Communications Committee:
The Communications Committee seeks to be the ACIC’s voice, both to its members and to the outside world. Our focus is to facilitate communication about the activities of, and news regarding, the ACIC, particularly through the generation and distribution of the ACIC’s monthly e-newsletter, Private Notes. In the future we hope to further develop the ACIC’s use of other electronic platforms while working closely with other ACIC Committees, including the newly-formed Website Committee, to promote the ACIC. For example, we would like to further promote the ACIC and distribute content on and through LinkedIn and other appropriate forms of social media.
The Communications Committee is always looking for new, original and relevant content. If you have an article of interest to the ACIC members, or would like to contribute in any other way, please contact either of the Communications Committee co-chairs, at czalford@kslaw.com, or michael.fierro@prudential.com.
Members:
Carolyn Z. Alford, Co-Chair – King & Spalding LLP
Michael R. Fierro, Co-Chair – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Seth Bryant – Bryant Rabbino LLP
Melody R. Cross – Schiff Hardin LLP
Stefanie J. Greer – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Kristen L. Gudewicz – AIG Investments
Brendan J. Kelly – New York Life Investment Management, LLC
Craig Kline – Troutman Sanders LLP
Robin Lenarz – Advantus Capital Management Inc.
Danielle L. Maksimow – Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Mikhel Schector – Milkbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Development Committee:
The Development Committee is tasked with engaging the membership, assessing and addressing membership needs and interests, and planning some of the interactive events at the April and October meetings.
Any questions can be directed to Tina Smith or Renée Dailey. We look forward to seeing everyone at the April Conference and debuting some of the Development Committee ideas.
Members:
Renée M. Dailey, Co-Chair – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Tina Smith, Co-Chair – Thrivent Financial
Scott Falk – Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Andrea H. Fox – Lincoln Financial Group
Matthew E. Gabrys – The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyGary S. Hammersmith – McElroy, Deutsche, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Edward J. Hammond – Foley & Lardner LLP
Jon C. Heiny – AIG Investments
John D. Inwood – Voya Investment Management
Kevin C. Knohl – Schiff Hardin LLP
Taiesha L. McBroom – Thrivent Financial
Edward J. Pelican – Chapman and Cutler LLP
David Pemstein – John Hancock Financial Services
Trevor T. Sanford – Babson Capital Management LLC
David E. Simaitis – Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
David P. Simonds – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Education Committee:
The ACIC Education Committee (the “Committee”) has adopted the following mission statement:
The Committee will be responsible generally for advising the Officers and Trustees regarding all educational programming sponsored by the College. The educational programming is guided by the College’s historic focus on non-public debt and equity investments, as well as the evolving scope of public and alternative investments that are available to the College’s constituencies and the complex issues that are involved in such investments. This programming is essential to promoting the College’s core missions of collegiality and education. Where appropriate and possible, such programming shall be offered for CLE credit in select states, and the Committee shall oversee registration requirements for the College as a CLE provider in those states.
In this regard, the Committee assists the Annual Meeting and Spring Forum co-chairs in planning, coordinating, developing and implementing the panels, presentations and similar educational programs to be presented and discussed at each of the College’s semiannual conferences.
In addition, the Committee is responsible for identifying topics of current interest to be presented and discussed at educational events attended by Fellows of the College. The Committee may offer, and may also collaborate with other committees established by the Trustees to offer, educational programming and/or forums (such as message boards or chatrooms) on the College’s website or social media, and will aim to review such programming and forums in light of other programming offered by the College at scheduled conferences and events.
The Education Committee is in the process of soliciting topics for upcoming 1-hour CLEs (either as webinars, or as part of a lunch or cocktail hour gathering) as well as for the Annual Meeting in October. Suggestions on topics and speakers are welcome from all Members of the College. Coming soon this spring, in addition to the Spring Forum, the Committee is planning a CLE regarding “Battle of the Forms: A Comparison of the ACIC Model Form to the New LMA Facility and Subscription Agreements for Private Loan and Note transactions in Europe”. In June, the Committee also aims to offer a CLE regarding “Middle Market Loan Deals: Subordination and Other Key Issues”.
