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Bruce Ginsberg
Board Member
President / Chief Executive Officer - MooBella, LLC 
Board of Directors - Worcester Tornadoes

Bruce is currently President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of MooBella, Inc. Prior to that, in May 1999, Bruce transformed a food industry consulting and equipment trading hobby to an operating business entity. That business, New England Ice Cream Corporation, now has four operating divisions, services over 4,000 distribution points and employs 70 people on a full time basis. Bruce is the sole owner of the company which is run by a senior leadership team.

Bruce is a former Director of the Frozen Food Association of New England and the Massachusetts Food Association, a former President of the International Association of Ice Cream Vendors and a current Director and Hall of Fame inductee of the New England Convenience Store Association. Bruce also is a member of the group that founded and funded the successful start up of the Worcester Tornadoes professional baseball team.

In May 2009, Bruce was elected to the Board of Directors of Mac-Gray (NYSE listed as TUC). Bruce received his Bachelor of Science in 1980 and his M.B.A. in 1982 from Boston College.

 
Ed Chapman
Board Member
Managing Partner / Co-Founder - Vizquest Ventures

Ed has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the high-technology industry. His teams have produced over $900 million in revenues averaging 200% annual growth. Ed has consulted and collaborated on the execution of sales and marketing models with ShipIQ (division of Repsol YPF), PCCW/HKT, SkyFish, WBT Systems, Cognex, Powerhouse Interactive, LiveSmart (division of GE) and others.

Ed has also been responsible for operationalizing and managing sales and marketing organizations for several fast-growth companies. As vice president of business development and managing director of client development operations for ZEFER, a leading Internet consulting company, Ed was responsible for growing revenues from $1 million to a run rate of $170 million within 18 months. At SYSTECH, a Web-based supply chain solutions company, he was vice president of sales and marketing and led the turnaround of the sales channel, resulting in a growth rate of 360%, and was able to position the company for acquisition. Prior to SYSTECH, Ed was sales director for ANSYS, a design process optimization solutions company, where he led the development and execution of the new sales model, resulting in growth from $8 million to over $65 million in 30 months. As a result, ANSYS was able to initiate an IPO nine months ahead of schedule.

 
Dave Foster
Board Member
Managing Partner - John T. Chipman & Company LLP

David is managing partner of John T. Chipman & Company, LLP, a full service certified public accounting firm, with offices in Norwood and Franklin, Massachusetts. David is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

His dedication to youth and the community has been demonstrated through David’s past and present membership on several boards of not for profit organizations. David co-founded X Ice Hockey, LLC, a summer youth hockey league and remains actively involved with his children’s youth sports and activities. David is a 1983 graduate of Assumption College with a Bachelors of Arts degree in Business Administration.

David resides in Wrentham with his wife Alison and their children Emily, Daniel, Julia, and Melanie. He enjoys playing golf and is a member at Franklin Country Club where he has previously served as an officer and on the board of directors for the club.

 
Penny Breen
Board Member
Anthony Marken
Board Member
John Gates
Board Member
Mary O'Brien Merrigan
Board Member

Mary earned her BA in Elementary Education from UMASS/Amherst in 1988. She taught middle school full time for 12 years and earned a Masters Degree in School Administration at Bridgewater State College with accompanying certifications for principal/assistant principal for grades K-9 in Massachusetts. She is currently an advanced phase doctoral student at Lesley University in Cambridge working toward a Ph.D in Educational Studies.

Mary has served 7 years as President of a non profit organization called, The Hull Academic Support Coalition (HASC,) in Hull, MA. HASC provides grants to teachers to design academic enrichment experiences for students. HASC has provided over $120,000 in grants to Hull students

Mary became involved in Need To Lead when her sons began playing hockey in the Northest Elite Hockey League. She values the developmental commitment of the league and the many volunteer opportunities that her boys have been fortunate to be part of with Need to Lead.

 
John Fassak
Student Volunteer Coordinator
Xaverian High School

John Fassak is entering his Senior year at Xavarian Brothers High School in Westwood, MA where he is an honor roll student, captain of his hockey and rugby teams, and a peer minister. Although volunteerism has been important to Johnny since he was young, his inaugural event with Need to Lead was in October of 2007 at a Special Olympics event at Milton Academy. Since then, Johnny has participated in a dozen Need to Lead events and recently took over the role of Student Volunteer Coordinator ensuring that each event is adequately staffed with student/athlete volunteers.

 
Tim McWade
Staff Member
Xaverian High School

Tim McWade has joined NTL with an already extensive resume' and it continues to grow. Tim has played a major role in organizing events for Room To Dream Foundation and Special Olympics. Balancing school, work, sports and friends is something Tim does very well and he continues to move forward adding the responsibility of community and charity to his already busy schedule.

Accomplishments: Member National Honors Society, Member Spanish National Honors Society, Norwich - Future Leadership Camp Graduate, Member Xaverian hockey team, Member Campus Ministry - Peer Minister, Need To Lead - Student Coordinator

 
Rob Reilly
Founder
Director Northeast Elite Hockey
Rob Reilly has dedicated his life to the youth in our communities across New England. Rob, a native of Somerville, MA was inspired by his cousin Billy Johnson’s courageous battle with cancer. He decided to take all that he learned from this experience and pass his message on to others. He is driven everyday by the memory of Billy’s strength, persistence, and courage. Rob’s goal is to reach as many people as he possibly can and deliver the message that "You can make a difference". He has spoken to over 200,000 students and athletes of all ages. These individuals have taken the Need To Lead message and made it their own.