CLARENCE D. ARMBRISTER 6440 Overbrook Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151 (215)473-3833 Home (267) 278-3861 Cell cdarmb@aol.com EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE Girard College President (July 2012 present) Serves as Chief Executive Officer for landmark grade 1-12 residential college-prep academy for students from vulnerable communities. Reports directly to the Board of Directors of City Trusts; serves on the Girard College Committee and the Girard College Foundation. Provides strategic direction and general oversight to all areas of the institution, including the academic program, out-of-school time programs, residential life, counseling and health services, enrollment management, institutional advancement and development, operations, financial oversight and board relations. Directs the Girard College leadership team, including Vice Presidents for Advancement and Operations, Academic Deans for the High School and Elementary/Middle School, Residential Deans and the College Council. Serves as the primary spokesperson for the College, for a broad array of internal constituencies and for external stakeholders such as the City administration, regional and national funders, and key players in educational reform. Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff (July 2011 December 2011) Served as Chief of Staff to the President and was a member of the University s Senior Management Team, the Senior Planning Group, and the President s Cabinet. Along with the President, set the agenda and coordinated the meeting activities for the Senior Planning Group, which included the President, the Provost, the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, the Senior Vice President of Development and Alumni Relations, the Secretary to the Board of Trustees and a Senior Advisor to the President. Managed the administrative and financial functions of the Office and the staff of the President s Office, including coordinating the President s scheduling apparatus, his speechwriters, and the communications activities of the Office.. Served as the President s Office s representative on key central administration searches.
Temple University Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (January 2007 December 2007) Senior Vice President for Administration (April 2003 December 2006) Reported directly to the President of the University and was responsible for the overall management, planning and coordination of the University's administrative units and programs, including the following: Student Affairs which provided students with a wide variety of services including career development services; resources and services for students with disabilities; academic counseling; individual and group tutoring services; academic and educational workshops; undergraduate research opportunities; recreation services; new student orientation programs, and student leadership development programs. The Division of Student Affairs also provided volunteer opportunities for students through the Office of Community Service and administered the University's Disciplinary Code. The Office of University Housing was also a unit in the Division of Student Affairs which operated 13 residence halls on four campuses to provide housing to undergraduate students as well as assisted students in finding off-campus housing. The Office of International Services provided service, support and language instruction to Temple University's international students, scholars and researchers. Facilities Management Services provided a wide range of services including building operations and maintenance of 183 buildings on five campuses covering 351 acres comprising 11.8 million square feet of space with a replacement value of $2.2 billion. In addition, the Division was responsible for grounds maintenance; transportation services among the campuses; utilities management, including procurement, generation and distribution of sources of energy; and fire safety protocols. Facilities Management Services was responsible also for the planning design and construction management of all capital projects for the University and provided oversight and consultative services relating to the planning, design and construction management of projects for the Temple University Health System and its affiliates. Campus Safety Services which consisted of 118 police officers and 70 security officers who patrolled the campus and surrounding community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week providing various services to students and staff. Intercollegiate Athletics which oversaw 9 men's and 11 women's sports teams for over 500 student-athletes which competed at the NCAA Division 1 level. Computer and Information Services which provided academic and administrative computer and telecommunications support to students, faculty and staff throughout the University. Affirmative Action which played a role throughout the University to assure compliance with nondiscrimination/affirmative action policies, laws and regulations. 2
Enrollment Management Services which included the Office of Admissions and the Office of Student Financial Services, which administers the University's financial aid programs. Office of Management Analysis which provided analytical support regarding management efficiencies of the Divisions reporting to the Senior Vice President and was instrumental in the formulation of the capital budget. Member of President's "Executive Cabinet" which included the President's Chief of Staff, the Provost, the Chief Financial Officer and the Senior Vice President. Selected Accomplishments: Created a cooperative and coordinated working relationship among the various units reporting to the Senior Vice President and thereafter to the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Developed an organizational structure to undertake over $400 million of new construction over five years on three campuses without overtaxing existing staff resources. Coordinated the reorganization of the financial administration of the Athletic Department which exceeded budgeted operating results for at least two consecutive years after failing to meet budget targets in the year before the reorganization. Worked closely with the Athletic Director and Athletics Committee of the Board to make case for the preservation of intercollegiate football at the Division I level. Worked closely with the Vice President of Student Affairs in rewriting the University Disciplinary Code. Created the framework for the creation of a new Office of Multicultural Affairs that restructured and expanded significantly the responsibilities of the Office of Affirmative Action. Additional Duties Chair -Management Audit Committee Chair -Partnership Schools Advisory Committee Chair -Tuition Advisory Committee Chair -Emergency Response Team Member-Academic Policy and Coordinating Committee Member-Search Committee, Dean-College of Health Professions Named by Board to serve as Administration representative on the Search Committee for the 9 th President of Temple School District of Philadelphia Managing Director (April 1996 -December 1998) Reported directly to the Superintendent of the School District, serving simultaneously as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, responsible for the overall financial administration and administrative support apparatus of the fourth largest school district in the country serving over 215,000 students. My responsibilities included the following: 3
