At the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts (GSEMA) annual meeting held on May 15, 2025, voting members, who represent the interests of the council, elected the slate of new Board and Board Nominating and Development Committee members, and National Council Delegates (and alternates). The new members (five new adult board members, four new youth board members, and three new Board Nominating and Development Committee members), installed during the meeting, will hold terms ranging from one to three years. The complete list follows (*designates new members):
Board Officers
Deb Taft, Board Chair and President
CEO and Co-owner, Lindauer
Kelly Corwin, First Vice Chair
Senior Vice President, State Street
Elizabeth Fitzula, Second Vice Chair
Partner, PwC
Paula Smith, Treasurer*
Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Diane McLoughlin, Secretary
Director of Program Management, FundGuard
Board Members-at-Large
Kenan Bigby*
Founder & Principal of BLD Properties LLC
Michael Bookman
Chief Legal Officer, Immuneering Corporation
Jeannette Buntin
Assistant Vice President of Engagement and Diversity, Student Affairs, Curry College
Julie Cameron
Managing Director and Senior Trust Officer, Bank of America Private Bank
Susan Carabbio
Retail Market Manager, Milford Federal Bank
Julie Linnell Cowan
Vice President of Commercial Lending, Rockland Trust
Gizella Crawford
Director of Account Management, Mass General Brigham Health Plan
Trevor Frankel
Research Analyst, Wellington Management
Julia Harmatz*
C-suite executive and General Counsel, Greenvolt Power USA, Inc.
Michelle Hecht
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Affairs, Citizens Financial Group
David Koenig
Chief Information Officer, Sprinklr
Dr. Laura Lee*
Associate Chair of Pediatrics, Optum Massachusetts, and pediatrician, Atrius Health
Amina C. Lobban
Head of Culture, Engagement & HR Business Excellence, Global Manufacturing, Supply & Quality, Takeda
Mary McNiff
Former Vice President of Product Development, SS&C Advent Software
Kim Reinert
Audit Partner and Leader of the Commercial Audit Practice, Ernst &Young
Gena Wilson Sullivan
Partner, Trust Solutions, PwC
Kristen Truglio
Partner, Boston Financial Services Office, Ernst & Young
Christine Tshudy*
Asset Management and Financial Services Consultant
Youth Board Members
Mahathi Manikandan*
Girl Scout Ambassador
Adhiti Marri*
Girl Scout Senior
Nandana Nishanth*
Girl Scout Senior
Christina Quinn*
Girl Scout Senior
Non-Board, Board Nominating and Development Committee
Jeannette Buntin
Assistant Vice President of Engagement and Diversity, Student Affairs, Curry College
Julie Linnell Cowan
Vice President of Commercial Lending, Rockland Trust
Kara Curtis
Director of Business Development, CVS Health
Beverly Ross Denny*
Managing Director, Grantmakers for Education
Sadaf Kazmi
GM of Global Creator Products and Head of International Product, Audible
Amina C. Lobban*
Head of Culture, Engagement & HR Business Excellence, Global Manufacturing, Supply & Quality, Takeda
Libby Murphy
Project Executive at Suffolk
Mary Nguyen*
Assistant Attorney General and Chief of the Insurance & Unemployment Fraud Division, Criminal Bureau of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Pam O’Leary
Lead Account Manager, National Grid
Kristen Truglio
Partner, Boston Financial Services Office, Ernst & Young
National Council Delegates (3-year term expires 2028)
Brianna Cristiani
Holly Garcia
Michelle Hecht
Elisabeth (Eigerman) Hubik
Maryeileen Kelleher
Megan Le
Sandra Publicover
Monica Roberts
Jennifer Sears
Deb Taft
Marielle Thorne
Amy vanNederpelt
Hailey Duan (Youth)
Isabella Gill (Youth)
Alternate National Council Delegates (3-year term expires 2028)
Patricia Gardner
Elizabeth Goeke
Debra Holland
Hope Roth
Ruo Li (Youth)
Rileigh McLoughlin (Youth)
Abigail Forrester (Youth)
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