Geneology Society of the West Fields , May 12th,2011, Westfield Public Library, 550 East Broad Street, Westfield , New Jersey 1-3 pm. Our speaker will be Ira Jersey. The topic of the program is "Flags Over the Colonies: A Review of Cultures and Heraldry of Colonial America" Mr. Jersey's presentation will focus on the demographics of earl colonial America and the transformation to a multi-cultural society within the British Empire. He will highlight the progression of flags utilized within the American Colonies that eventually became the first Continental congress's mandated American flag.The meeting is open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Please come and join us for an enjoyable evening. Ira Jersey is a Director in the US Interest Rate Strategy team. He performs sector level and financial market research from a relative value perspective within the Interest Rate Products area. Ira is also the lead analyst covering government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and short term markets. Ira's expertise also includes government policy analysis of markets and Fixed Income Asset Allocation. Prior to joining the interest rate area in 2007, Ira was a senior US Credit Strategist at Credit Suisse for over five years. Ira has held positions at RBC Capital Markets, Morgan Stanley Deal Witter and the Vanguard Group, beginning his career in finance in 1996. His education includes an MA in Economics from the New School University (New York), an MA in International Studies from the University of Birmingham (UK), and a BA from the American University (Washington, DC). Ira has also been a Professor of Professional Practice on the New School's graduate program in Global Finance and lectured at the Swiss Finance Institute's FAME Certificate Program. Professionally, he is a member of the American Finance Association. An amateur historian, Ira is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (West Fields chapter vice president), the Association of Blauvelt Descendants (board member), and the Holland Society (friend). Thank you, Marilyn Chaplin 908 322 6483
