December 17, 2007
Business leaders join trustees
sharon.dickman@rochester.edu
The newest members of the Board of Trustees bring
expertise in business, entrepreneurship, and law to their new
positions—along with close ties to the University.
Mark Ain ’67S (MBA) has been leading Kronos
Inc., a major software developer based in Massachusetts, for almost 30
years. He served as CEO and chairman of the company from 1977 until 2005
and is now executive chairman. He also serves on the board of directors of
several public, private, and charitable organizations.
Arunas Chesonis ’91S (MBA), ’04 (Honorary)
is chairman and CEO of PAETEC Holding Corp., one of the fastest growing
tele- communications companies in the country. Chesonis cofounded PAETEC
Communications in 1998. The company merged with US LEC Corp. in 2007 to
become PAETEC Holding.
David Flaum is the founder and CEO of Flaum Management
Co., a leading real estate development company based in Rochester. He
earned a bachelor of science degree from Syracuse University in 1975 and a
law degree from the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, N.H., in
1978. He has many board affiliations, including a presidential appointment
to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
R. Wayne LeChase is managing partner and former CEO of
LeChase Construction Services, a Rochester construction firm that is one of
the largest in the Northeast. A graduate of John Carroll University, he
earned his law degree from the University at Buffalo.
Nancy Lieberman ’77 is returning to the Board of
Trustees after serving as a voting trustee from 1994 to 2004 and as a
senior trustee from 2004 to earlier this year. An attorney with Skadden,
Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom in New York City, Lieberman earned her law
degree from the University of Chicago in 1979, and a master’s degree
in tax law in 1981 from New York University. She is a member of the Council
of Foreign Relations and a director of the Pacific Council on International
Policy.
“A great university deserves a strong and
committed Board of Trustees,” says G. Robert Witmer Jr. ’59,
chairman of the board. “We are delighted to have these five members
join the board and President Joel Seligman in pursuing the exciting
course ahead for the University.”
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