¶ Jonathan Barnett
Jonathan S. Barnett is an American lawyer. He formerly served as Chairman of the Board for Tuesday's Children.[1]
¶ History
Barnett served on the board of directors for Tuesday's Children at least as early as 2003.[2]
Barnett was contacted by employees of Tuesday's Children who had identified discrepencies in the charity's finances related to then-chairman Christopher Burke. Barnett replaced Burke as chair in December 2005, firing him for allegedly misusing charity funds. Barnett also reported the incident to the office of the Attorney General of New York.[1:1] Burke later pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was sentenced to five years probation.[3]
Barnett led the Tuesday's Children Annual "A Toast to New York" September Benefit in 2007 alongside the organization's president, Carmine Calzonetti. The pair presented awards to Katie Couric, anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News; Larry Levy, founder and chairman of the America's Camp Foundation; and Patrick Ryan, founder and executive chairman of Aon, for their "unparalleled leadership in the aftermath of 9/11."[4]
Barron, J. (2006, April 3). Behind Relief to 9/11 Families, a Man’s Flaws. New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101200654/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/nyregion/behind-relief-to-911-families-a-mans-flaws.html ↩︎ ↩︎
Home - Board of Directors. Tuesday’s Children. Retrieved April 10, 2003, from https://web.archive.org/web/20030410154208/http://www.tuesdayschildren.org/TC_home3.html ↩︎
Schorn, D. (2006, September 8). Tuesday’s Children: How The Children Of 9/11 Victims Deal With Their Loss. CBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720185239/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tuesdays-children/ ↩︎
Brooks, J. (2007). The Tuesday’s Children Annual “A Toast to New York” September Benefit Honoring Katie Couric, Larry Levy and Patrick Ryan. Black Tie Magazine. http://archive.today/2023.11.04-195224/https://blacktiemagazine.com/tuesdayschildren.htm ↩︎