Fundraising
Rev. Joseph A. Blenkle
Company: St. Mary’s Church in Fishkill
Location: Fishkill, NY United States
With a career in religious services that has spanned more than 25 years, Rev. Joseph Blenkle is regarded for his spiritual guidance as a priest in the Catholic Church. Ordained by Saint Joseph’s seminary, he entered his profession as he felt it was his calling from God. Now in his 16th year with St. Mary’s Church in Fishkill, he presides at regular mass, weddings and funerals. Additionally, he works with women in prisons and helps to prepare them to re-acclimate back into Society after serving their term. Read the rest of this entry »
Yves Charbonneau
Company: Agropur Dairy Cooperative
Title: Vice President of Sales
Location: Longueuil, QC Canada
For an impressive three decades, Mr. Charbonneau has channeled his ambition and drive into his field, especially for the last 11 years as vice president of sales for Agropur Dairy Cooperative, which provides dairy products and industry services. During the course of his daily duties, he manages a sales team, oversees six direct reports, and develops strategies. He became involved in his current position because he always wanted to take on more responsibilities within the industry. An amazing example of skill in his profession, Mr. Charbonneau outshines others due to a combination of his prior industry experiences and his educational background, which includes an MBA from Universite de Sherbrooke. During his spare time, he loves to golf, as well as give back to the community through Institut Pacifique, where he is the president of fundraising. Within the next five years, Mr. Charbonneau intends to serve in a general management role.
Anya Verkhovskaya
Title: Partner, Chief Operating Officer
Company: A.B. Data, Ltd.
Location: Milwaukee, WI, United states
Anya Verkhovskaya founded A.B. Data in 2001 and has watched her company gain recognition for its stellar products and services. A.B. Data is an international firm that offers a full range of class action and complex litigation support services, with offices in New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, West Palm Beach, Fla., San Francisco, and Milwaukee. It is the fastest growing company in the class action administration industry, with more than $2.5 billion of settlements currently in various stages of management. As a partner and the COO, Ms. Verkhovskaya is responsible for overseeing all aspects of A.B. Data’s class action administration and complex projects, and leading a team of legal, finance, information systems, information technology, claims administration, administrative, facilities, business development and operations professionals.
Through her work, Ms. Verkhovskaya has led the efforts that searched and found more than 43,000 Romani survivors in 17 countries of central and Eastern Europe who were potentially eligible for humanitarian aid. Ms. Verkhovskaya also played a role in the Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation case that settled for $1.25 billion, and consulted with the International Commission on the Holocaust Era Insurance Claims on outreach strategies. Read the rest of this entry »