CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM ANNOUNCES
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
San Francisco, June 2008 - The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) announces the appointment
of six new members to the Museum’s Board of Trustees: Naomi Caspe, Dana Corvin,
Sam Hamilton, Sanford L. Hartman, Alexandra Moses, and Mark Schlesinger. The Museum’s
Board consists of 36 members whom are donors to the Campaign for the New Museum (a complete
list of board members including affiliations can be found at the end of this document). The Board is
led by Roselyne Chroman Swig, chair; Alison Geballe, vice chair; Matt Berler, treasurer; and David
M. Levine, secretary. Each board member brings new and important perspectives to the Museum’s
programming, outreach, and finances.
Naomi Caspe, a CJM founder and former trustee, has returned to the Museum’s Board of Trustees.
She currently resides in Chicago, IL and will lead the Museum’s national committee – which will
engage and cultivate members across the nation in support of the CJM’s efforts. Caspe serves as a
board member of the Foundation for Jewish Culture.
Dana Corvin, a Bay Area native, currently serves on the Board of Directors of Congregation
Emanu-el, The J (formerly the Jewish Bulletin), and the Morris Stulsaft Foundation. Former board
involvement includes the American Red Cross Bay Area, San Francisco Jewish Community Center,
United Jewish Community Centers, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, and the United Way of
the Bay Area-Alameda County Agency Relations Council. Corvin holds a BA from the University of
California Berkeley and a master’s degree in Special Education from San Francisco State University.
Sam Hamilton graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor’s degree in Art History. For
over 10 years, she was the Director of Woman’s Advertising at Polo. Working closely with Ralph
Lauren, Hamilton styled and produced all women’s and children’s photo shoots and runway fashion
shows. She currently resides in San Francisco and founded the home furnishing boutique March.
As the Vice President and Managing Director of Law at Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
Sanford L. Hartman, provides strategic legal advice to both the Corporation and Utility connection
with business, regulatory, and litigation matters. Hartman has over 20 years of legal experience in the
energy field first with Bishop, Cook, Purcell & Reynolds (now Winston & Strawn) and Long Lake
Energy Corporation before joining PG&E. He was Vice President and General Counsel at U.S.
Generating Company, a PG&E subsidiary, and held senior legal positions in PG&E National
Energy Group. Currently he is on the board of the California State Parks Foundation as well as the
Raoul Wallenberg Jewish Democratic Club, and Sherith Israel. Hartman is a graduate of Drew
University and Temple University School of Law.
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Alexandra Moses is the President of CS Information Technology, Inc., a provider of premium,
quality, searchable, business data, primarily to colleges and universities. Previously she was President
and CEO of Color Age, Inc. a company which she grew 14% in five years and was recognized two
years in a row on the INC. 500 list. Moses graduated from Mills College and has a JD and a LLM
(Tax) from the Boston University School of Law. She is also the First Vice Chair of Mills College,
and serves on the boards of the National Council for Research on Women and the American Craft
Council.
Mark Schlesinger is a private investor and the Managing Director of the Gaia Fund. Established in
1994 the Fund supports programs that benefit the environment and the Jewish community.
Schlesinger is the outgoing Vice President of the Board of Temple Emanu-El. Previously he has
been involved with the Association of Small Foundations, the San Francisco Zoo, the Coalition of
Jewish Life, Wexner Heritage Foundation, and the Sierra Club Foundation National Advisory Board.
Schlesinger holds a bachelor’s from Vassar College and an MBA from Columbia University.
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About the Contemporary Jewish Museum
With the opening of its new building on June 8, 2008, the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) will
usher in a new chapter in its 20-plus year history of engaging audiences and artists in exploring
contemporary perspectives on Jewish culture, history, art, and ideas. The new facility, designed by
internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind, will be a lively center where people of all ages
and backgrounds can gather to experience art, share diverse perspectives, and engage in hands-on
activities. Inspired by the Hebrew phrase “L’Chaim” (To Life), the building is a physical
embodiment of the CJM’s mission to bring together tradition and innovation in an exploration of
the Jewish experience in the 21st century.
For more information about the Contemporary Jewish Museum, visit the Museum’s website
www.thecjm.org.
For media information or visuals, please contact:
Contemporary Jewish Museum
Stacey Silver
(415) 655-7833
ssilver@thecjm.org
Norris Communications
Wendy Norris
(415) 307-3853
wendy@norriscommunications.biz
Kate Patterson
(415) 655-7835
kpatterson@thecjm.org
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Board of Trustees
As of March 9, 2016
Name
Affiliation/Occupation
Chair
Roselyne C. Swig
Civic Leader
Board
Pamela Baer
Matthew D. Barton
Matt Berler
Naomi Caspe
Harry Cohn
Dana Corvin
Sally-Ann Fain Epstein
Alison Geballe
Sam Hamilton
Sanford L. Hartman
F. Warren Hellman
Russell S. Holdstein
Stuart A. Kogod
Stephen Leavitt, MD
David M. Levine
Al Levitt
Joyce Linker
Siesel Maibach
Alan P. Mark
Alexandra Moses
Josh H. Oliver
Vivek Ranadive
Dorothy Saxe
Mark Schlesinger
Chara Schreyer
Paul H. Sedway
Joseph R. Seiger
Barbara J. Shragge
Francoise Skurman
Eta Somekh
Ruth S. Stein
Michael Steinberg
Marilyn Waldman
Ronald C. Wornick
Kenneth Zankel
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Civic Leader
Senior Director, Alvarez and Marsal Tax Advisory Services,
LLC
V.P. and Portfolio Manager, Osterweis Capital Management
Inc.
Civic Leader
Business Owner, Fallen Leaf Winery
Principal, Cal-Steam
Civic Leader
Civic Leader
Business Owner, March (Retail and Home Design)
Vice President and Managing Director, Law, PG& E
Business Leader/Financier, Hellman & Friedman LLC
Business Owner, Growth Strategies, Inc.
Business Owner, RayKo Photo Center
Private Investor and Civic Leader
Senior V.P., ARCS Commercial Mortgage Co.
Attorney, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Principal, ThinkEquity Partners, LLC
Civic Leader
President, The Mark Company
President, CS Information Technology, Inc.
Principal, Oliver & Co.
Chairman & CEO, TIBCO Software
Art Collector and Civic Leader
Private Investor; Foundation Trustee
Art Collector and Civic Leader
Principal, Sedway Consulting
Real Estate Developer, Vintage Properties
Senior Director- Portfolio Management, BNY Mellon Wealth
Management
Civic Leader
Civic Leader
Civic Leader
CEO, Macy’s West (retired)
Civic Leader
CEO, The Wornick Company (retired)
Restaurateur, The Grove
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