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Roots of Discrimination—Results of Discrimination
- Alison D'Amario
Director of Education, Salem Witch Museum -
In 1986, Ms D'Amario joined the staff at the Salem Witch Museum after thirteen years of teaching American Literature at Masconomet Regional High School in Boxford, Massachusetts. As Director of Education she has been involved in all aspects of program development from writing the educational material for the museum to giving television interviews about this very popular tourist attraction. Participating in local and national conferences, serving on community and school boards on the North Shore and making presentations to historical societies and business groups are all part of her very demanding schedule. Her goal in all of these activities is to impart accurate information about the Salem Witch Trials.
Alison received her BA, magna cum laude, from Smith College. She has appeared on numerous television programs including PBS Secrets of the Dead, The Witches' Curse, the History Channel, and the Discovery Channel. She has authored magazine articles as well as several educational packets and information booklets on witchcraft and in particular, the Salem Witch Trials. She currently is writing a book on Lowell to be published by Commonwealth Editions.
- Raymond L. Flynn
Former Mayor of Boston and US Ambassador to the Vatican -
The Honorable Raymond Flynn has a lengthy and distinguished career in public service that includes four terms in the Massachusetts Legislature as a South Boston/Dorchester State Representative, three terms on the Boston City Council and three terms as the 46th Mayor of Boston. In 1993 he was unanimously confirmed as United States Ambassador to the Vatican. Both locally and internationally Ambassador Flynn has worked tirelessly on issues of social and economic justice.
After his inauguration as mayor in 1984, he emerged as a leading spokesman for urban issues in the United States. In 1991 he was elected President of the US Conference of Mayors. He worked to advance the cause of America's cities and was chiefly responsible for bringing urban issues into National debate. Ray received his B.A. from Providence College having graduated as an Academic All-American basketball player and his M.Ed. from Harvard University. He has received dozens of awards and recognitions including the John Boyle O'Reilly Award for commitment to social and economic justice, the Martin Luther King Award for dedication to human rights, the Irish American Award for commitment to peace and justice in Northern Ireland, the American-Jewish Award and the St. Martin DePores Humanitarian Award. Currently he serves as the national President, Your Catholic Voice, the largest and most active non-partisan independent Catholic lay organization in America.
- Dorca I. de Gomez
Chairwoman, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination -
In 1998, MA Governor A. Paul Cellucci reappointed Commissioner Dorca de Gomez to a 2nd term on the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) and in June 2000 elevated her to the position of Chairwoman. Originally appointed in 1994 by MA Governor William Weld, she served MCAD as Commissioner for the western region of the Commonwealth. Chairwoman Gomez brings to her role a history of active public service and an expertise in financial services from her long career as a licensed financial investment executive.
Dorca, a graduate of UMass Amherst, lives in Belmont and has been active in civic and community affairs for many years. Beginning in New York where she was born, she has dedicated her life to the mission of civil and social justice. For over twenty years she lived in Springfield, MA where she served as a trustee of the Springfield Technical Community College, the Community United Way, the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and the NUYORICAN Poets Café. She is a founder of Latinas Unidas, a women's empowerment group. Ms. Gomez has received numerous awards and honors for her public service including the Puerto Rican Cultural Center's Mujer Award and the MA Minority State Police Officer's Association Public Service Award.
- Theodore C. Landsmark
President and CEO, Boston Architectural Center -
Dr. Landsmark currently serves as President of the Boston Architectural Center. He holds degrees in law and environmental design from Yale University and a Ph.D. in American Studies from Boston University. While a Professor at MIT he happened upon demonstrations at Government Center and became the subject of a famous 1976 Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that showed him being attacked by a young man with an American flag on the steps of Boston's Government Center. From MIT he went on to serve as Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education and Assistant to the President at the Massachusetts College of Art. Moving to the public sector in 1988 he served as Director, Mayor's Office of Jobs and Community Services (1988–90), Director, Safe Neighborhoods Program (1990–95) and Director, Office of Community Partnerships, and Healthy Boston (1992–97).
Ted has an impressive record of voluntary activities. He serves as Chair of the national AIA Diversity Committee as well as President and Trustee of numerous art institutions and non-profit organizations. He has lectured throughout the country on community organization, arts management, African-American material culture, health outreach, and violence reduction.
- Jerome C. Winegar
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A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Dr. Winegar received his BA and MA from Central Missouri State College. He began his teaching career at East High School in Kansas City where he taught for nine years before serving as a research assistant at the Center for the Study of Metropolitan Problems in Education at the University of Missouri. From there he moved to St. Paul, Minnesota where he was Assistant Director of Independent Study at the University of Minnesota and an administrator in the public schools for seven years. In 1976 Jerry came to Boston and was appointed Headmaster of South Boston High School where he stayed until 1989.
In 1983 Merrimack College presented him with a Doctor of Education, honoris causa. Dr. Winegar was Adjunct Professor at UMass Boston and Salem State College English in Education and School Law. He served as Headmaster at Boston Prep Alternative HS Program and at Fenway Middle College HS Program and as Principal at Methuen High School and at the High School of Commerce in Springfield before retiring from school administration. Currently Dr. Winegar works at the Western Regional Office of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement Board.