Babson Alumni Association Election Results 2012

Executive Officers

President:

Marco Gargurevich M'01, is a candidate for President of the Babson Alumni Association. He is on the Executive Committee of the BAA and currently serves as Clerk of the board. He is on his second term with the board and heads the Communications Committee which maintains a regular dialog with regional club leaders around the world and submits monthly e-newsletter updates for the BAA. In his first term he led the implementation of the Babson Alumni Group Insurance program with Liberty Mutual and co-chaired the first public election for the BAA. Marco is Vice President at Fidelity Investments Asset Management Division.
Marco holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an MS in Manufacturing Engineering from Polytechnic NYU and graduated magna cum laude from the F.W. Olin School of Business at Babson College where he received his MBA in 2001. His interests include hockey, golf, skiing and spending time with his wife Jen and two sons Max and Zach.

Vice President:

Sharlene Sones '86 understands the power of a story to sell your product, advance an idea, communicate your value and build your brand. As founder and chief storyteller of Brandstoria, she connects traditional branding practices with new approaches to delight customers and meet the needs of entrepreneurs, marketers and change-makers.

Sharlene started her career developing and launching hundreds of products in sports and entertainment. The experience revealed her natural inclination to weave a unified thread throughout products and ignited an appreciation for storytelling.   She believes that we are all the authors of our own unique story – we can edit, re-write and take it on a new course. Her passion is helping other people and organizations realize this, too. Sharlene has helped strengthen many well-known global brands including Benetton Sportsystem, Spalding, Forefront Records, University of Pennsylvania and the LPGA.

A native Bostonian, Sharlene lives in Pennsylvania’s beautiful Lehigh Valley, or, what she refers to as the “deep, deep, deep suburbs of NYC.” She got involved with the BAA in recent years through a personal desire to find ways to connect with Babson, despite living far from campus. She’s helped start an alumni group in Philadelphia as well as served on the board with a focus on helping connect alumni to the many valuable assets offered by the College.

Treasurer:

Matthew Giorgetti '00, M’04 joined Brown Brothers Harriman in 2011 as a Vice President and Relationship Manager in BBH’s Boston Wealth Management office. Mr. Giorgetti is primarily responsible for relationship management, investment advisory, and business development. Prior to joining BBH, Mr. Giorgetti was an Account Vice President with UBS Financial Services where he worked with high net worth individuals, families, and business owners to create customized investment strategies and maintain client portfolios. Before working at UBS, he was a Financial Advisor at Morgan Stanley.
Mr. Giorgetti is currently on the Board of Directors of the Babson College Alumni Association, is a mentor in the Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program at Babson College, and was a co-founder of the most recent iteration of the Boston Babson Alumni Club. He is also an active member of the Boston Estate Planning Council. Mr. Giorgetti graduated Magna Cum Laude from Babson College with a B.S. in Business Administration and received his M.B.A. from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College with a concentration in Finance and Investments.
He currently resides in Belmont, MA with his wife, Emily, and son, Cole.

Clerk:

Howard Brown '88 - I would greatly appreciate your consideration, and vote for re-election on the BAA board as a Director and the BAA executive committee as Clerk. We need to engage the 35,000+ Babson alumni in a new communications and outreach paradigm to advance information flow, participation, volunteerism and giving. We can build a committed and enthusiastic, network of alums around the world by leveraging technology, communication, and alumni goodwill. I have a successful track record within the technology marketplace. I am a serial entrepreneur with IPO experience. One of my biggest assets is team building, goal setting and achievement. I am currently the Cofounder & CEO of CircleBuilder.com. I believe that my expertise in social media, community building and online outreach / communications will be a huge asset as we need to engage the Babson worldwide alumni base. After graduation I represented Babson at college fairs. Also, I took a leadership role in the San Francisco / Silicon Valley local alumni club (Technology Affinity Group). Over the last four years I have served on the Babson Alumni Association Board of Directors with specific roles and active participation on the communications and bylaws committees and as the Digital Babson liaison. I know that it is critical that we need find the right "touch points" to allow our alumni get a sweet taste of Babson as often as possible. I live in Michigan so I represent a very large number of Babson alumni remotely connected to the college.

Former President:

Jacqueline Giordano Bedard '89 as of July 1, 2012.

Board of Directors

New Directors:

Jill Cartwright M'07 is a graduate of Babson’s 2-year MBA program, and has spent the past 5 years running Go GaGa a consumer goods company she founded upon graduation. After building distribution to more than 250 stores in 5 countries, Jill decided to close the business in 2011 to consult with consumer focused start-ups.

