2009.09.05: September 5, 2009: Headlines: COS - Honduras: Marriage: NY Times: Honduras RPCV Jay Schwartz marries Colleen Coffey
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2009.09.05: September 5, 2009: Headlines: COS - Honduras: Marriage: NY Times: Honduras RPCV Jay Schwartz marries Colleen Coffey
Honduras RPCV Jay Schwartz marries Colleen Coffey
Mr. Schwartz, 31, is the deputy director of finance at Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit organization in New York. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and received an M.B.A. from the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University. From 2000 to 2002, he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching business and computer skills in Langue, Honduras.
Honduras RPCV Jay Schwartz marries Colleen Coffey
Colleen Coffey, Jay Schwartz
Published: September 5, 2009
Colleen Elizabeth Coffey and Jason Cooper Schwartz are to be married Sunday by Rabbi Brian Field at Boettcher Mansion, an event space in Golden, Colo.
Ms. Coffey, 34, is the communications manager for the Research Center for Leadership in Action in New York, which is part of the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University. She graduated cum laude from the University of San Diego and received a master's degree in international print journalism from American University.
She is a daughter of Kathy Coffey and Mike Coffey, both of Denver. Her mother is the author of 12 books about spirituality, including "Mary" (Orbis Books, 2009). Her father retired as a fifth-grade teacher at Independence Elementary School in Aurora, Colo.
Mr. Schwartz, 31, is the deputy director of finance at Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit organization in New York. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University and received an M.B.A. from the C. W. Post Campus of Long Island University. From 2000 to 2002, he was a volunteer in the Peace Corps, teaching business and computer skills in Langue, Honduras.
He is a son of Ronald Schwartz of Syosset, N.Y., and the late Ileane Schwartz. His father retired in July as a physics teacher at North Shore High School in Glen Head, N.Y. The bridegroom's mother was a biology and earth science teacher at Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington, N.Y. The bridegroom is a stepson of Jean Schwartz.
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