Diane Hirshberg Suzanne Sharp Institute of Social and Economic Research
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2012-2013 YEAR IN REVIEW Bringing the World Closer 100 Festival Park Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32202 (904) 280-8162 [email protected] worldaffairscounciljax.org PLATINUM SPONSORS ($20,000+) SPONSORS 2012-2013 Adecco Group North America Pete and Marilyn Carpenter Chubb Group of Insurance Companies Bob and Sandy Cook Deutsche Bank Florida Blue Foley & Lardner, LLP Paul and Nina Goodwin Judith R. Haberkorn William and Barbara Harrell Robert and Sallie Ann Hart Holland & Knight, LLP Admiral & Mrs. Jonathan T. Howe Jacksonville Aviation Authority Marty Jones-Holmes Private Client Group Legacy Trust Family Wealth Offices Carolyn Marsh Lindsay W. Radford Lovett || McGuireWoods, LLP Russell and Joannie Newton Regency Centers Victoria M. Rogers Fiona Strathern and Thad Moseley U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management SILVER SPONSORS ($5,000+) BBVA Compass Cecilia Bryant, Esq. & Dr. Richard Lipsey First Coast Cardiovascular Institute JaxChamber JAXPORT Ambassador Marilyn McAfee (Ret.) Pet Paradise The Winston Family Foundation BRONZE SPONSORS ($3,000+) Baptist Health The Brumos Companies Coastal Construction Products, Inc. EverBank Mayo Clinic The Mackowski Family Foundation - Dick and Marty Jones John and Erlane Tait GOLD SPONSORS ($10,000+) MEDIA SPONSORS EDUCATION • The Great Decisions program was expanded into eleven area high schools and participants took part in a Student Interaction with the Deputy Director of the National Security Agency. • Professors from Edward Waters College, Florida State College at Jacksonville, Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida led our Great Decisions sessions. Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. James C. Sharp Trust 2013 McAfee Scholarship recipient Joy Bagwell Great Decisions Student Interaction with John C. Inglis • Our seven Global Issues Evenings speakers provided valuable insights into many diverse international issues. Every presentation at the University of North Florida was at capacity. • Thanks to partnerships with The Gate Governors Club, each of the five Global Business Luncheons produced a stellar turnout at The River Club, meeting an important need of our business community. • With the help of WJCT Public Radio interviews and articles in the Jacksonville Business Journal, Florida Times-Union and the Daily Record, these speaker series reached far beyond the 6,000 audience members who attended. • Academic WorldQuest attracted 40 teams from 18 high schools for a spirited competition that sent the winning team from Stanton to compete in the national competition in Washington, D.C. • With Admiral Howe and Ambassador Soderberg acting as U.S. Presidents, the International Crisis Management Exercise engaged 42 students in role playing a crisis in Mali. • The Ambassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarship was awarded to Joy Bagwell, a junior majoring in international relations and philosophy at the University of North Florida. • The Overseas Teacher Enrichment Program included a teacher workshop, a two-week study tour in Turkey for three teachers and a community education program. SPEAKER SERIES Council Sponsor David Strickland with speaker Robin Wright and Board Chairman Sandy Cook
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Bringing the World Closer100 Festival Park AvenueJacksonville, Florida 32202
(904) 280-8162info@worldaffairscounciljax.orgworldaffairscounciljax.org
PLATINUM SPONSORS ($20,000+)
SPONSORS 2012-2013
Adecco Group North America
Pete and Marilyn Carpenter
Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
Bob and Sandy Cook
Deutsche Bank
Florida Blue
Foley & Lardner, LLP
Paul and Nina Goodwin
Judith R. Haberkorn
William and Barbara Harrell
Robert and Sallie Ann Hart
Holland & Knight, LLP
Admiral & Mrs. Jonathan T. Howe
Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Marty Jones-Holmes Private Client Group
Legacy Trust Family Wealth Offices
Carolyn Marsh Lindsay
W. Radford Lovett ||
McGuireWoods, LLP
Russell and Joannie Newton
Regency Centers
Victoria M. Rogers
Fiona Strathern and Thad Moseley
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
SILVER SPONSORS ($5,000+)
BBVA Compass
Cecilia Bryant, Esq. & Dr. Richard Lipsey
First Coast Cardiovascular Institute
JaxChamber
JAXPORT
Ambassador Marilyn McAfee (Ret.)
Pet Paradise
The Winston Family Foundation
BRONZE SPONSORS ($3,000+)
Baptist Health
The Brumos Companies
Coastal Construction Products, Inc.
EverBank
Mayo Clinic
The Mackowski Family Foundation - Dick and Marty Jones
John and Erlane Tait
GOLD SPONSORS ($10,000+)
MEDIA SPONSORS
EDUCATION
• TheGreat DecisionsprogramwasexpandedintoelevenareahighschoolsandparticipantstookpartinaStudent InteractionwiththeDeputyDirectoroftheNationalSecurityAgency.
