Bet Tzedek raises $2.7 million at 19th Annual Dinner Gala
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
- Organization: Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Bet Tzedek-The House of Justice honored longtime board member Marc H. Gamsin, The Milken Family Foundation, and staff member Spencer Lord at its 19th Annual Dinner Gala on January 31, 2007.
Gamsin, executive vice president of AIG Retirement Services, was recognized for his commitment to the organization during his tenure as a board member. Vigorous supporters for nearly 20 years, The Milken Family Foundation was instrumental in the creation of Valley Bet Tzedek. Lord received the inaugural Jack H. Skirball Community Justice Award for his 18 years of service.
The Dinner Gala, the organization's most significant annual event, raised more than $2.7 million for Bet Tzedek.
About Marc Gamsin
Marc Gamsin is the Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of AIG Retirement Services, the retirement savings arm of American International Group. As the President of SunAmerica Alternative Investments, a subsidiary of AIGRS, Marc oversees over $7 billion of investments in a variety of private equity, leveraged buyout, distressed debt, venture capital and real estate funds, as well as hedge funds and direct private equity investments. He is also responsible for the affordable housing business and legal affairs of AIGRS. Before joining SunAmerica in 1996, Marc was a partner at the Los Angeles-based law firm of O'Melveny & Myers.
Marc is a long-time member of the board of directors of Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice, where he serves on its Executive Committee and Development Committee. He has been a Chair of Bet Tzedek's annual fundraising dinners and, in 2000, was an honoree at the Neighborhood Youth Association's annual Investors in Education dinner. Marc is also a trustee of the Brentwood School in Los Angeles and a member of the investment committee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Marc received a BA degree in Political Science from Queens College and a JD degree from New York University School of Law. He and his wife, Susan, and their two children, Elizabeth and Matthew, live in Brentwood.
About the Milken Family Foundation
Since it was established by Lowell and Michael Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation (MFF) has been one of the most innovative private foundations in the United States, with the mission to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. Groundbreaking initiatives in education such as the Milken National Educator Awards, Teacher Advancement Program, and Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, as well as MFF initiatives in medical research focusing on cancer and epilepsy, are complemented by grants to more than 1,000 organizations with compatible missions worldwide.
About Spencer Lord
Lord has been a BT staff paralegal for the past 18 years, after spending more than two decades in the U. S. Army. He has developed significant expertise in Social Security, veterans and other public benefits programs. He is one of only 10 advocates in the United States certified by the Veterans Administration to provide hearing and appellate representation to veterans. About Bet Tzedek-The House of Justice Founded in 1974, Bet Tzedek's mission is to ensure "equal justice for all." Bet Tzedek, "The House of Justice" in Hebrew, helps low-income, disabled and elderly residents of Los Angeles County. Annually, Bet Tzedek staff and volunteers assist more than 10,000 clients of all racial and religious backgrounds with critical legal needs, principally in the areas of elder law, housing issues, Holocaust reparations, consumer law and workplace matters.
Gamsin, executive vice president of AIG Retirement Services, was recognized for his commitment to the organization during his tenure as a board member. Vigorous supporters for nearly 20 years, The Milken Family Foundation was instrumental in the creation of Valley Bet Tzedek. Lord received the inaugural Jack H. Skirball Community Justice Award for his 18 years of service.
The Dinner Gala, the organization's most significant annual event, raised more than $2.7 million for Bet Tzedek.
About Marc Gamsin
Marc Gamsin is the Executive Vice President and a member of the Board of Directors of AIG Retirement Services, the retirement savings arm of American International Group. As the President of SunAmerica Alternative Investments, a subsidiary of AIGRS, Marc oversees over $7 billion of investments in a variety of private equity, leveraged buyout, distressed debt, venture capital and real estate funds, as well as hedge funds and direct private equity investments. He is also responsible for the affordable housing business and legal affairs of AIGRS. Before joining SunAmerica in 1996, Marc was a partner at the Los Angeles-based law firm of O'Melveny & Myers.
Marc is a long-time member of the board of directors of Bet Tzedek - The House of Justice, where he serves on its Executive Committee and Development Committee. He has been a Chair of Bet Tzedek's annual fundraising dinners and, in 2000, was an honoree at the Neighborhood Youth Association's annual Investors in Education dinner. Marc is also a trustee of the Brentwood School in Los Angeles and a member of the investment committee of the J. Paul Getty Trust.
Marc received a BA degree in Political Science from Queens College and a JD degree from New York University School of Law. He and his wife, Susan, and their two children, Elizabeth and Matthew, live in Brentwood.
About the Milken Family Foundation
Since it was established by Lowell and Michael Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation (MFF) has been one of the most innovative private foundations in the United States, with the mission to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. Groundbreaking initiatives in education such as the Milken National Educator Awards, Teacher Advancement Program, and Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, as well as MFF initiatives in medical research focusing on cancer and epilepsy, are complemented by grants to more than 1,000 organizations with compatible missions worldwide.
About Spencer Lord
Lord has been a BT staff paralegal for the past 18 years, after spending more than two decades in the U. S. Army. He has developed significant expertise in Social Security, veterans and other public benefits programs. He is one of only 10 advocates in the United States certified by the Veterans Administration to provide hearing and appellate representation to veterans. About Bet Tzedek-The House of Justice Founded in 1974, Bet Tzedek's mission is to ensure "equal justice for all." Bet Tzedek, "The House of Justice" in Hebrew, helps low-income, disabled and elderly residents of Los Angeles County. Annually, Bet Tzedek staff and volunteers assist more than 10,000 clients of all racial and religious backgrounds with critical legal needs, principally in the areas of elder law, housing issues, Holocaust reparations, consumer law and workplace matters.
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