UMass Amherst: Department of Economics

Alumni Advisory Board

The Economics Alumni Advisory Board shares a longstanding commitment to UMass Amherst, and to the Economics Department. Established in 1994, we are an advisory board to the department chair. The board is composed of a wide range of alumni from different class years and different backgrounds who dedicate time and give financial support for the betterment of the UMass Amherst Economics Department and its undergraduate students.

Some of the board's efforts include support of informational trips to major cities, awards for economics majors, discretionary funding for economics programs, and hosting events that enhance teaching and offer career exploration for economics majors.

Board Members

Richard Allen '79 Chief Operating and Financial Officer Custom Bottle Inc. Naugatuck, CT	James H. Keller '85 CMO Shoebuy.com Boston, MA
Stephan A. Boyamian '02 Vice President, Global Commercial Banking Bank of America Merrill Lynch Boston, MA	Paul Lawrence '78 Principal, Americas Advisory Ernst & Young McLean, VA
Martha H. Carroll '82 Customer Campaigns Liberty Mutual Insurance Company Boston, MA	Mark Massaro '02 Senior Associate- Equity Research Canaccord Genuity Boston, MA
Joan K. Casey '81 President Educational Advocates Brookline, MA	F. Ward McCarthy '73 Chief Financial Economist Jefferies & Company, Inc. New York, NY
Stephen W. Clarke '86 President, Navigate Fund Solutions Eaton Vance Corp. Boston, MA	Charles A. Ognibene '79 Partner Edwards Angell Palmer Dodge, LLP Boston, MA
Douglas R. Cliggott '78 Lecturer Department of Economics, UMass Amherst Amherst, MA	Paul R. O'Keeffe '70 Client Service Liaison FinArc, LLC Needham, MA
Lisa B. Desforge '87 Administrative Officer Department of Economics, MIT Cambridge, MA	Stephen M. Richards '87, '89 MBA Chief Financial Officer Peopleclick Authoria Waltham, MA
Christine E. Devine '91 Partner Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP Westborough, MA	R. Todd Riikonen-Gelinas '87 Managing Partner Pacific Capital Advisors Ltd Hong Kong
Jacqueline Dorfman '82 Human Resources Manager WilmerHale, LLP New York, NY	Cheryl A. Ryan '88 Senior Research Manager Maritz Inc. Acton, MA
Ronald Q. Dottin '97 Head of U.S. Quantitative Research RBC Capital Markets New York, NY	Elvira R. Sisolak '67 Senior Economist U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington, D.C.
Stephen J. Encarnacao '70 President and CEO Dayton Boots Vancouver, BC	Stephen M. Soler '82 Partner Thompson Partners Real Estate Advisors New York, NY
Edward Fleck '84 Head of Relationship Management- North America DST Global Solutions Boston, MA	Barbara L. Sparks '70 Retired Mullica Hill, NJ
Brian Franke '01 Consultant Self-Employed Silver Spring, MD	Stuart M. Tobin '81 Economics Alumni Advisory Board Chair Director Thunderbolt Global Logistics, LLC Baltimore, MD
Andrew Hochberg '84 Partner/Attorney Tamkin & Hochberg Attorneys at Law Boston, MA	William F. Troy III '76 Business Lecturer and Minor Supervisor University of New Hampshire-Manchester Manchester, NH
Robert Kea '88 Senior Vice President Putnam Investment Management Boston, MA

Questions about the Economics Alumni Advisory Board? Contact Stu Tobin, Board Chair, or Michael Ash, Department Chair.