Michelle A. Shell of Milton is currently a vice president and business line manager for Strategic Advisers, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, where she has worked in various capacities since 2003. She has a master of business administration degree from Harvard Business School and a bachelor of science in management science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In addition, Michelle Shell serves on the board of directors for Community Servings, Inc., which offers free, home-delivered meals and nutrition education to people dealing with critical illness, and on the board of My Sister's Keeper, a women-led, women-focused agency focused on improving the lives of Sudanese women.

Lisa C. Signori is the Director of the Office of Administration and Finance for the City of Boston. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing an operating budget which totals $2.4 billion and a five year capital plan totaling $1.5 billion.   These budgets impact services and programming for more than 17 thousand employees and 595,000 residents.

Before taking on this role, Ms. Signori served as Chief Financial Officer and Collector-Treasurer, where she was part of the Mayor's Cabinet and oversaw all of the City's financial matters. Prior to being appointed CFO, Ms. Signori had been the City's Budget Director since 1999 and, during her tenure, initiated several program evaluations that led to improvements in a variety of government operations and services.

Ms. Signori earned a bachelor's degree in economics at Boston College and a master's degree in public management from the University of Maryland. She then worked in Washington, D.C. as a budget examiner at the White House Office of Management and Budget before joining the City of Boston in 1994.

Barbara T. Capuano is a Certified Public Accountant, currently employed at Raphael & Raphael LLP, a Boston accounting firm.

Ms. Capuano is a member of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Boston Harbor Island Alliance and the Children’s Hospital Community Health Board.

She earned her MBA from Babson College in 1976, after receiving her B.S. in Math and Education from Boston State College in 1974. She became a CPA in 1978.

Ms. Capuano is married to Congressman Michael Capuano (D-MA). They have two sons, Michael and Joseph.

Erlich of Jamaica Plain is executive secretary-treasurer for the New England Regional Council of Carpenters, a position he's held since 2005. NERCC represents 22,000 carpenters, pile drivers, shop and millmen, and floorcoverers working in the New England states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Erlich has held multiple positions in trade unions since becoming an active member of the Carpenters Union Local 40 in Boston in 1974. He holds a bachelor's degree from Columbia University in history and sociology and is the author of two books and numerous articles on labor and political issues.

Carol Fulp is the Vice President of Community Relations at John Hancock Financial Services. Fulp oversees John Hancock's corporate giving program ensuring that Boston youth who are most in need are served. With one of the largest corporate volunteer programs in Boston, John Hancock became the first Massachusetts based company to be awarded the national Award for Excellence in Corporate Community Outreach by the Points of Light Foundation. Prior to joining John Hancock, Fulp served as Community Services/Human Resources Director for WCVB-TV, ABC-TV's Boston affiliate. Prior to WCVB-TV, she was Manager of Employee Relations at the Gillette Company.

Fulp has received a number of awards for her community outreach efforts including the African American Achievement Award from Boston Mayor Menino, the Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Boston Municipal Research Bureau Shattuck Award, the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers Award and the New England Women's Leadership Award from the Colonel Daniel Marr Boys and Girls Club.

Fulp was appointed by Mayor Menino as a co-chair of Boston 2004, the organization formed to bring the Democratic National Convention to Boston. She is also a co-chair of the Massachusetts Governor's Conference for Women. She is the founder of a non-profit organization, Great Encounters For Girls which provides scholarships for girls to attend summer camp.

Fulp is a trustee of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, and a member of the board of overseers for Boston Symphony Orchestra and WGBH-TV. She is on the board of the Commonwealth Institute and also serves on the Women's Leadership Board of the John F. Kennedy School of Government. In 2003, Boston Magazine listed Fulp as one of the 100 most powerful women in Boston and in 1993 she was listed by the magazine as "One of Boston's Ten Most Interesting Women to Watch."

Fulp is a graduate of the University of the State of New York. She resides in Newton, Massachusetts with her husband, C. Bernard Fulp, Chairman of GoBiz Solutions and Founder of Middlesex Bank & Trust Company.

Giblin of Westborough is general manager of the Boston Marriott Copley Place, a position he has held since 2005. While there he successfully executed a four-year, $88 million renovation and repositioning of the 1,147-room convention hotel. He is also a Trustee of Marlborough Hospital/UMass Memorial. Giblin oversaw the operation of several hotels, including serving as general manager of the Boston Marriott Quincy and the Boston Marriott Newton. He has also worked for Marriott International in Chicago, where he served as regional director of national accounts for the Midwest. Giblin holds a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Prior to serving in the Executive Office for A&F, Mr. Jordan was Executive Director of the Massachusetts Water Pollution Abatement Trust. He also has served as Director of Finance for the City of Lawrence, Director of Debt Finance for A&F, and at the state Office of Tax Policy Analysis.

