Dear Members and Friends of the Swiss Society of New York,

I am pleased to share with you that we had a very successful Swiss Ball at Cipriani on February 9th. We are very grateful to all of you who spent the evening with us and to all the sponsors for their generous support. A special “thank you” goes to the Swiss Ball Committee and all the volunteers, under the leadership of Maya Peyer, who did an outstanding job organizing such a fabulous evening - see below for more details.

Let me also take a moment to recognize the entire SSNY Leadership Team for their incredible efforts over the past twelve months to create momentum, make an impact and transform our society into a fun place to experience and celebrate the vibrant American-Swiss community in the greater New York area:

Samira Ghanadyan - VP Events & Projects
Claudio Guler - Secretary
Ueli Laupper - Transitioning to the SSNY Advisory Board
Claudia Malmstroem - VP Membership Engagement (new)
Hansjoerg Meier - Independent Director
Jeffrey Paul - VP Marketing & Communications (new)
Maya Peyer - VP Swiss Ball & Corporate Sponsors
Hansjuerg Raez - VP Swiss National Day
Bernhard Roost - Treasurer
Stephan Schoop - VP Family & Swiss Heritage
Michael Smith - Independent Director
Michele Tancredi - Independent Director

Upcoming events will include our first Swiss family picnic in Central Park, a Swiss heritage event on June 13th with the screening of the movie “Father Unknown”, our annual meeting on June 25th, and the Swiss National Day celebration on Saturday, July 27th at a new venue in Manhattan.

Please allow me to add, on a personal note, that I have recently retired from Johnson & Johnson. I have started my own consulting business and will continue volunteering with a focus on “better medicines” for children. My retirement will allow me to spend more time on SSNY activities, but at the same time it may take me away from New York and New Jersey at times. Rest assured that the SSNY is in good hands with the strong leadership team! As always, you are kindly invited to reach out to me or anyone on the team with your questions, comments and suggestions.

Please visit the event section for more details.

Yours, sincerely
Daniel Schaufelberger, President SSNY