Board of Directors
Patricia Beggy
Frank Connelly currently works in public health as a project coordinator for the Cambridge Prevention Coalition where he addresses substance abuse prevention. He is a member of the Cambridge Licensee Advisory Board which is a public/private initiative that connects government with licensees. Previously Frank was an outpatient clinician at the Mount Auburn Hospitals Prevention and Recovery Center. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Framingham Sate College in 1985. He and his wife live in Cambridge and have 2 children in the Cambridge Public Schools.
Ben Lummis is a Vice-President at Massachusetts 2020 where he coordinates Massachusetts programs including the technical assistance, policy, communications, and research related to the Expanded Learning Time Initiative. Prior to joining Massachusetts 2020, Ben was the national director of Turning Points, the nationally recognized middle school improvement model. Ben taught middle school English in Cambridge and Needham, and began his career in education as an instructor for Outward Bound, the internationally known outdoor education school. Ben received his master’s in teaching from Tufts University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan. Ben currently lives in Cambridge, MA with his wife and their twins.
Bruce Posner is an independent writer, editor, and business consultant. He has held writing and senior editorial positions at leading publications including BusinessWeek, Inc., and Harvard Business Review. He also worked as a senior writer at the Boston Consulting Group. Bruce is currently a contributing editor at MIT’s Sloan Management Review and works with corporate and nonprofit clients in areas including environmental strategy and sustainability. He received his B.A. from Brown and holds masters degrees from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He lives in Cambridge, Mass.
Bridget Rodriguez currently serves as the Education Liaison to the Mayor of Cambridge, Mayor David Maher. She is the former Principal of the Morse School, the former Acting Assistant Principal of the Fletcher Elementary School and a former classroom teacher in the Amigos Two-Way Bilingual School in the Cambridge Public Schools. Bridget has served as a consultant for the Massachusetts Department of Education evaluating and providing support to underperforming schools. Bridget began her career as a bilingual, elementary school teacher in Los Angeles, California as a member of the national service program, Teach For America. She received her undergraduate degree from Haverford College and holds a Masters in Education Administration from the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Bridget is the parent of two Cambridge Public School students.
Diane Savitzky was a substitute elementary and middle school teacher for six years and is currently teaching English as a second language at the Weston Public Library. Formerly she was the Executive Editor of Journal Watch for Women’s Health, a monthly publication of Massachusetts Medical Society. She has a Masters degree from the Tufts University School of Nutrition and established Nutri-Logic, a nutrition consultation practice. She has lectured parent, student, and civic groups about healthful eating. She has been involved with suburban agriculture through Land’s Sake, an organic farm, outdoor education, and forest maintenance organization.
Henry K. Vandermark is President of Solar Wave Energy, Inc., a Cambridge based solar energy company providing monitoring services to measure and manage solar and other renewable energy production. He has taught courses and workshop on solar energy technology for teachers, students and trades professionals. He is president of the Boston Area Solar Energy Association, a nonprofit providing the BASEA Forums, a lecture series for adults and the Jr. Solar Sprint, a hands-on learning program for middle-school students. Henry is a lifelong residence and lives in Cambridge with his wife and daughter who attends the Haggerty school.