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About GLAD

Since 1978, GLAD has been pursuing equal justice under law throughout New England, with enormous success. Our legal victories have changed the landscape of the law regarding sexual orientation, HIV status, and gender identity and expression. But more importantly, they have made a difference in the day-to-day lives of countless individuals.

GLAD’s Board of Directors

Officers

Richard McCarthy, President, (joined February 2002) has over 25 years of banking experience calling on fortune 500 companies. Currently, Rick is a Senior Treasury Management Consultant with US Bank in Boston covering several markets on the east coast including Fortune 500 names in the insurance, utilities, national corporate, as well as the not-for profit and higher education verticals. Rick began his banking career in New York City at Manufactures Hanover Trust (now JP Morgan Chase) in their management training program. From there, Rick transferred to Los Angeles and began working at First Chicago (also now known as JP Morgan Chase), returning home to Boston in 1992. He has a BS from Merrimack College and a Masters degree from Syracuse University. He held a Series 7 and 63 while working at LF Rothschild, Unterberg Tobin as a registered Representative, and he holds a CTP from the Association of Financial Professionals. He lives in the south end of Boston with his partner of ten yeas, Gary Bailey. Rick talks about GLAD at www.eQualityGiving.org.

Dianne R. Phillips, Vice President, (joined February 2006) is partner in the Boston office of Holland + Knight, where she practices regulatory, energy, and environmental law. She co-chairs the firm’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Workgroup, whose mission is to develop and promote GLBT lawyers. The group has participated in GLBT-focused activities such as pro bono representation of HIV positive asylum seekers and led the firm to sponsor the annual Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network “Respect Awards.”

Sandy Anderson, Treasurer, (joined February 2006) is General Manager, Commercial Marketing at GE Healthcare in Boston. Having worked in the field of healthcare IT since 1984, she has held customer focused senior leadership roles in service and implementations as well as marketing. In her current role she is responsible for strategies centered on growth of revenue and market share through marketing operations, strategic marketing, and channel management.

Peter J. Epstein, Clerk, (joined May 2003) is an attorney in private practice in Boston specializing in telecommunications law, primarily representing municipalities. He is a graduate of George Washington University and Suffolk University Law School. Peter is also on the Board of Trustees of the Point Foundation, where he serves on the Mentoring Committee. He is the former long-time Chairman of the Brookline Public Library Board of Trustees.

Board Members

David Aldrich (joined November 2009) is president and CEO for Skyworks Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:SWKS), a $1B company focused on analog semiconductors for mobile communications markets. Prior to assuming his role at Skyworks, David served as president and CEO of Woburn, Massachusetts based Alpha Industries, a position he held since April 2000. He joined Alpha Industries in 1995 as vice president and CFO and held various management positions in the ensuing years, including president and COO. Prior to this, David held senior management positions at Adams-Russell and M/A-COM. He is a board member of Belden (NYSE:BDC), a $2B company focused on high speed cable and connectivity products for data networking applications, and a Business Advisory Council member of Providence College. He received a bachelor’s of arts in political science from Providence College and a master’s in business administration from the University of Rhode Island. David lives in Andover with Janet, his wife of 24 years, and his three children.

Jo Davis, MSW, (joined January 2006) works as a senior vocational counselor at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission in Roxbury. A longtime community activist, she has been a board member at the Women of Color AIDS Council (as President), Parents and Children’s Services, and New England Home for Little Wanderers. Jo holds a BS in psychology from the University of Southern Alabama, a MSW from Simmons College, and is a graduate of the Urban Fellows Ministry Program at Harvard Divinity School.

Ken Hirschkind (joined November 2009) is the Senior Director of Worldwide Business Operations at Endeca Technologies, a Cambridge based enterprise search applications company.  For nearly twenty years, Ken has held leadership positions focused on business process improvement and operational excellence within a number of high tech organizations.  He received a bachelor’s degree in business administration, summa cum laude, from New York University of Technology.  For the past 15 years, Ken has been an active member of the local community, serving in various volunteer and board positions for organizations such as Fenway Community Health, SpeakEasy Stage Company, the Eight Streets Neighborhood Association and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus (BGMC).  Ken has also served as a past co-chair of the BGMC’s Annual Fundraiser, Crescendo! (2005/2006) and GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Dinner (2006/2007).  He and his partner live in the South End of Boston.

