Candace J. Hallett, President
Retired, ASUI International, Inc.
Candy Hallett is a retired executive of HCC/American Specialty Underwriters, Inc. bringing her financial and operational expertise to the Board of Directors of Facing Cancer Together. She is a founding Director and has also served FCT as its Treasurer since its formation. She sits on the Board of Aldersgate Renewal Ministries, Inc. in Nashville, TN and on the Board of Trustees of her local congregation of the United Methodist Church in Newtonville. She holds post graduate degrees from Tufts and B.U. School of Theology. Candy lives in Needham with her husband Ron; they have one grown son, Christopher.
Jennifer Rosenberg, Vice President
Independent Marketing Consultant
Jennifer joined the FCT Board in 2011 after FCT merged with Thrive Together, Inc. She was President of Thrive Together from 2009 – 2011. Currently an independent marketing consultant, Jennifer has worked for more than 20 years in the life sciences, healthcare and consumer products industries with companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Abbott Laboratories and Lederle Laboratories. She received a BA in Biology from Brandeis University and an MBA from The Wharton School.
Hugh F. Galligan, Treasurer
Retired, Administrator, Federal Agency for Families and Children (Boston office)
Hugh’s life work has been in public service, largely within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Most recently, from 1991 to 2008, he served as Regional Administrator for the Administration for Children and families, overseeing federally funded state and community human service programs for the six New England states. In that position, he also provided national and regional leadership with organization and program development as well as initiatives to focus attention and resources on early child development, parental depression and fatherhood programs.
Lee Swislow, Clerk
MS, RN, Executive Director, Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
Lee Swislow has been executive director of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) since May, 2005. GLAD is New England’s leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression. As executive director, Lee is involved in the multiple strategies GLAD uses to fight discrimination—legal, legislative, advocacy and public education. Lee is an experienced non-profit manager with a long history of involvement in HIV/AIDS work, having helped start and develop programs at Boston City Hospital and the Cambridge Hospital. Ms. Swislow has an undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an associate degree in nursing from Labouré Junior College and a Master’s degree from Northeastern University.
David Green
Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems
David Green, Lexington, MA is an “ecopreneur” with Multi-Pure Drinking Water Systems. He attended Dartmouth College ’71 and trained to be a licensed acupuncturist in Cambridge. He was also a team member and manager at Bread & Circus and Whole Foods. David’s community service includes the Northwest Tutorial Alliance, the March of Dimes, and anti-war community organizing.
Jacqueline Harris
Retired, educator
Jacqueline Harris is a native Bostonian and a retired Boston Public Schools teacher. She now works as a private tutor and writing coach, and, to feed her spirit, designs and sells custom handbags.
After a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, she became and continues to be a grateful recipient of the supportive and healing services of Facing Cancer Together.
Cynthia Lacasse
President, John Hancock Realty Advisors / Vice President, John Hancock Financial Services
Cynthia Lacasse is President of John Hancock Realty Advisors, Inc., an investment subsidiary of John Hancock Financial Services that manages tax credit and private equity investments and Vice President of John Hancock Financial Services. Ms. Lacasse serves on the Board of the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Inc., the Investment Committee of the Massachusetts Life Insurance Community Investment Initiative, the Editorial Advisory Boards of the publications “Affordable Housing Finance” and the former “Housing and Development Reporter.” She has also served as President of the Affordable Housing Investors Council. She is a founding Board Member and Treasurer of Thrive. Ms. Lacasse received her B.A. from Middlebury College and her Master’s of City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Stuart Schneller
M.D., St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston
Dr. Schneller is an arthritis specialist and has been in private practice for 31 years at the Bone and Joint Center at Steward-St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center of Boston and is the Chief of the Division of Rheumatology. He also serves on the hospital’s Medical Executive Committee and is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.
