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Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Board Nominating and Development Committee is responsible for board recruitment and succession planning for the council. We invite you to learn more about Girl Scouts and to consider a becoming a member of our Board.
Board Nominating and Development Committee
Jeannette Buntin 
Jeannette serves as Assistant Vice President of Engagement and
Diversity, Student Affairs at Curry College.
She has spent her 20+ year career immersed in the industries of higher
education, management, and non-profit. She has done consulting, training
and advocacy work in the areas of diversity, equity, inclusion, social
justice, campus/community development, and student services development.
Jeannette has served in a variety of management roles for such
organizations as Boston University, Suffolk University, Wentworth
Institute of Technology, Bentley University, and Mount Ida College. She
is a founding member and past board member of the African American Women
in Higher Education Association New England. She currently holds
professional memberships with the National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators, the National Association of Black Accountants,
the Massachusetts Association of Women in Education, and the Association
of American Colleges and Universities. Jeannette has been a member of
the National Black MBA Association for over ten years, holding positions
in the Boston Chapter on its leadership board. She is an active mentor
with the National Black MBA Leaders of Tomorrow Program, and is a
Trustee to the Mission Grammar School located in Boston's historic South
End. Jeanette earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science from
Southeastern Massachusetts University and a master’s degree in education
with a concentration in student personnel development and counseling
from Northeastern University. She is a graduate Fellow of The
Partnership, Inc. Leadership Development Program. Jeannette joined the
Board of Directors in 2021.
Julie Linnell Cowan
Julie Linnell Cowan serves as Vice President of Commercial Lending at
Rockland Trust, where she works with clients across Cape Cod and
southeastern Massachusetts to provide them with the solution to their
financing needs. She has decades of experience in the banking industry,
having worked previously for both TD Bank and Bank of Boston. Prior to
joining Rockland Trust, she served at MassDevelopment, supporting
private industry, nonprofits and communities in the areas of economic
development and housing, working in the Greater Boston region and in the
four counties of Western Massachusetts. A committed volunteer and
philanthropist, she served on the boards of the United Way of Hampshire,
Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech, the Greater Northampton Chamber
Board of Directors and most recently, the Massachusetts Economic
Development Council. From 2013 to 2016, she left banking to be Chief
Development Officer at Clarke Schools, as a member of an executive
leadership team tasked with transforming and expanding the organization.
Her fundraising success led to recognition as AFP Volunteer of the Year
in Hampshire County and the Hennessey Award from that region’s United
Way. Her study of International Economics at Suffolk University provided
a perspective on how interconnected we are on both local and global
levels, with the Girl Scouts a perfect match for her experience, her
training and that shared perspective.
Kara Curtis
Kara serves as Director of Business Development at CVS Health,
focused on products serving adults with disabilities and the elderly.
She has over 25 years of government programs experience in Medicare,
Medicaid, and managed long-term care and specializes in translating
government health policies and business strategies into new products and
solutions for complex care populations. Kara’s professional experience
spans from start-ups to large, matrixed organizations across the
country. She has held various leadership roles in government affairs,
compliance, product development, and operations. Kara has served as
adjunct professor in the Elder Care Management Program at Lasell
University and as a speaker at industry conferences over the past
fifteen years. Kara is a member of Boston Women’s Leadership Council and
recently launched a Daughterhood Circle chapter in MA. Daughterhood
Circles is a not-for- profit organization with chapters throughout the
U.S. where small groups of women (daughters) gather to navigate the
challenges with caregiving of older adults. Kara holds a BA from
Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in public administration
from Maxwell School of Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
Sadaf Kazmi
Sadaf is a seasoned product management and technology executive with
deep expertise in ecommerce, strategy, transformation, and operations.
Currently Sadaf is the GM of Global Creator Products and Head of
International Product at Audible, an Amazon subsidiary. Prior to joining
Audible in 2021, Sadaf held senior digital leadership positions
including Vice President and Head of Global Digital Commerce &
Online Operations at Thomson Reuters and Vice President of B2B Ecommerce
at Staples. She is also a proud Girl Scout alum. Sadaf holds an MBA from
the Wharton School, a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School,
and a BSE in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences. She serves on the Trustees Council of
Penn Women and is a long-time mentor for the MIT Venture Mentoring Service.
Lan Marinelli
Lan serves as General Counsel and Secretary of connectRN, Inc.,
where she oversees all legal and compliance matters for the nurse
staffing community that provides clinicians with flexible scheduling
opportunities and resources. Lan has 17 years of experience providing
strategic legal advice in both private practice and in-house settings.
