, III ’67, Mark A. Gibbons ’92*, Robert P. Moran ’69, Edward R. Solvibile ’58, and Timothy P. Hughes ’72 Top Row (left to right): Joseph J. Ragg, Jr. ’73, Michael L. Brown ’76, Austin A. Meehan ’79, Brother Timothy Ahern, FSC, James A. Donahue, III ’86*, Brother James L. Butler, FSC, Vincent W. Walters ’59, Carl W. Holmes, Esq. ’83, and Alfred P. Salvitti ’70 Missing from the photo: Catherine A. Cassidy, James D. Danella, John C. Fenningham, Esq. ’68, Brother Edward Gallagher, FSC, Sister Anita MacDonald, SSJ, Robert B. Mills, Brother Gerard Molyneaux, FSC, Brother Robert Schaefer, FSC ’85, and William A. Whiteside, Jr., Esq. ’46 * Service Members
In addition, the following men completed their terms as members of the Board of Trustees: Brother Timothy Ahern, FSC James D. Danella James A. Donahue, III ’86 John C. Fenningham, Esq. ’68 Carl W. Holmes, Jr., Esq. ’83 Joseph F. Slabinski , III ’67 William A. Whiteside, Jr., Esq. ’46 <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> owes much to the guidance of these individuals during a period of strategic planning and expansion and greatly appreciates their 62 years of combined service to the Board of Trustees. In August, eight new members joined the Board of Trustees. 19 Explorer Autumn 2008 New Members of the Board of Trustees This year saw a significant “changing of the guard” on our Board of Trustees as nine members completed their terms. <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is most appreciative of the valued service of Edward R. Solvible ’58, Vincent W. Walters ’59, and Robert B. Mills – who served as committee chairs and who each gave nine years of service to the school. <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> welcomes the following new members of the Board of Trustees: Patricia Brabson is the Assistant Vice President for Cash Management for Beneficial Savings Bank in Philadelphia. She has held a variety of positions during her 39-year tenure at Beneficial Savings Bank. Patricia is Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Sisters of Saint Joseph, a member of the Financial Advisory Board for the Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Saint Basil Academy. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Manor <strong>College</strong> and currently resides in <strong>La</strong>fayette Hill. Anthony J. Gillespie ’68 is a retired director of the American Express Foundation in Wilmington, DE. He holds a B.A. from <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> University as well as an M.B.A. from Drexel University. Tony is currently the President of the Alumni Association at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and has served on the Alumni Association Board of Trustees for six years. He is the father of two <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> graduates – T.J. ’93 and Tim ’99. Tony and his wife, Kathy, reside in Huntingdon Valley. Gerald T. Hathaway, Esq. ’72 is a partner with Littler Mendelson, P.C. in New York. He has practiced labor and employment on behalf of management exclusively since 1979, and has developed expertise in advising corporate clients, private equity funds, investment bankers and financial institutions with respect to labor and employment issues in the contexts of local, national, and international corporate transactions and financial restructuring. Jerry holds a B.A. from <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> University and a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh <strong>School</strong> of <strong>La</strong>w. He resides in Manhattan with his wife, Kate McCauley. Francy Dooley Kent is a partner in the Hope Bracelet Company, which specializes in the design and production of bracelets used to raise funds for breast cancer research. Francy holds a B.A. in English from Arcadia University and is a Past President of the Mothers’ Club at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> and the mother of three <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> graduates – Kevin ’93, Brian ’96, and Sean ’99. She and her husband, John ’68, a former member of the Board of Trustees, reside in Lower Gwynedd. Denis J. <strong>La</strong>wler, Esq. ’66 is a partner with Blank Rome, LLP in Philadelphia and handles litigation for legal professional liability, government contracts, and real estate. Denis has more than thirty years of experience counseling clients, asserting and defending claims, briefing, and arguing appeals in a wide variety of matters. He is a Past President of The <strong>La</strong>wyers’ Club of Philadelphia and holds a B.A. from St. Joseph’s University and J.D. from Villanova University <strong>School</strong> of <strong>La</strong>w. Gregg R. Melinson, Esq. ’82 is the former deputy general counsel to Governor Tom Ridge and currently the Chief Marketing Partner for Drinker Biddle, LLP in Philadelphia. With a unique perspective on state government, Gregg has provided invaluable advice to clients in matters involving the interplay between business and government at all levels. In addition to government affairs, Gregg practices commercial and employment litigation as well as advises fast-growing companies on unique business challenges. He appears regularly as a commentator on Inside Story, a weekly political and public opinion roundtable televised on WPVI-TV. Gregg is a former member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> as well as the former member of the Board of Trustees of <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> Academy. He holds a B.A. from <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> University and a J.D. from Duke <strong>La</strong>w <strong>School</strong>. Brother Ernest Miller, FSC is the Director of the Office of Education and <strong>La</strong>sallian Mission Formation for the Baltimore District of the Christian Brothers in Adamstown, MD. He is the primary liaison between the various schools in the Baltimore District and mission formation activities of the Christian Brothers. Brother Ernest has served as a member of the faculty at West Catholic <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> as well as Central Catholic <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. He was also a member of the faculty at <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> on two separate occasions – 1993–94 and 1998– 2001 – when he taught history and religion as well as served as moderator for the <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> Chapter of Amnesty International. Brother Ernest holds a B.A. from Loyola New Orleans, an M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University, an M.A. in Education from <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> University, and an M.L.S. from Georgetown University. John “Jake” Whalen ’67 is the President of The WHARCO Realty Group, Inc. in Bethesda, MD. Jake founded the company in 1987 for the purpose of managing, leasing, and developing real estate properties and to provide consulting services to its clients on a fee basis. The company, which now has sales in excess of $10 million, provides full service property and management and leasing services for shopping centers, office buildings, condominiums, and business parks in the Metropolitan, DC area and provides consulting services to clients in the areas of property management, leasing, and brokerage. Jake is a founding member of the Washington, DC Roundtable for <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from <strong>La</strong> <strong>Salle</strong> University and an M.B.A. from Widener University. He and his wife, Linda Rabbit, reside in Bethesda, MD.
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