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Governance 

Officers & Board | State Advisory Councils | Members | Trustees

Many of the individuals listed below further assist NELF by serving on one or more of the Foundation’s governing committees.

Executive Committee Executive Committee Counsels the President on the overall operations of NELF, including fiscal planning.
Legal Review Committee Legal Review Committee Decides which cases merit NELF’s participation as counsel.
Nominating Committee Nominating Committee Ensures that those who are nominated as candidates to the Board of Directors meet the requirements of commitment, professionalism and integrity.
Long-Range Planning Committee Agenda Committee Proposes subjects of special interest for discussion at meetings of the Board of Directors.

◊ Audit Committee Oversees the preparation of NELF's annual audit and performs other duties as assigned by the Board of Directors.

□ Development Committee Helps the President identify and implement new development opportunities.

 

 

Officers

Chair

Sandra L. Jesse, Esquire Executive Committee 

Executive Vice President and Chief

Legal Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts

Vice Chair

Mark T. Beaudouin, Esquire  Executive Committee 

Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Waters Corporation
Milford, Massachusetts

 

 

President

Martin J. Newhouse, Esquire Executive Committee Nominating Committee
President

New England Legal Foundation
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Treasurer

Pauline M. Booth Executive Committee 

Managing Director Dispute Analysis & Forensic Services

Alvarez & Marsal LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

 

Board of Directors    

Susan H. Alexander, Esquire  

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Biogen Idec, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

 

Nelson G. Apjohn, Esquire
Partner
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

John F. Batter, III, Esquire

Partner

WilmerHale

Boston, Massachusetts

 

Brian A. Berube, Esquire
Vice President and General Counsel
Cabot Corporation
Boston, Massachusetts

Joseph G. Blute, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Member
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC
Boston, Massachusetts

Joel J. Brickman, Esquire Long-Range Planning Committee
Senior Vice President, Secretary

and General Counsel
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Eileen Casal, Esquire Legal Review Committee
General Counsel
Healthwise, Incorporated
2601 N. Bogus Basin Road
Boise, Idaho 

 

 

Mark J. Casey, Esquire
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and 

Secretary
Hologic, Inc.
Marlborough, Massachusetts

William J. Connolly, Esquire
Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, Massachusetts

Paul T. Dacier, Esquire Executive Committee  
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
EMC Corporation
Hopkinton, Massachusetts

 

 

John B. Douglas, III, Esquire Executive Committee Nominating Committee 
Green Hills Software, Inc.

Westwood, Massachusetts

 

 

Donald R. Frederico, Esquire Legal Review Committee Executive Committee
Partner
Pierce Atwood, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

Mark W. Freel, Esquire Legal Review Committee

Partner

Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP

Providence, Rhode Island

 

Marc Gary, Esquire

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

FMR Corp. / Fidelity Investments

Boston, Massachusetts

 

Wilbur A. Glahn, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Director
McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, PA
Manchester, New Hampshire

 

Louis A. Goodman, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

 

John M. Griffin, Esquire 
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel
Covidien
Mansfield, Massachusetts

Ernest M. Haddad, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Associate Dean for Special Projects
Boston University School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts

 

R. Scott Henderson, Esquire
Deputy General Counsel
Bank of America
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Brent L. Henry, Esquire Nominating Committee
Vice President and General Counsel
Partners HealthCare System, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

Thomas A. Hippler, Esquire Nominating Committee
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Stop & Shop Supermarket Company
Quincy, Massachusetts

James T. Kilbreth, Esquire Legal Review Committee

Partner

Verrill Dana LLP

Portland, Maine

 

Ann I. Killilea, Esquire

Marlborough, Massachusetts

 

Brian G. Leary, Esquire

Partner

McCarter & English, LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

Traci L. Lovitt, Esquire

Partner

Jones Day

Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

Duncan R. MacKay, Esquire

Deputy General Counsel

Northeast Utilities System

Berlin, Connecticut

 

Christopher C. Mansfield, Esquire Long-Range Planning Committee
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Boston, Massachusetts

James L. Messenger, Esquire

Shareholder

LeClairRyan

Boston, Massachusetts

Renee A. Miller-Mizia, Esquire

Vice President

CRA International

Boston, Massachusetts

 

John T. Montgomery, Esquire Long-Range Planning Committee
Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Christopher D. Moore, Esquire

Senior Counsel, Litigation & Legal Policy

General Electric Company

Fairfield, Connecticut

 

Jane E. Owens, Esquire
Boston, Massachusetts

 

 

Colin Owyang, Esquire

Senior Vice President and US General Counsel

National Grid

Waltham, Massachusetts

 

 

Andrew C. Phelan, Esquire

Partner

Bingham McCutchen LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

 

Timothy A. Pratt, Esquire

Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary

Boston Scientific Corporation

Natick, Massachusetts

 

 

Walter B. Prince, Esquire

Partner

Prince Lobel Tye LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

 

John R. Rathgeber
President and Chief Executive Officer
Connecticut Business and Industry Association
Hartford, Connecticut

 

James C. Rehnquist, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Partner
Goodwin Procter LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

Mark D. Roellig, Esquire
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
MassMutual Financial Group
Springfield, Massachusetts

 

Lynda Harbold Schwartz, Esquire Nominating Committee

Partner

Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

 

John A. Shope, Esquire
Partner
Foley Hoag LLP
Boston, Massachusetts

 
 

Erik O. Skramstad, Esquire

Partner, Dispute Analysis and Investigations

Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Boston, Massachusetts

 
Jay B. Stephens, Esquire Executive Committee
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Raytheon Company
Waltham, Massachusetts

 

Jason A. Tucker, Esquire Legal Review Committee
Managing Director

and Senior Litigation Counsel
Putnam Investments
Boston, Massachusetts

 

Stanley A. Twardy, Jr., Esquire Legal Review Committee
Partner
Day Pitney LLP
Stamford, Connecticut

 
  Garry B. Watzke, Esquire  
Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Dept.
Iron Mountain, Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts

 

   
     
 

 

 

 
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