Our Advisory Committee
Elaine Gerdine
Elaine Gerdine is president and a founding director of the Arts Federation, which participates in the Combined Federal Campaign as an umbrella organization for the performing and visual arts. Arts Federation members include some of the most formidable forces on the American arts scene. As the Arts Federation's chief executive, Ms. Gerdine brings to the table a thorough understanding of CFC requirements and policies, including the procedures for admitting new organizations into the Combined Federal Campaign.
A classically-trained pianist, Ms. Gerdine has spent decades as a teacher and performer of music and as a writer for the musical stage. She served for several years as a consultant for the New York State Council on the Arts and the Brooklyn Arts Council, where she participated in the evaluation of grant applicants. Her articles on the arts and artists have appeared in New York and Texas publications. Ms. Gerdine holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Texas A & I at Corpus Christi and did graduate work at the University of Houston.
Richard O'Connor
General Counsel
Richard O'Connor has been in private practice as an attorney for 15 years, with an emphasis on civil, not for profit and environ- mental law. A partner in the Rockville, MD firm of Shure, Perez and O'Connor, he is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia at both the state and federal level.
Mr. O'Connor has advised numerous not for profit organizations, and in several instances served as a member of the board of directors. He is a director of the CFC federation, Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America, having served as both treasurer and secretary. Before entering private practice, he spent 9 years in federal service, with NOAA's Office of Coastal Management. The incorporator of the Latin America Fund, Mr. O'Connor advises the board of directors as general counsel.
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