e-mail: richiep@jafi.org

Born:

Dallas, Texas – 1948, February

Education:

Boston University – B. S. in Business Administration – 1969

The Park School – 1965
Selected to the All Maryland Teams for Soccer & Lacrosse.

Board Member Industry:

President – The Pearlstone Group, Inc. – Real Estate Developer & Financial Services.

Board of Directors & Executive Committee – Sizeler Realty Investments Trusts, (SIZ)

Board of Directors – Institute for Jewish & Community Research

National Trustee – Baltimore Museum of Art

The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore

Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Executive Investment Committee
Strategic Planning Committee
Board of Governors of the Associated Jewish Charities Endowment Fund
Chairman- Pearlstone Institute for Living Judaism
1986 Campaign Chairman

United Jewish Communities:

President – UJA Aspen
Past President:
President (1996-1998)
National Chairman (1994-1996)

The Jewish Agency for Israel – Board of Governors:

Executive Committee
Former Chairman – Finance & Budget Committee

Former Board Member – The Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)

Former Board Member - United Israel Appeal

Founder – Gann Yielding (Day Care)

Founder – Maryland Association of Concerned Citizens Political Action Committee

Former Board Member – Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Chairman – Aspen Country Day School – Capital Campaign

Board Member – CLAL Center for Leadership & Learning

Former Board Member:

Chairman of the Board - The Baltimore Ballet
Chairman of the Board – The Maryland Ballet
Monumental Life Corporation
Chairman – Harbor Bank – Investment Committee
Westview Federal Savings & Loan Center Stage
Executive Committee – Baltimore Museum of Art
Member – Advisory Council of Mental Hygiene for the State of Maryland

Former Member Industry:

Cross Keys Asset Management, Inc - Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer

Monumental Properties, Inc. – Vice President - Mall Development

Honors & Awards:

Co-Chairman - Talmudical Academy of Baltimore

Capital Development Program - 1987 to 1989
Honored in 1988 for his involvement in the growth and development of Educational Programs.

Distinguished Service Award from Wurzweiler School of Social Work of Yeshiva University – 1989.

Honored by Meir Roseanne, Israel Ambassador to the United States, as a
prominent leader in the World Jewish Community – 1989.

Recognized by Ben Gurion University of the Negev, for establishment of the Pearlstone Center for Aeronautical Engineering Studies – Memorial to Jack Pearlstone – 1993.

Personal:

Three children, P Justin, Jacqueline Lana, Remy Joseph, wife Karen, grandsons Zachary and Jordan.