The Fund's Board of Directors consists of leaders in the legal, financial services, health care, business, and philanthropic communities. An alphabetical listing of the members of the Board of Directors follows.

Board of Directors

Eric A. Lowrey, President; Chair, Executive Committee
John H. Curtis, First Vice President of Operations, Chair, Audit Committee
Linda Gay, Vice President of Programs
Faith R. Arter, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee
Margaret Hatch, Clerk of Corporation; Chair, Nomination Committee
David Hastings, Chair of Education Programs
Rita DiGiovanni, Chair of Ethics and Strategic Planning Committee
Diann Corcoran

Treasurer Faith Arter with Board Member Emerita Mary Kakas
and Family Advisory Committee Co-Chair Teresa Mathai

Honorary Board of Directors

The families and the Fund express their gratitude for the continued support of the Honorary Board members:

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, in memoriam
Senator John F. Kerry
Congressman Marty Meehan
Roderick MacLeish, Founder of Massachusetts 9/11 Fund
Candy B. Altman, Board Member Emerita
Mary J. Kakas, Board Member Emerita
Molly H. Sherden, Attorney and Board Member Emerita
Barry Tatelman, Formerly of Jordan's Furniture
Eliot Tatelman, Jordan's Furniture
Faith Weiner, Senior Director of Community Relations, CVS Caremark

The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Inc. Board of Directors Biographies & Affiliations (Officers are followed by an alphabetical listing of members)

Eric Lowrey, President; Chair, Executive Committee

Eric Lowrey joined US Trust, a private bank, as Managing Director of Global Wealth and Investment Management in 2012. Eric works extensively with families whose investment management needs are multifaceted. He specializes in complex generational wealth transfer matters and coordinates solutions for clients' estate tax concerns. He also handles institutional charitable endowments and private foundations through a dedicated group at US Trust.

From 1994 to 2012, Eric was with Brown Brothers Harriman where in 2006 he became a Senior Vice President in the Wealth Management department. Prior to assuming that role, his responsibilities included founding BBH’s Global Retirement Solutions department and heading the firm's Legal Administration department. Eric was a Business Analyst at Dun & Bradstreet for four years before he joined BBH. He received a B.S. degree from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. from Boston University.

Eric serves as President of the Pinewood Lutheran Church in Burlington, MA and is a member of the Boston Estate Planning Council in Boston, MA. He has a passion for charitable organizations and has worked with many over the years. Along with serving on our board since 2002 and currently holding the office of President,
Eric is on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, MA and the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA.

John H. Curtis, First Vice President of Operations, Chair, Audit Committee
Retired President & CEO – Network Engines, Inc.

Mr. Curtis retired from Network Engines in 2006 after serving as President and CEO from 2001 to 2006. Previously, he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales with Artel, Inc. and earlier as Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Intellution, Inc. and for Stratus Computer. Mr. Curtis has served in the United States Air Force and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Babson College. Since 2007 he has been a Director and Treasurer of Enable, Inc., a nonprofit which provides a variety of educational, social, rehabilitative, and vocational services to children with or without established disability or children who are at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay. Mr. Curtis joined the Board of Directors in November, 2003, served as interim Executive Director in 2006 and has been Vice President of the Board and Chair of the Audit Committee. He currently also serves on the Executive and Finance Committees.

Linda Gay, Vice President; Clerk of Corporation; Chair, Events and Nominating Committees

An experienced management professional, Ms. Gay has served in senior positions in Human Resources responsible for an employee base ranging from as low as 5 to as high as 4,000 including hiring, employee and management training, EEO/AAP, union negotiating, benefits, administration, budgets and planning, compensation, and the interpretation/compliance with laws dealing with employment, benefits and retirement. She has managed human resources in Wang Laboratories, Raytheon Company, Cablevision and the Zayre Corporation.

In her community work, Ms. Gay is involved in the Girl Scout Organization as Trainer and Registrar for two towns with a membership of approximately 750 scouts. She has served as PTO President and PTO Treasurer for the Sacred Heart School, including responsibilities for fundraising and planning. She was the Co-President of the Parents Guild for the 2008-2009 school year at Central Catholic High School and was appointed President for the 2009-2011 school year. She also volunteers at the Catholic High School store since 2007. She is a member of Tewksbury 9-11 Committee since 2005. Ms. Gay was elected to the Board in 2006. She also serves on the Executive Committee.

Faith R. Arter, Treasurer; Chair, Finance Committee
President, Arter Financial Strategies

As the Founder and President of Arter Financial Strategies, Faith Arter has been providing individuals and businesses with quality insurance, investment, and financial planning services since 1983. A graduate of Cornell University, she has earned both the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations. Ms. Arter is a qualifying and life member of the Million Dollar Roundtable and Court of the Table, which recognizes the top 1% of insurance agents in the world based on their level of sales. Ms. Arter has been a member of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund Board of Directors from its inception in December of 2001 and has served in a variety of positions with the fund, including President. She currently also serves on the Executive and Strategic Planning Committees.

David Hastings, Chair of Education Programs

David currently serves as the Director of Administration at the Harvard School of Public Health Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases and is an Adjunct Professor at Tufts University’s School of Medicine and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. He is the principal and founder of Managing Excellence, a consulting firm focused on organizational development and strategic planning for non-profit corporations.

David and his wife Linda Vasconcellos live in Andover, Massachusetts and are the proud parents of three wonderful young women and one enchanting English Springer Spaniel named Bosley, whom they also dearly love. A former Executive Director of the MA 9/11 Fund, David has worked in the field of nonprofit management since receiving his MBA from Boston University in 1976. Mr. Hastings joined the board in October, 2006 and has since served as its Vice President and then President.

Rita DiGiovanni, Chair of Ethics and Strategic Planning Committee

Ms. DiGiovanni is a graduate of Emmanuel College and Suffolk University Law School. She has spent much of her professional career working in the public sector, first with the City of Boston and then in various positions with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. There, she served as general counsel of the Committee on Criminal Justice in the State Senate, and also as general counsel of the Executive Office of Transportation. She currently works in the private sector on contract and real estate matters. She is a founding member of the Matthew C. Sellitto Foundation, created to honor her 23 year-old nephew who died in Tower One. Ms. DiGiovanni has served for nine years on the MCS Foundation Board, which has granted more than fifty scholarships and public service awards in her nephew's memory since 2002. She joined our Board of Directors in 2011.

MEMBERS

Diann Corcoran

Diann Corcoran is a graduate of Providence College. For most of her career, she worked in the apparel industry, 19 years as a Product Manager for WearGuard Corporation. Her experiences include Product Development, Inventory Management, Vendor Negotiations and Production Quality Control. She founded the Jay Corcoran Memorial Scholarship Foundation in 2001 in memory of her husband, Jay Corcoran, who was killed in the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Ms. Corcoran joined the Family Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund in 2006 and the Board of Directors in 2009. She serves on the Audit Committee.

Margaret Hatch, Clerk of Corporation; Chair, Nomination Committee

Margaret Hatch was elected to the Board in 2009, and serves on the Nomination Committee. She recently retired after a 30 year career with American Airlines working as a Flight Attendant/Pursar. Together with her late husband John Ogonowski, they established White Gate Farm in 1989. It is a thriving 150 acre hay and fruit farm in Dracut, MA. She has raised three daughters while volunteering time at their schools and for the American Cancer Society and Cor Unum in Lawrence, MA.