The LRO’s membership consists of those Retirees who
have elected to join and whose pensions are paid from the
Lucent Pension Trust Fund. The LRO Directors and Officers are
volunteers drawn from the LRO membership universe. They perform
their duties on a volunteer, non-salaried basis.
The following is a Code of Ethics/Conduct for approved and
adopted by the LRO Board of Directors. It has been written to
set forth guideposts for the LRO Officers and Directors, as
well as for those volunteers who actively support said Officers
and Directors, as they collectively strive to meet LRO
missions. Each individual’s agreement and signature is
required.
Know what’s going on. The business, economic and
legislative segments of our culture are in constant motion.
Activities that impact Retirees are occurring almost daily.
These impose a far-reaching responsibility on all concerned. To
keep as informed as possible, the LRO, its Officers, Directors
and Members must strive to use all reasonable sources of
relevant information. When appropriate, conference calls must
be held so that the aforementioned persons can discuss the
aspects and potential impacts of recent events. The objective
of such calls being to share knowledge and collectively
determine various approaches that might be taken by individual
Retirees to reach what best suits her/his personal situation
(i.e.: as regards medical, legal, financial counseling, etc.,
etc.)
Mind your own business. Our programs are to be
determined solely on the basis of what is in the best interests
of the Retirees. Under no circumstances should any agreement or
understanding be entered into with any outside persons or
organizations until approved by the LRO Board of Directors. The
LRO is responsible to its membership for its policies and
procedures; this must be kept in mind when formulating policy
and plans for action on any particular front. No member shall
be granted more favorable consideration than any other.
Steer clear of conflict. Our Officers, Directors and
active supporters must avoid dealing with any person or firm
with whom they, as individuals, have any connection or
financial interest. Propriety demands that, if such a
transaction with such a person or firm is absolutely required,
a disinterested associate handle it. One’s position must
never be used to promote or advance personal interests, even
indirectly. One of the most important deterrents to such
conflicts is disclosure; interests of any person in authority
that could raise possibilities of a conflict are to be
disclosed to the Board of Directors for resolution.
Know how to keep a secret. Information obtained as the
result of activities within the LRO must be held private, and
should never be revealed to unauthorized persons. Such
information must never be used for personal advantage; nor
should it be used to the advantage of others. This shall be
adhered to until such time as the responsible party or parties
publicly disclose the information.
Say thank you, but no thank you. Gifts and excessive
entertainment from outside sources that may be trying to sway
LRO actions for one reason or another are to be courteously and
tactfully declined. Acceptance of anything that may be
construed as attempts to attain personal gain on the part of a
responsible LRO person is highly improper and courts severe
censure.
Be wary of outside interests. Acceptance of outside
employment and membership on outside boards (except those of
civic, charitable or religious groups), while not in itself
objectionable and often helpful from a public relations
standpoint, involves possible conflict of interest and should
be reviewed with the Officers and Directors. No official shall
direct the allocation of LRO funds, whether they are purchases,
endorsements, or whatever to second parties with the direct or
indirect objective of obtaining preferred consideration in
return.
Don’t knock interacting organizations. Interaction
with inter-related organizations must always be positive and
courteous. Friendly relations are far more effective and
permanent than derogatory remarks. Such behavior is contrary to
the character of the LRO and is to be avoided.
Give service, not advice. Members may often seek advice
from the Officers and Directors that have could have a
significant impact on the asking individual’s lifestyle.
We must be extremely careful to avoid any statements that might
be construed as advice-giving. Do not recommend attorneys,
accountants, insurance brokers or agents.
Be a good citizen. As previously implied in the
foregoing section entitled Know what’s going on,
enlightened interest in governmental affairs and dedication to
meeting responsibilities of good citizenship (i.e.: by voting
in all elections), is important to the strength of our mission
achievements. Participation in political activities should be
done in a manner that gives positive credit to the LRO.
Remember, you are the LRO. It must always be remembered
that to each person with whom you are interacting -- whether by
personal contact, correspondence or telephone – you
represent the LRO. Its reputation and prestige are enhanced or
diminished by the way you act. Empathy for every Retiree and
her/his situation is significant and very important. Assure
that LRO affairs are conducted in a manner that fosters its
favorable image and reputation.
Live a life of which we can all be proud. The conduct of
each life should reflect positively on the LRO. A reputation
for good morals, ethics and integrity is essential; every
Officer and Director must remain above reproach. Ethical and
legal behavior is each individual’s responsibility.
Any individual found to have violated any of the foregoing
policies shall be subject to removal in accordance with
applicable LRO rules and by-laws.
