Board of Trustees

List of 15 items.

  • Jean Silveri P '27

    Chair
    Global Head, Research & Development Intellectual Property, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.

    A.M., Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
    J.D., Suffolk University Law School
    B.A., Assumption University





  • Paul Ciampa P '21, '23, '25

    Vice Chair
    Financial Services Consultant, Abacus Decision Science
    Professor of Finance, Boston College

    MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
    A.B., Harvard College


  • Scott Babka P '27

    Treasurer
    CFO & Board Member, One Mighty Mill

    B.A., Washington & Lee University
  • Jane Spaulding P’ 04, ā€˜07

    Secretary
    Trust Administrator

    J.D., University of San Francisco
    B.A., Boston College


  • James G. Keefe '70

    Chair Emeritus
    Principal, Trinity Financial, Inc


    MBA, Boston University
    B.A., Fordham University



  • James Ahern

    Managing Partner, Laidlaw and Company
  • Ellen Begley Woods P '20

    M.A., Salem State University 
    J.D., Boston College Law School
    B.A., Middlebury College




  • Marie "Bunny" Cecchetto P '17

    Real Estate Sales & Architecture

    B.A., Boston Architectural College
    B.S., University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • John Gallagher '66

    Serial Entrepreneur and Nonprofit Executive

    MBA, University of Arizona
    MAOM, University of Phoenix
    BSFS, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service




  • David MacLaughlin, PhD '65

    Associate Director, Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital (retired)
    Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School (retired)

    Ph.D., University of Louisville 
    B.A., St. Michael’s College


  • Richard J. McCarthy, NSB '65 P '04

    Attorney (retired)

    J.D., New York University
    A.B., Harvard University


  • Sofie Niziak '14

    Regional Sales Representative, Trustmark Benefits

    BSA, University of Virginia
  • Reginald Nunnally '70

    Business Development & Real Estate Development (retired)

    MSW, Boston University
    Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Training
    Northeastern University Otto Snowden Fellowship Program
    B.S., Providence College



  • Walter Sullivan P '15

    Attorney, Sullivan & Comerford, P.C.

    J.D., St. Louis University School of Law
    B.A., Hobart College



  • Michael J. Schafer

    Head of School
    Ex Officio 

    Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
    B.A., Colby College



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