[new_royalslider id=”59″]Chief justice to join Potter Anderson
Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, announced that, upon stepping down as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Delaware, Chief Justice Myron T. Steele will join the firm as a partner.
“We are honored that Chief Justice Steele, who surely was presented with an array of attractive opportunities upon completion of his tenure, has chosen to become a part of our firm,” said Donald J. Wolfe, Jr., chairman of the firm. “During his sparkling 25-year judicial career, he has served on all three of Delaware’s constitutional courts, led what most would agree is the most respected state judiciary in the country, and served as Delaware’s judicial ambassador at large, proclaiming to national and international audiences alike the advantages of Delaware law, Delaware courts and Delaware incorporation. We are certain that his broad experience, his unique expertise and his sterling reputation will enhance our ability to serve our clients, both present and future.”
Steele was appointed in 2004 by Governor Ruth Ann Minner, becoming the seventh Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, he served as a Supreme Court Justice (2000-2004), Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery (1994-2000), Resident Judge of the Delaware Superior Court (Kent County, 1990-1994) and as Superior Court Judge (1988-1990).
During his tenure as a member of the Delaware judiciary, Steele has presided over many of the State’s most significant litigation, including a variety of disputes with respect to the proper governance of Delaware corporations and alternative business entities, publishing over 400 judicial opinions.
Fan named Medical Society president
Nancy Fan, M.D, an Obstetrician/Gynecologist who practices at Women to Women OB/GYN in Wilmington and is on the staff of Saint Francis Healthcare, was elected to lead the Medical Society of Delaware for the 2013-2014 year during the professional organization’s 224th Annual Meeting on November 23.
Dr. Fan is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia, Penn. She completed her residency in Obstetrics/Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She has served as Chair of the Medical Society of Delaware School Health Committee from 2006-to 2013 and was Chair of the Young Physicians Section from 2010 to 2012.
“I am very pleased to serve in this leadership position in one of the oldest and hardest-working medical societies in this country,” Dr. Fan said. “I believe that with our innovative initiatives, such as the Patient-Centered Medical Home and Campaign for Kids … “It’s OBVIOUS,” the Medical Society will continue to serve and empower our physicians and patients for a healthier Delaware.”
Other officers who will serve for the coming year include: Dorothy Moore, M.D., President-Elect; Thomas P. Barnett, M.D., Vice President; Harry A Lehman, III, M.D., Secretary; Randeep S. Kahlon, M.D., Treasurer; and Janice E. Tildon-Burton, M.D., Speaker of the Council.
The society also presented awards to:
Randeep Kahlon, M.D., received the Daniel A. Alvarez Distinguished Service Award, for his leadership and work to combat prescription drug abuse in Delaware Pam Kushner won the President’s Award, for her support and hard work on MSD’s Campaign for Kids … “It’s OBVIOUS” initiative and other efforts throughout the year
The Medical Society of Delaware, the third oldest society of its kind in the United States, was founded on February 3, 1789.
WDDE parent adds board members
WDDE, the state’s National Public Radio station announced three new directors for its parent company. Delaware First Media, was incorporated in 2009 with a founding board of five members. The addition of retired NPR host Liane Hansen in 2012 brought the number to six. New board members are:
Andrea Tinianow is vice president and assistant general counsel of Corporation Service Company, a founding sponsor of WDDE. Tinianow manages litigation, advises business leaders, develops policies, and regularly gives talks on to attorneys and professionals on Delaware corporate and alternative entity law. Tinianow is an active member of the Delaware State Bar Association, serving as co-chair of the Corporate Counsel Section.
Drewry Fennell is executive director of the Criminal Justice Council of Delaware. She served for a decade as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware and was an attorney with Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor LLP. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Delaware and a law degree with honors from Rutgers University, where she served on the Rutgers Law Journal.
Robert J. Varipapa, MD, is a Dover neurologist and the founder and managing shareholder of CNMRI, a Dover-based provider of diagnostic, medical, and rehabilitative care. He is on the staff of Bayhealth Medical Center and chairs the Department of Medicine at Kent General Hospital.
UD communications appointment
Nancy Gainer has been named the communications manager for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Delaware. Gainer has more than 25 years of public relations and marketing experience in higher education. After receiving her undergraduate degree in English from Regis College in Weston, Mass., Gainer went on to earn her master’s in business and organizational communications at Emerson College in Boston.
She began her career at Arnold Public Relations Inc. before moving into a career focused on higher education, beginning with a job as a public relations consultant at Bridgewater (Mass.) State College.
After moving into the role of media relations contact/advertising manager at Bridgewater State College, Gainer took a role as the associate director of public information at Simmons College in Boston, where she eventually worked her way up to the position of director of public information.
Gainer would go on to serve as the director of college relations and the executive director of marketing and communications for Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa., before working as the director for external relations for the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, which administers the Fulbright Scholar Program for the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
She later worked as the executive director of public relations and marketing for Howard (Md.) Community College before arriving at UD. Of the position at UD Gainer said, “It struck me and really resonated with me. It’s something I believe in. I’ve been up and down the Eastern seaboard but I grew up in a little town where there are farms down the street, the industry is cranberries, and that’s the focus of my town: the agriculture. I was in 4-H from the time I was 7, so the message of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources is something that I could connect with.”
National board member named
The Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education this month, named Quadia Muhammad to its board of directors. As a Delaware Financial Literacy Institute program director, Muhammad manages The Money School and Coalition of Organizations for Delaware Entrepreneurship (CODE) and serves as a liaison to the Center for Business Growth.
Ronni Cohen, DFLI executive director and past president of the Consortium, welcomed the appointment. “Delaware is a national leader in its commitment to educating students about entrepreneurship,” Cohen said. “Entrepreneurship is a viable career option for today’s students, and it’s our hope that Quadia’s role with the consortium will help to spread that message.”
