Barry R. Feirstein '74

Barry R. Feirstein is owner and president of Feirstein Capital Management Corporation, a private investment management firm. Feirstein graduated from Brooklyn College summa cum laude with a B.S. in economics and membership in Phi Beta Kappa. He earned an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1978 and became a technology analyst for Equitable Capital Management Corporation of New York. He managed the firm's aggressive growth portfolio from 1984 to 1992 so successfully that the financial press noted his capacity to foretell trends and discover promising areas his fellow professionals had overlooked.

Feirstein and the members of his fund management team were among the first to recognize innovations that would bring new small and medium-sized companies to the forefront. Many of the little-known companies he invested in became household names — companies such as Genentech and Apple. These positions propelled his company's funds and managed accounts to the top of their sectors.

Feirstein has brought his gift for teamwork and his capacity for strategic thinking to the Brooklyn College Foundation, which he joined in 2005. Before being elected chair of the foundation, he served as chair of the foundation's Audit and Finance Committee. He serves on the board of the Anderson Center for Autism and is president of the Friar's Club Foundation. He is a regular contributor to a number of other New York City nonprofit organizations, including the American Ballet Theater.

Donald Kramer '58

Donald Kramer has a long history of participation in the insurance and reinsurance business. He was the founder and CEO of several successful reinsurance companies in both the United States and Bermuda. He also leads several nonprofit organizations, including the American Ballet Theater in New York, where he was elected chairman in 2011; the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda; and Bermuda First, a think tank dedicated to providing thoughtful insight into Bermuda's society and economy. Kramer earned an M.B.A. from New York University, and both a B.A. in economics and an honorary Doctorate in Humanities from Brooklyn College. He is also a CFA (Charted Financial Analyst). He has been a trustee of the Brooklyn College Foundation for more than three decades. In December 2011, he was recognized for his work in Bermuda by receiving an honorable commendation on the Queen's List.

Martin D. Sass '63

Martin D. Sass is chairman and chief executive officer of M.D. Sass, one of the nation's leading independent registered investment management firms. Before launching M.D. Sass in 1972, he was president, chief investment officer and a principal shareholder of Neuwirth Management and Research Corp. Sass received a B.S. in accounting from Brooklyn College and studied finance and investments in M.B.A programs at New York University and the City University of New York. He joined the Brooklyn College Foundation Board of Trustees in 1995 and is chairman of the foundation's Investment Committee. He has also provided many internships to Brooklyn College students and has hosted leadership forums through the Magner Center for Career Development and Internships.

Cocktail Reception — 6 p.m.

The Rooftop
Brian Willson Trio

Program and Presentation — 7 p.m.

The Rooftop

Dinner and Table Discussions — 7:30 p.m.

Skyview Ballroom

Silent Auction

Proceeds from this evening will benefit the Brooklyn College Foundation Annual Fund.

1. A Stage in His Life: A Chat with Jimmy Smits '80 (schedule permitting), Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning televi­sion, film and stage actor, facilitated by Samuel L. Leiter '62, distin­guished professor emeritus of theater, Brooklyn College
2. Fashion Photography; Art and Sculpture with Sante D'Orazio '78, prominent international fashion and editorial photographer and recipient of the Grand Prize, International Festival of Fashion Photography in 1994
3. How Books Become Films with Michael Cunningham, Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and screenwriter; former head of the Brooklyn College M.F.A. Program
4. A Conversation with Actor Steven R. Schirripa '80 (schedule permitting), television and film actor and author; credits include Bobby "Bacala" Baccalieri, Jr. in the HBO series The Sopranos, Leo Boykewich in the ABC Family Series The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and host and executive producer of Investigation Discovery's Nothing Personal
5. Free Radio vs. Public Radio with Scott Herman '80, executive vice president of operations, CBS Radio
6. Secrets of a Serial Entrepreneur with Ted Liebowitz '79, executive producer of the Academy Award–nominated film The Illusionist and founder of the Liebowitz Entrepreneur Program at Brooklyn College
7. Contemporary Dining, Emerging Chefs and Restaurateurs of New York City with Michael Lomonaco '02, executive chef and managing partner, Porter House New York
8. Acting, Directing and Being Funny, with Didi Conn, film, stage and television actress; credits include Frenchie in the movie Grease and Denise in the hit television series Benson; and Joel Zwick '62, television, film and theater director
9. Key Investment and Economic Inflection Points for 2012 with Martin D. Sass '63, chairman and CEO, M.D. Sass Investors Services
10. Should New York City Have Congestion Pricing on Traffic Going Into Manhattan's Central Business District? with Sam Schwartz '69, CEO, Sam Schwartz Engineering, PLLC., NY Daily News columnist — Gridlock Sam, Brooklyn College Alumni Association 2011 Alumnus of the Year, former traffic commissioner for New York City
11. Downtown Theater with Young Jean Lee '05, artistic director of Young Jean Lee's Theater Company, 2011 Guggenheim fellow and two-time OBIE Award winner, and Mac Wellman, distinguished professor playwriting, Brooklyn College and OBIE Award-winning playwright
12. The Future of HIV and AIDS with Christian Grov, professor, health and nutrition, Brooklyn College
13. Zen and the Art of Little Farm Maintenance: A Discussion of Urban Agriculture and Other Joys of Green Life in Brooklyn, with Annie Hauck-Lawson '78, co-editor Gastropolis: Food and New York City and creator of Brooklyn's Momspost
14. Backstage at Boardwalk Empire with Justiin Davis '11, actor, model and co-star on the HBO Emmy Award–winning hit drama Boardwalk Empire
15. The Arab Spring, with Moustafa Bayoumi professor, English, Brooklyn College
16. Managing a Theater with Sarah Benson '04, artistic director, Soho Repertory Theater, and Tobie Stein '82, professor and director, graduate program in performing arts management, Brooklyn College
17. War! What Is It Good For?: Black Freedom Struggles and the U.S. Military From World War II to Iraq with Kimberley L. Phillips, dean, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Brooklyn College
18. A Cinema School at Steiner Studios for Brooklyn College with Daniel Gurskis, chair, Department of Film, Brooklyn College
19. Performance Anxiety: The Museum Exhibition and the Pressure to Entertain with Maria Ann Conelli '80, dean, School of Visual, Media and Performing Arts, Brooklyn College
20. Election 2012 with Eric Alterman, distinguished professor, journalism and English, Brooklyn College, and Leonard Lopate '67, host of WNYC's The Leonard Lopate Show.
21. The Creative Artist in You with Dan Fauci '63, president, Dan Fauci Productions; former head of comedy development, Paramount
22. Publishing Your Book with Linda Konner '72, president, the Linda Konner Literary Agency, founded in 1996, representing approxi­mately 75 authors of adult nonfiction books; author and/or co-author of eight books, including Why Can't a Man Be More Like a Cat? (Dell) and Your Perfect Weight (Rodale)
23. Omega-3 Fats: A Miracle Nutrient? with Steven Clarke, professor, health and nutrition sciences, Brooklyn College
24. Africa and Globalization with Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome, professor, political science, Brooklyn College
25. Robots Today: From Emergency Response to the Office, Classroom and Home with Elizabeth Sklar, professor and director, Multimedia Computing, Department of Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn College, and Simon Parsons, professor, Department of Computer and Information Science, Brooklyn College.

