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| on the mountain winter 2013-2014
THREE NEW TRUSTEES NAMED TO SKS BOARD
This past year brought many changes to our school, including the
induction of three SKS alumni to the Board of Trustees: Alan Serinsky,
Dr. Massoud Amin and Ila Barton.
Alan Serinsky ‘70
has returned to the mountain for another term
as a trustee. Alan came to the Storm King School from Newburgh,
N.Y. After graduating SKS he attended Ithaca College and received a
degree in Economics and Business.
He migrated to Southeast Florida and set up business in Deerfield
Beach as owner of Serin Office Supply & Furniture. After 15 years of
success he surrendered his business due to the invasion of Office
Depot and reinvented himself with new a career.
For the past two decades he served as President of Almark
Products Inc., which manufactures nutritional supplements and
publishes books in the natural health industry. Vitalmax Vitamins
presently sells world wide via direct mail and Internet marketing.
Mr. Serinsky resides in Boca Raton, Florida with his wife Dale
(
Dollie) Brown. Both live an active life traveling internationally or
spending time in their second home at Park City, Utah. Many of you
might remember Alan as a magician. He recalls performing for the
whole school body in the old library where Frank Brogan assisted him
in a trick. Together with his wife they perform in South Florida as
Aldini & Penni! Along with their magic they love to ballroom dance,
golf, ski, and Alan has taken up the saxophone.
Today Alan remains active with the American Cancer Society,
Hospice of Palm Beach Florida, South Florida Jewish Federation and
the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He now looks forward to spending
more time with other board members in the development and
educational improvements of the school.
Dr. Massoud Amin ‘79
is a professor of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, holds the Honeywell/H.W. Sweatt Chair in
Technological Leadership and is the Director of the Technological
Leadership Institute (TLI) at the University of Minnesota in
Minneapolis. His responsibilities at TLI include direction and
oversight of all academic, financial and administrative elements of
TLI’s education, research and consulting.
Dr. Amin pioneered research and development in smart grids. He
has led the development of over 24 technologies transferred to
industry. He received several awards at Electric Power Research
Institute, including the 2002 President’s Award and twice received
Chauncey Awards, the institute’s highest honor. He was three times
Professor of the Year at Washington University (1992-95) and was
inducted into the University of Minnesota’s Academy of
Distinguished Teachers in 2008.
Ila Barton ‘92
,
of Norwalk, Connecticut, holds a BA in Social
Psychology from Florida Atlantic University. She has spent more than
15
years of her career dedicated to working with children, youth and
families in need with the Department of Children and Families (DCF)
in positions from court appointed child advocate, manager of a teen
age group home, to individual case management focusing on family
reunification. She has also created a scholarship at Broward
Community College (BCC) to encourage further education of the
youth in need that she worked with at DCF.
Her time in West Africa lead to the development of the Sankofa
Project. The project has BCC students helping to support the
educational needs of students in Senegal. Ila currently works with
individuals from The Department of Developmental Services as an
early intervention associate with the Birth to Three Autism Program.
On becoming a member of the Board of Trustees, Ms. Barton says,
“
I am honored to join a group of individuals dedicated to continuing
the future success of SKS. As an SKS graduate, I know how much the
school changed and shaped my life. Being part of that for future
graduates is the reason why I am involved. I am privileged to be part
of the successful changes that SKS has in store for the future of its
students and faculty while maintaining the unique supportive
experience that only SKS can offer as it did for me.
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Monthly Acoustic Music Series
Various Dates
SKS Campus
Check website for details:
Young Alumni Event
March 22
Newburgh Brewing Company
Info: sks.org/alumni/upcoming-alumni-events
Commencement
Saturday, June 7, 2014, SKS Campus
ReunionWeekend
Friday, June 20–Sunday, June 22
NewburghWaterfront and SKS Campus
All classes welcome, honoring classes ending in 4 and 9.
Join us for a Hudson River cruise, dinner, silent auction
and much more.
Info:
