St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs Board President. Ms Rudowsky is an experienced customer service professional with interests in science, retail, bioethics and journalism and has been active in the St. PetersburgRobert Sattin, President of The Appleton Group, Lawyer – After over 33 years in the private practice of law in Hartford, CT, Bob came to St. Petersburg where he spent 8 years as the president of The Appleton Group, which developed and ran a network of over 270 law and accounting firms located in 100 countries. In that position, Bob not only interacted with member firms around the world, but also led semi-annual conferences in Europe, N. America, S. America and Asia. arts, culture and philanthropy scenes for more than 20 years.