Champion

Barry R. Feirstein '74

Donald Kramer '58

Martin '63 and Barbara '63 Sass

Benefactor

The Friars Club and the Friars Foundation

Michael '81 and Stacey Lopatow Rabinowitz

Bernard and Anne '48 Spitzer

Howard '64 and Diane Wohl

Patron

Don '59 and Maggie Buchwald

Marjorie Magner '69

Evan '76 and Renee '74, Silverstein

Partner

Irwin '56 and Concepcion S. Federman

Chancellor Matthew Goldstein, City University of New York (CUNY)

Robert A. and Florence Cohen '59 Rosen

Steiner Studios

Alexander M. '01 and Brenda R. Tanger

Sponsor

Anonymous

Elsie L. Adler '53

William Aron '52

Steven R. '67 and Frances Schwartz '73 Belasco

Sam E. Beller '59

Edwin H. '62 and Doris Cohen

Celia Costas

Deloitte

James '68 and Anna Fantaci

Bonita Ganot

Harvey Ganot

Bernard H. '62 and Ethel Garil

Karen L. Gould and Richard M. Simon

Michael '66 and Marilyn '67 Hausfeld

Frances A. Hess

Claire and Erik Holtje

Janis Inscho and Seymour Miles

Metropolitan Food Services, Inc.

Myron '52 and Thelma '54 Kandel

Murray '57 and Ellen Koppelman

Ted '79 and Sara Liebowitz

Alan H. Lipton '73

Jeffrey and Tondra Lynford

Neil and Dorothy Marting

Allan M. Miller '74 and Hannah Berkowitz '75

Moses Newsome

Andrew D. Weyman '73

Leonard Wilf

Richard A. Wilpon '72

Carol L. '61 and Lawrence Zicklin

Donor

Jamie deRoy

Greg Herman

Stella Lagudis '82

The Honorable Marty Markowitz '70

Archie and Maria Catalano '93 Rand

Paul Richter

Jack and Fali Rubinstein

Elliot Tannenbaum '73

Joel '62 and Candice Zwick

Supporter

Barbara Berman '59

Harriet Brathwaite '59

Roberta Brodfeld Frommer '58

Joan C. Brown '68

Selma Orleans Cohen '48

Maria Ann Conelli

R. Bruce '63 and Madelyn Buchalter '64 Donoff

Julianna and Paul Forlano

Abraham S. Friedman '43

Leslie and Philip Gardner

Janet Kolmer Grommet

Michael Hipscher '65

Nathaniel and Debra E. Cumberbatch '73 Howard

Irving G. Kagan '40

Arlene Lichterman '53

April Lockhart

Richard A. Naimoli

Leonard E. Polikoff '77

Samuel '49 and Dorothy Salwen '51 Rabinoff

Maxwell Reade

Martin P. Schreibman '56

Debbie Schwartz '45

Ron '70 and Phyllis Shanken '69 Schweiger

Deborah Ann Shanley

Didi Conn Shire

Jay A. Tischfield '67

Alex S. Vitale

Roberta Rose Wallach '53

Michael '61 and Ella '62 Weiss

Ira L. Zankel '66