BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
Board of DirectorsThe 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:
Honorary Board of DirectorsThe families and the Fund express their gratitude for the continued support of the Honorary Board members:
The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, Inc. Board of Directors Biographies & Affiliations(Officers are followed by an alphabetical listing of members)PRESIDENT 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, initially serving as Treasurer, later as Vice President and is currently President.
VICE PRESIDENT Partner - 93-95 Newbury Street, LLC Mary J. Kakas puts her excellent organizational planning and public relations skills to work as co-owner of 93-95 Newbury Street, LLC, which leases commercial landmark real estate to area businesses and hospitals. Previously, Ms. Kakas was President and Director of daily operations for a 142-year old retail business, Edward F. Kakas & Sons, a furrier. The business closed its doors in 2001, due to the decline in fur sales and transitioned into commercial real estate property leased through 93-95 Newbury, LLC. Ms. Kakas is actively involved in community organizations including the Silent Spring Institute for Cancer, Rosie’s Place, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Morgan Memorial Goodwill. In addition to serving on The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund Board of Directors, she also serves on the Boards of Volunteers of America, the Police Activities League, Women’s Educational & Industrial Union, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation and Kids Clothes Club. Ms. Kakas has been a member of the Board of Directors since February 2002 and presently serves as Vice President, and Chair of the Nominating Committee of the Fund.
TREASURER Senior Vice President, Distributed Products - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Eric Lowrey is a Senior Vice President in the Investment
Management department at Brown Brothers Harriman.
Currently, he is a relationship manager for private clients
and institutional accounts, where the firm serves an
investment advisor. Over the course of his career at BBH,
Eric has had many responsibilities including heading all
domestic and offshore services that utilize mutual funds, as
well as being in charge of BBH’s Investor Services Legal
Administration Department. Eric also founded the company’s
Retirement Plan Services group. Eric has been with BBH
since 1994; prior to BBH, he was a business analyst at Dun &
Bradstreet for five years.
MEMBERS Retired President & CEO – Network Engines, Inc. John Curtis joined Network Engines in March 2001 as President and CEO. Previously, he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales with Artel, Inc. and earlier as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations at Banyan. He began his career at Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Curtis has served in the United States Air Force and holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Babson College. Mr. Curtis joined the Board of Directors in November, 2003 and serves as Chairman of the Ethics Committee and the Audit Committee.
Public Relations Consultant – Dimond & Associates Peter Dimond provides public relations counsel to corporate, business, and institutional clients, focusing on strategic planning, media relations, business communications, public affairs, and crisis management. As the former chief communications executive with the MBTA and Commonwealth Energy System he won numerous industry awards for crisis communications, news releases, news conferences, annual reports, and corporate community service. In addition to serving on the Board of the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, he also serves as President of the Newton Historical Society, and Member of the Board, coach, of Newton Girls Soccer and is a former Co-Chair of the WGBH Community Advisory Board. Mr. Dimond joined the Fund in January, 2002.
Vice President of Merchandising, HomeGoods – TJX Co. Prior to joining the TJX Companies eleven years ago, Daniel England worked for two large retail corporations: Allied Department Stores and Federated Department Stores. Currently, he is the Vice President of Merchandising for HomeGoods which operates 215 stores in 30 states and Puerto Rico. He also serves as President of Codman Community Farms. Mr. England joined the Fund in January of 2002 and presently serves as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee.
James Fisher, a graduate of Yale University, has over 30 years marketing and advertising experience in a managerial capacity. He has worked for several large restaurant service corporations including Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Sodexho Marriott Services, Bakers Square Restaurants, Pizza Hut and Au Bon Pain. Mr. Fisher joined the Board of Directors in October, 2003.
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. Ms. Gay was elected to the Board in 2006.
David Hastings currently serves as
the Interim Senior Vice President for Advancement at the
Boston Museum of Science. In addition he is an Adjunct
Professor at the Tufts University Schools of Medicine,
and of Nutrition Science and Policy.
Senior Vice President - Lynch Associates
Stephen J. Kerrigan, Senior Vice President at Lynch Associates, a public affairs consulting firm in Boston, Massachusetts, has held a number of key positions in Massachusetts government for more than a decade and a half. From local government to the State House and the halls of Congress, Steve has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge working at the top levels of government. Steve served as chief of staff to Boston 2004, Inc., Boston's Host Committee for the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and as a senior member on the staffs of both Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly and United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
Steve was a member of the Finance Committee and elected member of the Boards of Selectmen in his native Lancaster, Massachusetts. As well, he was a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association; a community adviser for the Robert F. Kennedy Children's Action Corps and currently serves on the Board of Visitors for the New England Baptist Hospital.
PRESIDENT EMERITUS Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Roderick MacLeish, Founder of the
Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, is an attorney and college
professor. Most recently, Mr. MacLeish was at the forefront
in calling public attention to the clergy abuse scandal
within Boston's Roman Catholic Archdiocese, where he
represented more than 300 victims of clergy abuse. He was
lead negotiator in the $85 million dollar settlement with
the Archdiocese. His proudest achievement (apart from being
the father of two wonderful daughters) was founding The
Massachusetts 9/11 Fund which has provided financial, legal
and mental health assistance to those families directly
impacted by the events of September 11, 2001.
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