Sonia Matthews has held her current position at Sovereign Bank since September 2002. Her responsibilities include managing over two million dollars for the “Spirit of Your Neighborhood” the charitable foundation of the bank. Sonia`s duties include providing grant support to numerous non-profit organizations, and managing the United Way Program for the bank in New England. In addition, Sonia is currently developing a corporate wide volunteer program, and manages the volunteer opportunities for the bank in New England. Formerly, she was the Director of Community Investment for seven years at the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA). She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics with a minor in Political Science from Northeastern University and holds a Masters in Public Administration from Suffolk University.
Mr. Chiesa has been a trustee of the Trust since 1983 and is one of the three trustees responsible for the Trust’s grantmaking decisions. Mr. Chiesa is a former trial lawyer and managing partner for a large Manchester law firm. He has served on the Board of various professional associations with the NH Supreme Court, American Bar Association, NH Bar Association, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Elliot Hospital and the Manchester Historic District Commission. Mr. Chiesa is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Boston University Law School. The Agnes M. Lindsay Trust was established in 1939.
Mr. Karelitz is a member of the board of directors of the Fiduciary Trust Company, a Boston financial institution which manages investments and acts as trustee for individuals, families and foundations. On behalf of Fiduciary Trust, he is responsible for grantmaking decisions for a number of foundations, including the Tupancy-Harris Foundation, a $30 million foundation which benefits Nantucket. Mr. Karelitz has degrees from the Wharton School of Business of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Law School.
Meg is the founder and managing trustee of The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation, a small family foundation which focuses its giving on projects in the areas of arts and education. Prior to retiring and starting the foundation, Meg spent twenty years in the computer business including ten years in research at AT&T Bell Laboratories and several years as one of the founding members of a software start-up company. She holds degrees in Computer and Information Science from Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to running her family foundation, Meg is an active volunteer, serves on boards of other non-profits and works with the Crossroads Community Foundation in the area of teaching young people about philanthropy.
Ms. Schlueter is one of the creators of the CSR program at Dunkin` Brands. She joined Dunkin` Brands as a Senior Analyst on the Organizational Learning and Development team. After two years with the Organizational Learning and Development team, Ms. Schlueter was asked by senior leaders to take a newly created position leading the corporate social responsibility program at Dunkin` Brands, as well as establish the framework for the Dunkin` Brands Community Foundation. In March 2006, the Dunkin` Brands Community Foundation was launched with the mission to support emergency response organizations so they have the capacity and leadership to respond when our communities need them most. In its first year, the foundation made significant donations to America`s Second Harvest and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, among others.
