Two new Board Members installed at Annual Meeting

On Thursday, June 17th, the Joan & Alan Bernikow Jewish Community Center of Staten Island installed two new board members at the organization’s Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors. The newest members of the Board of Directors are Angie Master and Edward J. Sappin.
 
“For over 90 years, we’ve been providing services for the community, especially when they need us most. Through this past year, we’ve faced many challenges and were forced to be creative to overcome them. None of this would have been possible without the dedication and hard work of our Board and staff,” noted CEO Orit Lender. “We are thrilled to welcome our two new Board Members, Angie and Ed. Both of them have been wonderful volunteers with us in the past, and we look forward to seeing them get even more involved in our organization. I also want to thank our entire Board for volunteering their time and talents—we appreciate everything you do to help the JCC continue to serve the Staten Island community.”
 
Angie Master
Angie Master is a real estate broker at Casandra Properties.  She handles all aspects of commercial real estate from retail, industrial, office, medical, and restaurant sales and leasing.  Born in South Korea, she was raised in Spokane, Washington.  She earned her B.A. in International Relations and M.A. in International Education Policy from Stanford University and her M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.
 
Angie’s prior career included management consulting and marketing positions at Schering-Plough, Nabisco and Avon.  She has also worked as an Adjunct Professor at the Wagner College M.B.A. program teaching marketing courses. 
 
Previously Angie served on the Board of Trustees at Staten Island Academy where she chaired the Trustees Committee.  She cares about expanding educational opportunities for all children and has volunteered as a tutor at a KIPP Charter school in Newark and at Seamen’s Society on Staten Island.
 
Angie moved from the West Coast to Staten Island after meeting Daniel L. Master Jr. her spouse and the former Acting District Attorney of Staten Island.  They have two children Emma and Trip, who attended preschool at the Avis JCC and went on to attend Stanford.   In her free time, Angie enjoys tennis, yoga, and reading classics and non-fiction books.  She is a huge “foodie” and loves the gourmet and ethnic food choices available in Staten Island and NYC.  She also enjoys the ups, and suffers the frequent heartaches, of being a fan of the N. Y. Mets.
 
Edward J. Sappin
Ed Sappin is a native Staten Islander with strong ties to the Jewish community and a track record of philanthropy and fundraising.
 
Ed has been affiliated with the Jewish Community Center since he was a child going to Family Park and attending summer camp. In recent years, he has supported Sunrise Camp and attended numerous events at the J. He has longstanding relationships with many members of the JCC Board and has shared his expertise on an ad hoc basis over the years.
 
Ed’s charity and philanthropic efforts currently include serving on the Board of the New York Chapter of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Alumni Group and being a member of the Christer Herter Society, which is SAIS’s leadership and major donor organization. Previously, Ed was for many years a member of the Aspen Institute’s Society of Fellows, has served as a judge for the Wharton School Business Plan Competition, and is the former co-President of the Johns Hopkins Shanghai Alumni Chapter.
 
In the professional world, Ed has a proven track record as a leader and investor, with strong results in fundraising, organizational development and business development. Ed invests in and builds innovative companies, focusing on technology, energy, and healthcare. Ed has a proven track record as a C-suite executive, investment professional, head of development, and in other leadership positions.
 
Ed is the founder and CEO of Sappin Global Strategies, an investment and advisory group. He is also a Partner at Nimali, a renewable energy investment group. Ed has served as the CFO of Northwest Innovation Works, a US-China energy venture, and in strategy, investment, and development roles for institutions including Intel, New Asia Partners, BP, Credit Agricole, and JP Morgan.
 
Ed holds a Master of Arts from the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University, where he was a Boren and Bradley Fellow. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Franklin, Wharton, and Fine Scholar.
 
Ed Sappin is a thought leader in business, technology, and foreign affairs. He has written for Forbes, VentureBeat, The Washington Post, and CNBC, and spoken at events for MIT, Berkeley/Stanford, and Dartmouth, amongst others. Ed believes strongly in community, and when he is not with his three children or training for his next race, as mentioned above he has been and continues to be active in numerous charities and organizations in New York City and beyond.