Now Jill divides her time between her clients and mentoring. Actively involved in Babson and several local incubators, Jill is a mentor for both the Center for Women’s Leadership and Entrepreneurship Intensity Track. She is a regularly featured speaker on campus, appearing on panels hosted by Career Affinity Groups, serving as a guest lecturer in classes and talking with students in roundtable discussions. While at Babson, Jill served as the GSC VP of Academic Affairs and is currently working on the MBA Class of 2007 5 Year Reunion Committee. Jill is passionate about Babson’s curriculum, creating relevant ways to engage alumni, and leveraging Babson as a resource for other organizations seeking to foster entrepreneurship.

When she’s not working or trying to figure out what the latest OS download for her phone has done to her settings, Jill enjoys going to the South End Open Studios and Open Market, eating her way through the flavors of the month at her local JP Licks, creating an endless string of radio stations on Pandora and threatening to take sailing lessons this summer.

Emily Mariani Consilvio '01 is President/co-Founder of The Putney Group, Inc., a consulting firm that focuses on sourcing, implementing and managing promotional/incentive programs. The Putney Group has had the pleasure of working with Fortune 50 organizations and professional sports teams as well as assisting many Babson student organizations and charitable foundations in their promotional marketing efforts. Emily and The Putney Group pride themselves on assisting organizations to ensure their resources are used as effectively and efficiently as possible. Emily also had the pleasure of spending several years in the unique position of working on Babson’s campus and being an alum. Emily brought her skills and passion for Babson to the Student Financial Services team focusing on creating and updating processes to improve the student/family experience as related to their financial investment in a Babson education. The time Emily spent as an employee allowed her to maintain a close connection to the Babson community as well as her involvement in alumni activities.

Emily has maintained her connection to the Babson community through various activities including participating in the Employee Alumni Group and being a member of the Class of 2001 Reunion Committee as well as assisting many campus departments with various requests. Emily looks forward to being an energetic representative on the Babson Alumni Association’s Board of Directors to help build even stronger connections between alums and the Babson community as a whole.

Lizabeth Czepiel '07 is a graduate of the Babson College Class of 2007 and recently earned a master’s degree in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. She is currently a Senior Consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, DC, specializing in organizational strategy & change and human capital learning & development.
While at Babson, Lizabeth was an active member of the community, serving as President and Philanthropy & Foundation Chair of Sigma Kappa Sorority, Treasurer and Scholarship Chair on the Panhellenic Council Executive Board, and Treasurer of the Women’s Leadership Program Executive Board. She has continued her philanthropic and social leadership as an active volunteer in the Make the Connection Program, a partnership between Booz Allen Hamilton and the Girl Scout Council of our Nation's Capital, where she serves as a mentor to young women in a variety of activities from career counseling and practicing proper interview techniques to learning the importance of teamwork, effective problem solving and basic leadership principles; as a career mentor and learning & development co-chair with Second Chance Employment Services, an organization whose mission is to promote financial security for at-risk women and their dependents through comprehensive employment placement services; as a Membership and Public Relations Co-Chair for the Booz Allen Hamilton Women’s Forum Leadership Board; and as an alumni reviewer for the annual Babson College Business Plan Competition.

Additionally, Lizabeth was appointed in 2011 to serve on the Arlington County Commission on the Status of Women by Senator Barbara Favola. She looks forward to the opportunity to serve on the Babson College Alumni Association Board of Directors, as a means to further support the alumni community of an institution that has provided the academic and leadership skills that have proven to be instrumental in her professional and philanthropic endeavors.

Eddie Gallagher '98 - Over his four years at Babson, Eddie was a productive and dedicated member of the college’s varsity hockey team. His commitment and passion for the game of hockey earned him the honor of being awarded the prestigious, Thom Lawler Award. Eddie is one of three Babson student-athletes award who have been recognized by the Collegiate Hockey Referees’ Association with this distinction. Eddie, a product of Belmont, Massachusetts, attended Belmont Hill School where his father has been a revered teacher-coach for 37 years.

Along with his brother, sister, and friends, Eddie has coordinated fund-raising efforts and promoted awareness for Donate Life America, which is an organization that promotes organ donation across the United States. Eddie has a deeply personal connection to this cause in that his younger brother Tim Gallagher has undergone two heart transplants, and in 2008 Eddie donated one of his kidneys to his brother.

