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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Elects Board and Leadership Council Members

Boston, Massachusetts -- May 5, 2009 -- Today the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors elected four new Board members, re-elected three others and appointed the first Greenway Leadership Council.

Peter Meade, Chair of the Conservancy, remarked on the outstanding quality and breadth of experience the new members bring to the Board and Council. “We are pleased that these individuals have committed to serve on our Board and Leadership Council. They bring to us knowledge of their communities, a commitment to public service and widely diverse knowledge and experience. They will help the Conservancy to further the vision for the Greenway as a place for social interaction and connection, responsible environmental management and programs to engage and delight people of all ages, interests and backgrounds.”

The 2008 law that authorized the Conservancy to operate, manage and maintain the Greenway expanded the Board from 10 to 17, including nominees from the Governor, the Mayor, the State Senator representing the first Suffolk and First Middlesex District and the State Representative representing the third Suffolk district. The Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and the Secretary of the Executive Office of Transportation or their designees serve as ex officio non-voting directors.

New Directors elected for five-year terms include Christopher Fincham, Senator Anthony Petruccelli’s nomination; and for three-year terms Young Park, nominated by Mayor Menino; and Robert Gore, nominated by the Conservancy Board. Peter O’Connor will serve as the designee for Secretary of Transportation Jim Aloisi. Directors re-elected for three-year terms include Chair Peter Meade, who will remain Chair for one year; Edwin Schlossberg and Maryann Gilligan Suydam.

The Greenway Conservancy legislation also authorized a Greenway Leadership Council composed of 13 citizens of the Commonwealth who will act as the advisory committee to

the Conservancy. Among those elected were Ann Thornburg, nominated by Mayor Menino, who will serve a two-year term as Chair of the Council. As Chair she also becomes a member of the Conservancy Board. Other Leadership Council members include Michael Cantalupa, nominated by Mayor Menino; Daniel Nuzzo and Francine Gannon, nominated by Senator Petruccelli; Dawn Chavez, Chris Colbert, David Queeley and Dave Seeley, nominated by the Conservancy; and Rick Sullivan, nominated by Governor Patrick to serve as the designee from the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

The Board and Council members come from many different fields and constituencies. Chris Fincham has had a long career in management consulting, general business management, and management of business-oriented technology. For the past 25 years Chris has been active in community affairs, including the whole period of planning and construction of the “Big Dig” and the design and construction of the Greenway. Currently he is a member of the Wharf District Task Force and Treasurer of the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park.

As Chief Executive Officer of Berkeley Investments, Inc., Young Park is responsible for setting strategic priorities for the firm and directing investment production, investor relations and development activities.

Bob Gore is the Office Managing Principal and Market Leader of Towers Perrin’s Boston Consulting office. He has worked with a wide variety of organizations including many Fortune 500 companies and has extensive experience in helping clients address critical human resource issues. Bob has served as a Board member of both the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Horticultural Societies.

Peter O’Connor is Deputy Secretary for Real Estate and Economic Development at the Executive Office of Transportation. He is responsible for oversight of real estate development issues for the Executive Office, and for ensuring that their planning, construction and operations will maximize economic development and private investment in the Commonwealth.

Ann Thornburg is a faculty member of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She previously held many roles as a partner at Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Chicago and Boston, including partner in charge of audit and consulting practices for health care, consumer and industrial products and services industry groups in the Northeast. She also served on the Board of Partners
and Principals of the firm.

Mike Cantalupa is Senior Vice President – Development for Boston Properties where he is responsible for identifying development opportunities and executing the development program for Boston Properties’ Boston Regional Office territory. He is currently responsible for the development of Russia Wharf, a mixed-use project currently seeking LEED Gold designation from the USGBC.

Dawn Chavez is the Boston Youth Environmental Network Coordinator for the Urban Ecology Institute where she coordinates a group of public and private sector organizations and professionals in the environmental education, park stewardship, youth development and job training fields that aim to increase green youth employment and environmental educational opportunities.

Chris Colbert is one of the founding partners of Holland Mark. His role is to guide the agency in consumer brand strategies and integrated communications, and in database and relationship marketing.

Francine Gannon, a life-long resident of the North End, has achieved an impressive career in public service serving as the long time Executive Assistant to Former Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) O’Neill, Jr.; Legislative Aide to Congressman Joe Moakley and Former Massachusetts Senate President Robert Travaglini; and presently as the Director of Constituent Services for Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray.

Dan Nuzzo is the Executive Officer/Assistant – Off-Street Parking Facilities Board for the City of Boston Transportation Department. He has worked for the City in various positions since 1982 including the Law Department and Real Property Department. Dan is the president of Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, the non-profit organization that works to further the restoration, protection, preservation, care, enhancement, improvement and maintenance of the park.

David Queeley is an Urban/Environmental Planner with a focus on the nexus between community, government and the environment. Dave is the Director of Parks for People New England for the Trust for Public Land where he provides strategic thought leadership, visioning, and direction for an iconic, urban, multi-state program within TPL’s portfolio of services.

Dave Seeley is an artist and architect. Among many projects as an architect, he was the project designer for Crosstown Center mixed use development in Boston, the Project Designer for the Boston Police Headquarters and Designer for the Logan Airport International Terminal. He was a member of the Mayor’s Central Artery Completion Task Force and the Community Co-Chair of the Chinatown Park Task Force.

Rick Sullivan is Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Recreation. He was mayor of Westfield from 1994 to 2007, and a past president of the Massachusetts Mayors Association, chairman of the Turnpike Advisory Board, and a past member of the Governor’s Local Advisory Committee. He served as founding president of the Winding River Land Conservancy, and is a Westfield Athenaeum Corporator and Member of the Board of Trustees at both Amelia Park and Stanley Park.

About the Rose Fitzgerlad Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to raising broad-based support to ensure standards of excellence in the design, sustainability and use of the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. To secure the Greenway’s future as one of America’s foremost urban parks, the Conservancy will advocate for standards of consistency and excellence in design; manage its operations, working collaboratively to create, finance, promote and coordinate public programs and events; and raise adequate and stable funding to support the long-term sustainability of its public uses.

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Nancy Brennan
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
617-292-0020
info@rosekennedygreenway.org