Barbara R. Biben and Alfred R. Stern
Barbara Biben is a founding member of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Advisory Board, serving on the Executive Committee and Co-Chairing the Nominating Committee. She was the first woman to run a department at Gannett Rochester Newspapers and serve on the Publisher’s Operating Committee. She was also the first women President of the Advertising Council of Rochester.
Barbara was a founding Board member of the Greater Rochester Women’s Fund and President of the International Newspaper Promotion Association, Eastern region. She served on the Board of Trustees of Highland Hospital and was Founding Chair of its Women’s HealthSource.
Barbara was awarded the Key to the City by the Mayor of Rochester, was a recipient of the Matrix Award from Women in Communications and the prestigious Lantern Award from the Ad Council. Currently, Barbara is Vice Chair of the Board of the Theater Development Fund and serves on the Mount Sinai Auxiliary Board.
Alfred Stern was Vice President of Enterprises Division at NBC, followed by Chairman and CEO of Television Communications Corporation, a cable company that he sold to Warner. After forming the cable television division, it later became Time Warner. Alfred then became President and CEO of Warner Cable Corporation and Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs.
Alfred was named CEO and Chairman of Mount Sinai Medical Center. He was awarded “Trustee of the Year” by Modern Health Care Magazine and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He served as Chairman of the Board of Public Broadcasting System and President and Chairman of the Board of the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Alfred was a Trustee of the American Museum of Natural History, the Public Library, WNET/Thirteen, NYS Hospital Trustees Association and the White House Historical Association. Alfred is currently Chairman of the Board of the Center for Democracy Studies.
Alfred and Barbara have a blended family of 7 adult children and 12 grandchildren.