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# TWO REQUESTS AS WE WELCOME THE NEW YEAR
►Chase Houses: Alumnus Roger Griffin suggested a story about the portfolio of Chase-owned houses that were used by bankers – particularly country managers – on foreign assignments. We would love to hear from other alumni who lived in these buildings – including bankers from heritage banks who lived in their equivalent on overseas duty. Please contact Andrea Axelrod at news@chasealum.org. Speaking of housing: If you have a great story about finding non-bank-owned housing overseas, let us know as well!
►Update Your Profile: The start of the year is a great time to update your profile in the website membership directory (searchable by dues-paying members). Log in to your account and click where it says "Hello, (Your Name)" on the menu. You'll see a link to updating your profile. If you need help with this or with uploading a photo, please contact Ken Jablon or Andrea Axelrod.
NEWS & EVENTS (PAST AND FUTURE)
 # A Reminder:
Soliciting CAA Board Member ApplicationsThe Chase Alumni Association is looking for new Board members to both reflect and encourage a broader association membership. We welcome applications particularly from individuals representing the following groups:
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All the heritage banks contributing to the CAA (e.g., MHT, Chemical Bank, BancOne, First Chicago, Washington Mutual, JPMorgan, etc.)
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Underrepresented functional areas, such as the Retail Bank, Technology and Operations, and HR, among others
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Recent alumni of the bank, to bring a younger demographic to the Board
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U.S. regions that have potential for chapter growth (e.g., Chicago, Wilmington, east coast of Florida).
We are looking for applicants who have deep and lively connections to these groups, who will work to:
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Shape CAA’s strategy to support a more diverse membership
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Help create in-person events and online activities directed toward these groups, to create a real sense of community within the CAA family
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Encourage dues-paying membership among them.
In addition, the Board member would be expected to participate in a quarterly Board meeting, held by Zoom, and be available for regular consultation in between. Board membership is a three-year term.
If you are interested in joining the Board, please send Andrea Axelrod your CV with a cover letter describing what skills, ideas and contacts you could bring to the Board. We would like to receive your application no later than January 15, 2023.
 Interim CAA President: The Board of the Chase Alumni Association is pleased to announce that Ken Jablon, who has given countless hours of service and leadership to the CAA, has agreed to serve as Interim President of the Association through March 31, 2023, by which time the Board expects to announce a new President, succeeding the late John A. Ward.
 Pay Tribute to Your Mentor: Here are the latest contributions, including one, from Dave Farrell, that is also a reminiscence of Chase Manhattan South Africa. We continue to invite you to pay tribute to a mentor at the bank who helped shape your career, values and interests, someone who went beyond just being your boss. You must write about an employee of Chase, Chemical, Manny Hanny, Bank One, First Chicago or the other banks that are the heritage of JPMorgan Chase. Please include specifics. If you have a photo of yourself with your mentor, please send it. Last year we had enough essays to require that we run it in three parts. We've begun Part 4. Let's see if we need a Part 5!
 Corruption, or That's Not How We Do Things (Part 2): We're starting to post more stories about experiences alumni have had being approached overseas (or stateside) to participate in corrupt practices–or having to look the other way. The latest post is a story by Sergei Boboshko about his experiences in Russia in the 1990s. (Also visit Part 1)
If this is a subject you are willing to write or be interviewed about, please contact Andrea at news@chasealum.org. You can speak confidentially, or we can run your story anonymously if you prefer. We've already heard from a number of alumni. Add your tale!
Event Photos (Viewable by dues-paying members)
...from a gathering of Chase alumni in Mexico City on November 10, 2022. (Viewable by all)
LIFE AFTER CHASE
 # A General Note: Alumnae of First Chicago and Morgan Guaranty have sent us emails complaining that those institutions are not sufficiently represented on this website, that everything is about Chase, Chemical and Manny Hanny. (And, of course, we get complaints from Chem and MHT alumni that everything is about Chase!) This is a reminder that we largely rely on you, our members, to send us your stories and recollections. We propose story topics – e.g. mentors, romance in the workplace, working in dangerous situations, memorabilia, best hires, ways you spent the pandemic, book recommendations, to name a few – and then hope that alumni from all the JPMC heritage organizations will chime in. We're also always looking for contributions to Moments in Bank History (all the banks!) and Life After Chase (or Chem, MHT, First Chicago, etc.). So please, scour your memories and contact us! As always, you can write up a story yourself or just ask to be interviewed. Contact Andrea at news@chasealum.org.
MOMENTS IN BANK HISTORY
(And remember...you have friends at Chase Alumni who want to see photos of your Bank memorabilia! Please send to news@chasealum.org.)
# Object of the Week: From 1985, a Manufacturers Hanover Trust Employee Savings Bond Tic Tac Toe game promotion:
BANKERS IN DANGER: The three-part (so far) series features our intrepid alumni in hair-raising situations in the Middle East, Asia and South America. Were you ever asked to continue working–or struggling to get out of town–in a war zone or amidst other types of violence? Let us know. Here are links to the stories so far: Part 1 (stories by Bob Aberlin, Ed von Leffern, George Lacen, Alan Delsman, Mariana Abrantes de Sousa) | Part 2 (stories by Geoff Scott, Chris Matlon and Jim Haynes) | Part 3 (story by Thomas Lane and about Frank Ciulla).
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In Memoriam
 # We have added the following, whose deaths
were just made known to us, to the list
In Remembrance 2022:
Photos left to right in alphabetical order:
How Best to Use the CAA Membership Directory
 If you have not done so recently, please update the information in your profile, so that the CAA and other members would be better able to contact you. Using the Membership Directory is a privilege of dues-paying CAA members.
Now get a refresher on how to best use the membership directory to find an individual or
groups of individuals you would like to contact. (Note that only dues-paying members have
access to the directory.).
To get to the directory, log in at www.chasealum.org. On the home page menu, click on Membership and then Member Directory.
When searching by name, or in any of the other search areas, we advise starting by putting in less information in the search field. For example, if you want to find William Smith, type only Smith in the Search by Name box; if you put in “William Smith” and he is calling himself Bill Smith in his profile, you will not find him.
If you want to find members who live near you, enter the city, state or country (or any combination) under Location. The Years at Chase search is very valuable. Type in 1996-2005, for instance, and you will find everyone who worked for the bank (including heritage banks) during those years. You can narrow your search by also typing in a location or job title.
Once you have entered the search words, click on Search at the bottom of the page. When members’ names appear, click on their names to obtain more detailed information about them.
If you have any problem with any of this, contact Ken Jablon at jablonkt@aol.com.
As always: If the links do not work for you, you can always access the latest stories by logging on to CAA's web site.
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Ken Jablon or call Ken (during normal working hours) at 212-799-9525.
By the by: Don't forget to explore the rest of the CAA Web site. Just click on the home page menu buttons to find the news archive, photo album, membership directory, past In Memoriams and benefit information.
The Board of the Chase Alumni Association
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