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GIVING BACK... Secrets of Success The specter of success causes some people to feel conflicted. “Shall I devote myself to being successful… or should my priority be helping others who are less fortunate” Paul Tierney ’60 found a way to resolve the conflict. He does both. After graduating from Fenwick, Paul spent four years at University of Notre Dame, then two years in the Peace Corps, working with farmers in South America. From there, he went on to Harvard Business School, followed by a job in private equity, a year as chief of financial programs for the U.S. Railway Association (now Conrail), then a position in the corporate finance division of White, Weld & Co. In 1978, with two of his former colleagues from White, Weld, he formed Gollust, Tierney, and Oliver to begin a decade of intense entrepreneurship, initially focusing on financing transportation projects and eventually branching into strategic block investing and private equity. In the late 1980s, highly successful by anyone’s definition, Paul decided to make time, as he says, “to get serious” and return to his desire to help others. He became involved with TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization that works with entrepreneurs in Latin America and Africa to build sustainable businesses. In 1992, Paul became TechnoServe’s chairman, and in that capacity, he has led efforts to modernize the organization and raise funds to support the work in the field. He also developed a program where volunteers from a variety of companies work with entrepreneurs to develop brands and attract finances. Under his leadership, Fenwick was a pivotal “ experience for me. It is a place where I clarified and committed to the core values that would guide the rest of my life. The spirit of Fenwick, the idealism of the Dominicans and the friendship of my colleagues have been with me wherever I travel. ” Paul Tierney ’60 TechnoServe has grown to have a $15 million budget and more than 400 employees, and in 2001 was named by Worth magazine as one of “America’s Best Charities.” Helping Others 6 SPRING FALL 2002 2003 Like Paul Tierney, who found success in business a stepping-stone to helping others, Peter Newell ’97 began his path with community service. After graduating from Boston College in 2001, he and his friend and classmate Pat Gibbs ’97, joined AmericaCorps VISTA, a domestic variation on the Peace Corps. As a VISTA volunteer, Pat worked as a teacher in a “Headstart” school and in an after-school program. Peter recruited other volunteers to staff childcare centers run by Catholic Charities in the inner city of Denver. They earned only $755 a month, with no housing or food provided. “The most important thing I learned was what I could do without,” said Peter. While at Fenwick, Peter had become involved in the Big Brother organization and found the experience more rewarding than he ever expected. When his year with VISTA was over, Peter returned to the Chicago area and Peter Newell now works as a Policy Assistant in the office of Pat Quinn ’67, Illinois Lieutenant Governor. Peter’s responsibilities include scheduling events and working with another “corps” of volunteers – Freedom Corps, which is involved in homeland security. Pat Gibbs lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. Pat Gibbs
Secrets of Success Paul Tierney from Rome Currently Paul is on sabbatical from his investment business. He and his wife Susan are living in Rome, where he says there are many churches founded by Dominicans. “They always bring back good memories of Fenwick.” “Every day starts the same way for me. First I cut and squeeze a couple of Sicilian blood oranges that produce the most flavorful juice (“spremuta”) imaginable. Then it’s off to the little “botteghino” two cobble stone blocks away where Roberto sells news-papers. I usually buy one English language and one Italian language paper… Once my papers are in hand, I bid him (Roberto) “buon giorno” and head back to “Alfredo’s” for the first cappuccino of the day…I return to the apartment to read the papers, prepare for language class and make any phone calls needed to set up meetings, guides or activities. At about 9:40, I stroll down Via Giulia…to the Caffe Peru for my second cappuccino and then Italian class at 10 a.m. The class goes from 10 to 1 …then we (wife Susan and Paul) meet for lunch at a little restaurant or grab a pannini or pizza…then we have the whole afternoon to sightsee and investigate Rome…” “A great thing about this sabbatical is its purity. I feel that I am ‘unplugged’ from the myriad of details and obligations and tasks that I feel responsible for in New York…While I miss my good friends and family, I am glad we do not have a computer in the apartment and that we do not have the phone ringing all the time…I suppose I feel a little like a college student again enjoying a bit of a bohemian, simple life. There is so little to ROME worry about in our rented apartment, with so few material goods, no car, and limited telephone time. And, of course, there is so much breathtaking beauty and so many friendly, accepting, easy-going Romans. Every time we turn a corner, there can be a marvelous discovery of a site, a person, a perspective or an activity…” Saving Soles Beth LaBarge ’03 and Katie LaBarge ’04 are typically busy Fenwick students. Beth is on the tennis team and Katie is involved in the Blackfriars Guild. Both are involved in Campus Ministry. Last fall, they found time to add something else to their agenda. They organized “Save Your Soles,” a drive that collected hundreds of gently used shoes for Native Americans, Central and South Americans, and people in Appalachia. Neil Manering (in the hat) surrounded by new friends at Habitat for Humanity site. Hands-On Help As a sophomore at Dominican University last year, Neil Manering ’00 and other students organized Dominican University’s first international service project – a spring break trip to Costa Rica to work on a Habitat for Humanity project. They dug foundations, transported dirt in wheelbarrows, mixed and poured cement, and made friends. Neil first visited Costa Rica on a summer science trip led by Fenwick teacher John Polka. 7 FENWICK
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