Mr. Jordan graduated from Harvard's Kennedy School and also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Otero of Chicopee holds the position as the director of the North End Campus Coalition, a network of providers working to address the health disparities in the North End neighborhood of Springfield. She also runs her own consulting firm that specializes in grant writing, program development and professional development. Prior to this, Otero worked as a parent facilitator for the Springfield Public School District, and as program design and management manager for the Holyoke-Chicopee-Springfield Head Start Program. She previous served as Migrant Head Start Specialist for the same organization. Otero holds a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a master public policy degree from UMass - Amherst.

Roosevelt of Cambridge is the president of Roco Real Estate in Cambridge, which she has owned since 1980. She is also currently servings as director of the Environmental League of Massachusetts after previously serving as that group’s president. She also serves as a trustee at the Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge - the first female trustee in the group’s history. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a master’s degree in political science from Boston University.

Sacco is president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Lodging Association, a statewide trade association representing and promoting The Massachusetts' lodging industry. He has previously served as chief executive officer of the Belvedere Hotels Ltd., senior vice president of Sales and Marketing and as a vice president for regional operations for Omni Hotels. He has also managed a number of hotels in his extensive career including managing director of the Omni Parker House Downtown Boston and the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC.

He is also the former executive director for the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism.

Darryl Settles is the President of D’Ventures Limited, LLC, a business consulting and investment company based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since the beginning of his career, Settles has managed to successfully fuse his passions for music and hospitality by transforming unique concepts into acclaimed events and establishments.

The newest of D’Ventures projects, The Beehive Restaurant & Lounge, of which Settles is the Founder and Co-Owner, is located in the historic Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama building. Complimented by unique artwork and nightly musical entertainment, the Beehive offers guests with a collage of artesian cuisine. Since its opening in May 2007, the Beehive has been recognized as “Boston’s Best Hot-Spot”, “The Place To Be”, and the “Best New Restaurant Design” by the New York Times, Improper Bostonian, and the Boston Globe.

Settles entered the restaurant business in 1990 when he purchased Bob’s Southern Bistro (formerly Bob the Chef’s Restaurant). At the time, Settles was a marketing executive at Digital Equipment Company. As Account Manager, he established successful relationships with key customers and accounts with a minimum revenue of $50M. Regarded as a sales leader, Settles was awarded the DEC100 three times (1987 – 1989) for exceeding his annual goal by 50 – 200%. While concurrently beginning his real estate development business, he learned of the Bob the Chef’s opportunity. He became intrigued with the neighborhood joint and envisioned expanding it to a widely renowned and recognized establishment while maintaining the same down-home hospitality it had been known for since the late 1950’s. As owner, Settles repositioned the restaurant to include live jazz music, full carryout service, catering services, and an expanded menu. Under Settles’ leadership, Bob’s Southern Bistro received consistent recognition, including the National Restaurant Association’s “Best Neighbor” Award (2007) and was a part of Bill Brett’s Book- “All in the Family”  (2006) which highlighted the restaurant as a Boston institution and a mainstay of Boston’s cultural fabric.

Settles’ enthusiasm for livening and expanding Boston’s music scene led him in 2001 to start the BeanTown Jazz Festival, a weekend of local and national music, food, and art that in 2007 attracted nearly 60,000 participants. Settles is proud that the festival has become a show place for the diverse cultures of Boston and is excited to now work with Berklee College of Music to produce future festivals and other jazz related events. In 2003 Settles founded BeanTown Sounds, an artist-booking agency specializing in the finest jazz, soul, blues, and top 40 bands in the Boston area.

Settles strong sense of community has prompted him to contribute much of his time to local boards, institutions, and civic organizations including the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Board (appointed by Governor Deval Patrick); Metropolitan District Commission, Associate Commissioner (appointed by Governor William Weld); ­­­­­­The Dining Alliance Board; Berklee College of Music Advisory Board; The Huntington Theater Board; The Museum of Fine Arts Board; and the Massachusetts Restaurant Association Board.

Recognized as an innovative entrepreneur and an icon in Boston’s hospitality industry, Settles has received a myriad of awards for his leadership and vision including the Tiffany “10” Community Award; the Bostonian We-Are-Boston Community Leadership Award; Stuff@Night’s 100 Players of Boston’s Nightlife; Citizen of the Year - Omega Psi Phi Fraternity; Boston Event Guide’s – “30 Extraordinary Bostonians”; Black & White Boston’s Henry Hampton Award; and Boston’s Magazine’s “Forty Bostonians We Love”.

Settles received his B.S. Degree in Industrial Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1984. He lives with his wife, Lisa, and their children, Taylor and Preston, in Newton, Massachusetts.