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Neighbors in the News "Hank Boerner"
(Manhasset, NY, April 13, 2006)
Henry ("Hank") Boenrer, of Manhasset, managing director, New York for the issue and crisis management consulting firm of Rowan & Blewitt, has been elected chairperson of the Leesburg, Virginia-based Issue Management Council. With membership worldwide, IMC is an organization of corporate management professionals focused on addressing emerging issues that can potentially impact their organization - their operations, direction, goals and profitability. First named to the IMC Board of Directors in 2002, Boerner is recognized for his expertise in corporate communications and is an authority on corporate governance, corporate and institutional accountability and social responsibility trends that affect corporations, the public sector, non-profit organizations and trade associations.

Hank Boerner, Corporate Governance And Accountability Expert, Says Wall Street And Corporate Community Are Adjusting To "New Era Of Accountability," Will Address Forum Club Luncheon July 8th
(New York, NY, July 1, 2003)
The lengthening list of "fallen business leaders" who frequent the evening news is a visible sign of the dramatic, broad-based and fundamental changes now impacting Wall Street and the nation's corporations. Citizens and government agencies are demanding greater personal and institutional accountability from those who lead the financial community and the nation's publicly-held corporations, and those who manage their investments on Wall Street. Henry (Hank) Boerner, pioneering corporate governance/institutional accountability expert, will offer his views for Wall Street's and Corporate America's recent troubles -- and the serious erosion of public trust and confidence in both the financial markets and American companies at the Forum Club luncheon Tuesday, July 8th at 1 p.m. at 8 E. 69th Street. Also speaking at the luncheon, on the topic of "Ethics and the Media," is noted journalist and author Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame.

Hank Boerner Named to Issue Management Council Board of Directors
(Hank Boerner, Issue Management Council, November 20, 2002)
Henry ("Hank") Boerner of Manhasset, Managing Director-New York for the consulting firm of Rowan & Blewitt, has been named to the Board of Directors of the Leesburg, Virginia-based Issue Management Council. The Council is an international professional membership organization for corporate and not-for-profit issue managers. It serves as the global clearinghouse for information on management disciplines and corporate processes involving issue management. IMC's goal is enhancing organizational and individual managers' ability to anticipate and manage emerging issues. Membership represents companies in North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Public Relations Pros Offer Advice For The Next Crisis
(Farmingdale, NY, December 21, 2001)
FARMINGDALE - All but about a dozen of Morgan Stanley's 3,500 employees in the World Trade Center made it out alive Sept. 11 thanks to a crisis plan set up after the 1993 WTC bombing. They'd been equipped with flashlights and a detailed evacuation procedure. The Morgan Stanley case serves as an example of how crisis planning can save lives, Long Island Power Authority spokesman Bert Cunningham told the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island at its December meeting. The event focused on PR in the post-9/11 world.

Boerner, Gergela, Brinka & Cline: LI Leaders to be Honored on May 4
(PRPLI, Volume 9, Number 4, May 1999)
The ballots have been cast and the winners announced as the Public Relations Professionals of Long Island has chosen three individuals to be honored for life-long dedication to their field, and one person to be recognized as one of public relations' rising stars, at the Ninth Annual PRPLI Awards Dinner. The awards dinner will be held on Tuesday, May 4, 1999 at Fox Hollow Inn in Woodbury at 6:00 p.m. beginning with a cocktail reception, followed by dinner and the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.