The Gallagher family and friends through Eddie’s leadership have been on the forefront of educational awareness and philanthropic dedication to the cause of organ donation. In fact, they have raised over $100,000 in new funds for Donate Life America over the past three years. To promote Donate Life America’s message and educate people, Eddie has founded the Cape Cod Lighthouse Hockey Tournament that featured his beloved Beavers in a tournament that also included Amherst College, Salem State, and Hobart College. Through his time, dedication, and personal connection, Eddie has taken the lead in the region in creating awareness and raising capital for this worthy cause.

Currently, Eddie lives in Sandwich, Massachusetts with his family. He works as an Account Executive for Xsigo Systems.

Hugh Glazer '77 P'13 - For over 11 years Hugh Glazer has provided coaching and business operations consulting services to private companies with a focus on the Business Operations and the CFO’s role.

He has held key operations and finance roles in over 8 early stage and high growth media and media related technology companies that include The New England Journal of Medicine, Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, Ingenta and PUBLIST.COM. Advertising Agencies, Architects and IT Services are among the range of professional services firms, Hugh has had as clients.

He was appointed to the American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals to serve as a commercial arbitrator.

Glazer is a CPA with a B.S. from Babson College. For 15 years he has served as a coach in the Babson Advanced Coaching for Leadership Training Program (CLTP). Hugh is also a BASE (Babson Alumni Supporting Entrepreneurs) member, a judge in the MOB1000 Business Plan Competition, a reviewer for the Babson Business Plan Competition and a Mentor in the Salem State Rapid Growth Project. Glazer has been an Adjunct at Rivier College and North Shore Community College.

He is a Founding Director and past Treasurer of the North Shore Technology Council and a member of several professional organizations including Treasurers Club of Boston. He is the Co-Chair of the Media Special Interest Group of the 42,000+ member Financial Executives Networking Group. In 1999 he started alpine skiing and more often than not can be found in the White Mountains between November & April.

Jonathan Glover '02 - I have been working at The Bank of New York Mellon for the past 5 years in various roles. I have recently been working in our Alternative Investment Services division in our regulatory control group. In this capacity I do compliance for our hedge fund and fund of fund clients. I also work on the contract agreements that govern our client relationships.

I currently participate as a mentor in the Big Brothers and Big Sisters program; I am a big believer in education and will couple the efforts Babson has made in recruiting qualified diverse applicants by working to increase the participation of diverse alums in the Alumni Association. I graduated Babson in 2002 with a concentration in finance. I received my Juris Doctorate from New England Law School in 2006 and I am admitted to the New York State Bar.

Mark Helman '97 completed Babson’s full-time MBA program in 1997. As a student and since, he has volunteered his time and energy for the betterment of the Babson Community. While at Babson, Mark co-wrote a case-study, “Jack Sprat’s Restaurant” later published in The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship Case Studies. He became Editor-in-Chief of Babson’s Entrepreneurial Review and wrote several nominating cases for Babson’s Entrepreneurial Hall of Fame.

Professionally, Mark works as Vice President of Business Operations for R.P. Marzilli & Company, an award-winning landscape construction company. Mark’s role there is to drive business performance increasingly higher. He works closely with the company owner, Division Heads, Project Managers, Estimators, and Administrative staff to organize the company to deliver the highest value possible to its clients.

Volunteering is a constant part of Mark’s life, having volunteered for Junior Achievement, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, and the Peabody Essex Museum where he has served as Chair of their Corporate Committee.

Most rewarding for Mark, however, is the time and energy he contributes to Babson. Mark has participated in the Coaching & Leadership Training Program since 2008 and the Executive Committee of the Real Estate Career Affinity Group since 2007. There he co-chaired many notable events including Babson’s first global simulcast from Dubai. Mark earned an Alumni Leadership Award in 2011 for his volunteer efforts at Babson. With your vote, Mark will be highly effective in continuing to serve the Babson community as a Director of the BAA.

Alexandra DiIeso Piccirilli '94 - BS in Marketing and Internal Business Studies and an MBA in Marketing from Bentley University in 1999. She is currently working as an Advertising Manager at Patch.com, an AOL Company, working to build their community of online news in towns across southern Massachusetts. She has been a sales and marketing professional for the past 17+ years with companies like Softbank COMDEX, Questex Media, 1105 Media, Dwell Magazine, and Macworld Expo. Her experience is with selling online and magazine advertising, tradeshow exhibits and sponsorships. Alexandra has been volunteering her time at Babson since she graduated as a coach in the CLTP program, interviewing prospective Babson students on campus and speaking to accepted students. For the past 5 years, she has also been a Board Member of Babson Alumni Supporting Entrepreneurs (BASE) and working to help alumni entrepreneurs with their business issues. She was part of the Babson community while attending school playing for the Women’s Tennis team, volunteering at the Admissions Office giving tours, a member of the Babson Players and other organizations on campus.
Alexandra lives in Mansfield, MA with her husband, David Piccirilli '94 and two children. She is actively involved in the Mansfield Community with the schools and Girl Scouts.

