Board of Trustees of the Essex County Community Foundation
Christopher Cowans
Morgan Stanley
Chris is a Senior Vice President - Investments at Morgan Stanley in Manchester by the Sea, MA. Since graduating from the University of Southern Maine in 1986, he has been immersed in the investment world at Tucker Anthony and Prudential. A native of Montreal, Chris has adopted Essex County in many ways. A resident of Beverly, he has been active as a leader, Director, and President of the Burlington Rotary Club, he is the Chairman of the Board of Deacons at First Congregational Church of Wenham, and he is a hockey coach at Austin Prep School and has been a Special Olympics coach. Chris is also a Board member of the Danvers Rotary Club.
Peter Dana
Eastern Bank
Peter Dana, a Hamilton resident, has had a very active career in the banking and financial services industries in New England. He has also been very much involved in local and regional non-profit and alum affairs, more specifically – United Way, Mass Audubon, Hamilton-Wenham Land Trust and Brown University Club of Boston. Peter is a graduate of Brown University and has post-graduate degree from New York University.
David Dearborn
Community Volunteer
During David’s career he was a practicing attorney at Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston; served as a Trust Office at State Street Bank & Trust Co. in Boston, and as a Development Officer at Harvard Univ., Faculty of Arts & Sciences. David, a Beverly resident, has been a member of the Board of Directors, Adirondack Landowners Association, a Member of the Planned Giving Group of New England and Member of the Essex County Estate Planning Association. David presently sits on the ECCF Planned Giving Committee. David graduated from Harvard A.B., was an Officer in the U.S..Army Air Defense Command, and graduated from the Univ. of Penn. L.L.B.
Joseph Grimaldi
Mullen Advertising
For 24 years, Joe has been a key figure in defining, shaping, and building the Mullen brand. During his tenure, the agency has grown from 14 people and $7.5 million billings to an $850 million agency with over 600 people in four offices. The youngest of four, Joe is an Italian immigrant who came to America at the age of five. He grew up in Queens, New York, having to fend his own way through most of his adolescence. He started his career in advertising 31 years ago at Benton & Bowles in New York City and later moved on to Bates Advertising in NY, after a two year stint as a professional musician and subsequent completion of his college education at the Bernard Baruch College of Business, the City University of NY. He moved to Boston in 1981 when he was recruited by Hill Holliday, and joined Mullen as partner and director of client services in late 1982. Joe is a resident of Manchester. He is a member of the boards of Junior Academy of Northern New England (past chair), Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, The Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, The Ad Club of Boston(past chair), Trustee of Brookwood School, and the Samaritans, among others.
Juliet Nagle
Community Volunteer
Juliet is presently at home; volunteering at Kennedy Day School of the Franciscan Children’s Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Brighton; tutoring ESL through the Literacy Connection, Brighton. Juliet was a Director and a teacher at the Merrimack Montessori School in Haverhill. She lives in Haverhill with husband Frederick.
Deborah Pechet Quinan, Esq.
Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster
Deborah is an attorney at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C. in Boston. She concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and the administration of trusts and estates, emphasizing estate and business succession planning for closely-held business owners, entrepreneurs and corporate executives. She also focuses on estate planning for retirement assets, international estate planning and charitable giving. Deborah has served as a member of the ECCF Planned Giving Committee for two years, and was its chair. She is now ECCF's company secretary to the Board. Deborah has and L.L.M. in Taxation from Boston University School of Law, a J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University School of Law, and a B.A. from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. She resides in Topsfield with her husband, Kevin, and daughter, Dana.
Michael Prior
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
Michael T. Prior joined Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc., a telecommunications company headquartered in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 2003 as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Michael came to ATN from Q Advisors LLC, a Denver-based investment banking and financial advisory firm focused on the telecommunications sector. Before that, he headed corporate development for LighTrade, Inc., a telecommunications infrastructure provider and was a member of ComSpace Development LLC, a seed investment concern in the communications industry. Michael, a resident of Hamilton, was a corporate lawyer with Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle and also spent a number of years in the London and New York offices of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. Michael received a J.D. summa cum laude from Brooklyn Law School and received a B.A. from Vassar College.
