Great Conversations – March 29, 2012

Great Conversations offers an unforgettable evening of fine dining and stimulating conversation with prominent individuals from varied areas of interest, all of whom contribute to creating our vibrant community.

Thursday, March 29, 2012
Reception at 6pm — Dinner starts at 7:30pm
The Madison Hotel, Morristown, New Jersey (directions)
Seats are $195 each

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Guests can meet all of the distinguished conversationalists at a cocktail reception and then to enjoy in-depth discussion over dinner with their host conversationalist of choice. Learn about these remarkable individuals, their work, their thoughts on the world, their insights into their fields and the experiences that shaped their lives. This is an evening to exchange ideas, thoughts and savor the pleasure of live encounters. You may be surprised by what you discover!

2012 Host Conversationalists

Stephen P. Aluotto President, NK Architects	Val Azzoli Former Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman, Atlantic Records; Adjunct Professor, Rap/Rock, Montclair State University
Geoff Ballotti President and Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Exchange and Rentals	Paul A. Boudreau President, Morris County Chamber of Commerce
Linda Bowden Regional President, PNC Bank Northern New Jersey	Wayne Cabot Anchor, WCBS Newsradio
Ed Camp National Football League Head Linesman	Eileen Cornacchia Founder Old Bags™ event development company, President, Little Blackbird, Inc.
Hans Dekker President, Community Foundation of New Jersey	Suzanne Delehanty Director, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University
Dave Fall Chief Operating Officer, Clickable, Inc.	Nicholas Harary Chef and Owner, Restaurant Nicholas
Jill A. Hawk Superintendent, Morristown National Historical Park and Thomas Edison National Historical Park	Rob Kaufelt Proprietor, Murray’s Cheese, New York’s oldest Cheese Shop; Author, The Murray’s Cheese Handbook
Woody Kerkeslager Chief Executive Officer, Information Futures LLC, Information Technology Futurist	James A. Kutsch, Jr., PhD President and Chief Executive Officer, The Seeing Eye, Inc.
Jacques Lacombe Music Director, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra	Dr. Barbara-Jayne Lewthwaite President, Centenary College
Ruth B. Mandel, PhD Director, Eagleton Institute of Politics; Board of Governors Professor of Politics, Rutgers University	Damion A. Martins, MD Director of Internal Medicine, Team Physician NY Jets, Director of Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Director of Executive Health & Corporate Health, Atlantic Health System
Dr. Anne Matlack Artistic Director, Harmonium Choral Society	Maria R. Morris Executive Vice President, Global Employee Benefits, MetLife Inc.
David Noonan Journalist, Novelist, National Affairs Editor, Reader’s Digest	Amy Ellis Nutt 2011 Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist for “The Wreck of the Lady Mary,” Enterprise writer, The Star-Ledger
Todd Rechler Co-Chief Operating Officer and President, RXR Construction & Development	Al Sapienza Actor, “The Sopranos”
John Schreiber President and Chief Executive Officer, New Jersey Performing Arts Center	J. Peter Simon Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, William E. Simon and Sons
Richard A. Watson Trustee, Estate of Mark Twain	Tom Weatherall President and Chief Executive Officer, Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Jersey
Philip A. White, Jr. President and Chief Operating Officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, LLC	Barbara and John Wilkerson Art Collectors, American Folk Art and Indigenous Australian Art; US Chairman of the Global Poverty Project

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