LRO Board of Directors
President -Joe Dombrowski -
joseph.dombrowski@mac.com
Phone: 480-766-3386
Mail Address: 1716 Alpine Meadows Lane Unit 1801- Prescott, AZ 86303-6905
Vice President -
Frank Minter
-
fcminter@aol.com
Phone:
Phone: 205-915-2908
Mail Address: 415 Highgate Hill Road - Indian Springs, AL 35124-3816
Secretary - Pam Rasmussen-
pam_cougars@yahoo.com
Phone:
630.668.7883 - home
630.699.1491 - cell
Treasurer
- Richard (Dick) McCauley
-
dickmccauley@yahoo.com
Phone: 973-635-2122
Mail Address: 34 Stonewyck Drive - Chatham, NJ 07928
Legal Team Director -
Charles Graves -jgraves@austin.rr.com
Phone: 512-266-7138
Mail Address: 6818 Oasis Pass - Austin, TX 78732
Legislative Affairs Director
Bob Martina
-
rfjm9870@aol.com
Phone: 318-797-5419
Mail
Address: 9870 Jennifer Lane - Shreveport, LA 71106
Pension Team Director -
Frank Minter
-
fcminter@aol.com
Phone: 205-915-2908
Mail Address: 415 Highgate Hill Road - Indian Springs, AL 35124-3816
Benefits Team Director - Ron Hoth-
rhoth@triad.rr.com
Phone: 336-998-7721
Mail Address: 1061 Riverbend Drive - Advance, NC 27006-8530
Regional Directors
New England (MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
Paul Bayliss – jpbayliss@comcast.net
Phone: 603-842-4457
Mail Address: 44 Cardinal Dr., Dover, NH 03820
Northeast (CT, DE, NJ, NY, PA)
Albert A. Duscher -
linwood172@verizon.net
Phone: 201 826 5796
Mail Address: 12 Cedar Ridge Lane - Randolph, NJ 07869
Mid Atlantic (DC, MD, NC, SC, VA, WVA)
Ken Raschke - kraschke@triad.rr.com
Phone: 336-765-9765
Mail Address: 231 Pinetuck Lane - Winston-Salem, NC 27104
Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN)
Jim Breslin - jamesbreslin@bellsouth.net
Phone: 770-416-8459
Mail Address: 5150 Cralyn Court - Duluth, Ga. 30097
Southwest (AR, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX)
Hal Pierce - halpierce535@gmail.com
Phone:405-360-3535
Mail Address: 2905 McGee Drive - Norman, Ok 73072
North Central (Il, IN, MI, OH, WI)
John Woodruff -
jwcepi@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 317-846-6496
Mail Address: 12444 Pebblepoint
Pass - Carmel, IN 46033
Mountain (AZ, CO, IA, MN, ND, NE, NM, SD, UT, WY)
Joe Dombrowski -
dombrowski@cableone.net
Phone:480-766-3386
Mail Address: 1716 Alpine Meadows Lane Unit 1801- Prescott, AZ
86303-6905
West Coast (CA, HI, NV)
John deCastro- john_decastro@yahoo.com
Phone: 415-419-4658
Mail Address: PO Box 410010 - San Francisco, California 94141-0010
Northwest (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Walter B. Greenwood -
walt@greenwoodpr.com
Office: 425-257-3219
Mail Address:618 View Ridge Drive - Everett, WA 98203
At-Large Members of the Board
Andy Guarriello -
andyguarriello@verizon.net
Phone:972-523-7311
Mail Address: 6605 Castle Pines Drive – Plano, TX 75093
Eli Shaff - retiredelishaff@aol.com
Phone: 972-307-5777
Mail Address: 3224 Prestonwood Dr. - Plano, TX 75093
Advisor To LRO Board of Directors
Bob Janish -
rajanish1@verizon.net
Phone: 908-276-7596
Mail Address: 208 Richard St. - Cranford, NJ 07016-2546
LRO Support
Staff
Webmaster- Joe Sciulli -
webmaster@lucentretirees.com
Phone: 561-776-8116
Mail Address: 145 Banyan Isle
Drive - Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 33418
Email Administrator -
Lee
Leversen -
lee.leversen@sbcglobal.net
Phone:
(317)
578-3465
LRO Accounting Analyst - Pete Peterson -
petep@gvtc.com
Phone:
830-755-4972
Mail Address: 7415 Mellow Ridge - Fair
Oaks Ranch, TX 78015
Death Benefit
Consultant - Jeff Purtell
jeremiahbr70@aol.com
Phone - 843-237-5307
Mail Address: 116
Historic Lane - Pawley's Island, SC 29585
Pension Issues
Adviser - Pat Matthews -
mtpatmat@aol.com
Phone - 973-731-5724
Mail Address: 125 Fairview Avenue - West Orange, NJ 07052-2611
Communications Consultants -
Ed Beltram -edbeltram@msn.com
Phone: 719-687-6157
Mail Address: 420 Fairfield Lane - Woodland Park, CO 80863
News Researcher -
Pierce Wilbanks -dwilbanks1@mindspring.com
Phone - 770-998-3997
Mail Address: 335
Saddle Horn Circle - Roswell, GA 30076-1042
LRO Newsletter Editor - Gary Reichow
-
greichow@hotmail.com
Phone: 904-827-9818
Mail Address: 620 Palencia Club Dr. Unit 103 St. Augustine, Fl 32095
LRO Benefits Team-champions healthcare and other benefits issues
Chairman
Ron Hoth -
rhoth@triad.rr.com
Phone - 336-998-7721
Mail Address: 1061 Riverbend Drive - Advance, NC 27066
Ed Beltram -
edbeltram@msn.com
Phone: 719-687-6157
Mail Address: 420 Fairfield Lane - Woodland Park, CO 80863
Herb Zydney -
eherb@att.net
Phone: 917-744-8962
