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Elizabeth Fitzula

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Elizabeth Fitzula

PwC

Elizabeth is an Assurance Partner within PwC’s Private practice, based in Boston. She has more than 25 years of experience managing and leading all aspects of assurance and advisory engagements for a wide range of organizations, including family-owned businesses, multinational corporations, and private equity portfolio companies.

Elizabeth works closely with families, management teams, audit committees, and boards of directors on complex accounting transactions, internal control assessments, governance matters, and financial reporting issues. She has extensive experience preparing private companies for capital market activities and other transformative business events. Known for her collaborative approach, Elizabeth focuses on building strong, trusted relationships with her clients to understand their priorities and deliver practical, strategic solutions.

Earlier in her career, Elizabeth served as a controller in industry, this experience provided her with a unique perspective of both delivering and receiving PwC services—insight that informs her client-centered approach today.

Outside of work, Elizabeth is passionate about giving back to her community. She serves as Second Vice Chair for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts and as a Board Member of Camp Harbor View. Elizabeth lives in Wakefield, where she enjoys raising her son and staying connected to family and friends.

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Blair Hendrix

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Blair Hendrix

CHV Board Director, Bain Capital

Blair Hendrix is Camp Harbor View’s Board Director. Blair Hendrix joined Bain Capital in 2000. He is a Senior Advisor to Bain Capital in North America with a focus on Healthcare and Technology. Blair previously served as a Partner and Head of the North American Portfolio Group. He played an integral role in building and developing the value creation capabilities of the firm.

Prior to joining Bain Capital, Blair was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of DigiTrace Care Services, Inc. (now SleepMed), a national healthcare services company he co-founded. Earlier in his career, he was with Corporate Decisions, Inc. (now Oliver Wyman Consulting) a management consulting firm where he worked in a variety of industries.

Blair received an AB from Brown University, awarded with Honors.

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Rebekah Splaine Salwasser

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Rebekah Splaine Salwasser

Boston Red Sox, Red Sox Foundation

Rebekah Splaine Salwasser joined the Boston Red Sox in January of 2018 as the Executive Director of the Red Sox Foundation. In addition to managing the Board of Directors and key community partnerships, she also oversees the Foundation’s giving strategy, programming, fundraising, evaluation, and sponsorships. In the beginning of 2021, she was also appointed the Executive Vice President of Social Impact for the Boston Red Sox, and role that encompasses overseeing the Community & Player Relations department, and Chairing the organization’s Social Justice, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Committee to help realize the organization’s vision around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

Prior to joining the Boston Red Sox, Salwasser was the Executive Director for Scholar Athletes, the Community Relations Director for the Boston Celtics and the Shamrock Foundation, the Executive Director of the Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Center, and in 2003, Salwasser was also a player for the Boston Breakers women’s professional soccer team.

Salwasser is currently on the Board of Directors for the Women’s Foundation of Boston and The Pan Mass Challenge. She is also a Founding Director of the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, which was launched in 2020, and currently sits on their Advisory Board. She also sits on the National Advisory Council for both Home Base and Dream Big!. Although Salwasser ended her term as a member of the Board of Trustees for Buckingham Browne & Nichols in 2011, she continues to serve on their Alumni Council. She was WISE (Women in Sports & Events) Boston’s “Woman of Inspiration”, and in 2018 she was selected to Boston Business Journal’s “40 Under 40” class, and her and her husband were recognized by Boston Magazine as a Top 5 “Power Couple.” Salwasser was an Emerging Leader for the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education in 2013 and was recognized in 2013 as one of Boston’s Future Leaders by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Though born and raised in Cambridge, MA, Salwasser currently resides in Brookline with her husband, Zac, and three children, Calvin, Niko, and Evie.

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Ginger Gregory, Ph.D.

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Ginger Gregory, Ph.D.

Biogen

Ginger Gregory, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer of Biogen and has served on the Executive Committee since July 2017. Dr. Gregory joined Biogen from Shire PLC, where she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since 2014. 

