Officers and Directors of The Salisbury Forum for 2011-2012 Season:
Walter DeMelle, President A resident of Lakeville since 1970, Walter is the Director of the Edsel Ford Library at The Hotchkiss School. He also holds the Edgar Cullman ’39 Teaching Chair and is Secretary to the Faculty. He has served as a library program and facilities consultant for more than thirty independent schools throughout the country.
Carey D. Fiertz, Treasurer. Carey is President of Export Risk Management, Inc., which specializes in export finance, trade credit, and political risk insurance.
Gretchen Babarovic, Secretary. Chief of Staff for the late Peter Jennings, ABC news anchor, for 23 years. Board member of the Connecticut Family and Children’s Aid Society of Connecticut, and Consultant for Special Events to the Centers of Excellence, the auxiliary educational division of the Academic Departments at the United States Military Academy, West Point.
Roderick C. Lankler. A trial attorney, Rod is a partner in a New York City law firm.
Claudia Cayne, Director of the Scoville Memorial Library.
Nina Mathus Former Senior Vice President of Audits & Surveys, Inc. and Roper ASW. Recently retired after 35 years serving Fortune 100 companies with marketing research, domestically and internationally. Now active in the community with a number of local organizations.
Lisa Sheble. Head of the Philosophy and Religion Dept., and teacher of Photography, at Salisbury School. Enrolled as graduate student at Hartford Seminary.
Marla Miller – Marla retired in 2011 from a 40+ year career in international banking and finance. She is now active in a number of area organizations and lives in Lakeville.
Laurie Dunham – Laurie is the Development Director at the Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut. For many years she worked in the admissions office at Indian Mountain School.
Joshua Hahn - Josh serves as Assistant Head of School, Director of Environmental Initiatives at The Hotchkiss School.
William Littauer – Bill was a radio and television reporter, anchor and executive news producer in Washington and New York. He is now retired in Lakeville.
Mary B. O’Neill, PhD – Mary teaches philosophy at Western Connecticut State University and is the former adult program coordinator at the Scoville Memorial Library.
Jeanette Weber – Jeanette is a former Senior National Educational Consultant and Editor involved in product development, sales, marketing, and educational presentations nationally and internationally for Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Publishing.