• ProfessorsfromEdward Waters College, Florida State CollegeatJacksonville, Jacksonville UniversityandtheUniversity of North FloridaledourGreatDecisionssessions.
Diane DeMell Jacobsen, Ph.D. James C. Sharp Trust
2013 McAfee Scholarship recipient Joy Bagwell
Great Decisions Student Interaction with John C. Inglis
• OursevenGlobal Issues Eveningsspeakersprovidedvaluableinsightsintomanydiverseinternationalissues.EverypresentationattheUniversity of North Florida wasatcapacity.
• ThankstopartnershipswithThe Gate Governors Club,each
ofthefiveGlobal Business LuncheonsproducedastellarturnoutatThe River Club,meetinganimportantneedofourbusinesscommunity.
• WiththehelpofWJCT Public RadiointerviewsandarticlesintheJacksonville Business Journal, Florida Times-UnionandtheDaily Record,thesespeakerseriesreachedfarbeyondthe6,000 audiencememberswhoattended.
• Academic WorldQuestattracted40teamsfrom18highschoolsforaspiritedcompetitionthatsentthewinningteamfromStantontocompeteinthenationalcompetitioninWashington,D.C.
• WithAdmiral HoweandAmbassador SoderbergactingasU.S.Presidents,theInternational Crisis Management Exerciseengaged42studentsinroleplayingacrisisinMali.
• TheAmbassador Marilyn McAfee Scholarshipwasawardedto Joy Bagwell,ajuniormajoringininternationalrelationsand
philosophyattheUniversityofNorthFlorida.• The Overseas Teacher Enrichment Programincludedateacher
workshop,atwo-weekstudytourinTurkeyforthreeteachersandacommunityeducationprogram.
SPEAKER SERIES
Council Sponsor David Strickland with speaker Robin Wright and Board Chairman Sandy Cook
MexicoGeorge W. GraysonSenior Associate, Center for Strategic & International Studies
CubaJoseph L. Scarpaci Executive Director, Center for the Study of Cuban Culture and Economy
New Race for SpaceBurt RutanAerospace Entrepreneur and Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Designer
Health Care Reform & The EconomyAlice M. Rivlin Senior fellow in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings, Visiting Professor, Public Policy Institute of Georgetown University and Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board (1996-99)
RussiaDavid Satter Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute and Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
During the 2012-2013 Season, WJCT Studios became home to the World Affairs Council staff and interns, moving into the building alongside other “convening” organizations of Jacksonville. Additional highlights of the past year include:
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MEMBERSHIP
• TheCouncilhasgrowntoinclude1,000 members,ofwhommore than half areatthePremier level.
• YoungProfessionalmembership(21-40years)includes105 members.
FEATURED SPEAKERS 2012-2013 FEATURED SPEAKERS 2012-2013
Jeanie Taras and Shereth Coble admire treasures from “The Tsar’s Cabinet”
YPs gather for a spring river cruise
European Debt CrisisGreg Ip U.S. Economics Editor, The Economist
Cyber SecurityJohn C. InglisDeputy Director, National Security Agency
• Joseph Scarpaci, David Satter, Robin Wright, Ryan Crocker andJoseph Nye ledconversationswithtop-tiermembersandsponsorsaboutCuba,Russia,theMiddleEast,diplomacyand“softpower.”
• Ambassador Marilyn McAfee hostedherannualInternational Wine Party,withproceedsbenefittingtheCouncil’seducationprograms.
• AveryspecialluncheonwasheldfeaturingAmbassador Ryan Crocker.
• Atthe Annual Member Celebration, Donna Orender regaleduswithfascinatingstoriesofservingontheStateDepartmentsportsmissions.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
SPECIAL ENGAGEMENTS The Islamic WorldRobin WrightJournalist, Author, Foreign Policy Analyst, United States Institute of Peace Senior Fellow and Wilson Center Distinguished Scholar
U.S. DiplomacyAmbassador Ryan Crocker Decorated State Department diplomat serving as Ambassador to Afghanistan, from 2011-2012 as well as Ambassador to Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait and Lebanon
American PowerJoseph S. Nye, Jr. Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense and Chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council
Global Sports MissionsDonna OrenderCEO, Orender Unlimited and former President, WNBA
Doing Business AbroadAdrian Gonzalez Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, World Bank’s Doing Business Project
• HostedinpartnershipwithGlobalJax andThe Haskell Company a Global Exchange focusedon“NGOsandCivicActivism”withemergingleadersfromIndia’sprivatesector.
• FourYPsparticipatedintheYP Mentor Program,partneringwithCouncilBoardmembers.
• YP StammtischwashostedinpartnershipwithSeasons 52 immediatelyfollowingeachGlobalIssuesEvening.
• Special presentations, socials andinternational trivia nightswerehostedinpartnershipwithmanylocalorganizationsandbusinesses.
Higher EducationJohn A. Delaney President, University of Noth Florida
