Board of Directors UpcoMing Events
President Ann-Marie Ann-
U of M Club of Greater Phoenix Board of
Anderson Marie.Anderson@AZBar.o Directors Meeting, Sunday, August 28th,-
rg (EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND!),
Vice Pres. Sylvia Shippey skshippey@gmail.com
Brunch at Noon (self pay), Meeting to begin at
Secretary Vince Pecora vpecora@gmail.com
michiganrachal@yahoo.co
1pm, Olive & Ivy Restaurant and Market Place,
Treasurer. Rachal
Solomon m 7135 E. Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 -
Bd. Dick Allen dick@allen.org Tele 480-751-2200 (on the Scottsdale
Members Waterfront)
Sara Agne sagne@swlaw.com
Tim Agne Tim.Agne@gmail.com
U of M Game Party (vs. Western Michigan)
at the Upper Deck Sports Grill with our Hosts,
Jessica jess.pries@yahoo.com
Hogan Lee & Barbara Friend. Come watch new head
Barton Fears barton.fears@azag.gov coach Brady Hoke in the Wolves' first game of
Sally Clark jawaclark@yahoo.com the season - Saturday, Sept. 3rd, game time to
Robert Evans nuplaid@aol.com be announced (check www.letsgoblue.org)
Allan jjdadgoblue@aol.com
Kleinman University of Michigan Professionals
Lorraine Rice L2000rice@msn.com
Networking Cocktail Party, Thursday,
David David.beauchamp@bryan
Beauchamp cave.com September 8th, 5:30pm - 8pm. Come (and
bring guests, non-Wolverines welcome) and join
Kristine Black ktblack73@earthlink.net your fellow professionals for an evening of
happy hour priced cocktails and h'ordouvres and
The Phoenix Wolverine Newsletter is published socializing at one of the most spectacular resorts
quarterly for members of the University of Michigan in the West! Montelucia Resort, 4949 East
Alumni Club of Greater Phoenix. Please submit Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253, (480)
your contributions by e-mail to
ama1266@aol.com. 627-3200 in the aptly named "M Bar" which is
located at the front of the resort, facing East
Lincoln Drive.
New UM Student Send Off Party, Tuesday,
August 16th, Penny and Steve Papadopolous U of M Game Party (vs. Notre Dame!) at the
hosted a dozen entering UM freshman (and club Upper Deck Sports Grill with our Hosts, Lee &
president Ann-Marie Anderson) for a pizza Barbara Friend - Saturday, Sept. 10th at 5pm
party at Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Old Town (check www.letsgoblue.org)
Scottsdale. A couple of UM sophomores joined
More UpcoMing Events! Please regularly
the group and gave great advice including where
check our website (www.letsgoblue.org) for
to find great pizza in Ann Arbor, where to shop,
future events, including, monthly
academic majors and the all important cold
Professional Networking Happy Hours,
weather dress. Some of the students have never
Football Game Parties, Community Service
lived through a Michigan winter! Penny and
volunteering with your fellow Wolverines,
Steve deserve the highest praise for the large
Holiday party, golf outings and more! Go
number of superstar Phoenix students entering
Blue!
UM this Fall - nearly 15!
PLEASE NOTE: Future newsletters may
only be available on our website and/or via
email.
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The entire football schedule appears below. the oldest conference in the NCAA. Her career
Join us each week at the Upper Deck Sports as a lawyer has included serving as an Assistant
Grill for fun, food, drinks, raffles and trivia! Attorney General and as Vice-President/General
Counsel of a Silicon Valley (CA) technology
Date Opponent AZ Time company and practicing with international firms
September 3 Western Michigan TBA such as Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. 2011 has
September 10 Notre Dame 5:00 p.m. started out as a busy year, as Ann-Marie was
September 17 Eastern Michigan TBA elected President of the Arizona State Bar
September 24 San Diego State TBA Administrative Law Section, President of the
October 1 Minnesota TBA Albion College Alumni Association (Arizona),
October 8 Northwestern TBA to the Board of Directors of the Guerrant
October 15 Michigan State TBA Foundation (www. guerrantfoundation.org)(an
October 29 Purdue - Homecoming TBA international nonprofit group which has raised
November 5 Iowa TBA and distributed millions of dollars in microloans
November 12 Illinois TBA to individuals in developing countries to start
November 19 Nebraska TBA their own businesses) and to the Board of
November 26 Ohio State TBA Directors of Phi Beta Kappa, the country's
oldest (1776) academic honorary. She lectures
Meet Your 2011-2012 UM Officers! at the Arizona State Bar, University of Michigan
Law School and ASU's College of Law on
President Ann-Marie Anderson, Esq. is a topics such as renewable energy, corporate law
1994 graduate of the University of Michigan and other legal topics. In her free time, she still
Law School, where she served as a founding plays competitive tennis, recently qualifying for
editor of the Journal of Gender and Law and as United States Sectionals and Nationals at the
a teaching tennis professional for the most highest level (5.0) and playing in charity tennis
winning tennis coach in UM history, Brian events.
