NGH. Duncan subsequently served as vice president and senior counsel in the Corporate Law Department of Merrill Lynch. He is currently general counsel, administration, and executive vice president of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation, located in Harlem. Duncan had also practiced as an attorney with Winston & Strawn and Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon. Duncan graduated from Penn Law in 1994 and from Wharton with an MBA in finance in 1985. He earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Michigan in 1983. Duncan grew up on the northwest side of Detroit in the Martin Park District, 2 blocks west of the University of Detroit Mercy McNichols Campus. President's Advisory Council of NGH Stephen David Solender (born 1938) was chairman of the President's Advisory Council of NGH Public relations Renelda Higgins (née Renelda Ann Meeks; born 1950) was named director in 1990. was appointed director of public relations around 1985. Blanca Perez, served as acting director of public relations in 1993. Lobbyists Michelle Paige Paterson, wife of former New York governor David Paterson, joined the staff of NGH in 2002 as director of community and government affairs. Michelle had been criticized for being a lobbyist while her husband was a state senator, citing conflicts of interests. Philanthropists Ralph Lauren and wife, Ricky Lauren, established a cancer center at North General Hospital in 2000 Civic memorials for Eugene McCabe The stretch of Madison Avenue that runs in front of both former locations, from 118th to 124th streets – adjacent to Marcus Garvey Park – is named Eugene McCabe Way, in honor of Eugene Louis McCabe (1937–1998), President, CEO, and co-founder of North General Hospital. Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani signed a bill dedicating it in McCabe's name about a year after his death. In 2001, New York City Parks Commissioner Henry J. Stern renamed an athletic field in the area "Eugene McCabe Field." The field is adjacent to P.S. 79, and bounded by Park Avenue, East 120th Street and East 121st Street. In October 2001, a large scale renovation of the field, costing $1.887 million, was completed. It features a new athletic field with synthetic turf and a backstops for soccer and softball. Notable patients J. Raymond Jones (1899–1991), New York civic leader, died at North General Hospital Winifred (Winnie) Johnson (1918–1980), former member of the Cotton Club Girls (see Cotton Club Boys) who had sung with Duke Ellington.