Richard Purinton
Richard Purinton, Inc.-Apex
Dick Purinton. Harvard College Class of 1952; prior Trustee of Pingree School; Active Solicitor for Harvard College Fund; Chairman of Harvard 50th Class Reunion; Past Chairman of 35th and 40th reunions. Dick is actively engaged with a number of nonprofit agencies in the Greater Lawrence area. He chairs ECCF's Development Committee. Interests: Golf, Photography. Residence: Byfield.
William Rogers
Choate, Hall & Stewart
William C. Rogers P.C., partner, is a member of Choate, Hall & Stewart's Business Department, is Chairperson of the Energy & Telecommunications Group and an adjunct member of the Business & Technology Group. Will’s' practice is concentrated on corporate finance and includes complex public and private financing transactions, including project finance, mergers and acquisitions, and a variety of restructuring projects for the energy and telecommunications industries. He has significant experience in the areas of proprietary rights protection, technology transfer and licensing, and contracting and financing for technology products and services, including marketing and distribution arrangements. Will also has substantial experience in all phases of business planning and organization for closely and publicly-held high technology companies. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association and the California Bar Association. In addition, he is a Visiting Teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management. Will, a resident of Ipswich, is active in his community, serving in various capacities for local civic and charitable organizations. He received an A.B. from Harvard College, served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Marine Corps and received his LL.B. from Columbia University School of Law. Prior to joining Choate, Hall & Stewart in 1991, Mr. Rogers was a partner at Gaston & Snow. Will serves as ECCF's chairman of thre Board of Trustees.
Richard Sumberg
The Financial Advisors
Richard L. Sumberg, a resident of Andover, is Principal of The Financial Advisors Inc., a comprehensive Financial Planning and Investment Firm he founded in 1988. Dick received a BSBA from Boston College and an MBA from Suffolk University. He continues to be very active in the community including membership, and past President, of the Merrimack Valley Estate Planning Council, member Yankee Clipper Council, Boy Scouts of America, board member Family Service Inc., current member Yankee Clipper Council, Boy Scouts of America, current VP, past President of Board, Family Service, Inc, past Finance Chair and Member of the Board of Trustees, Malden Catholic High School, current volunteer, volunteer coordinator and fundraiser, 30B Melrose St. Habitat House Project.
Pauline Sheedy
Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Paula has recently joined the staff of Lehman Brothers. Prior to that, she was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Wealth Management Division of US Trust, managing $1.2 billion for high net worth individuals, corporate executives, business owners and entrepreneurs. Paula started her career at The Boston Company in 1977. She held various positions with the company, leaving in 1988 as a Vice President. She joined State Street Bank and Trust Company in 1988. In 2003, United State Trust Company acquired the Personal Asset Management Division from State Street. Paula graduated Magna Cum Laude from Boston College in 1983 with a BS in Business Administration and With Distinction from Babson College in 1990 with a Master of Business Administration. Paula lives in Gloucester. She chairs ECCF's Investment Committee.
Charles P. von Bruns
Banknorth Investment Group
Chuck vonBruns, a resident of Salem, is an investment representative and financial planner who works for Bancnorth Investment Group. An early participant in ECCF, he has brought financial expertise from his 12 years as the Controller at Schafer Corp., a high tech consulting firm working primarily with the Defense Dept. on cutting edge laser and optical technologies. Prior to his employment with Schafer he worked as a CPA in the Private Business Group at Peat, Marwick Mitchell. He is a native of Vermont who holds a B. A. in Philosophy from Marlboro College and a M. S. in Accounting from Northeastern University. Chuck serves as ECCF Corporate Treasurer and chairs the Audit Committee.
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