the development, preparation and implementation of the School District's $1.5 billion annual operating budget and $75 million annual capital budget; the formulation of financing plans for operating and capital requirements, and the coordination and supervision of accounting and financial reporting, payroll, cash management, treasury operations and grants funding; the management, planning and coordination of facilities management, food services and transportation, for over 260 schools; and the management, planning and coordination of risk management, purchasing, design and construction, environmental management, claims management and real property management. Selected Accomplishments: Working closely with the Superintendent, the Mayor s Office and the President of City Council, advanced the debate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania surrounding the inadequate funding of public urban schools compared to their suburban counterparts. Helped to develop a process to review and approve the first charter schools in Philadelphia. HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING EXPERIENCE Beasley School of Law Temple University Adjunct Faculty Member (January 1997-May 1998) Created Curriculum for and taught first course at Temple Law School in Municipal Finance 2 Semesters GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE City of Philadelphia Chief of Staff to Michael A. Nutter, Mayor (January 2008 June 2011) Named Chief of Staff-Designate by Mayor-Elect, Michael A. Nutter on November 27, 2007. Served as principal advisor to the Mayor and was responsible for the overall coordination of policy for the administration among the various cabinet officials of the government. Managed the staff in the Mayor s Office that provided direct support to the Mayor, including the offices of Legislative and Government Affairs; Policy, Planning and Research; Communications; Sustainability; Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy; LGBT Affairs; Human Capital Investment; Multicultural Affairs; Education Advocate; the Mayor s Office of Community Services; and the Office of Correspondence and Constituent Services. Approved and assisted in the development and creation of the City s Five Year Financial Plan which served as the City s principal strategic planning document. 4
City of Philadelphia City Treasurer (February, 1994 - April, 1996) My responsibilities included the following: Served as head of the City Department responsible for cash management, investments and the issuance of the City's debt instruments. Established policies with respect to investment of City's cash and issuance of City's debt. Managed and/or oversaw the issuance of $2 billion of debt by the City and its related agencies. Managed the communication of information to rating agencies and investors regarding City's debt activities and City's principal spokesperson regarding these activities. OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE UBS PaineWebber Incorporated Director (January 2003 -March 2003) First Vice President (January 2001 -January 2003) Vice President (January 1999 -January 2001) My responsibilities included the following: Served as an investment banker in UBS PaineWebber's Municipal Securities Group ("MSG"). As head of the MSG's education practice, was responsible for UBS PaineWebber's nationwide efforts in underwriting transactions for issuers in the Kindergarten - 12 th grade public education market. Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Partner, Public Finance Department (January, 1990 -January, 1994) Associate, Public Finance Department (August, 1982 -December, 1989) My responsibilities included the following: Served in various roles in public finance transactions including bond counsel, underwriters' counsel and counsel to financial institutions providing credit enhancement or liquidity facilities. As bond counsel, was responsible for structuring transactions to ensure compliance with state and local laws regarding the issuance of public debt, as well as ensuring compliance with the myriad of federal tax laws to ensure that the interest on the bonds was not includable in the gross income of the owners of the bonds. 5
As underwriters' counsel, primary responsibility was to prepare the Official Statement describing the securities to be sold to the public and assist the Underwriter carrying out its "due diligence" responsibilities. In addition, as underwriter's counsel, advised underwriters of municipal securities regarding the various state securities laws (Blue Sky Laws) which govern the distribution and sale of securities in the various local jurisdictions. EDUCATION Undergraduate University of Pennsylvania Awarded Bachelor of Arts Degree in both political science (concentration in public policy) and economics in 1979 Law School University of Michigan Law School Awarded J.D. in 1982 Admitted to Practice Law (August 1982) Pennsylvania Supreme Court (Current Status -Inactive) Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Current Status -Inactive) Bar and Other Professional Associations (Historical) American Bar Association National Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Barristers' Association of Philadelphia Executive Committee Member Vice President - Financial Administration Philadelphia Bar Association Municipal Government Committee Member National Association of Bond Lawyers National Association of Securities Professionals Government Finance Officer's Association Association of School Business Officials Business, Civic and Community Associations Board of Directors, Health Partners Plan, December 2016-Present Board of Trustees, Community College of Philadelphia, Fall 2015-Present Board of Trustees, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, February 2013-Present Board of Directors, Public Facilities Management Corporation (Management Company of the Philadelphia Gas Works), February 2012-June 2015 (Vice-Chair) Board of Directors, National Adoption Center, September, 1996 Present (President 2002-2005) Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street Transition Committee - Staff to Right Sizing Government Committee 2004 Commissioner, Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission 2002-2004 Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell Transition Committee - Housing Committee Member 2003 Philadelphia Mayor John F. Street Transition Committee - Co-Chair of Education Committee 2000 6
Treasurer, Diocese of Pennsylvania (Episcopal), June, 2001-2004 Chair of Finance Committee, Board Member, Moore College of Art & Design, 1999-2003 Member Finance Committee, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Germantown, 1999-2001 Assistant Treasurer, Diocese of Pennsylvania (Episcopal), 1998-2001 Vestry Member, Grace Epiphany Church (Episcopal), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992-1998 Treasurer, Germantown Historical Society, 1996-2001 Canon, Cathedral Church of Christ of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (Episcopal), 1994-1998 Philadelphia Council of Boy Scouts of America, Sustaining Membership Enrollment Campaign, Field Chairman, 1992 Member, Committee of Seventy, October, 1992 to January, 1994 Board Member, Board of Trustees, Chestnut Hill Hospital, 1993-1998 Board Member, Board of Trustees, Chestnut Hill Hea1thcare, 1993-1998 Board Member, Germantown Historical Society, 1988-1990; 1996-2004 Personal Information Born: 6/12/57 in Miami, Florida Wife: Denise Children: David, Nicole, Dennis, Sean and Malika REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST 7