DIvIDEnD - Stephen M. Ross School of Business - University of ...

ClassNotes alumni updates
William Handorf, MBA ’67, is a professor
of finance and real estate at George
Washington University’s School of Business.
In January he began a two-year term on
the board of directors of Federal Home
Loan Bank of Atlanta. In addition to more
than 35 years of experience as a professor,
William completed two terms as a director
of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s
Baltimore branch, including two years as
chairman. His son Matthew is a first-year
MBA student at Ross.
Russell Poole, BBA ’76, was named senior VP
of human resources at Novell Inc. He is based
in the firm’s Waltham, Mass., headquarters.
Novell is a multinational software and services
corporation that specializes in enterprise
operation systems such as Linux. The firm
also delivers identity, security, systems
management, and collaboration solutions.
Mark Lezotte, BBA ’78/JD ’81, is a shareholder
in the law firm of Hall, Render, Killian,
Heath & Lyman in Troy, Mich. He was
named in 2009 Michigan Super Lawyers,
which tracks attorneys from more than 70
practice areas who have attained a high
degree of peer recognition and professional
William
Byrnes,
mBA ’73,
released his
novel Unfinished
Business through
durban house
in January. The
book chronicles an investment
banker with an exciting new
job in london. he thinks his
only problems are a difficult
client and an overleveraged
company until he receives a phone call
from his ex-fiancée, a beautiful and
unpredictable cIA agent. The book
is available on amazon.com.
achievement. Mark joined Hall Render
after 13 years at Oakwood Healthcare Inc.
in Dearborn, Mich., as corporate director
of legal affairs and general counsel. He
specializes in corporate, healthcare, tax, and
exempt organization matters; is a frequent
speaker on health- and law-related topics;
and has served in leadership roles on the
Federal Bar Association’s Health Law
Committee, the State Bar Business Law
Section, and the State Bar Nonprofit
Corporations Committee.
James Lefkowitz, BBA ’81, has been named
COO of Mandalay Media in Los Angeles.
Jim joined Mandalay in 2007 from Cantor
Fitzgerald, where he was managing director
of Cantor Entertainment. Prior to Cantor,
he was an agent for eight years at Creative
Artists Agency, where he represented clients
in connection with film, television, and other
media ventures. Mandalay’s mission is to
build a unique combination of new media
distribution and content companies through
acquisitions with domestic and foreign businesses.
Through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Twistbox Entertainment, the company is a
leading global producer and publisher of
mobile entertainment.
Terri Albert, BBA ’84, spent almost 15
years selling advertising space in a 14-state
territory and helped launch Chicago’s
Divorce magazine. She also spent six years
selecting speakers for internal communications,
biometrics, and government
conferences, and worked for a nonprofit.
In August 2008 she started The Chicago
Organizer, a professional organizing
business offering help with residential
clutter concerns. “I work throughout the
Chicagoland area,” says Terri, “so if you’re
overwhelmed with your decluttering projects,
call me at 773-401-9572 or check out
my website: www.chicago-organizer.com.
Alumni get special pricing if you mention
you saw me in Dividend.” Contact Terri at
terri@chicago-organizer.com.
Don Mulligan, MBA ’85, was appointed to
the board of directors at the Minneapolisbased
Tennant Co. Don is executive VP
and CFO for General Mills. He joined
the company in 2001 and has held various
senior management positions. Prior to
joining General Mills, Don gained extensive
experience in financial management,
operations, and international administration
in various positions with Pillsbury, PepsiCo
Inc., and YUM! Brands Inc.
Richard J. Liekweg, MBA ’87, has been
named president of Barnes-Jewish Hospital
and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital,
as well as group president of BJC Health-
Care. The hospital system is St. Louis’
largest employer with more than 9,300
employees and a 1,832-member medical
staff. It also is the largest hospital in
Missouri. Richard previously was CEO and
associate vice chancellor of the University
of California, San Diego Medical Center.
Prior to that, he spent more than 15 years in
leadership positions at the Duke University
Health System.
Robert Mazzacavallo, MBA ’87, was named
CFO of San Diego-based Veridiam in
November. Veridiam is a contract manufacturer
of high-precision, fabricated assemblies
and metal components, primarily
serving Fortune 500 companies in the
medical devices, power generation,
aerospace, and general industrial markets.
Before joining Veridiam, Robert was CFO
at C-Tech Industries in Camas, Wash.
Sherman Edmiston III, MBA ’90, has
joined Zolfo Cooper in New York. He had
been with Huron Consulting Group.
Sherman has more than 17 years of experience
in distressed and special situations as
a financial adviser, investor, and lender.
At Huron Consulting Group (and prior
to that at Glass & Associates), he was
responsible for managing the firm’s
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