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BOARD OF DIRECTORS BIOGRAPHIES VICTORIA REGGIE KENNEDY for being in the forefront of this ever- Strategies and the co-host of CNN’s changing industry. He also is co-owner of Crossfire. Previously, she was Deputy CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT WSAR and WHTB radio stations, serving Campaign Manager for the 2012 Obama OF THE BOARD the Massachusetts Southcoast region. presidential campaign and an Mr. Karam’s current and past professional Assistant to the President and A private sector attorney with extensive and civic affiliations are extensive, White House Deputy Senior Advisor, public service and political experience, including as former Chairman of the managing message strategy and issue Victoria Reggie Kennedy is the Co- Board of Governors of the largest New development. She also served as Founder and President of the Board of England community health care system, counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy the Edward M. Kennedy Institute. Mrs. Caritas Christi Health Care System, 10 Geithner, handling the strategy behind Kennedy is a member of the Bipartisan years as a Trustee and former Chair the development and implementation Policy Center’s Commission on Political of the Board for the University of of the Obama Administration’s Financial Reform and is a strong advocate for Massachusetts five (5) campus system, Stability Plan. Cutter also served in issues that improve the lives of families, and currently as a Board member of senior roles in the United States Senate, especially women and children. She is a the Boston-based Steward Health Care working as a senior advisor to both Trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center System. Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senator for the Performing arts and a member Edward M. Kennedy. During the Clinton of the Board of the National Leadership Administration, Cutter held a number Roundtable on Church Management, RANNY COOPER of positions, including as White House a lay initiative to help Catholic Church Deputy Communications Director and institutions promote excellence and President of Weber Shandwick an Associate Administrator of the U.S. best practices in management, finances Public Affairs Environmental Protection Agency. She and human resource development. She is a graduate of Georgetown University is a member of the Board of Overseers Ranny Cooper is President of Weber Law Center, and Smith College, and at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and Shandwick’s public affairs practice and serves on the board of Organizing for is on the Advisory Board of the global oversees the firm’s research and America and the University of Chicago investment firm Houlihan Lokey. In advocacy advertising divisions. Prior to Institute of Politics. February 2014, President Obama joining Weber Shandwick, she served as nominated Mrs. Kennedy to the U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s Chief of Postal Service’s board of governors. Staff with responsibility for the Senator’s THE HONORABLE legislative and political activities. A THOMAS A. DASCHLE frequent speaker on political issues, JAMES J. KARAM Ranny is a member of the Board of Former Democratic Leader of Directors of the National Partnership the U.S Senate CHAIR OF THE BOARD for Women & Families, EMILY’s List, the President and Founder, First Bristol John F. Kennedy Library Foundation An Air Force veteran and four-term Corporation and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. She Congressman from South Dakota, Tom also serves as a member of the Board of Daschle won election to the Senate in James Karam provides the leadership Overseers of the Boston Symphony 1986 and was elected Democratic Leader and direction of this 38-year-old New Orchestra, and was honored with the by his colleagues in 1996. Daschle held England Real Estate Development and prestigious Women in Communications that leadership position for eight years, Management Company. Founded in Matrix Award in 2000. becoming the first Democrat to serve as 1975, First Bristol’s focus has been the both Majority Leader and Minority leader development of major retail shopping on two separate occasions. Currently centers, first-class office buildings, STEPHANIE CUTTER a senior policy advisor at DLA Piper, and hotels throughout Southern New Senator Daschle serves on the England. Mr. Karam’s commitment to Partner, Precision Strategies and Co- boards of the Center for American excellence is evidenced by the broad Host, CNN’s Crossfire Progress and National Democratic scope of the company’s varied Institute. He is a member of the Council developments and his recognition Stephanie Cutter is a partner at Precision on Foreign Relations and the Health EMKINSTITUTE.ORG | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - BIOGRAPHIES PAGE 1 Policy and Management Council at the NICK LITTLEFIELD Clinton and former Attorney General Harvard School of Public Health. In Janet Reno. He is the previous chair 2007 he joined former Senate Majority Partner at Foley Hoag, LLP of the Greater Boston Chamber of Leaders Howard Baker, Robert J. Dole, Commerce and currently serves on a and George J. Mitchell to found the From 1989 through 1997, Nick Littlefield