In addition to our standing committees, the foundation has two grants panels that have specialized roles in the governance and oversight of the foundation's work.

Committees & Panels

Framingham Union Grants Panel

  • James Feldman, M.D.
  • Christine Guarino
  • Ilene Hofrenning
  • Molly Ruddock
  • Meenakshi Verma-Agrawal

Leonard Morse Grants Panel

  • Katie Condon Grace, Esq.
  • Koren Iskra
  • Catherine Liang
  • Shao-Hsien Liu, Ph.D.
  • David Mangan, Ph.D.

Distribution Committee

  • Mari Brennan Barrera, Chair
  • Alissa Caron
  • Lino Covarrubias
  • Kevin Foley
  • William Graham, Esq.
  • William Iberg
  • Paula Kaminow
  • John Krikorian, M.D.
  • Regina Marshall, Esq.
  • Betsy Rigby
  • Laura Senier, Ph.D.
  • Susan Seppa
  • Claudia Trevor-Wright, Esq.

Audit Committee

  • Lino Covarrubias, Chair
  • Robert Awkward, Ph.D.
  • William Iberg
  • Frank Jenkins
  • Meyer Levy, CPA
  • William G. McCarthy, CPA
  • Susan Seppa, CPA
  • Robert Sousa, CFA

Investment Committee

  • Robert Sousa, CFA, Chair
  • James J. Connolly
  • John Corron
  • Kevin Foley
  • Faten Freiha
  • Ellen Hazen
  • William Iberg
  • Frank C. Jenkins
  • Adam Rogers
  • Jeffrey Titus
  • David Upton
  • J. Ben Williams

Scholarship Committee

  • Cheryl Aglio-Girelli, DNP, Chair
  • Paula Kaminow
  • Coleen Toronto, Ph.D.
  • Meenakshi Verma-Agrawal

Nominating Committee

  • Mari Brennan Barrera, Chair
  • Gillian Rattray Carcia, Esq.
  • Cheryl Aglio-Girelli, DNP
  • James Hicks

Personnel Committee

  • Claire Levesque, M.D., Chair
  • Mari Brennan Barrera
  • Gillian Rattray Carcia, Esq.
  • James Hicks
  • Paula Kaminow