Our Advisors

Morton Thomas
Mr. Thomas grew up in suburban Philadelphia and received an AB from Harvard college in 1966.He then enrolled in University of Pennsylvania Law school where he received a JD in 1975. Mr. Thomas has worked in many varied line of works including retail and the practice of Law and counts among his many life privileges having worked in the freedom struggle, the civil rights movements for about a year in 1964-65. Mr. Thomas is a board member of Solutions at Work, a not for profit organizations that empowers homeless people to transition back to the community. His only child having been born deaf, he has been involved in the Deaf community and education in dealing with misinformation, prejudice, discrimination and exclusion.
 
Carla J. Richards
Carla J. Richards has worked with private and non-profit organizations in Boston and across the country over the past fifteen years to assist them in their efforts at organizational capacity-building, strategic planning and implementation & evaluation of large-scale public-private partnership initiatives. As a research analyst and evaluation specialist with academic and professional training from the University of Chicago, Ms. Richards arrived in Boston as a transition manager for the first-ever start-up of the Boston Empowerment Zone, a ten-year $100 million US effort to revitalize neighborhoods in the City of Boston. Ms. Richards is also a member of the National Evaluation Team funded by the Ford Foundation and based at the Center for Children at the University of Chicago. She worked on behalf of the Casey Foundation to assist with identifying key implementation issues related to programming for immigrants and refugees in the new economy. Ms. Richards also served as Core Director for a project funded by BankAmerica to evaluate the outcome of a ten-year targeted investment into a Westside Chicago neighborhood. Ms. Richards worked at Jobs for the Future, where on behalf of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, she managed a project and co-authored a report aimed at engaging the private sector in public workforce development.
 
Stephen G. Kamau
Stephen G. Kamau, a graduate of Harvard University, worked in the hospitality industry prior to joining a Fortune 500 company as a financial advisor where he advised small businesses and non-profit organizations. He was one of the top producers and received an award for Best Performance. Mr. Kamau's experience included stock mutual funds, protection products and emerging markets. He designed and organized financial seminars for a wide range of clients. Mr. Kamau consults for Boldman on Global Markets, Strategic Planning and Research.
 
Shannon Frison, J. D.
Shannon Frison brings a strong background in the areas of employment law and white collar crime. She represents clients in court-martial, administrative separation boards, boards of inquiry, state and federal criminal cases and employment discrimination. Originally from Chicago, Ms. Frison received a Bachelor degree in Government from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center. She completed Officer Candidate School in the U. S. Marine Corps in 1994 and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in December 1995. Ms. Frison has served as a Guberman Teaching Fellow at Brandeis University. She is currently a member of the Boston Bar Association, the Judge Advocates Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
 
Dr. Alleu Massaquoi
Dr. Massaquoi has a Ed. D and M. Ed from Boston University with a concentration in clinical counseling and biomedical sciences. Dr. Massaquoi has applied his skills as clinician, supervisor, educator, and program manager to projects in Europe, Africa and America. He has trained managers, facilitated workshops on team-building and lectured in colleges in America and abroad.
 
Joseph D. Feaster
Jr. Joseph D. Feaster, Jr. is Counsel to the Boston law firm of McKenzie & Associates, P.C. A graduate of Northeastern University and Northeastern University School of Law, Mr. Feaster has also completed programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Real Estate Development and Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Prior to joining McKenzie & Associates, P.C., Mr. Feaster was Counsel to the firm of Wynn & Wynn, P.C. Mr. Feaster is Senior Vice President of Victory Group, a government and community relations firm, and also President of Feaster Enterprises, a consultant firm engaged in strategic planning, organizational development, board development, and community outreach. He also served for 18 months as the Interim Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, the 8th largest public housing authority in the United States; as President of the Massachusetts Community and Banking Council; as host of a talk show on WRKO radio in Boston; as Acting Director of Real Estate for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority; as Assistant Secretary and General Counsel in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance; as Associate General Counsel at the Prudential Insurance Company of America’s Northeastern Home Office; and as an Attorney at the National Labor Relations Board’s Boston Regional office.
 
April Towner
April Towner is an artist and social entrepreneur. She is both a literary and photographic artist. Her images tell stories and inspire new perspective; Meanwhile her literary work draws upon folklore from her upbringing in Alabama and her travels. In addition to her art, April’s efforts are directed towards community and economic development in countries with histories of ethnic and racial strife. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Africana Studies from Wellesley College. She has spent 8 months living in Kenya, China, and South Africa. For over a year she has been on the board of the Cambridge Institute, a non profit that focuses on racial/ethnic reconciliation among churches. Currently she is working on a portfolio for publication and exhibition and starting up an initiative on reconciliation involving partnerships among local churches internationally.
 
Darren Klein, J.D.
Darren Klein brings a strong background in the areas of labor relations, employment law, and government affairs. Mr. Klein is currently a partner (principal) in the law-firm of Kopelman and Paige, P.C., where he has represented local governments in a wide array of issues since 1997. He specializes in labor negotiations, compliance with anti-discrimination and wage and hour laws, and employment discrimination and labor-related litigation. Mr. Klein also provides training to his clients in areas such as conflicts of interest, dealing with workplace harassment, and employee due process. Mr. Klein received a Bachelors degree in finance and marketing from the University of Rhode Island and a Juris Doctor from Rutgers-Camden law school. He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in December of 1994 and has also been admitted to appear before the Federal District Court of Massachusetts, as well as the First Circuit United States Court of Appeals. Mr. Klein is currently a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, and has consistently attended and participated in trainings and workshops geared towards tolerance and diversity.
 
Aba Ewusi, MD
Dedicated to public service amongst underserved populations and an advocate for quality in patient care, Dr. Ewusi anticipates a professional life that blends international health work with domestic clinical and academic activities. She firmly believes that medicine is a forum in which physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wholeness can be offered to people from all walks of life. Dr. Ewusi completed her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She trained in Internal Medicine at Cambridge Hospital, a Harvard Medical School Internal Residency Program, where she also served as one of the Chief Medical Residents for the 2004-2005 academic year. She is currently working in both inpatient and outpatient settings with Cambridge Health Alliance. Currently she is a Board Member of the African Rural Health Foundation of America, an organization committed to improving health in rural communities in Africa. She has received scholarships and awards for medical missions to Ghana, Thailand, and Kenya. As a Pittsburgh Albert Schweitzer Fellow in 2000, she worked on project HEART and used educational interventions to address modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular disease within the African American community. She was recently selected as one of the Johnson and Johnson scholars by Yale University for a community oriented health project in S. Africa . She avidly seeks opportunities to take medicine to both local and global communities so that all patients can be educated about the role they can play in receiving complete healthcare. She is very committed to partnerships with individuals and organizations both within and outside the health professions that are committed to mobilizing resources to aid resource-poor settings.
 
James Simpson
James Simpson was born and raised in Reading, MA. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in Boston with a B.A. in French, Jamie pursued work in administrative support, copy editing and proofreading, and technical support. He currently lives in Boston, where he devotes considerable volunteer time to community organizations, including the Boston Living Center, Pathways to Wellness, the Boston Center for Independent Living, the First Church in Boston, and the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Jamie enjoys community and political activism, travel, friends and family. He has a keen mind and wide-ranging curiosity, as well as a deep appreciation of art of all kinds, and the peoples and cultures of the world who make such curiosity and appreciation possible.