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 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 Chairman of the Audit Committee. He was elected as President of the Board in June, 2009.
VICE PRESIDENT
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.
TREASURER 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. Faith currently serves as the funds treasurer.
Senior Vice President, Investment Management - 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 year
MEMBERS
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 Mass 9/11 in 2006 and the Board of
Directors in 2009.
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.
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
Peg Ogonowski
Sally White, a retired elementary and preschool teacher, earned her Bachelor's of Science in Education from Wheelock College. Sally is very active in her community, volunteering in local hospitals and founding an annual fundraiser to support the YMCA's Integration Initiative. The event honores her daughter Susan Blair, who perished on September 11, 2001, and benefits the integration of children with special needs into YMCA youth programs. Sally has been involved with the Mass 9/11 Fund and is an active paticipant in the Mass 9/11 community. She is the proud mother of Susan and Leslie Blair, and loves to spoil her grandchildren, Mara and Nicolas, and her grand-nieces and nephews.
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.
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.
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