Eisner. Ann-Marie's father, mother and sister
also attended UM Law School and her Vice-President Sylvia Shippey, Sylvia earned
grandfather, father, mother, sisters, aunt and her AB in Education from UM in 1969. She
uncle earned their undergraduate and advanced taught junior high English for one year then
degrees from U of M. She has served on the went back to school to EMU to get her MBA
Phoenix UM Board since the late 1990's and as with a concentration in computers graduating in
Vice-President. She previously served on the 1977. Sylvia worked in the computer field for
National Alumni Association of the University 26 years in various capacities including project
of Michigan's Board of Directors (1997-2003) manager, project leader and systems analyst.
and its Executive Committee, Nominating Sylvia moved to Phoenix in October, 2008, and
Committee, Outstanding Alumni Committee is now working as an Academic Counselor at
and as Chair, University Relations Committee. the University of Phoenix, where she is enrolled
She also served on the Board of the UM Club of in the Industrial/Organizational Psychology
San Francisco. She has chaired each of her UM doctoral program. Sylvia is a member of Phi
Law School Class Reunions and related capital Kappa Phi, an honor society.
campaigns since 1999. Ann-Marie earned her
undergraduate degree from Albion College, Treasurer Rachal Solomon, Rachal earned her
magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and played undergraduate degree from UM's School of
varsity tennis (#1 singles), captaining the team Music in 2000. She is an incredibly talented
and earning All Time All Conference Honors in opera singer, and vocal and piano instructor,
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who has performed around the world, including, number of organizations, including, the Arizona
with Oberlin (Italy), Phoenix Opera, Ft. State Young Alumni Council, Arizona Animal
Lauderdale Lyric Orchestra and many others. Welfare League, Maricopa County Bar
Rachal has served on the UM Board for 2 years. Association, Arizona Women Lawyer's
She and her husband, Antonio, are the proud Association and the Arizona Association of
parents of Lucas who is 10 months old. Defense Counsel.
Secretary Vincent Pecora, Esq. Vince, who Tim Agne, is a graduate of Arizona State
hails from Spartan country, joined our Board University, and is married to fellow board
this year. He earned his undergraduate degree, member, Sara Agne. Tim is such a devoted
cum laude, from the University of Michigan in Wolverine fan that he accompanied his wife
2002 with Distinction and Honors and he Sara for 3 bitter winters in Ann Arbor while she
received the prestigious National Scholar attended UM Law School. Tim has also
Recognition Award (Full Academic participated in many debate and leadership
Scholarship) and the James B. Angell Scholar activities in Michigan. He is a member of the
Award (Four-Year University Honors). He Arizona Republic's reporting staff and has held
earned his law degree from Notre Dame in 2005 a number of impressive positions with our
and served as the Executive Solicitation Editor, state's largest newspaper, including in the web,
Journal of College & University Law. Vince online and technology areas.
previously practiced with a large prestigious
Michigan law firm for five years and recently Barton Fears, Esq., earned his undergraduate
joined the legal team of an Arizona corporation. degree in electrical engineering from ASU and
Vince has held numerous leadership positions in his law degree from the University of Michigan.