Mail Address: 1704 Lake Club Court—Indian River Shores, FL 32963
Judy Archer - jamestjudy@bellsouth.netP
Phone: 770-597-2258
Mail Address: 3230 Bold Springs Road - Dacula, Ga. 30019
Biographies Of LRO Leaders
JOE DOMBROWSKI-
PRESIDENT
Joe Dombrowski’s career began with Bell Laboratories in March 1967.His early assignments were as a member of the administrative group in Whippany, New Jersey. He subsequently held domestic and international management positions dealing with purchasing, contract management, sales channel management, strategic planning, business development, new venture start-ups, organizational development, multicultural team building and leadership in the Following assignments: American Bell (Iran), AT&T International in Egypt, Greece, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Ireland. His last assignment before retiring in July 2001, was as Chief Operating Officer, Business Partners Division, Dublin Ireland, which held full strategic planning, operations and P&L responsibility for Global operations for the Business Partners Division.
FRANK MINTER - Vice President
Frank Minter spent his career in industry serving 34 years with the AT&T Company concluding as the Vice President and Controller and later as Chief Financial Officer of AT&T International.
Following his retirement from AT&T he became associated with Samford University teaching financial accounting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. He served as Director of the Accounting program for several years. Samford University awarded Mr. Minter a “doctoral equivalency” based on his achievements in the business world.
During his business career he served as a member of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force and as Chairman of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Financial Reporting Committee and Financial Executives International (FEI) Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR). He served as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and as a Trustee of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
His active involvement with the IMA led to his serving as the National President and Chair of that organization.
Mr. Minter is a graduate of the Citadel and has an MBA from the University of Memphis. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Since joining the LRO Frank Has served on its Board as Pension Director.
PAM RASMUSSEN - LRO Secretary
Pamela A. Rasmussen (Pam) started her career with Western Electric in February 1978. She was a senior financial specialist in the Customer Technical Organization. Pam was responsible for budgets/forecasts and results as well as real estate for her organization. Pam was the Co-President of Corporate Women in Leadership at Lucent Technolgies (WILL), an employee business partner for approximately 10 years. As well as the local President of WILL-Chicagoland. She is the founder/chair of Special Olympics Family Fun Day (1986-2001) held on Lisle campus each year. Pam retired in September 2007. Since retirement she has been involved with Family Shelter Service, a non-profit that provides help and hope for victims of domestic violence. She enjoys baseball and photography.
Richard L. McCauley - LRO Treasurer
Dick’s career with AT&T and Lucent Technologies covered 35 years
from 1966 to 2001. The first 20 years included various assignments
in Information Systems and Finance in Indianapolis, IN, Kearny, NJ,
and New York, NY. From 1988 to 1992, Dick was the Regional
Controller, Far East & India based out of Hong Kong. This was
followed by a two-year assignment as CFO, AT&T China in Beijing and
Shanghai, Republic of China. During 1995 and 1996, Dick was back in
the USA for tours of duty in New Jersey in Corporate and
International Finance plus CFO of Network Cable Systems. Later in
1996, it was back to foreign assignments in Paris as Western Europe
and Africa Finance Director and in Hilversum, The Netherlands as
Finance Director and CFO for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
A graduate of Ball State University with a BS in Business
Administration, Dick did post graduate studies at Indiana
University, M.I.T., Stanford University and the National University
of Singapore. He has served on the International Advisory Board of
Dickinson College; Treasurer and Governor of the Hong Kong
International School, and served terms as Vice President and
President of the Theta Chi Fraternity National Board of Trustees.
