SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship Program today announced the selection of Thomas Tighe to its 2003 Class of Henry Crown Fellows. Tighe is President and Chief Executive Officer of Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief International.
The Henry Crown Fellowship is designed to engage the next generation of leaders in the challenge of community-spirited leadership. It brings together young executives and professionals under age 45 who have already achieved conspicuous success in their chosen fields of endeavor. The new Henry Crown Fellows will meet four times over a two-year period and will undertake individual community service commitments.
The Henry Crown Fellows for 2003 are:
Sherman Baldwin, 38, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, CT
Cory Booker, 34, Booker, Rabinowitz, Trenk, Lubetkin, Tully, DiPasquale & Webster, PC, West Orange, NJ
Anne Devereux, 41, BBDO Health, New York, NY
Stacey M. Hadash, 36, Public Strategies, Inc., New York, NY
Mark Hoplamazian, 39, The Pritzker Organization, Chicago, IL
Russell C. Horowitz, 37, Marchex, Inc., Seattle, WA
John S. Johnson, 36, Eyebeam, Brooklyn and New York, NY
Peter Bicknell Kellner, 33, Richmond Financial LLC, San Francisco, CA
Richard Lai, 41, dollarDEX Pte. Ltd., Singapore
Marie-Christine Levet, 36, T-Online France, Paris, France
Lucy Marcus, 32, Marcus Venture Consulting, Somerset, England
David H. McCormick, Ph.D., 37, Freemarkets, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Eric L. Motley, Ph.D., 30, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
Jacob Ner-David, 34, 2bVentures, Jerusalem, Israel
Kevin T. Parker, 43, PeopleSoft, Inc., Pleasanton, CA
Markku E. Rentto, 39, REKA Corporation, Hyvinkää, Finland
Scott R. Royster, 38, Radio One Inc., Lanham, MD
Susan E. Siegel, 43, Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Thomas Tighe, 42, Direct Relief International, Santa Barbara, CA
Lynn Marie Utter, 40, Coors Brewing Company, Golden, CO
"We are delighted to welcome this year's class of Henry Crown Fellows," said Keith Berwick, executive director of the program. "They are admirably equipped to undertake the challenges of leadership at this critical time. We are confident that they will move ahead on the path from success to significance."
About the Henry Crown Fellowship Program and the Aspen Institute
The Henry Crown Fellowship Program was established in 1997 to honor the life and career of Chicago industrialist Henry Crown (1896-1990) and is funded by the Henry and Gladys Crown Charitable Trust Fund.
The Aspen Institute is a global forum for leaders. Through its seminar and policy programs, the Institute promotes the cause of enlightened, morally responsible leadership.
About Thomas Tighe
Thomas Tighe has served as President and CEO of Direct Relief International, a nonprofit humanitarian medical organization, since October 2000. Direct Relief has furnished more than $200 million in privately funded humanitarian medical aid worldwide since Tighe's arrival and was named one of America's Best 100 Charities by Worth magazine and rated by Forbes magazine as one of only four U.S. charities that is 100 percent efficient. From 1995-2000, he served as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer of the Peace Corps, overseeing day-to-day operations of the agency's worldwide programs and a resurgent growth of the agency to a 27-year high. Prior to that, Tighe served as Associate General Counsel of the Peace Corps, negotiating bilateral agreements to initiate programs in South Africa, China, and Bangladesh. From 1989-93, he served as Associate Counsel on the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, conducting oversight and developing legislation related to veterans' mental-health care, special disability programs, drug and alcohol treatment, and services for homeless veterans. He is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy, a director of the Dreamweaver Medical Foundation, and a former member of the Board of Directors of InterAction. A 1982 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Tighe received a J.D. in 1985 from the University of California, Hastings College of Law and an Honorary Doctorate of Law from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in May 2003. He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer teacher in rural Thailand from 1986-88. Tighe recently spoke at the Harvard Business School 4th Annual Conference on Social Enterprise.
About Direct Relief International
Founded in 1948 by two immigrant businessmen, Direct
Relief International is a non-profit, non-sectarian
humanitarian assistance organization based in Santa Barbara,
California. For 54 years, Direct Relief has provided
medical, material assistance in the form of pharmaceuticals,
supplies, and new and refurbished medical equipment to over
3,000 charitable health facilities worldwide. In 2002, the
organization provided more than $67 million (wholesale
value) in medical aid to 60 countries, enough provisions to
keep hundreds of local health professionals and clinics
productively engaged and treat millions of patients. Direct
Relief is recognized by Forbes Magazine as among the most
efficient charities in the country and by the Chronicle of
Philanthropy as a top U.S. Charity and the largest private
international relief organization in California. The
organization's website is at www.directrelief.org
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