Boston 2004, Inc.
3 Copley Place, Suite 501, Boston
 

President

David Passafaro

Vice President and Director of Business Development of William A. Berry & Son, Inc., the ninth largest construction management firm in New England.  Formerly Chief of Staff to Mayor Thomas M. Menino.  Senior Association with McDermott/O'Neill & Associates.  Director of State Relations for Mayor Raymond L. Flynn.  Legislative Director for the Boston City Council.  A graduate of Marquette University and Georgetown University.
Other officers below...
 

Staff

Executive Director

Julie Burns

Before joining Boston 2004, Inc, Burns served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, and in that position she organized Boston's bid for the 2004 Democratic National Convention.  Burns has previously served as the Director of Special Projects and Special Assistant to Debra DeLee, CEO of the 1996 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Ill..  She is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia and a native of Lowell, Massachusetts.
-Responsible for coordinating city services, fundraising, hospitality, outreach, and volunteer recruitment.-

Special Assistant to the Exec. Dir.

Dee Barkett

 
 

Chief of Staff

Stephen J. Kerrigan

Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff

Travis Cummings

 
 

Deputy Executive Director, Outreach

William Dorcena

Co-founded and published the Boston Haitian Reporter, Boston's first Haitian-American newspaper.  He has also worked at John Hancock Financial Services and with various community organizations throughout the city.  A Dorchester native, Dorcena is a graduate of Boston College.
-Working to involve all of Boston's diverse neighborhoods and citizens in the Democratic National Convention.- 

Special Assistant to the Deputy Exec. Dir. of Outreach

Alejandro Rodriguez

 
 
 

Deputy Executive Director, Communications

Karen Grant

Served as Deputy Press Secretary to Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.  In 2002 she served as Press Secretary to gubernatorial candidate Warren Tolman and Deputy Press Secretary to gubernatorial candidate Shannon O'Brien. Originally from New York City, Grant has lived in Massachusetts since 1990 and is a graduate of Boston University. 
-Responsible for developing the committee's communications strategy and responding to all media
inquiries.- 
 
 
 

Director, Administration

Rob Butterworth

Served as Senior Manager of Safety and Loss Control for the City of Boston's Office of Budget Management.  M.B.A from McGill University. 
-Responsible for all administrative and operational functions such as budget management, accounts payable, and risk management and loss control.-
 
 
 

Director, Volunteer Programs

Meagan Holman

Prior to joining Boston 2004, Inc., Ms. Holman was conducting her graduate studies in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.  She had previously served as a Legislative Aide to Massachusetts State Senator Dianne Wilkerson.
-Coordinates the recruitment, training and deployment of volunteers for the upcoming Democratic National Convention.- 
 
 
 

Director, Finance

Mary Liz Kane

Served as Deputy Finance Director for Senator Edward M. Kennedy.  Prior to joining Kennedy's staff, she served as Finance Director for JP Consulting.  Graduate of Boston College.
-Responsible for overseeing all of the Host Committee’s fundraising activities.-

Special Assistant to the Director of Finance

Kenneth Hardy

 
 

Director, Operations

Jay Rourke

 
 

Events Director

Mark Walsh

Paul Meyer
 
 

Communications Coordinator

Wesley Eberle

 

Volunteer Coordinator

Ryan FitzGerald

 

Outreach Coordinator

Peter Gori

 

Special Event Coordinator

Kristyn O'Brien

Special Event Coordinator

Megan Bowes

 

Celebrate Boston 2004

Joe Ganley

 

Marketing Manager

Kari Bloom

Marketing Associate

Kimberly Page

 

Senior Financial Advisor

Regina Aldisert

 

Administrative Assistant

Dennis Lui

 

Officers cont'd

Vice President

Clayton Turnbull

CEO and owner of the Waldwin Group, Inc., which owns and operates Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robins stores across the Boston.  Resident of Boston for over 36 years.  Serves as Chairman of the City of Boston Neighborhood Housing Trust.
 

Treasurer

James F. X. Doherty

Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs for FleetBoston Financial Corporation. Previously served as Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs for Bank of New England Corporation.  A graduate of Assumption College and Suffolk University Law School.

Co-chairs (announced Sept. 24, 2002)
Jack Connors  -  advertising executive. 
Alan Leventhal  -  venture capitalist. 
Carol Bolling Fulp  -  John Hancock community relations official.

Chairman Emeritus
Former DNC chair Paul Kirk

Notes. 
-Alan Solomont, a nursing home executive, was one of four co-chairs initially announced on Sept. 24, 2002, but is no longer in that role.
-Steve Grossman was initially announced as one of two chairmen emeritus.

italics = in-kind sponsor
 

Notes:
A Dec. 11, 2002 article in the Boston Globe listed 64 donors who had pledged a total of $21 million to the host committee.  Included on the list are ten firms that have committed to donate $1 million or more:

John Hancock Financial Services ($2,000,000), FleetBoston Financial ($1,250,000), and $1,000,000 each from: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston Foundation, Citizens Bank, Fidelity Investments, Gillette Company, Liberty Mutual Group, Raytheon Company, and State Street Bank & Trust Company.
Stephanie Ebbert and Ross Kerber.  "Many Convention Donors Have Interests Before City."  Boston Globe.  December 11, 2002, page A1.
 

Early Supporters...
April 2002 listing
        Boston Duck Tours 
        Boston Magazine 
        The Brennan Group 
        Citizens Bank 
        The Dewey Square Group 
        Fidelity Investments 
        John F. Fish 
        Fleet Boston 
        Fleet Center 
        Foley, Hoag & Eliot 
        Fox Sports Net 
        Chris & Hilary Gabrieli 
        Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce 
        Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau 
        Herald Media, Inc. 
        Hilton Hotel Corp., Boston 
        Historic Tours of America 
        Holland & Knight 
        John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. 
        Kirk & Associates, Inc. 
        Lyons Group 
        Massachusetts Convention Center Authority 
        Mass Envelope Plus 
        Massachusetts Lodging Association 
        MA Software Council 
        New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. 
        Nextel 
        David A. Passafaro 
        Perkins, Smith, Cohen & Crowe 
        The Rendon Group 
        The D.L Saunders Group and Park Plaza Hotel 
        Alan D. Solomont 
        Stull & Lee, Inc. Architects & Planners 
        Thomas Kershaw Companies 
        Verizon 
        Robert White Associates