Issue of May 4-6.
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Princeton HealthCare System has announced the appointment of new trustees to the PHCS Board and new directors to the Board of Princeton HealthCare System Foundation.
New trustees on the Princeton HealthCare System Board include:
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr. Mourey’s distinguished career includes holding key positions at the University of Pennsylvania and on several federal advisory committees. She and her husband, Dr. Robert Lavizzo-Mourey, have two grown children, and reside in Princeton.
Marta Tienda, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University, also serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. A fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, she was recently named among the Top 100 Influential Hispanics by "Hispanic Business Magazine." Dr. Tienda resides in Princeton.
Stephen Distler of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity investment firm. Mr. Distler joined the firm in 1984 and is responsible for the firm’s investments in the field of education. He also serves on the boards of three educational companies that take innovative approaches to the integration of education and private enterprise. A member of the Republican Jewish Coalition, he chairs the Center for Policy Research of New Jersey. Mr. Distler and his wife, Dr. Roxanne Kendall, a pediatrician, live in Princeton and have three children.
New directors serving on the board of Princeton HealthCare System Foundation include:
Subha V. Barry first vice president, Merrill Lynch. With responsibility for the Multicultural and Diversified Business Development Group at Merrill Lynch, Ms. Barry applies an in-depth understanding of Indian culture to diversified business development at the company and she has assembled an effective multicultural team. She currently serves on the board of the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. She and her husband James live in Princeton with their two children.
Bruce G. Freeman retired Chairman and CEO of Marts and Lundy, a full-service consulting firm for nonprofits. Mr. Freeman joined the firm in 1967 and during his tenure developed the first electronic screening tool for fundraising. He currently serves as a trustee of Rutgers University and on the boards of the Raritan Millstone Alliance and the Nassau Club. Mr. Freeman and his wife, Marjorie, live in South Brunswick and have five grown children.
Margaret Lancefield, board certified in internal medicine, and a member of the medical and dental staff of Princeton HealthCare System. As medical director of University Medical Center at Princeton’s outpatient clinic, Dr. Lancefield leads a clinical effort that cares for 5,000 to 6,000 low-income residents. She is an associate professor of medicine at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Lancefield and her husband, Congressman Rush Holt, live in Hopewell Township and have three grown children and four grandchildren.
Nora C. Orphanides, former president of the University Medical Center at Princeton Auxiliary, began her service as a volunteer for the June Fete in 1980 and was an officer on the Auxiliary board from 1995 to 2000. She served as a trustee of Princeton HealthCare System and was on the Foundation board from 1999 to 2001. She also has been a member of the faculty at Princeton Ballet School since 1983. Ms. Orphanides lives in Princeton with her husband and has three grown children and one grandchild.
Peter Yi, a member of PHCS’ medical and dental staff, specializing in cancer care. Board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, he currently serves as section chief of oncology at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Recently named a "top doctor for women’s health" by New Jersey Life Magazine, he is past president of the American Cancer Society of Mercer County. Dr. Yi and his wife Alice reside in Princeton and have two sons.
Princeton HealthCare System is a respected nonprofit, community teaching system, supported by advanced technologies and an outstanding medical staff.
Princeton HealthCare System Foundation was established in 1978 to support the advancement of Princeton HealthCare System. The Foundation raises charitable funds through its annual appeal. The Foundation supports the purchase of new medical equipment and funds internal grants for innovative community outreach and education programs.
Carrier Clinic in Montgomery has announced the following appointments:
Dr. Cesar A. Fabiani as psychiatrist at Carrier Clinic. Prior to this appointment, he served as a medical director at Northwestern Institute of Psychiatry in Fort Washington, Pa. He also served as national medical director of the National Institute of Drug Addiction in La Paz, Bolivia; as medical director at the Girard Medical Center in the North Philadelphia Health System; and as a consultant on drug addiction for the World Health Organization.
Dr. Fabiani is certified by the American Psychiatric Association in general, administrative and addiction psychiatry and is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and internationally in the countries of Argentina and Bolivia.
John O’Neill was recently promoted to director of marketing. Previously he served as community outreach specialist. Since his employment at Carrier in 1998, he has been responsible for maintaining referral relationships for the both inpatient and outpatient services throughout the state.
Carrier Clinic is a private, nonprofit behavioral healthcare system founded in 1910, which provides treatment for psychiatric illness and substance dependence.
Dr. Michael Wong, a LASIK surgeon practicing at the Princeton Eye Group in both Princeton and Somerset, has been named a LaserVision Top 100 Surgeon for 2003. One of the world’s largest providers of refractive laser services, LaserVision presented the award to the surgeons who achieved the highest volume for LASIK in 2003. An area practitioner for over 21 years, Dr. Wong performed over 1,200 procedures last year, ranking him among this elite group. Princeton Eye Group was named a laser Vision Top 50 Practice for 2003. The doctors at Princeton Eye Group, Stephen Felton, R. David Reynolds, Richard Wong, Anita Miedziak, Samuel Liu and Dr. Wong performed over 1,600 LASIK procedures last year.
ENGINEERING
The Board of Directors of The Nielsen-Wurster Group Inc. has announced that Montgomery resident Reza Nikain has been promoted to the position of president. Formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer, he assumes the presidency position previously held by Patricia Galloway, who will continue to serve as chief executive officer of the firm. Nielsen-Wurster is internationally recognized as a management adviser and an expert to the engineering, legal, regulatory, industrial, commercial and construction industries.