Prior to joining Shire, she held executive-level human resources positions for several multinational companies across a variety of industries, including Dunkin’ Brands, where she served as Chief Human Resource Officer; Novartis, AG, where she was the division head of human resources for Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Novartis Consumer Health, and Novartis Institutes of BioMedical Research from 2005-2012; and Novo Nordisk, where she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate People & Organization at the company’s headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Earlier in her career, she held a variety of human resources generalist and specialist positions at Bristol Myers Squibb and served as a consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton in organization change and effectiveness. 

Dr. Gregory is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Philosophy and a doctoral degree in psychology. 

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John Ricciuti

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John Ricciuti

TJX Companies, Inc.

 

John Ricciuti is a lifelong Massachusetts resident. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, he began his career at Boston-based retailer Jordan Marsh. He later moved to The TJX Companies, Inc. in 1997 and has worked in both The Marmaxx Group (T.J.Maxx and Marshalls) and the HomeGoods divisions in increasingly senior roles.

John was promoted to President of HomeGoods in 2014. Since assuming the role, he has led HomeGoods – and its sister store concept, Homesense – in becoming a nationwide, rapidly growing 950+ store chain.

In addition to his support of Camp Harbor View, John has been a member of the Board of Directors at the Greater Boston Food Bank since 2018 and currently serves as the Vice Chairman. John and his family are active supporters of The Pink Agenda, an organization that raises both funds and awareness for breast cancer research.

John is the proud father of sons, Joe, Peter, and Jack.

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Stacia MacNaught

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Stacia MacNaught

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Eustacia Reidy MacNaught (Stacia) is Vice President, External and Community Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Stacia is responsible for developing the strategy and overseeing the execution of the company’s local government, philanthropic and community efforts, as well growing and enhancing Vertex’s reputation as a leading corporate citizen and trusted community partner. She has implemented several multifaceted and strategic partnerships to address inequities and community needs. Under her leadership, Vertex created a global STEAM education program to inspire the next generation of science leaders, including a partnership with Boston Public Schools, expanded its workforce development programs to diversify the talent pipeline, and deepened its commitment to social justice and racial equity.

Prior to joining Vertex, Stacia served in a similar role as the Chief of External Affairs at MassBio, overseeing all government affairs, economic development initiatives, and communications for the organization. During this time, she was instrumental in the development and passage of the $1B Life Sciences Initiative, including the creation of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.

Stacia has also held senior legislative staff positions with the Massachusetts House of Representatives in healthcare policy, and specifically the Medicaid program.

Deeply committed to the community, Stacia serves as board member for several nonprofit organizations, including the Boston Private Industry Council, Camp Harbor View, Boston Beyond, i2 Learning, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable and the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation. She also serves as a volunteer at Milton Academy and a mentor to several first-generation Harvard College students.

Stacia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government from Harvard College, and lives in Milton with her husband and three children.

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Justin Bakes

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Justin Bakes

Forward Financing

Justin Bakes is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forward Financing, a fast-growing fintech company providing fast, flexible working capital to small and medium-sized businesses throughout the U.S. that are often underserved by traditional financing options.

Since 2012, Forward Financing has expanded Main Street’s access to capital by providing over $1.6 billion in funding to more than 40,000 small businesses. The company is A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau, with an ‘Excellent / 4.9 stars’ rating on Trustpilot.com. Forward Financing has been recognized as a Best Place to Work by the Boston Business Journal and Built In Boston and is certified as a Great Place to Work®.

Before founding Forward Financing, Justin served as Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Miami-based Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO), the largest independent distributor of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment in the U.S. During Justin’s three-year tenure, Watsco’s revenues doubled via acquisitions.

Justin has also held positions with UBS Investment Bank, where he advised U.S. and European financial institutions, private equity firms, and multinational corporations on mergers, acquisitions, and public and private financings in Europe and Latin America.

Despite his extensive experience working closely with large banks and corporations, Justin has built Forward Financing with the mission to make business financing accessible to a wide range of businesses by using technology to cut costs, increase speed and accuracy of credit decisions, and provide the highest level of service to small business clients.

Originally from South Florida, Justin graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He is an active member of Young Presidents’ Organization and currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and two young children.

 

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