Members:
Ann C. King, Co-Chair – Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada
Leslie M. Mazza, Co-Chair – Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Quinn Moss, Co-Chair – Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Renée M. Dailey – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Yves P. Denize – TIAA-CREF
Jane J. Dickson – MetLife
Fred S. Hodara – Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Dora Jimenez – New York Life Insurance Company
Nathan A. Limpert – Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Kirk M. Orr – AIG Investments
Colin D. Pennycooke – Principal Financial Group
Mary Jo Quinn – Allstate Investments, LLC
James B. Roberts – AIG Investments Europe
Georgette A. Schaefer – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Kathleen Swan – Quarles & Brady LLP
Richard J. Wasserman – Day Pitney LLP
Membership Committee:The Membership Committee is tasked with supervising the election of individuals for membership in the College (“Fellows”), and does so by receiving nominations for fellowship from other Fellows of the College, and reviewing the applications of nominated individuals for compliance with membership criteria as set out in the College’s act of incorporation, its by-laws, and the criteria adopted by the Trustees of the College from time to time. The Committee makes recommendations to the Trustees with respect to each application, to assist the Trustees with their decisions to approve applicants for fellowship. Forms of applications and nominations are posted on the College’s website, which include the requirements for admission and helpful guidance to applicants in order to ensure that all relevant information is put before the Committee and the Trustees.
As Fellows retire from active practice, we encourage them to stay with the College and continue to participate and contribute as Emeritus members.
The Committee also monitors membership numbers and demographics with a view to ensuring the vibrancy and diversity of the College, and from time to time makes recommendations to the Trustees to that end. There continues to be strong interest in the College, with new Fellows admitted at virtually every meeting of Trustees. This is due in no small part to the enthusiasm of our existing Fellows in promoting the College among their investor-side colleagues. This responsibility belongs to all of us, and so the efforts of our Fellows in this regard are sincerely appreciated!
Inquiries concerning Fellowship in the College may be directly to any member of the Committee.
Members:
Christopher S. Dallas, Co-Chair – Pacific Life Insurance Company
Howard E. MacKichan, Co-Chair – Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLPChester L. (Chip) Fisher, III – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Hugh G. McCrory, Jr. – MetLife
Colin D. Pennycooke – Principal Financial Group
Tina Smith – Thrivent Financial
My Chi To – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Anthony D. Yager – Chapman and Cutler LLP
Ed Holmes – AIG Asset Management
Transaction Process Management Committee:
The Transaction Process Management Committee is responsible for evaluating ways in which the efficiency of the institutional private placement transaction process can be improved and made more efficient, including model form documentation. The Transaction Process Management Committee is currently working on finalizing an updated Model X Form No.2 of Note Purchase Agreement, after which conforming changes (where applicable) will be made to the other model form note purchase agreements.
Members:
Armando M. Gamboa, Co-Chair – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Charles J. Kolin, Co-Chair – Greenberg Traurig LLP
Katherine Ashton – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Brian A. Bates – Morrison & Foerster (UK) LLP
Matthew DelRosso – New York Life Investment Management LLC
Thomas Donahue – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Daniel J. Favero – Mayer Brown LLP
Deborah K. Hayes – Lincoln Financial Group
Timothy F. Hodgdon – TIAA-CREF
W. Michael Kelly – Greenberg Traurig LLP
Christopher E. Lawrence – Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP
Parkin Lee – The Rockefeller Group
Howard E. MacKichan – Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Christopher M. Marvin – Genworth Financial, Inc.
R. Brendan Olin – Unum Group
Amy Olshansky – Chapman & Cutler LLP
Thomas J. Pasuit – MetLife
Amy Springs – EIG Global Energy Partners
John T. Wallace – John Hancock/Manulife
Clint L. Woods – Principal Financial Group
Website and Social Media Committee:
The new Website and Social Media Committee is responsible for the oversight and promotion of the College’s website and LinkedIn account. Committee members will be comprised of representatives from other committees and will be the responsible person for such other committees to update relevant content on the site and LinkedIn to promote engagement by committees and users. Training will be provided.
Please contact Co-Chairs, Tim Brennan, Tom O’Connor or Clint Woods with any questions.
Members:
Timothy L. Brennan, Co-Chair- The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Thomas F. O’Connor, Co-Chair – Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Clint L. Woods, Co-Chair – Principal Financial Group
Michael Robert Fierro – The Prudential Insurance Company of America
Dora Jimenez – New York Life Insurance Company
David L. Lawton – Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Taiesha L. McBroom – Thrivent Financial
My Chi To – Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
John T. Wallace – John Hancock/Manulife
