Board of Trustees

List of 15 items.

  • Jean Silveri P '27

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


    AM Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
    JD Suffolk University Law School
    BA 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
    AB Harvard College



  • Scott Babka P '27

    Treasurer
    CFO & Board Member, One Mighty Mill

    BA Washington & Lee University
  • Jane Spaulding P’ 04, ā€˜07

    Secretary
    Trust Administrator


    JD University of San Francisco
    BA Boston College



  • James G. Keefe '70

    Chair Emeritus
    Principal, Trinity Financial, Inc


    MBA Boston University
    BA Fordham University



  • James Ahern

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

    MA Salem State University (Spanish Education)
    JD Boston College Law School
    BA Middlebury College





  • Marie "Bunny" Cecchetto P '17

    Real Estate Sales & Architecture

    BA Boston Architectural College

    BS University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • John Gallagher '66

    Serial Entrepreneur and Non-Profit 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)

    PhD University of Louisville (Biochemistry)

    BA St. Michael’s College



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

    Attorney (retired)

    JD New York University
    AB 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
    BS, Providence College




  • Walter Sullivan P '15

    Attorney, Sullivan & Comerford, P.C.

    JD St. Louis University School of Law
    BA Hobart College



  • Michael J. Schafer

    Head of School
    Ex Officio 

    Ed.M. Harvard Graduate School of Education
    BA Colby College



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