West support inc., a 501(c)3 not for profit organization is pleased to announce that Yurі Vanetik has been appointed member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Vanetik, whose global communications background spans leadership positions at American Red Cross, Center For Global Change, The Claremont Institute, Orange County Performing Arts Center, Gen Next Foundation, The Kauffman Foundation, University of California Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, Miracles For Kids, UC Hastings College of the Law, and International Executive Council.
Yurі Vanetik is known as a multitalented visionary who spots trends and positions his organizations to adapt and communicate in ways that stand out and differentiate. In addition to his leadership in communication and law, he has experience in grant-making, fundraising, and public-private partnerships, and he has lived, worked, and traveled extensively in Eastern Europe and Asia. At each place he has worked, he has been a valued team leader and colleague.
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelors of Arts, Legal Studies & Political Philosophy 1987-1991
Yuri Vanetik graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with highest honors (Phi Beta Kappa), and is an executive graduate of the Anderson Business School at UCLA.
University of California, San Francisco
Juris Doctor Degree (JD), Law, 1994-1997
Yuri Vanetik earned his J.D. from the University of California, San Francisco (1997), where he was the President of the International Law Society, and the recipient of the coveted American Jurisprudence Award.
Anderson Business School at UCLA
Executive Graduate, Management, 2001
Yuri Vanetik graduated from the Anderson Business School at UCLA as an executive graduate in 2001, where he studied management.
The Wharton School-Spencer Stuart
Graduate, 2003
Yuri Vanetik graduated from the “Corporate Governance Essentials for New Directors” program offered by the the Wharton School’s Aresty Institute of Executive Education.
Yuri Vanetik Awards
American Jurisprudence Award, 1997
President, International law Society, 1997
CALI Excellence for Future Award
