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| Class Of '54 Biographies |
| E. David Luria In 1936, David was born in Hamburg, Germany, and was fortunate enough to depart on the last ship leaving that city in 1938, the SS Manhattan, destination New York City. David attended P.S.#6 and attended and graduated from Allen-Stevenson School, both in N.Y.C, before coming to George School, where as we all know, he was our class president! Graduating with a B.A. from Amhest College in 1958, David did a major in political science and a minor in modern languages. Summers were spent motorscootering around Europe with Jim Whitely, and alone, where he developed lifetime fluency in French, Spanish and German. Following graduation in '58 he summered in Mexico City studying Mayan Indian language and culture, traveling there by motorscooter as well. In November '58 David enlisted in the United States Army as communications intelligence specialist, 184th US Army Security Agency Battalion, Rothwesten, Germany. In February, '62 he was honorably discharged with rank of Specialist E-5. David then began a 33-year career in international social services, first as a Research Associate for CARE, Inc. in Medellin, Colombia;Assistant Chief of Mission, CARE, Inc. Panama City, Panama;then as a senior program manager/administrator at Partners of the Americas, Washington, DC; Executive Vice-President/Chief Operating Officer, Friendship Force, Atlanta, GA; and finally as Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Delphi International, Washington, DC. In1995 he made a career change and became a commercial photographer and founder of Washington Photo Safari, through which he has since trained over 2,000 people in the basic techniques of travel photography. http://www.WashingtonPhotoSafari.com Now a member of American Society of Media Photographers, David does photography for Wash. DC Convention and Tourism Corp., and his images have been published in 60+ magazines, including TIME and Smithsonian; he has also appeared on three network TV shows, including NBC's TODAY Show. David is also a volunteer coordinator for Delphi International, arranging hospitality for international visitors; he is Co-founder of Washington DC-based French conversation group, Les Capitalistes; and a Volunteer at Travelers Aid information desks at Washington National Airport. David is the father of three children, Estela, born in 1964, David, born in 1965, and Rebecca, born in 1975. |
| James L. Whitely James L. Whitely is Vice President in the Middle Market Banking Group at JP Morgan Chase responsible for marketing and business development in Downtown Manhattan. In his twenty four years at JP Morgan Chase (formerly Chemical Bank), his other assignments have included: Group Head for East Asia in the International Banking Department; Vancouver Branch Manager and Regional Manager for Western Canada; and Assistant to the Chairman. Prior to joining JP Morgan Chase, Jim was with Marine Midland where he served as regional manager for central and southeast Asia. He had assignments overseas in Japan and Korea, opening the bank's representative office in Seoul. He has also had experience in economic development and as general manager of a small business. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and has an M.A. fro the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He has also attended special management programs at both Harvard and Columbia Graduate Schools of Business Administration. He is a director of the Downtown Lower Manhattan Association and the New York chapter of The Entrepreneurship Institute and served on the Small Business Committee of the NYC Partnership and Chamber of Commerce. He is president of the board of a non-profit elder care facility and is active in several other non-profit organizations. Jim's office is at 2 Chase Plaza/13th Floor, in NYC 10004. He can be reached by e-mail at james.whitely@chase.com or by phone at 212-552-4872 |
| Jack Purdy Current Location: "Except for a two year stint in Newtown ('78-'80) for a job in Phila., and a two year stay in Chicago right after college ('60-'62), I've lived with my family in Harvard, MA. for 30 plus years. Harvard, (no association with Harvard College), is a quintessential small New England rural apple orchard Community about 15 miles west of Concord. We've became a part of the community's fabric, or "old timers", and thoroughly enjoy the relaxed life style and friendships we've made here." |
| Editor's Note- 2002-Jim joined the George School Committee |