SCA Corps Member's Proposal Receives Top Prize at MIT's Climate Colab

A computer science graduate from Brown University, Steven Prusky currently manages two financial companies, Windsor Securities and MFIP, Inc., in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. In addition to his executive duties, Steven Prusky finds time to support worthy causes, including the non-profit Student Conservation Association (SCA).

Since its inception in 1957, SCA remains committed to its mission of inspiring new generations of conservation leaders. In order to do so, the organization finds opportunities to engage youth in providing hands-on opportunities to serve the environment.

Through the years, SCA has had numerous successes in grooming environmental leaders. One of the most recent examples is Sarah Lipuma, who earned the Judges' Choice Award at the recently concluded Climate CoLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lipuma received the award after presenting her proposal for the Hudson River Sustainable Shorelines Project. The project aims to promote the use of nature-based remedies in mitigating the damaging effects of climate change to waterfronts. The proposal garnered the attention of the judges, who evaluated more than 500 submissions.

Sarah Lipuma has been a member of the SCA Corps and currently serves as an estuary stewardship educator with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Steven Prusky, President and Owner

Steven Prusky has been affiliated with Windsor since serving as a summer employee in 1982. After receiving a Computer Science degree from Brown University with Honors, Mr. Prusky returned to Windsor full-time to automate the firm’s data collection process, beginning the important transition away from manual data collection and processing. He has remained with Windsor ever since, progressively moving through all positions, and eventually purchasing the firm in 2005.

Mr. Prusky began his investing career in 1987, when he co-developed Windsor’s first “black-box” trading model, and he has been a key architect of each subsequent trading model used at the firm.  Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he continued intense research on equity markets while becoming the chief client liaison and one of Windsor’s two investment managers. In rapid succession, Mr. Prusky received his series 7 and series 24 (both are not active since the firm is no longer a broker-dealer). Shortly thereafter he received his insurance license and series 3 (both extant) and started MFIP, Inc., a CTA.

In his role as President, Mr. Prusky continues research on strategically applying technical analysis to the equities and futures’ markets.

Mr. Prusky has been married for 20+ years and is a devoted father of five children. His passions include travel, the environment and education. He serves on the Board of two private charitable foundations and two NGOs, one providing environmental education and experience to youth in the U.S., the other providing emergency and infrastructure relief both domestically and abroad.

Discovering Cambodia's Banteay Srei

Currently serving as the president of Windsor Securities Inc. in Pennsylvania, Steven Prusky received his bachelor's degree with honors) in computer science and cognitive science from Brown University. An avid traveler, Steven Prusky has been to several countries, including Cambodia.

Despite its chilling history filled with bloodshed and political instability, Cambodia has come to be one of Southeast Asia's greatest treasures. Once the seat of the Khmer empire which extended from Laos to Vietnam, Cambodia now houses some of the most spectacular vestiges of the Angkorian period. These vestiges come in the form of temples which are considered to be peerless in the entire Southeast Asian region. The most famous example is the Angkor Wat, revered by many as the pinnacle of Khmer genius.

No other temple in Cambodia can match Angkor Wat in size, but other smaller temples have been known to match up in stature. One of these is Banteay Srei which has been ranked by Lonely Planet as the top sight in Cambodia. Literally translating to "Citadel of the Women," Banteay Srei is an art gallery dedicated to the Hindu goddess Shiva and is renowned for its intricate three-dimensional carvings. Construction began in 967 AD, and the small temple stands out as one of the few commissioned by a brahman rather than by a king. For its fine, feminine details, Banteay Srei is regarded as the crown jewel of Angkorian art.

SCA Gap Year Programs for Young Adults

 

Discretionary money manager Steven Prusky is the president and owner of Windsor Securities, Inc., and MFIP, Inc. in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Beyond his work as a registered investment advisor, Steven Prusky supports organizations in whose causes he believes, including Rescue Task Force and the Student Conservation Association.

The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is an environmental and community organization geared towards preparing youths and young adults for careers in the field of conservation. Young adults interested in gaining environmental experience can visit www.thesca.org to learn about a variety of SCA programs, such as gap year opportunities.

SCA gap year programs are ideal for recent high school graduates who would like to gain environmental field experience prior to pursuing an advanced degree. Gap year programs are, of course, also open to high school graduates who do not intend to study environmentalism or conservation in college.

Gap year opportunities are available across virtually all SCA locations and areas of operation, ranging from team projects to individual assignments. In addition to field experience, participants can gain valuable networking contacts, including some of the field’s most active government agencies and not-for-profits.