February 2020

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New Members10 New Members in the New England Area

Jorge Andrade

Jorge Andrade

Company: Eastern Bank
Title: Vice President, Business Banking
Phone: (781) 771-0945
Email: j.andrade@easternbank.com
Profession: Banking Finance
Home Group: Cambridge

Joe Burnham

Joe Burnham

Company: Brown & Brown Insurance
Title: Property & Casualty Consultant
Phone: (781) 247-6338
Email: jburnham@bbdedham.com
Profession: Insurance
Home Group: Needham
Bio: I am a Commercial Insurance Consultant with Brown & Brown Insurance out of Dedham, MA. I have dedicated my professional life to analyzing and understanding Property and Casualty Insurance programs. I work with mid to large size business.

Joe Cacace

Joe Cacace

Company: Todd & Weld LLP
Phone: (617) 624-4730
Email: jcacace@toddweld.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Framingham
Bio: Trial Lawyer/Business Litigator.

Thomas Carey

Thomas Carey

Company: Sunstein LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (617) 821-1297
Email: tcarey@sunsteinlaw.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Newburyport
Bio: Attorney with 40+ years of experience.

Matthew Cookson

Matthew Cookson

Company: Cookson
Title: President & CEO
Phone: (603) 767-1247
Email: matt@cooksonstrategies.com
Profession: Marketing
Home Group: Manchester
Bio: I have 30 years of experience helping people and organizations improve their communications through words, imagery and technology so they can better connect with their target audiences.

Debra Godfrey

Debra (Debbie) Godfrey

Company: New Logic Strategies LLC
Title: President, New Logic Strategies LLC
Phone: (973) 477-1411
Email: debbiegodfreyphd@gmail.com
Profession: Consultant Service
Home Group: Portsmouth
Bio: I bring extensive expertise in marketing communications, brand strategy and market research from work with Fortune 500 companies and universities. I am a credentialed ICF executive coach and a health & wellness coach working with stress management.

Rich Nagle

Rich Nagle

Company: Nagle Communications, Inc
Title: President & Founder
Phone: (617) 549-6765
Email: rich@naglecommunications.com
Profession: Marketing
Home Group: Newburyport
Bio: Seasoned tech communications strategist & writer with 35 years in B2B PR for innovators and market leaders. I translate the nerdy nitty-gritty of technology into compelling stories with business impact.

Jeffrey Swett

Jeffrey Swett

Company: UBS
Title: Managing Director
Phone: (617) 439-8004
Email: jeffrey.swett@ubs.com
Profession: Investment Advisor
Home Group: Boston 4
Bio: Our core business is retirement planning for corporate executives and business owners. $5mm minimum.

Charles Waters

Charles Waters

Company: Sheehan Phinney
Phone: (617) 897-5644
Email: cwaters@sheehan.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Newburyport

Bob Young

Bob Young

Company: Bowditch & Dewey
Phone: (508) 879-5700
Email: ryoung@bowditch.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Framingham

Member News

Deb Danger

Deb Danger’s comments about estate planning featured in Chicago Tribune article

Deb Danger’s comments about handling resentments, etc. due to estate planning decisions were featured in a Chicago Tribune article.

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Deb Danger and her Estate Planning Board Game are featured in a Boston Business Journal Article
Deb Danger and her estate planning board game were featured in an article in the Boston Business Journal.

David McLaren

David McLaren receives Best of Central Mass Nomination

The Telegram and Gazette nominated David McLaren and his Team at McLaren and Associates CPA’s, PC as one of the top three accounting firms in central Massachusetts. Dave and his Team’s positive relationships with their clients as well as their commitment to stay up-to-date with tax law has allowed them to become some of the best accountants in the area.

Frank Licata

LicataRisk Blog Article Featured on CFO.com

An article written by LicataRisk has been featured on CFO.com. Please read below for article details: The Most Famous Rogue Employee Speaks – Cybersecurity lessons on the internal threat Edward Snowden who has the distinction of stealing data from the most secure database in the world has written a book.

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Called “Permanent Record,” it describes his exploits targeted on the NSA (National Security Agency. To read more, please use the this link.

Connie Rakowsky

Connie Rakowsky is honored to be inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Connie Rakowsky was inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals on January 1st. The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is a professional association whose membership consists of ADR professionals distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution.

Michael Conley

Michael Conely’s firm, Kenney & Conley P.C. – Best Law Firms

For the sixth consecutive year Kenney & Conley P.C. has been recognized with a tier one ranking – Best Law Firms in Massachusetts 2020 – for both plaintiff personal injury law and insurance law, as published in U.S. News & World Report.

Member News content is selected from Needs, Deals & Wants posts published on the ProVisors Hub.

Member Milestones

Celebrating 5 Years

Shannon DePierro

Shannon DePierro

Company: Cummings Properties
Title: Account Manager
Phone: (781) 983-7125
Email: snd@cummings.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Woburn
Bio: I lease and manage commercial space for Cummings Properties, owner and manager of 90 buildings from Medford to Beverly. I have experience in identifying and designing spaces for firms in the biotech, R&D, financial services, sales, IT, manufacturing, and more.

Jean Duvoisin

Jean DuVoisin

Company: DuVoisin Design
Title: Director
Phone: (781) 545-1319
Email: jd@duvoisindesign.com
Profession: Marketing
Home Group: Hingham
Bio: Everyone has a story they need to tell to be successful. We help clients uncover and tell their story through successful branding programs.

Greg Johnson

Greg Johnson

Company: Yannetti Law Firm
Title: Attorney at Law
Phone: (617) 338-6006
Email: gjohnson@davidyannetti.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Boston 2
Bio: I am a criminal defense attorney with twelve years experience in Massachusetts and New Hampshire state and federal courts. I spent the first five years of my career as an Assistant District Attorney and then transitioned to the defense side.

Sean McConarty

Sean McConarty

Company: Venture Real Estate
Title: Managing Partner
Phone: (617) 487-4350
Email: smcconarty@venturere.com
Profession: Real Estate
Home Group: Needham
Bio: Sean has 15 years of experience in the Boston real estate market and specializes in managing investment property from start to finish.

Ariel Sullivan

Ariel Sullivan

Company: Bowditch & Dewey, LLP
Title: Partner
Phone: (508) 926-3651
Email: asullivan@bowditch.com
Profession: Attorney
Home Group: Framingham
Bio: I am a management-side labor and employment attorney, representing businesses and institutions of all sizes before state and federal courts, the MCAD, EEOC and NLRB.

Susan Winshall

Susan Winshall

Company: Zions Bank
Title: Managing Director
Phone: (617) 969-3400
Email: swinshall@zionsboston.com
Profession: Banking & Finance
Home Group: Boston 1
Bio: I offer financing expertise to Non-Profit organizations nationwide, particularly for new construction, building acquisition or debt refinancing.

Upcoming Events

Accelerator Workshop – Boston

Date: March 12, 2020
Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm

PV@Night – New England

Date: March 12, 2020
Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Boston College Club

Accelerator Workshop – Woburn

Date: April 23, 2020
Time: 11:30am to 1:30pm