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Kathleen Mauriot: Regional Director, Treeline Inc.

Kathleen joined the firm as a senior consultant in 2002. After only a short time, she was promoted to Division Manager for Technology. In 2007, she was named Regional Director. During her tenure, she has received numerous awards including Sales Consultant of the Year (2005) and Sales Manager of the Year (2006). Prior to her arrival at Treeline, Kathleen worked as a senior sales recruiter at other executive search firms in the area. Kathleen graduated from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. She lives north of Boston with her family.

Dean Rizzo: Executive Director, Quincy 2000 Collaborative

Dean Rizzo came to the organization in June, 2003 from the town of Plymouth, where he was the Preservation and Development Planner.  Prior to his work in Plymouth he was the executive director of the Cohasset Revitalization Corporation, a non-profit economic and community development organization in the town of Cohasset. In addition to his economic development experience Rizzo was the Community Development Manager for the Quincy based South Shore Chamber of Commerce, and was a small business owner for ten years.

Rizzo has a masters degree in Public Affairs from the McCormack Institute, and undergraduate degrees in economics and sociology from the University of Massachusetts.  He is a certified Downtown Main Street Manager by the National Trust of Historic Preservation, and has certifications in Non-profit Management from the U.S. Chambers Institute and in Community Preservation from the Donohue Institute at the University of Massachusetts. Dean lives with his wife Barbara and son Mason in the Town of Plymouth.  In his hometown Rizzo is an elected member of the Plymouth Redevelopment Authority, member of Plymouth Community Housing Inc. and co-market manager of the Plymouth Farmers’ Market.

James Sheets: Former Mayor of Quincy and Current Instructor, Quincy College

James Sheets is a Former Quincy Mayor serving six terms (12 years). As Mayor he was Chairman of Quincy School Committee, and Founded of Quincy 2000 Corporation, now known as Quincy 2000 Collaborative. He completed the 300 units of Senior Housing project, which was a plan to secure from the United States Navy 27 acres of naval housing in Squantum for $1.00, a national program and precedent for other cities to follow. Sheets created Family Commission to help take the pressure off single parent families and two parent working families, including support of the expansion of the After-School Day-Care Program.  

Andrew Racine has been with USA TODAY for two and a half years and is currently the Collegiate Readership Account Manager for New England.  Andrew works closely with all 45 Readership Programs in the region.  Prior to joining USA TODAY Andrew was involved in Circulation Single Copy Sales at the Boston Globe.  Andrew is also currently pursuing his MBA at Babson College.