911³Ō¹Ļ Foundation Board Appoints New Chair, Welcomes Members
911³Ō¹Ļās Board of Directors welcomedĀ Raul Valero ā10 in the 2021 fiscal year and Paul Pagnato ā86 and Arlene Fine Klepper in the 2020 fiscal year.Ā
The Foundation Boardās executive committee for the 2021 fiscal year are Steve Schmidt as chair; Brian Poulin as vice chair, treasurer and finance committee chair; Phyllis Gladstein as secretary; and Stewart Martin ā89 as immediate past chair.
Steve SchmidtĀ retired in 2016 as president of Office Depot International. Previously, Schmidt was president and chief executive officer for AC Nielsen, a global market research and information company. Prior to that, he spent 18 years at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo, and eight years at Pillsbury. Schmidt joined the Board in 2017, serving the past two years as vice chair and chair of the philanthropy committee.Ā
āThe Board has welcomed some talented new members over the last few years and I look forward to working closely with all of them in my new capacity as chair,ā Schmidt said.
Raul A. Valero ā10, is an attorney in the Boca Raton office for the AM Law 100 ranked law firm of Nelson Mullins, focusing his practice on real estate transactions, commercial financing and lending. Valero earned his bachelorās degree from 911³Ō¹Ļ in 2010 and a juris doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University in 2013. He played football for 911³Ō¹Ļ from 2005 to 2007. Valero and his wife, Andria Galarraga Valero ā09, reside in West Palm Beach.
Paul Pagnato ā86Ā is founder and CEO at PagnatoKarp, an independent family office and wealth management firm based in Reston, Virginia. He is also co-chair of the PagnatoKarp Investment Committee. Pagnato is ranked on Barronās Top 100 Independent Wealth Advisors list and also onĀ ForbesĀ Americaās Top Wealth Advisors list.Ā
Arlene Fine KlepperĀ is a retired lawyer and is a resident of both Boca Raton and Washington, D.C. During her career, Klepper worked at the United States Department of Justice, and was a partner at the law firms of Kutak Rock and Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn. Before retiring, she also served as chief of staff to the chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.
The 911³Ō¹Ļ Foundation Board is comprised of a dedicated group of alumni and friends of the University who volunteer their time and expertise to spearhead fundraising efforts and manage the Foundationās assets.
For more information about the 911³Ō¹Ļ Foundation, visitĀ .
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