Michigan and Arizona, including the Ingham He has practiced with large national law firms in
County Bar Association, Governor Granholm- the areas of civil litigation, medical malpractice,
Cherry Inaugural Committee (legal counsel), business disputes, unfair trade practices, nursing
Grand River Connection, Inc. (legal counsel, home abuse and other areas. Barton is presently
president, treasurer, and director), Lansing an Assistant Attorney General and previously
Regional Chamber of Commerce, American Bar served as a prosecutor for the City of Phoenix.
Association, Habitat for Humanity of Greater As an electrical engineer, Barton designed high
Ingham County (director, secretary, and legal frequency military electronics for Motorola, so,
counsel) and many others. yes, in fact he is a "rocket scientist!" Barton is a
diehard Michigan Man through and through and
Meet Your New UM Directors! cannot be missed at each of our Saturday UM
Game Parties at the Upper Deck.
Sara Agne, Esq. Sara graduated from UM
Law School, cum laude in 2008, and served as Jessica Hogan, a Wisconsin and Michigan
Contributing Editor and Associate Editor of the native, graduated from the UM in 2003 with
Michigan Law Review. She earned her B.A. in honors and distinction and majors in Psychology
Journalism, magna cum laude, from the Walter and Spanish, having received a full academic
Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State scholarship awarded by the Oneida Tribe of
University, where she was a member of the Indians. While at UM, she was a leader in
Barrett Honors College. She is a lawyer with Alpha Phi Omega, a prestigious community
Snell & Wilmer, practicing in the areas of service organization. She also held leadership
commercial litigation, white collar defense and positions with the “Detroit Project”, one of the
health care. Sara is involved in an impressive largest cleanup projects in Michigan. Jessica has
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nearly completed her work on a master’s degree,
as well. She and her husband, Frank, divide UM Alumni Club Workshop
their time between Phoenix and Los Angeles. Ann Arbor, MI
Jessica is expecting her first little Wolverine in June 4 – 5, 2011
October, and we are all thrilled to welcome the By Sylvia Shippey
new addition to our UM Club!
2010 – 2011 The UM Alumni Association held its annual
Scholarship Winner Update workshop training for club members on June 4
& 5.
From Chelsea Groen:
The workshop was jam-packed and many topics
Dear Ann Marie and the were covered including athletic events,
University of Michigan professional career services, student
Alumni Club of Phoenix, connections, Clubs Council role, community
service events, fundraisers, scholarships,
I am writing this letter to business and legal matters, Alumni Association
first of all thank you all for support of clubs, lifelong learning and student
providing scholarship athlete compliance regulations.
money towards my tuition
last year. I cannot even begin to describe how The Alumni Association is providing alumni
unbelievable my freshman year at Michigan was contact information so that the club can reach
and what a perfect fit the musical theatre more members in their immediate area. Clubs
program is for me. Never have I ever been can post their events on the AAUM website
happier in my life, nor surrounded by a more where members can purchase tickets for the
beautiful environment filled with the best event. This data is kept and can be used at any
professors, mentors, and community of the most time by the clubs. Additionally, the Alumni
talented, loving, supportive, beautiful peers I Association will provide funding for club
could ever imagine! I have learned so much, events.
made such unbelievable friendships, and grown
immensely as a performer and person in just one Many possible events were discussed. Some of
year. I am looking forward to beginning my the other alumni clubs have had BBQ’s, hikes,
sophomore year at Michigan as a musical dinner and a movie, softball leagues, Picnic with
theatre major, and am looking forward to the Pops and Habitat for Humanity. Several
auditioning for the shows and having more clubs have had events to feature UM produced
opportunities to perform and perfect my craft as and directed movies featuring faculty. Ralph
a singer, dancer, and actor. I cannot imagine Williams, English professor, was featured in
going to school anywhere else. “Answer This”. Sultan Sherriff directed “Bilal’s
I love my school so much, and know that in Stand” which was about urban life. Some clubs
order for me to be successful in a field that is so have taken advantage of lifelong education.
extremely competitive, University of Michigan Over 1300 streaming videos are available and
is THE place to be. searchable.
Thank you again for supporting me last year, InCircle has 5600 active registrants and offers
and for your consideration in helping me in the online networking, mentoring and tutorials for
next few years to come. job seekers.
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University of Michigan Club of Greater Phoenix
2802 W. Ardmore Rd.
Laveen, AZ 85339
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