Prior to joining connectRN, she served as Assistant General Counsel and
Secretary of HubSpot, Inc., where she oversaw public company compliance,
SEC reporting, board and corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions
(M&A), venture investments, and international expansion. She also
established HubSpot’s internal environmental, social, and governance
(ESG) initiative to help drive progress on the company’s sustainability
goals and served as a member of HubSpot’s internal committee focused on
diversity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. Prior to this, Lan
served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary of
athenahealth, Inc., where she led corporate matters for the legal team.
She helped to take ConforMIS, Inc., a medical device company, public in
2015 and also focused on corporate and M&A matters at Sapient
Corporation. Lan began her legal career in the corporate department of
Brown Rudnick LLP, where she served as chair of the summer intern
program and was involved with the firm’s hiring and diversity
committees. Prior to attending law school, Lan was an auditor at
Deloitte. Lan is a member of the Massachusetts Bar, TechGC, the Women's
General Counsel Network, and the Association of Corporate Counsel. She
received her Bachelor of Science, cum laude, in accounting and finance
at The University of Arizona and her Juris Doctor at Boston College Law
School. Lan joined the Board of Directors in 2022.
Libby Murphy
With over 16 years of experience in the construction industry, Libby
serves as Project Executive at Suffolk.
A founding member of Suffolk’s national Women Who Build Employee
Resource Group, she provides invaluable mentorship and professional
development opportunities to nearly 200 women in Suffolk’s Northeast
region. Prior to this, Libby managed complex construction projects for
numerous academic and life sciences including projects at the John W.
Olver Design Building at UMass Amherst, Boston College, and Cambridge’s
Kendall Square. She is enthusiastic about getting girls and young women
into STEM fields, something near and dear to her as a Girl Scout alum.
She is involved with Suffolk’s Rebuild the Ratio initiative, providing
mentorship and accentuating representation of women in construction. In
this capacity, Libby led a group of women to build a curriculum for the
Juniors Who Build patch, helping Girl Scouts learn about job
opportunities in the construction industry. She also hosts educational
and volunteer initiatives ranging from career days and hard hat tours
for students, local food drives, and extracurricular activities for
special needs students. She serves on the Regional Committee of
Suffolk’s employee run charity, The Giving Circle, and partners with
Wonderfund during the holiday season as a part of Suffolk’s Giving Tree.
Libby is an active member of Boston’s Professional Women in
Construction. She received her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
from University of New Hampshire.
Pam O’Leary
Pamela is a Lead Account Manager for National Grid
and has worked in the utility industry for 33 years. Pamela is
responsible for scheduling and delivery on construction installations,
infrastructure relocations, and related work required to provide safe,
affordable, clean and reliable energy to larger commercial/ industrial
customers within the Boston territory. Her project experience includes
Fenway MGM Music Hall, Seaport Life Science Buildings, and Boston
Housing Authority. Prior to National Grid, Pamela was a third grade
teacher in Boston. Pamela has been involved with Girl Scouts of Eastern
Massachusetts’ annual golf tournament and Camp Cedar Hill service days.
Her other volunteer work includes Boston Food Pantry, Day Dream Camp,
Faith Formation teacher, and Boston Children’s Hospital. Pamela received
her Bachelor of Management and teaching degree from Regis College.
Kristen Truglio
Kristen is a Partner in Ernst & Young’s Boston Financial Services Office,
with 20 years of experience in providing assurance and advisory
services to a variety of financial services clients, with a focus on
health, life and property and casualty insurance companies. In addition
to conducting audits, Kristen has worked on a number of special projects
at insurance companies, including initial public offerings, business
process improvement projects, SOX/404 implementations, transaction
advisory engagements, and support with examinations on behalf of state
insurance departments. Kristen has developed and led educational
trainings, is an active participant in the firm’s recruiting efforts,
has served on the Corporate Social Responsibility Sub-Committee, and is
a member of the firm’s Professional Women’s Network. She is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. Kristen graduated
from the College of the Holy Cross with a BA in accounting and
economics. She joined the Board of Directors in 2022.
Allison Walsh
Allison is a founding partner of Walsh & Howe LLC,
a boutique family law firm in Hingham, Massachusetts. She has more
than 15 years of experience as a family law attorney and focuses her
practice on divorce and custody litigation. Prior to opening her own
firm, Allison worked at several boutique family law firms in Boston and
MetroWest. Prior to that, she served as a judicial law clerk to the
justices of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court. Allison is a Girl Scout
alum and an active member of the Junior League of Boston. She earned a
BA from The College of William and Mary and an MA/JD from Syracuse University.
Our Board Nominating and Development Committee is actively looking for new Board members. Our Board Prospectus highlights the investment, duties, and responsibilities of serving on our board.
