Business Advisory Council

The Business Advisory Council helps bring business community perspectives to the School's curriculum and secures industry-academic partnerships in the area of research, student internships, and fund raising.

Stephen A. Albano '68 BBA
Amherst, NH

Jack T. Ampuja '70 BBA
President & CEO
Supply Chain Optimizers
Getzville, NY

Richard A. Bachman '77 MBA
Senior Vice President
Affinity Group, FINRA
New York, NY

Les D. Ball '75 Ph.D.
Scituate, MA

Robert Band '69 BBA *
President & CEO
Perini Corporation
Framingham, MA

Emanuel M. Barros '91 BBA
National Account Manager
Elmer’s Products, Inc.
Franklin, MA

Luis M. Barros '89 BBA
Founder & General Manager
LB Ventures, LLC
No. Andover, MA

Katherine S. Bowes '81 BBA *
Wallaston, MA

J. Michael Cahill '68 MBA
Cahill Associates
Hatfield, MA

Robert W. Champigny '69 BS
South Hadley, MA

Edward T. Cloonan '73 BA
Vice President, External Affairs
American International Group, Inc.
New York, NY

Denise M. Coll '75 BS
Sr. V.P. for Human Resources and Staffing Operations NA
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
White Plains, NY

Richard B. Covell '77 BA *
Florence, MA

George Dickerman '61 BA *
Chairman Emeritus
Spalding Sports Worldwide
Longmeadow, MA

George R. Ditomassi, Jr. '57 BBA
Chairman
Milton Bradley (Retired)
Longmeadow, MA

Bernard J. Doherty '59 BS, '64 MS
Doherty Financial Associates
Boston, MA

Abraham L. Doneger ’73
The Doneger Group
New York, NY

Sheldon M. Drucker '67 BBA
Counselor at Law
Boston, MA

Leland Forst '70 BS, '73 MS, PhD
Managing Director
The Amherst Group Limited
Riverside, CT

Carl M. Fortin '64 BBA
Vice President, Finance (Retired)
LEGO Systems, Inc.
Enfield, CT

David G. Fubini '76 BBA
Director
McKinsey & Company
Boston, MA

Beth C. Gamel '78 MS
Executive Vice President
Pillar Financial Advisors
Waltham, MA

David H. Gaunt '70 MBA
Partner
Murray & Gaunt, Partners
New York, NY

Chris Geehern
Regional Vice President
Associated Industries of MA (AIM)
Holyoke, MA

Jeffrey D. Glassman '90 BBA
Darn It! Inc.
New Bedford, MA

D. Gibson Hammond ’77 MS
Partner
Deloitte & Touche Tech-Venture Center
Waltham, MA

Mark L. Hanny '78 BA
Vice President
ISV Alliances, IBM
Somers, NY

William F. Hubbard '87 BS, '89 MBA
HCC Specialty Underwriters Inc.
Wakefield, MA

Richard E. Humphrey '98 MBA
Strategic Programs Manager
Autodesk, Inc., AEC Solutions
Manchester, NH

Brian C. James '74
Chief Operating Officerr
Monarch Industries, Inc.
Warren, RI

Anne T. Kandilis '82 BBA
Vice President, Government Relations
MassMutual Life Insurance Co.
Springfield, MA

Richard M. Kelleher '73 BS
Partner
Pyramid Advisors LLC
Boston, MA

Paul G. Kelliher '74 BS, '75 MBA
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Retired)
Leeds, MA

John F. Kennedy ’76 MBA
President/Chief Financial Officer
Nova Analytics Corporation
Woburn, MA

Janet E. Kresge '68 BBA *
Melrose, MA

Mitchell J. Kupperman
President & CEO
Boston Learning Systems
Sylvan Learning Center
West Springfield, MA

Walter M. Laliberte '74 BA, '79 MBA
Newbridge Management Advisors LLC
Cambridge, MA

Robert L. LaPalme '77 BBA, '78 MS
Chief Financial Officer
Jen-Coat Inc.
Westfield, MA

Peter A. Luukko '84 BS
President & CEO
Comcast-Spectacor
Philadelphia, PA

Carolyn S. Macedo '88 BBA
Sr. V.P./Private Banking
U.S. Trust Company, N.A.
Boston, MA

Glenn E. Mangurian '70, '73 MBA
Founding Partner
Frontier Works
Hingham, MA

Robert K. Mayerson '82 MBA *
EVP, COO, CFO
Eastern Mountain Sports
Peterborough, NH

Robert F. McCarthy '82 BS
President
Chartwell Hotels
Concord, NH

Paul McDonald '66 BA
Sr. Exec. VP
Friendly Ice Cream Corp. (Retired)
Wilbraham, MA

Jessica Mutch '99 MBA
Principal
Gryphon Consulting LLC
Somerville, MA

Clifford M. Noreen '80 BBA *
Managing Director, Head of Corporate Securities
Babson Capital Management
Springfield, MA

Jaime Pereira '76 BBA
Ernst & Young
Boston, MA

Larry M. Post '75 BBA
Group Vice President
Riversource/Ameriprise
Charlestown, MA

Jill Richardson '76 BBA *
Medford, MA

Linda E. Ronan '82 BBA *
Senior Vice President
Fidelity Investments
Marlborough, MA

B. Robert Rubin '66 BBA *
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Retired)
Waterville Valley, NH

Michael R. Sacenti '82 BS
East Longmeadow, MA

Cecilia C. Shea '83
Chief Information Officer
SABIC
Pittsfield, MA

Edward D. Shirley '78 BBA
Group President, North America
Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH

Stephen H. Silverstein '70 BBA *
The Robinwood Group, Inc.
Deerfield, IL

Walter R. Silvia '62, '65 MBA
Canton, MA

Ronald E. Smith '90 BBA
President
RES Business Education & Training Corporation
Coral Springs, FL

Charles H. Steedman '84 BS
Special Assistant to the Chairman & CEO
New England Sports Ventures
Boston, MA

Peter F. Straley '85 MBA
President & CEO
Health New England
Springfield, MA

Judith L. Streeter '75 BS
Marriott International
North American Lodging
Washington, DC

James F. Sullivan '55 BBA
Ludlow, MA

Ralph J. Takala '62 BBA
CFO, Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Trustee, CPA & Consultant, Adelphia Recovery Trust
Suffield, CT

C. Eva Thomson '80 MBA
Financial Consultant
Thomson Financial Management, Inc.
Northampton, MA

Michelle A. Toth '90 BBA
Senior Vice President and Director of Learning and Development
D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
New York, NY

Barbara J. Wallace '86 MBA
Senior Vice President
The Bank of Western Massachusetts
Greenfield, MA

Matthew Zieper '90 BBA
National Research Director
The Trust for Public Land
Boston, MA

* Emeritus Member