Meet our Board
Our work is made possible by the expertise and dedication of our Board of Trustees. Thanks to their compassion, their knowledge and their commitment to MetroWest, we can carry our mission forward.
2016-2017 Board of Trustees
Officers
Garry R. Holmes, Chair
R.W. Holmes Realty
John J. O’Neil, III, Vice Chair
National Development
David M. Shuman, Treasurer
Kahn. Litwin, Renza & Co.
James Hanrahan, Secretary
Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
Tom Crotty, Member at Large
Battery Ventures
Pamela S. Lesser, Member at Large
IBM, Retired
Trustees
Jerry Ashcroft
Gulf
David Bannon
Headwall Photonics, Inc.
Louis Crosier
Wellesley Investment Partners
Susan Elliott
Federal Home Loan Bank, Boston
Patty Gannon
Community Advocate
Paul Griffin
KeyBanc Capital Markets
Roland Hoch
Global Organics LTD
Susan Kavoogian
Community Advocate
Michael G. McAuliffe
Middlesex Savings Bank
Margaret Ramsey
The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation
Kyle Schaffer
Ballentine Partners
John B. Steiger
Wealth Planning Resources
Andrea Sussman
Nixon Peabody, LLP, Retired
Robert A. Vigoda
Rubin and Rudman, LLP
Trustees Emeriti
Robert B. Brack
Woolsey S. Conover
Janet Pattillo
Patricia T. Poitras
Robert D. Rands
Meet our Committees
With strong connections in the region and deep roots in the MetroWest community, our committee members are all leaders in their respective fields, including business, finance, education, government, and nonprofit management. Thanks to their support and guidance, we can amplify your impact as local philanthropists.
2015
Executive Committee
Garry R. Holmes, Chair
John J. O’Neil, III, Vice Chair
David M. Shuman, Treasurer
James Hanrahan, Secretary
Tom Crotty, Member at Large
Pamela S. Lesser, Member at Large
Investment Committee
Kyle Schaffer, Chair
Steven Angeli
Kathleen Browne
Louis Crosier
Laurie Krigman
Robert A. O’Neil, Jr.
Robert D. Rands
James S. Rider
John Schwarz
Erik R. Sirri
Governance Committee
John J. O’Neil, III, Chair
Tom Crotty
James Hanrahan
John R. Heerwagen
Kenneth Vona
Finance Committee
David M. Shuman, Chair
Robert B. Brack
Garry R. Holmes
John J. O’Neil, III
Audit Committee
John R. Heerwagen, Chair
Susan Elliott
Kyle J. Schaffer
Distribution Committee
Patty Gannon, Chair
Jill Bradford
Kathleen Brennan
Leslie George
Donna Hale
Susan Kavoogian
Fiona Moore
Alyson Muzila
Sally Schnitzer
Laura Sher
Maureen Sullivan
Andrea Sussman
Keri Santos
Robert A. Vigoda
Evan Weisenfeld
Leslie Zales
Community Endowment of Lexington Community Board
Nancy Adler
Pauline Benninga
Hannah Cutler
Stephanie Lawrence
Stephanie Mitzenmacher
Lisah Rhodes
Lisa Spitz
Hua Wang
Nancy White
Leslie Zales
Southborough Community Fund Community Board
Tom Crotty
Betsy Crowley
John Fodor
Karen Gadbois
Cathy Kea
Robin Martin
Mary McGuiness
Noreen Reilly Harrington
Elizabeth Wetherbee Klein
The Fund for Wellesley Community Board
Ken Accardi
Amy Axelrod
Terry Cunningham
Jamie Ebersole
Robert Glowacky
Susan Hurwitz
John Isley
Laurel Lyle
Maura Murphy
Maura Renzella
Lesley Robertson
Mary Rose
Mason Smith
Andrea Ward
2016
Executive Committee
Garry Holmes, Chair
Jack O’Neil, Vice Chair
David Shuman, Treasurer
James Hanrahan, Secretary
Louis Crosier, Member-at-Large
Tom Crotty, Member-at-Large
Pamela Lesser, Member-at-Large
Investment Committee
Kyle Schaffer, Chair
Steve Angeli
Kathleen Browne
Louis Crosier
Laurie Krigman
Robert O’Neil
Robert Rands
James Rider
Erik R. Sirri
Governance Committee
Jack O’Neil, Chair
Pamela Lesser, Nomination Chair
Tom Crotty
Paul Griffin
James Hanrahan
Roland Hoch
Finance Committee
David Shuman, Chair
Jerry Ashcroft
Bob Brack
Jack O’Neil
Audit Committee
Susan Elliott, Chair
Michael McAuliffe
Kyle Schaffer
Distribution Committee
Patty Gannon, Chair
Kathleen Brennan
Liz Burnett
Helen Goins
Christopher Gullotti
Donna Hale
Liz Hendler
Allen Jones
Susan Kavoogian
Cathy Kea
Christine Miller
Keri Santos
Maureen Sullivan
Andrea Sussman
The Fund for Wellesley Community Board
Maura Murphy, Chair
Andrea Ward, Vice-Chair
Mason Smith, Clerk
Liz Cua
Terry Cunningham
Jamie Ebersole
Robert Glowacky
Susan Hurwitz
John Isley
Maura Renzella
Lesley Robertson
Mary Rose
Tripp Sheehan
Mike Stephens
Southborough Community Fund Community Board
Tom Crotty, Chair
Andrew Abu
Betsy Crowley
John Fodor
Karen Gadbois
Noreen Reilly Harrington
Cathy Kea
Elizabeth Wetherbee Klein
Mary McGuinness
Robin Martin
Marybeth Strickland
Community Endowment of Lexington Community Board
Nancy White, Co-Chair
Stephanie Lawrence, Co-Chair
Lisah S. Rhodes, Clerk
Riaz J. Adamjee
Nancy Adler
Yuci Ma
Roberta Messina
Hua Wang
Leslie Zales
Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund Community Board
Evan Weisenfeld, President
Abby Marble, Treasurer
Leanne LaBelle, Clerk
John Byrne
Dorrian Fragola
Adam Graber
Osler (Pete) Peterson
Jan Rimmel
Todd Trehubenko
Bonnie Wren-Burgess
Foundation for MetroWest Staff
Our staff members find passion and purpose in working with you to build a bright future for MetroWest. Together, we can create a lasting legacy of hope and growth.
Judith G. Salerno
Executive Director
Ashley Bannon
Marketing Coordinator
Kimberly Blakemore
Program Officer
Megan Bransfield
Operations Associate
Mary Crowley
Director of Operations & Programs
Lee Gagen
Development Associate
Caroline Murphy
Senior Program Officer
Jane Ellen Newman
Manager of Annual Appeal and Communications
Renee Quinn
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Jennifer Ubaldino
Program Officer
Foundation for MetroWest