Mike Reardon '93 has almost 20 years of experience in the information technology industry focusing on the retail industry. He has worked for Andersen Consulting, Target and Best Buy. Currently, he is the Director of Program Management at Gap Inc. managing an annual budget of $20M leading technology initiatives. Mike lives in San Francisco and is a Babson Brand Ambassador helping to build awareness of Babson on the West coast. He has also actively participates in the Alumni Networking events in our new San Francisco campus meeting with current Babson Fast Track MBA students and advising them on career opportunities in the Bay Area.
Mike graduated Babson in 1993 and received his MBA from the U. of Minnesota in 2001.

Eric Roberge CFP®, '02 currently volunteers with various Babson initiatives and a seat on the BAA would be a logical next step in his quest to support the college. The ability to work within a group of highly talented individuals for the betterment of the institution that helped him along the way brings out a sense of pride clearly recognizable in his volunteer activities.
Eric’s Goal for the BAA: To build on Babson’s message, adapting it in a way that is compatible with our alumni community and what we (as a whole) are trying to accomplish. Does our alumni population even know what Babson stands for anymore? The college’s message is extremely powerful, yet that message doesn’t seem to get through to the alumni; the very people who helped get it to where it is today. If we want Babson to remain a top ranked college, we cannot rest on our laurels. We must plan for the future. And we do this by designing a vision that satisfies not only the needs of the current student population, but also one that makes the alumni proud to be a part of such a unique culture. Eric will strive to be the link between the alumni and our Alma Mater.

Babson Volunteer Experience

Financial Services Career Affinity Group - Chairman (2008-Present)
Alumni Association Subcommittee – Task: Re-engage alumni community
Babson Student Mock Interviews – interviewer
Developed and presented seminar on budgeting for Babson Employees
Undergrad career development – primary resource for students with interest in financial services

Gregory M. Santín '92 graduated Babson College in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics & Entrepreneurship and has focused his 20 year professional career in commercial real estate and banking in South Florida, currently Vice President with The Bank of New York Mellon. During his four years at Babson, Gregory was President of (BISO) Babson International Student Organization his senior year, founded two campus businesses and was co-founder & co-captain of Babson Men’s Volleyball Team which competed within the New England Collegiate Volleyball League. Gregory continued his passion for Babson by taking the leadership role of the Alumni Club in Miami in 2007 as Chair and President, renaming the group to the Alumni Club of South Florida representing Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties where 1,000 plus Babson alumni live, work and vacation. In 2008 during the economic downturn, it was Greg’s idea to make sure any and all alumni events held in South Florida were at locations and/or services were owned or managed by Babson Alumni in order to promote commerce and business. Over 300 alumni participated in the club’s events and programs in 2010 representing 38% of all alumni in South Florida at the time. Under his leadership, Greg committed part of the club’s activities to give back to the community having volunteered for the Miami River Commission & City of Miami and recently held an Art|Basel Event at Bakehouse Art Complex, a 501(c)3 donating all proceeds collected from the event to the organization. In 2011 Gregory received the Richard J. Snyder Distinguished Service to the College Award during Back to Babson in September.

Leslie Simone '96 - For over 14 years, Leslie’s career has been enthusiastically devoted to accelerating corporate performance. Leslie is currently Vice President, Talent Management, at the Handel Group®, a corporate consulting and private coaching company based in New York, NY. Leslie oversees the Corporate Training Division which teaches senior leaders to make an indelible imprint globally in the private and public sectors. Leslie began her career in operations at Sothebys auction house in New York and Los Angeles, before founding her workspace productivity consulting firm, Chi Holdings. Leslie has received local and national recognition for her business development and direct sales efforts.

Leslie obtained her Bachelor of Science from Babson College in 1996. She was a Presidential Scholar and Summa Cum Laude graduate, and created Babson’s first Arts and Entrepreneurship degree. Since graduation, Leslie has served two terms in New York’s Regional Alumni Club of New York, and has hosted numerous regional events for the college, including a private tour of a celebrity exhibit at Sothebys, and a Babson Summer Send Off in her home in New York.

