Michael Moshan is the president of Haven Tusk Title, a New York-based title company and closing services. Striving to generate a positive societal impact, and under Michael Moshan's leadership, Haven Tusk directs 10 percent of the company earnings to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a conservation organization particularly concerned with protecting endangered populations of elephants and black rhinos. The Trust pursues this mission in large part through the Orphan’s Project, which seeks to rescue and rehabilitate baby elephants and rhinos throughout Kenya. Since its inception, the organization has rescued over 150 baby elephants, hand raising them with financial support from participants in its fostering program. One of the most recent additions to this life-saving program is Maisha, a baby elephant saved from an incredibly dire situation in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park. On September 5, 2017, park rangers observed a young elephant calf collapse after struggling to reach a watering hole in an area ravaged by drought. Knowing that time was of the essence, the rangers contacted the DSWT mobile veterinary unit, who quickly arrived on the scene. After delivering emergency medical care in the field, DSWT vets transported the young elephant to stockades where she could receive shelter from the sun. Soon after, they transported her by plane to Nariobi National Park. Despite the best efforts of the DSWT team, the calf’s condition failed to improve. They worked tirelessly to keep her warm, hydrated, and stimulated until finally, at around midnight, the young elephant was able to stand on her own and drink from a bottle. Her condition only improved from that moment, and the calf has since bonded with another young elephant at the shelter named Emoli. Named after the Swahili word for “life,” Maisha’s condition has only improved since then, and the calf has even bonded with another young elephant named Emoli. Her story is a prime example of the incredible work conducted by the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
An executive in the title industry, Michael Moshan oversees Haven Tusk Title, LLC, as company president. Michael Moshan also was co-producer and co-songwriter for Rock the SAT, an SAT study guide that is available in two volumes. The musical guide helps students memorize SAT vocabulary using original rock music. Since it was first administered to college applicants in 1926, the SAT has been known by various names, including the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, and the SAT Reasoning Test. The exam was developed by Carl Brigham, a Princeton professor who previously worked on IQ testing experiments in the U.S. military.The SAT gained significant ground as a college admissions test in the early 1930s, when Harvard University began using it to test scholarship candidates. Henry Chauncey, an assistant dean at Harvard, later convinced other schools to use the test, and by 1940 over 10,000 students were taking it each year. By the early 1960s, the number of students taking the SAT worldwide had grown to more than 800,000. Although the SAT has evolved over the years, the modern test covers many of the same basic concepts that were included in the original version. Recent revisions to the SAT have focused on improving questions and making the test more competitive with the ACT, a similar admissions exam which was first administered in 1959.
As president of Haven Tusk Title, Michael Moshan assists clients with title-related services in purchasing homes, and manages the company's marketing strategies and business relationships. In addition to his role with Haven Tusk Title, Michael Moshan serves as co-executive producer of Rock the SAT, which produces original music to help potential college students study for the SAT. Rock the SAT includes crucial test SAT vocabulary directly into the lyrics of its songs, making it easy to remember what these words mean. Studies and research projects have furthered the notion that music itself can help improve one's memory. Using Mozart’s work as an example, the Center for New Discoveries in Learning concluded that learning potential can be increased significantly by listening to music with 60 beats per minute. Bulgarian psychologist Dr. George Lozanov is a major proponent of that notion and uses classical music from the Baroque period to teach foreign languages. For the most part, his students have become fluent in 30 days. While there is no certainty that listening to classical music will improve test scores, there is a consensus among scientists that it has a positive impact on both attention and memory. It can improve moods as well as minimize stress as well.
Michael Moshan stands out as co-executive producer and co-songwriter of Rock the SAT, a learning kit that uses high-energy songs to help students remember SAT vocabulary. In 2015, Michael Moshan and colleague David Mendelsohn released the collection's second volume.Music helps students to memorize rote information in a way that few other things can. Experts attribute the effect partially to repetition, as a catchy song inspires a listener to play it multiple times. The brain then naturally remembers the lyrics and, in turn, the information that the lyrics contain.The lyrics themselves may also contain repetitive material that aids in memorization. Lyrics tend to feature poetic devices such as alliteration, assonance, and rhyme, the latter of which is particularly effective in helping the human brain to remember lines of text.Meanwhile, the pairing of music and lyrics helps the brain to form multiple connections related to the same piece of information. Just as a driver can reach a destination by multiple roads, so a learner can find his or her way to the definition of a word by remembering the associated lyrical or musical pattern. These multiple contexts also improve longevity of the memory, so that it stays accessible to the learner for a longer period.
As President of Haven Tusk Title, LLC, Michael Moshan leads the effort with respect to client management, business development and company growth. Haven Tusk is unique in that it has a deep connection with its mission: protect wildlife through The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (DSWT). Michael Moshan will promote that relationship as part of the company brand.Established in 1977, the DSWT is both a rescue and rehabilitation program for rhinoceroses and elephants and a conservation organization for habitats in East Africa. One way the organization accomplishes its mission is through elephant fostering. With this program, individuals can contribute at least $50 a year to help care for orphaned elephants until they are ready to be released into a wild herd. The elephant nursery provides husbandry and formula, which takes great expense and time. Contributions are received online, and those who choose to foster receive a certificate with information about the adopted elephant. Additionally, foster parents will receive monthly event highlights and are periodically kept up to date on the project. Michael Moshan plans to incorporate these monthly highlights into a Haven Tusk eBlast to individuals with whom they do business.
