Eva Haller

Eva Haller (born May 9, 1930) is a Hungarian-American philanthropist, activist, executive and Board Member. Notable positions include Board Chair of Free the Children,[1] Trustee of the University of California, Santa Barbara, co-founder and President of the Campaign Communications Institute of America, Visiting Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University and the 2014 Magnusson Fellow.[3][4]

Eva Haller
Haller on May 3, 2013
Born (1930-05-09) May 9, 1930
Budapest, Hungary
NationalityHungarian-American
Alma materThe New School For Social Research (B.A., Social Research)
Hunter College (MSW., Social Work)
Theodor Reik Clinic for Psychotherapy
OccupationActivist
Notable work
Board Chair, Free the Children,[1]
Trustee, UCSB
Founder & President, Campaign Communications Institute
Spouse(s)Dr. Yoel Haller (1987-present)[2]

Personal life

Haller was born on May 9, 1930 in Budapest, Hungary.

In 1942, she joined her older brother underground in the Hungarian resistance. Haller’s first activism experience was creating anti-Hitler leaflets. When German forces occupied her city, her parents feared for her safety, and brought her to the Scottish Mission to be hidden among the students, she was 14 at the time. Along with her was a family friend’s 10-year-old son whom they told her to watch and keep safe. When it was discovered that the Institute was hiding Jewish students, German soldiers raided it. During the raid, Eva managed to convince a Nazi officer that she was too young and too beautiful to die and to let her escape, and she also negotiated the life of a 10-year-old who's care she was entrusted. Eva remained in hiding throughout World War II; but her brother, John, was killed crossing the Yugoslavian border to join Tito’s forces months just before Hungary was liberated.[3][5] Haller hid in Jane Haining's mission during the German occupation of Hungary. In 2014, Haller visited a church where Haining is honored in Glasgow to pay tribute.[6]

Eva later moved to New York, where she cleaned houses and concurrently earned a master's degree in social work from Hunter College. In 1965, she joined Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Selma march.

Along with her late husband, Murray Roman, Eva co-founded the Campaign Communications Institute of America, a marketing and research company that revolutionized the use of telemarketing in political campaigns. In 1968 Murray and Eva Roman set off to volunteer with UNICEF in Southeast Asia for close to a year. The couple returned to the United States with a renewed commitment to social issues. She and her husband re-opened their business, which became one of the first to advocate for women’s rights. With help from the proceeds of their successful business, they continued the pursuit of their philanthropy.[7]

Yoel Haller

After Murray Roman’s death in 1984, Haller met Dr. Yoel Haller, a physician who shared her dedication for social innovation and activism. Dr. Haller, a San Francisco-based OB/GYN, was the Medical Director of Planned Parenthood San Francisco-Alameda Counties. He was also a clinical professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the University of California, San Francisco Medical School. They married in 1987, and now mentor many worldwide causes.[7]

Work

With her late husband, Murray Roman, Haller co-founded the Campaign Communications Institute of America, a communications and research company specializing in political campaigns. They brought telemarketing to politics, and integrated its outreach to the Fortune 100 companies.[8][9]

Academia

Haller serves on the Board of Trustees at University of California, Santa Barbara, the Board of Governors at The New School, as a Visiting Professor and on The Board of Glasgow Caledonian University's New York Campus, and the Board of The Berkely Center at Georgetown University.[10]

Recognition and awards
  • 2017 - Inaugural Ban Ki-moon Mentorship Award[11]
  • 2016 - MyHero Women Transforming Media Award[12]
  • 2016 - Recognized as one of impactmania 's "101 Women of Impact"
  • 2015 - Awarded Luminary Status at the World Summit of Innovation and Entrepreneurship[13]
  • 2015 - Appointed to Prince’s Charities Canada Advisory Council[14]
  • 2014 - Named Visiting Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University[15]
  • 2014 - Awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University[15]
  • 2014 - Awarded the Magnusson Fellowship at Glasgow Caledonian University[15]
  • 2013 - Inaugural Mentoring Award, Forbes Women’s Summit[16][17]
  • 2013 - Lifetime Achievement Award, United Nations Population Fund[18]
  • 2013 - Named Honorary Professor at Glasgow Caledonian University[19]
  • 2011- Recipient of the Mandela Award for Humanitarian Achievement, Rubin Museum of Art[20]
  • 2006 - Selected as one of the “21 Leaders of the 21st Century”[21]

Bibliography
  • Free the Children (1998)
  • Sex, Time, and Power: How Women's Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution (2004)
  • Do Your Giving While You Are Living (2008)

References
  1. "Board of Directors - Free The Children". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  2. "Eva and Yoel Haller, Conspiring to Change the World, One Cause at a Time | Marcia Meier | Article/Story/Poem/Essay | Red Room". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  3. Smith, Jacquelyn (May 9, 2013). "Philanthropist Eva Haller, 83, Receives Inaugural Mentoring Award At Women's Summit". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  4. Magnusson Fellowship: Professor Eva Haller talks to Dr Sally Magnusson | Sally Magnusson | Article/Story/Poem/Essay | GCU
  5. Holly Palance: A Force of Nature Faces Cancer
  6. Leadbetter, Russell. "Seventy years on, a survivor hails the Scot who saved hundreds of Jews from Auschwitz". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
  7. Meier, Marcia. "Eva and Yoel Haller, Conspiring to Change the World, One Cause at a Time". Red Room Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  8. Murray Roman, Head Of Marketing Concern - NYTimes.com
  9. http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=689055
  10. https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/eva-haller
  11. https://www.thriveglobal.com/stories/15279-ban-ki-moon-and-women-in-power-define-empowerment-with-their-renewed-pledge-to-help-a-woman-rise
  12. https://myhero.com/EVA_HALLER_WINS_2016_WTM_AWARD
  13. http://www.thewsie.org/story
  14. http://www.princescharities.ca/governance/
  15. http://www.gcu.ac.uk/newsroom/news/article/index.php?id=73077
  16. Philanthropist Eva Haller, 83, Receives Inaugural Mentoring Award At Women's Summit - Forbes
  17. Forbes Award For Excellence In Mentoring: Forbes Women's Summit - YouTube
  18. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151949873533850.1073741826.5861903849&type=1
  19. News & Events | Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK
  20. Rubin Museum of Art: Board of Trustees
  21. 21 Leaders for the 21st Century | Women's eNews

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