Caroline Dorsa.

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Caroline (pronounced Carolyn) Dorsa started her career in the Mayor's Office of New York City working for Mayor Koch, on a fellowship pro gram in urban affairs coordinated through New York University Graduate School. Working full-time in the mayor's midtown office on economic development projects she got involved in finance administration. This sparked her interest in finance and spurred her to go to graduate school to learn accounting, "the language of finance," and financial analysis techniques.

Title: Vice President and Treasurer Company: Merck & Co., Inc.

Business/Industry: Pharmaceutical manufacturer

Born: New York City, 1959 Spouse: David

Education Summary: BA, History, Colgate University, 1981; MBA, Finance and Accounting, Columbia University, 1987

Career History: 1981-1985: Mayor's Office of the City of New York; beginning in 1987: Merck & Co., Inc., Financial Analyst; 1989, Director, Pension Investments; 1990, Executive Director, Financial Evaluation; 1992, Executive Director, Pricing and Strategic Planning, U.S. Human Health; 1994, Treasurer; 1996, Vice President and Treasurer FEI Chapter: New Jersey. Dorsa is the incoming chair for FEI's Commit tee on Corporate Finance.

Leisure Pursuits: "On the weekends I enjoy cooking and especially enjoy baking breads and cakes. My husband likes Asian cuisine, which I'm trying to learn; my Italian background makes that [cuisine] a little more natural. While much business travel is to financial centers such as London or Tokyo, leisure travel focuses on beaches and the tropics such as the Caribbean and especially Hawaii. I like reading history, particularly social history and current events." Time Management Tip: "Be focused; set boundaries on business time and personal time so you can enjoy each to the fullest. Nobody at the management level works a 9 to 5 job, so it's not about that. Since technology enables us to stay plugged in as much as we'd like to, it's useful to set some boundaries for yourself on what hours and what time you want to dedicate to your job. It's really about picking the times that you can be the most focused and most productive. In my case, although typically I will do some work every weekend, I try to preserve Saturdays for personal time."

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