Leslie was chosen to participate in Leadership Berks, a 300-hour program that trained her in good governance practices, and subsequently, Leslie founded and chaired a Gala to raise awareness and funds to promote the safety and viability of Reading, PA. Leslie’s colleagues say that her effectiveness is likely a function of her versatility: her holistic approach and worldview, her artistic sensibility, martial arts training, brimming natural enthusiasm, and experience as an entrepreneur and businesswoman.

Chrissy Phillips Toskos '99 - Upon graduation from Babson in 1999, Chrissy began her career with Accenture in their Change Management practice with a focus on clients in the Communications and High Tech industry. Chrissy has since joined Prudential where she holds the position of Director of Learning and has responsibility for Management and Leadership Development as well as enterprise wide curriculum for all employees. In addition to her work in the corporate environment, Chrissy is an active volunteer in her church and has helped coordinate and serve as chairperson for major fundraising events.

In September 2001 she and her college sweetheart, Greg Toskos were married and they reside in Oakland, NJ with their two children Kyra (8) and Constantine (6). She enjoys running and training for endurance events and completed the Tough Mudder in the fall of 2011. Chrissy is currently training for Tough Mudder event scheduled in May 2012.

Dexter Williams M'98 is a Supervisory Manager in the Regional and Community Banking Department at The Federal Reserve Bank of NY. He supervises the inspection and evaluation of a portfolio of regional bank holding companies located in NY, NJ and Puerto Rico. Prior assuming this role, he led counterparty credit risk engagements that evaluated derivative, commodity and hedge fund risk management practices at several of the nation’s largest financial institutions. He has also led several project teams focused on the evaluation of counterparty models used in the determination of capital requirements for derivative portfolios.

Prior to joining The Federal Reserve Bank of NY, Dexter redefined business processes and managed multiple operations as an Industrial Engineer and Manufacturing Supervisor at medical device manufacturer, Ethicon Inc; consulted for business management software provider, SAP America/Germany; and structured Alternative Risk Transfer deals as a Technical Underwriter within the Risk Finance Division at American International Group. Dexter is also an advisor and principal in seed-stage fitness solutions company StreXch Apparel Inc.

Dexter earned an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from The College of New Jersey.

Dexter enjoys running and spending time with his family. He also participates in Alpha Phi Alpha’s local youth development and education program, Mentoring and Leadership Equal Success (MALES). Dexter is also active in the Babson College Alumni community, and serves on the planning committee for the Annual Black Affinity Conference.

Returning Directors:

David Egan '78 (running for a second term) has been a successful publisher and entrepreneur. He spent 20+ years starting and turning around publications in the computer and communications markets, for firms including International Data Group, Ziff-Davis Publishing, and McGraw-Hill. In 1999, David co-founded THINQ Learning Solutions, a venture backed e-learning management software company that grew to a peak market valuation of over $250 million; the company was successfully sold in 2003. He co-founded LanguageCorps, a specialty services company that trains and places English teachers in Asian and Central American schools. He helped build eMonitor, a SaaS (software as a service) company allied to the Monitor Group international consultancy firm.
Today, David continues to advise companies in which he has interests. He’s a past advising executive to the Director of Harvard’s Office of Technology Development. He’s recently been named to the Board of Directors for Christopher’s Haven, a unique charitable organization that provides cost-free living accommodations for children and families undergoing cancer treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. And he commits significant time to Babson, from which he graduated in 1978. For many years, he’s been a Coach and Coordinating Coach for Babson’s Coaching for Leadership and Teamwork Program (CLTP). He is Leadership Chair of Babson Alumni Supporting Entrepreneurs, a worldwide network of alumni volunteers who coach alumni entrepreneurs; a Director of the Babson Alumni Association; and winner of the 2010 Richard J. Snyder Distinguished Service Award. David has long advocated ideas and helped develop programs to better connect the college to its alumni, and to provide outreach and support throughout the worldwide Babson community.
David lives in Sudbury, MA with Joan, his wife of 32 years. He’s an avid skier and cyclist, and a SCCA licensed racecar driver.

Jeni Wheeler M'05 (running for a second term) graduated with her MBA in 2005 and is running for her 2nd term on the Alumni Board. While at Babson, Jeni co-founded the Student Government Council as it currently exists today, served as a Director of the Babson Association of Women MBA's, and as the National Chairperson of the 2005 National Association of Women MBA Conference - the largest event Babson has ever held on campus. She has stayed active through public speaking on Babson's behalf, mentoring undergrads. She recently founded the MA Institute of Political Leadership, with fellow Babson grad, Michael Pearlmutter, and serves as their Executive Director. She looks forward to serving all the graduates of Babson, if she is honored with being elected to a 2nd term on the Babson Alumni Board.