Edward F. McDonough III, Ph.D., Board Chair, has been a Professor of Organization Behavior and Innovation Management the College of Business Administration at Northeastern University for 25 years. Ed holds a Ph.D. in the fields of organizational behavior and design, as well as an MBA with a concentration in organization development and design. He held administrative positions in two start-up companies prior to joining Northeastern in 1979 and has consulted with numerous companies to help them effectively manage and improve their innovativeness. Ed resides in Sherborn.

Nicholas Hofer., Board Treasurer, is a Vice President at Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, concentrating on managing and developing the Bank’s strategic relationships. Prior to his current position, he served as Treasury Officer at Boston Private Bank & Trust, where his responsibilities included managing the Bank’s balance sheet activity, including interest rate risk and capital adequacy. Nick also has experience in the classroom, having taught math at Trinity-Pawling School, a private boarding school in New York. Nick is a committee member of Fore the Kids, an organization benefiting Children’s Hospital Trust, and a board member of the Telamon Insurance & Financial Network Charitable Foundation for special needs teachers. Nick holds a B.A. degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Vermont, an M.Ed in Curriculum and Teaching from Boston University, and is currently pursuing his MBA at the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College.

Emmanuel Bellegarde, is currently a real estate developer and is the former Executive Director of the Mattapan Community Development Corporation. Prior to taking the helm at the CDC, Emmanuel was an aide for State Senator Jack Hart of the Massachusetts State Legislature. Emmanuel worked in many youth development organizations in Boston and Brockton before starting a real estate business in Brockton. Emmanuel was on Representative Marie St. Fleur's campaign staff and ran for state legislative office representing Dorchester, where he lives.

Beth Anderson, EdM, ex-officio is the Executive Director of the Phoenix Charter Academy. Beth has worked for the last 14 years in a variety of development and administrative capacities in the fields of public education, public health and youth development, seeking to improve educational and economic opportunities for urban youth. Most recently Beth was the Deputy Executive Director of the Media and Technology Charter High School in Boston and was responsible for annual fund development. She resides in Lynn.

Colette L. Stanzler, is the Director of Social Impact Research (SIR), an initiative of Root Cause.  Colette is part of the founding team of SIR responsible for developing and refining the research methodology and leading the development of report products and services.  Prior to her current position, Colette had more than seven years of experience in product development and internal strategy consulting experience at financial service firms, most recently as a Vice President in Equity Research at Deutsche Bank. As a graduate student, she focused on business strategy and social sector entrepreneurship, specifically how to measure organizational effectiveness to improve social impact. Colette has served on the boards of both nonprofit and for-profit organizations and consulted numerous others. She holds an M.B.A. from the MIT Sloan School of Management, an M.P.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a B.A. from the University of Rochester.

John M. Fleming, Esq. is an Assistant Clerk Magistrate for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. John has worked for more than 20 years as an assistant clerk magistrate and probation officer for the Massachusetts Trial court. John has also served as police officer and worked for many youth development organizations including the Department of Youth Services in Charlestown, MA. John resides in Danvers, MA.

Dennis R. Shaughnessy, is an Executive Professor of Management at Northeastern University's College of Business, and Director a newly created Center for Social Entrepreneurship.  He has worked in public service in national health and welfare policy, was a corporate lawyer specializing in the venture capital and technology start-up arena, and for many years was a senior business executive in a publicly traded global life sciences company.  He serves on Boards of Directors of public and private companies, and consults with start-up and other smaller companies that are built upon socially responsible business models and practices.  He manages his own social venture fund that includes microcredit investing in developing countries.  He is also active in numerous charities.  Dennis has a BA (government) from Penn State, an MS (public administration) from Michigan, a JD (law) from Maryland, and an MBA (technology management) from Northeastern.  He lives in Ipswich.

James McCarthy, CPA, is the Executive Vice President and the Chief Operating Officer of Danversbank.  Prior to Danversbank, Jim was the President and CEO of Revere Federal Savings Bank in Revere.  Jim is very involved in local community organizations serving disenfranchised young people and has been active in the Chelsea Boys and Girls Club Breakfast Series and sits on the North Shore Community College Foundation Board, Massachusetts Bankers Association State Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee, North Shore Chamber of Commerce, American Bankers Association Mutuality Board, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Board and the Italian Home for Children as an Incorporator.  A long-time north shore resident, Jim lives in Boxford with his wife and four children.

Maira Mejia, LCSW, is a bilingual adjustment counselor for Latino and other immigrant teenage students at Northeast Regional Vocational Technical High School. Maira brings her experience working with immigrant and refugee teenagers and families to the PCA Board. Maira and her teenage son reside in Lynn.

Jim Nicoletti is an Executive Vice President/Partner at CB Richard Ellis New England, a real estate brokerage firm. He has leased or sold more than 25 million square feet of commercial real estate in more than 600 individual transactions. In 1995, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, having established a reputation for the effective marketing of office, research and development, and industrial space as well as outstanding Tenant Representation services in the Greater Boston Market. In 2003 he was named Executive Vice President/Partner. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Boston College.

Greg Susco is a Vice President at Telamon Insurance & Financial Network. Prior to his current position, Greg was the IT Director, developing, directing and executing IT strategy for Telamon. Greg also has extensive sales experience, having served as senior sales executive for Telamon as well as RecruitMax Software and other hi-tech companies. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont and is a member of Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Greg brings his years of strategic sales, marketing and process improvement experience to the PCA Board. He currently resides in Boston, MA.