John Kelly (joined July 2009) has served as the President and CEO of Meeting Street since 1998 and served as a member of its Board of Trustees from 1990 to 1997.  Prior to accepting the position of president at Meeting Street, John was general counsel for Cornish Associates, L.P., a real estate development company headquartered in Providence, where he served as the lead staff person for the Coalition for Community Development.  Before joining Cornish Associates in 1995, John was a partner with the Providence firm Tillinghast, Collins & Graham.  He is chair of The Highlander Charter School, The Dunn Institute and The Providence Revolving Fund, and a former chair of the Providence Zoning Board of Review and The Genesis Center in Providence.  He has served as a member of the Board of Park Commissioners for the City of Providence and as a Board member for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence.  A Pittsfield, Massachusetts native, John received his law degree from Boston College Law School, his bachelor’s degree in government from Franklin and Marshall College and is a member of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts Bar Associations. He resides in Providence.

Chuck Latovich (joined February 2006) has managed and implemented diversity communication strategies, designed and conducted corporate training in diversity issues, and consulted on diversity strategies and goals. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in education from Boston University.

PJ Layng (joined December 2009) has been president of PJL Associates — a recruitment, fundraising, and marketing firm — since 1994.  Her clients include:  ZurickDavis, Outer Cape Health Services, the Highland Arts, Science and Cultural Center, Health Care Alliance Network, and Birch & Davis.  Previous to her position at PJL, Layng was vice president in charge of physician recruitment at Caritas Christi Healthcare System in Waltham, MA and Wellesley Medical Management, Inc. in Newton.  As a long-time resident of Provincetown, she was the founder and executive director of the Provincetown International Film Festival, the Tennessee Williams Festival, and was the development director for the Provincetown Theater Foundation, Inc., a group of community leaders who helped finance the rebuilding of the Provincetown Theater in 2004.  Layng was also the owner of the leading home furnishings store in Provincetown, Roots Home and Garden, which she sold in 2009.

Marianne Monte (joined September 2004) is Director of Human Resources for Hanover Insurance Group in Worcester, MA.  She is a graduate of Providence College, and she received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.  She brings over 15 years of Human Resources experience to the board.  She currently serves as Secretary of the Board for The Genesis Center in Providence, RI.  She is also a former member of Out and Equal and published a piece for the Northeast Human Resources Association titled, “Best Practices for GLBT Employees”.

Renda Mott (joined March 2004) is a Principal Consultant and implementation manager at Eagle Investment Systems, a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon. She has more than 12 years of experience in the investment management software industry, has an MBA and Bachelor of Science degrees. She is a past co-chair of GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Dinner, and previously served on the Board of Governors of the Human Rights Campaign and Fenway Community Health

Reginald Stanley (joined July 2008) has led Calvert Investments marketing and product development initiatives for the past eight years. Mr. Stanley has twenty-five years of experience in investment, economic development and entrepreneurial businesses. Prior to Calvert, he spent seven years and held several leadership positions at Fidelity Investments, including Vice President of High Net Worth Marketing and Customer Development and E-Commerce. He has worked at the consulting firms of Bain & Company and McKinsey & Company, as well as served on several community and non-profit boards aimed at civil justice, economic development, equality and quality of life issues. His current board affiliations beyond GLAD include: The Social Investment Forum, Echoing Green and Shared Interest. Mr. Stanley is an Alumni of the Southern Africa/United States Center for Leadership and Public Values. He earned his MBA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania.

Richard J. Yurko (joined March 2009) is the founder and former Managing Shareholder of Yurko, Salvesen & Remz, P.C, a business litigation boutique based in Boston. He is a summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, and he received his J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School, where he served as the Senior Projects Editor for the Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review. Rich and his husband of four years, Rob Leary, live in Ogunquit, Maine, where they own The Morning Dove B&B and Katie’s Restaurant on Shore Road. Rich and Rob have three grown sons.

Dana Zircher (joined September 2009) is a senior software design engineer at Microsoft Corporation.  She has more than 15 years experience in the software industry and has worked on products such as FedEx Ship-It, Lotus Notes, Groove Workspace and MS Office.  Dana is a board member of Gay and Lesbian Employees at Microsoft (GLEAM) and recently won Microsoft’s Women’s Professional Development Series award.  In July of 2009 she testified at the State House in support of House Bill 1728, An Act Relative to Gender-Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes.  She is featured in GLAD’s video:  Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People.