Staff

Thomas B. Powers, President

Carrie Zeisse, Vice President of Economic Development and Finance

Carol Thistle, Director of Marketing

Laurie Jackson Cormier, Director of Individual Giving

Kristen Sherman, Events & Program Manager

Diane Haynes, Director of Project Management

Kristen Wyman, Island Ambassador Program Manager

Catherine Lawson, Operations Manager

Dina Zawaski, Economic Development Manager

Patti Gerety, Bookkeeper

Board of Directors
Chairman	Joel Reck, Brown Rudnick
Vice Chairman	Barbara Capuano, Raphael & Raphael, LLP
Development Committee Chair	Enid L. Beal, The Beal Consulting Group
Economic Development Committee Chair	Jeffrey Porter, Mintz Levin
Treasurer	Cathleen Douglas Stone , Office of the Mayor, City of Boston
Clerk	Doug McGarrah, Foley Hoag Kathy Abbott, The Trustees of Reservations Bill Davis, Ze-gen, Inc. Joe Fallon, The Fallon Company Scott Freeman, Colony Realty Betsy Shure Gross, City Parks Alliance Mary Kralis Hoppe, Alliance Bernstein Sandra Jesse, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Thomas P. McShane, Dewey Square Group Mari Ryan, AdvancingWellness Raj Sharma, Merrill Lynch Helen B. Spaulding, Boston Foundation Venkat Srinivasan, Rage Frameworks Judy Waterston Ex Officio David Cash, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Nancy Grilk, City of Boston, Energy and Environmental Services Paul Guzzi, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Gloria Larson, Bentley College Tom Powers, Boston Harbor Island Alliance

Board of Trustees
	Bob Brustlin, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Rick Burnes, Charles River Ventures Mark Hirsh, Pierce Management George Macomber, Macomber Construction David Solomon, Solomon Fund Steve Woodsum, Summit Partners

Honorary Trustees

Dr. Edward O. Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Harvard University

Staff

President - Thomas B. Powers :
In June, 2004 Thomas B. Powers was named President of the Island Alliance. In this position he is responsible for raising funds to improve the park, developing and articulating Alliance positions on matters involving the park and the harbor, and (along with the rest of the Alliance staff) working closely with the National Park Service to protect, promote and preserve the Boston Harbor Islands National Park area. Powers is a veteran environmentalist with extensive experience on Boston Harbor issues. Prior to coming to the Island Alliance he worked in both the private and public sectors, most recently as Director of External Relations and Environmental Affairs for USGen New England, Inc. From 1996 - 1999 he was Deputy Director of the Mass. Water Resources Authority. Before that he served in various positions in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection over a nineteen-year period, including Acting Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner for the last seven. Powers has a BA degree from Oberlin College, a law degree from Harvard Law School, and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. He lives in Newton with his wife, Patricia King.

Phone: 617-223-8530
tpowers@islandalliance.org

Vice President of Economic Development and Finance - Carrie Zeisse :
Carrie Zeisse joined Island Alliance in 2006 and is responsible for developing and managing earned income and economic development initiatives for the Boston Harbor Islands national park area. In this capacity, she works closely with the National Park Service, U.S. Coast Guard and Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to promote fee-based public and private events and amenities within the harbor and on the islands. Previously, Ms. Zeisse worked as Director of Marketing and Strategy, National Programs for the Trust for Public Land, helping to launch fee-for-service conservation programs. During her tenure at TPL she also developed an on-line conservation resource and comparative tool, the Conservation Almanac, and the County Leadership in Conservation Awards program (in partnership with the National Association of Counties) to acknowledge outstanding conservation efforts by local governments across the United States. Ms. Zeisse has a BFA degree in Photography from Maine College of Art, and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Phone: 617-223-8035

Director of Individual Giving - Laurie Jackson Cormier :

Laurie Jackson Cormier joined the Island Alliance in 2002 as a Development Intern, was hired as a full-time employee in 2003, and was promoted to Associate Development Director in 2007. Laurie's focus is to secure funding from the private and public sector to support a variety of community, youth, and science projects taking place on the islands throughout the year through proposal writing for foundations and government agencies.

Laurie is responsible for growing the individual and corporate base of funding as well. Two major fundraising events support these efforts, in addition to annual appeals, corporate sponsorship initiatives, and developing new partnership opportunities that build and foster new relationships. She works in collaboration with the President and Board of Directors to organize and execute intimate events that foster new relationships and support Board and Trustee Development.

Laurie received her BA in Clinical Psychology from Suffolk University. She serves as Development Chair for the Suffolk CAS Alumni Board, a representative of the University Alumni Council, and an Ambassador to the Department of Undergraduate Admissions.

Phone: 617-223-8326
ljackson@islandalliance.org

Director of Project Management - Diane Haynes :
Diane Haynes is the senior project manager for the Island Alliance. Ms. Haynes coordinates major capital projects funded through cooperative agreements between the National Park Service and the Island Alliance. She also manages the Island Alliance’s role in the planning, development and operation of Spectacle Island, which is scheduled to open soon for public visitation. Her other activities include coordination with the Peddocks Island team, managing the Massachusetts Technology Council’s Renewable Energy grant, and administrating public art projects. Ms. Haynes has a wealth of experience in public/private partnerships and has served as a board member on a number of non-profit boards.

Phone: 617-223-8686
dhaynes@islandalliance.org

Island Ambassador Program Manager - Kristen Wyman :
Kristen Wyman joined the Island Alliance in June 2005 as a crew leader for the Junior Ranger Program, a program designed to provide urban youth from Odyssey High School with a valuable summer employment opportunity as a park ranger on the Boston Harbor Islands. Kristen was promoted to BEAN Program Manager in fall 2005 and currently oversees 20 youth interns from the city of Boston. The BEAN program provides urban students with innovative internship opportunities in scientific research, public policy, and environmental careers. In addition, interns receive hands-on experience with environmental education through service-learning projects, community outreach, leadership development and college preparation.

Ms. Wyman pursued her BA in Political Science, Legal Studies and Native American Studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She also participated in the National Student Exchange Program at the University of New Mexico for two semesters. In addition to her role at the Island Alliance, Kristen is a substitute teacher with the Boston Public Schools and is in the process of obtaining her Massachusetts teacher’s certificate.

Phone: 617-223-8588
kristen_wyman@partner.nps.gov

Bookkeeper- Patti Gerety:
Patti joined the Island Alliance in July, 2004. She works part time and is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all financial records, including an extensive series of Cooperative Agreements with the National Park Service.