number of boards, including the Board Bipartisan Policy Center. served as Staff Director and Chief of Directors of Boston Children’s Hospital Counsel for the Senate Health, Education, and BlueCross and BlueShield of Labor and Pensions Committee, where Massachusetts. A. LEE FENTRESS he worked under Senator Kennedy’s direction to pass landmark legislation Co-Founder of Octagon including the Americans with Disabilities MARTIN T. MEEHAN Act, the Ryan White AIDS Care Act, Lee Fentress coordinated Senator the Prescription Drug User Fee Act, the President, University of Kennedy’s Oral History Project with the Family & Medical Leave Act, and the Safe Massachusetts University of Virginia’s Miller Center. A Medical Devices Act. A partner at Foley Louisiana native who came to know Hoag, LLP, Nick has chaired the firm’s Martin T. Meehan is the 27th President Robert F. Kennedy while serving as Government Strategies Group since 1998, of the University of Massachusetts, an Assistant United States Attorney, and has taught frequently at Harvard a 70,000-student University system Fentress served on the staff of RFK’s Law School, Northeastern University, comprised of the flagship campus in historic 1968 Presidential campaign. and The Heller School for Social Policy Amherst, along with campuses in Boston, Following Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s and Management. From 1972 to 1976, he Dartmouth, Lowell and Worcester. He death, Fentress and his law partners served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. is the first undergraduate alumnus to formed ProServ, which is often credited lead the system and was named to with pioneering the modern sports the presidency after eight successful marketing and management industry THE HONORABLE TRENT LOTT years as chancellor of the University of and led to the creation of Octagon, Massachusetts Lowell where he propelled a global leader in sports, music, and Former Republican Leader of the that institution forward on every entertainment marketing that recently U.S. Senate important measure of higher education. celebrated its 30th anniversary. During his tenure, UMass Lowell achieved Senator Trent Lott represented the record growth in enrollment, student people of Mississippi in Congress for 35 retention and funding for research THE HONORABLE years and is one of the very few elected and scholarships. Meehan is a former PATRICK J. KENNEDY officials in our nation’s history to have US congressman who represented held elected leadership posts in both the Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional Co-Founder of One Mind for Research House of Representatives and the United District. States Senate. Lott served as the House After serving 16 years in the House of Minority Whip, the 2nd ranking Representatives, Patrick Kennedy, the Republican in the House, from 1981 to DR. J. KEITH MOTLEY primary author and lead sponsor of 1989 and as Senate Majority Leader from the Mental Health Parity & Addiction 1996 to 2002. He was also elected by his colleagues to serve as Senate Republican Chancellor, University of Equality Act of 2008, cofounded One Massachusetts Boston Mind for Research to lead and coordinate Whip in 2006, and is the only person to research, funding, marketing, and public have held that position in both the House and Senate. Senator Lott currently serves Dr. J. Keith Motley is the 8th Chancellor awareness of mental illness and brain of the University of Massachusetts injury. As a Congressman, Kennedy as Senior Counsel at Patton Boggs LLP. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Boston, an institution with nearly 16,000 authored and sponsored dozens of undergraduate and graduate students, a bills to improve the understanding Bipartisan Policy Center and the author of Herding Cats: A Life in Politics. faculty of more than 1,000, and a $323 and treatment of neurological and million annual budget. With more than 20 psychiatric disorders, including the years of experience in higher education National Neurotechnology Initiative Act, administration, Dr. Motley is also a the Genomics & Personalized Medicine RALPH MARTIN founder of the Roxbury Preparatory Act, the COMBAT PTSD Act, and the Charter School, Concerned Black Men Alzheimer’s Treatment & Caregiver Senior Vice President and General of Massachusetts, and the Paul Robeson Support Act. While in Congress, Counsel, Northeastern University Institute for Positive Self-Development. Representative Kennedy also founded Dr. Motley serves on numerous boards the Congressional Down Syndrome A highly accomplished trial attorney and of community organizations with local, Caucus and the 21st Century Healthcare civic leader with more than 30 years of regional, and national reach, and he holds Caucus. private and public sector experience, bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Ralph Martin currently serves as a Senior Northeastern University and a Doctor of Vice President and General Counsel at Philosophy degree from Boston College. Northeastern University. Martin made history while serving as the first African American District Attorney in Suffolk County, where his prosecutorial work won acclaim from former President Bill EMKINSTITUTE.ORG | BOARD OF DIRECTORS - BIOGRAPHIES PAGE 2 FRED SEIGEL and Investment Banking.