R. G. Vanderweil Engineers Inc. has named Joseph A. Villante as HVAC department head and senior project manager in its Princeton and Philadelphia offices. He will oversee the day to day operations of his department and act as project manager on larger jobs. Mr. Villante recently completed his 40th year in the consulting engineering profession and has established an impressive background in the design and management of projects for the private and public sectors.
The firm has also named Bettyjane Watkins as an account executive in its Princeton office. With more than 25 years of experience working for engineers and architects in the metropolitan region, Ms. Watkins will be responsible for business development and service in the pharmaceutical, higher education and healthcare industries for both the Princeton office and the newly created Philadelphia office.
Vanderweil Engineers provides electrical and plumbing, fire protection, and telecommunications engineering abilities, assuring every client of accessible, in-house expertise. Headquartered in Boston with offices along the mid-Atlantic, Vanderweil delivers innovative engineering-based solutions to clients’ business challenges.
West Windsor resident Erhan Atay was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Newark College of Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in civil engineering from NCE and was cited for helping the college in myriad ways and for being a role model for current students. NCE is one of six colleges that constitute NJIT.
Mr. Atay is a project director for Washington Group International in Princeton and is responsible for projects in Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia. He also devotes time to professional engineering groups as well as to organizations that promote cultural understanding and is his employer’s coordinator for Habitat for Humanity.
LAW
Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, Blader & Lehmann, located in the Quakerbridge Executive Center in Lawrence Township, announce that Thomas Eschleman has joined the firm as an associate. Most recently an assistant Mercer County prosecutor, he will concentrate his practice in the areas of criminal defense, civil litigation and municipal law.
Dennis Brotman, a partner in the law firm Brotman, Graziano and Hubert in Hamilton, has earned certification by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). Mr. Brotman practices as a trial lawyer in the fields of personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice.
NBTA is a voluntary certification, it is not a requirement to practice law. Less then 100 lawyers in the state have achieved this national credential.
Mr. Brotman and his wife live in Hamilton Township.
GOOD DEEDS
At the sixth annual Education Law Center of New Jersey fund-raising event, Kids- in-Concert, May 12th at the State Theatre in New Brunswick, Arthur J. Grisi, 2004 co-chair of KIC and vice president, director of business development with Bovis Lend Lease, Inc., of Princeton, will be honored along with other Kids-in-Concert committee members.
Following graduation from Rutgers and NYU, Mr. Grisi embarked on an extensive career in the public sector. He is on the board of directors of the Princeton Chamber of Commerce and a former Union County Manager (CAO). As the 2004 co-chair of the Education Law Center’s Kids-in Concert fund-raiser, Mr. Grisi recognizes the importance of a fair education for every child in the state of New Jersey and endorses the importance of the Education Law Center’s ongoing efforts to advocate for the educational needs of the state’s children in the 30 "special needs" Abbott School Districts.
Bovis Lend Lease is a global construction management/real estate solutions service provider with many local clients including Merck & Co., NJ School Construction Corp., Princeton Township Board of Education and Washington Township Board of Education.
The American Cancer Society’s 17th annual "Celebration of Life" gala recently honored National Business Parks, managers of College Park at Princeton Forrestal Center in Plainsboro. In naming NBP as the corporate honoree, the society recognized the company’s long-time support which includes the creation and sponsorship of the annual Princeton "Corporate Challenge," a softball game between the New York Giants and a team composed of College Park tenants and other members of the area business community. The game, which has been chaired by NBP’s leasing executive, Tom Stange, has been a major fund-raiser for the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. Individual NBP members have also participated in ACS-sponsored events including Princeton’s "Jail & Bail", the Great American Smokeout and the Golf & Tennis Classic.
The American Cancer Society in Mercer County has earmarked funds raised at the gala to continue lifesaving cancer research, education, advocacy and patient services in the county. Currently more than $1.27 million of the society’s research funding is being utilized in Princeton University.
National Business Parks is the managing arm of Lawrence Zirinsky Associates, owners of College Park, an 11-building office complex on Route 1.
ARCHITECTURE
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners of Lambertville, has won five national awards for the residential and recreational facilities it has designed for communities geared toward empty nesters. Honors include three awards from the National Association of Home Builders Senior Housing Council and one Best In American Living Award, which is sponsored jointly by Professional Builder magazine and the National Association of Home Builders.
The awards include the best Active Adult Community Center (both small- and mid-size category), best Active Adult Community On the Boards, a Best in American Living Award for attached home up to eight units per acre and a National Association of Home Builders Pillars of the Industry Award.
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners has more than 30 years’ experience in residential and mixed-use development, handling complete architectural services, project feasibility studies, land planning and approvals.
JRS Architect, P.C., located on State Road in Princeton, has been ranked fourth in the Top 10 Fastest Growing Firms list complied by Interior Design Magazine. Additionally, the magazine named JRS to its Top 100 Giants list for the first time, having made the magazine’s Top 200 list for the past 17 years. The firm is ranked 86th, moving up from their 131st position in the Top 200 Giants List for 2003. This list ranks by design fees, the value and square feet of installed work and the size of its design staff.
Based in Mineola, N.Y., JRS Architect maintains a branch office in Princeton and is currently in the process of expanding its facility.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
West Windsor resident Louise C. Hall has been promoted to vice president/ controller of Hilltop Community Bank. An officer of Hilltop since the bank’s inception in 2000, she has worked in commercial banking in New Jersey for a number of years. With offices in Summit and Berkeley Heights, Hilltop Community Bank serves Union, Essex and Morris counties.