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February 16, 2005 SAINT CLARE'S FOUNDATION NAMES PHARMACEUTICAL EXECUTIVES TO BOARD Novartis and Pfizer Executives Join Fundraising Arm of Saint Clare’s Health System Saint Clare’s Foundation, the fundraising arm of Saint Clare’s Health System, has added two regional pharmaceutical executives to its Board of Trustees. Brandi Robinson, Executive Director of Public Affairs of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, and James Harris, Senior Director of International Markets for Pfizer Inc, were officially elected to the board at its January 27 meeting. At Novartis, Ms. Robinson has responsibility for the strategic development and management of Novartis’ philanthropic contributions, signature programs, and community development. She also handles all corporate contributions, community affairs, and employee events/volunteer programs within Novartis. Prior to her tenure at Novartis, Ms. Robinson served as a vice president in the healthcare practice group at Manning, Selvage & Lee, the Healthcare Group of Ketchum Los Angeles. She also served at the Central Los Angeles Unit of the American Cancer Society, and at California-based Lagrant Communications. She is also a former part time journalism instructor in public relations at her alma mater, California State University, Long Beach, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing/public relations. Ms. Robinson is currently a member of the board of trustees for the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, Morris Tomorrow, County College of Morris Foundation, Project Acorn and the United Way’s Women’s Leadership Initiative, and is an alumnus of the 2003 Class of Leadership Morris. She also serves on numerous committees throughout Morris County. Brandi, her husband Jason, and their two children reside in West Orange, N.J. Prior to joining Pfizer, Mr. Harris was the Telecommunications Director for Warner-Lambert Company, where he and his team expanded the company’s technology capabilities from 20 to over 150 locations worldwide. His earlier career experience included various engineering and management positions in track, bridge and tunnel design, operations analysis, computer systems development and crisis management at LS Transit Systems, New Jersey Transit, Foster Wheeler, and the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree and a Masters of Science degree in computer science from Stevens Institute, as well as an MBA from Centenary College. He holds a professional engineer’s license in New Jersey. He is a board member for the DeBaun Center for Performing Arts in Hoboken. Jim and his wife, Kathleen, live in Denville, N.J. |
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We are pleased to welcome both Brandi Robinson and James Harris to
the Foundation board. Their expertise in business and corporate philanthropy
will be a valuable asset to our mission,” said Joseph Vitale,
CEO of Saint Clare’s Foundation. “Their diverse backgrounds
will help us in our outreach to the community and to help us ensure
that Saint Clare’s continues to provide the highest levels
of medical care to the region.” 
Mr. Harris replaces George Palmer, also of Pfizer, on the Foundation
board. At Pfizer, Mr. Harris manages the computer system services
for the company’s Consumer Healthcare businesses outside
the U.S. In this role he is responsible for the finance, order
management, and supply chain management systems supporting $1.6
billion in sales. Mr. Harris additionally manages a training team
for global computer applications, a project management office,
and divisional information security protection.
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