About
a Dad, a Friend, who values a good origin story, and the future around the corner.
My two kids at home are my rock. Growing up and still being in Boston shapes me, and I’m making sure it shapes each of them (even if my oldest prefers Starbucks to Dunkin). I’m an Irish-American mutt of immigrants to New England, and the son of a college professor that spoke ancient Greek, and gave me my first book: The Iliad (a children’s version). No wonder I am energized by history, architecture, politics, antiquity, seafood, religion, wordplay, and getting up into the woods and mountains. …and Sports: the beloved Celtics, and then Bs, Sawx, Pats and Revs in that order. In all of these things are powerful and positive lessons I do my best to convey to the children, while humbly reminding myself of life’s guidance. This outlook did not come without painful losses, and I am forever grateful to my father, sisters and friends that made me pull myself thru rather than doing it for me. Embarking on my first job search in years, I stand confident and optimistic that the next chapter is where it all comes together.
“It ought to be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new. This coolness arises partly from fear of the opponents, who have the laws on their side, and partly from the incredulity of men, who do not readily believe in new things until they have had a long experience of them.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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ACADEMIC HISTORY:
Boston College, BA Political Science and Government 1989 - 1992
Activities and societies: Undergraduate Government, Vice President for Social Awareness Issues
Founder, Director and Treasurer for the CCE (Committee for Creative Enactments)
Treasurer and member of the Bostonians of Boston College-progressive collegiate co-ed a capella performance group
Activities and societies: Undergraduate Government, Vice President for Social Awareness Issues Founder, Director and Treasurer for the CCE (Committee for Creative Enactments) Treasurer and member of the Bostonians of Boston College-progressive collegiate co-ed a capella performance group
Political Science and History, plus an intense concentration on Environmental Studies. Treasurer of the Bostonians, a dynamic coed a capella group. Founding member and multi-year director of CCE (Committee for Creative Enactments) - a theatrical ensemble performing original, cast-written murder mystery in a non-stage, audience interactive environment. Founded the first campus-wide paper recycling program. Served the Undergraduate Government of Boston College as the Vice-President for Social Awareness.