Board of Trustees

For over thirty-five years Rose Conti has worked in the Greater Boston construction industry. Rose is the Vice President for Lee Kennedy Company, a Quincy-based construction management firm founded in 1978 whose volume last year was $255 million. In this role, she is responsible for the renovation and building infrastructure projects of all sizes in the corporate, academic, life sciences, bio-medical, and non-profit groups.

Prior to joining Lee Kennedy Company, Rose’s career has advanced from being an assistant project manager, a project manager, owner’s representative, project executive and director almost exclusively in the tenant interiors area. Philosophically, Rose follows the dictum, “At the end of the day, my clients are all that matter. Treating them well will always pay off in the long run, and it is a long run.”

Rose has been educating herself on a life-long basis, previously attending certificate programs at WIT for eight years. In the spring of 2012, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Management. She earned an associate’s degree in Building Construction in 2009. Prior to studies at Wentworth, she attended Burdett School, Regis College, and Simmons College School of Management. Rose has an unrestricted MA Builder’s license, is CM-LEAN accredited, is OSHA trained, and CPR/AED certified.

Rose is Past President of the Wentworth Alumni Association. She served as President for two years; she has served as Director, Second Vice President, First Vice President and chairs the golf committee. She is on the Women@Wentworth programming committee. She was the inaugural Chair Wentworth’s University Advisors. She was elected to Wentworth Board of Trustees in 2020 and previously served as the Treasurer and Chair of the Resources Committee followed by Vice Chair of the Board. Rose was elected as Wentworth’s first woman Chair of the Board of Trustees in 2024. She has also been active in the United Way, Patriot’s Trail Girl Scouts, DARE and STAR programs in Burlington, MA, as well as NAWIC (President 2002-03), NEWIRE, IFMA, CoreNet and AGC. Rose is the proud recipient of the 2008 Wentworth Woman of the Year Award, 2015 Wentworth Distinguished Alumni Award, and 2017 Wentworth Gold Leopard Award.

Doug Karam is Founder and President of KVAssociates, a Boston-based construction consulting firm that provides owner’s project management services to building owners, government entities, and private institutions. With over 35 years of experience and industry knowledge, Mr. Karam successfully manages a variety of building programs by providing leadership and guidance to design and construction teams. With a focus on healthcare, life science, research, academic, residential, hospitality, and commercial construction projects, Mr. Karam takes pride in building long-term relationships as well as buildings. Prior to founding KVA in 1990, Mr. Karam worked at Turner Construction Company and Spaulding & Slye. He is a member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and a past board member of the Salem Historical Commission.

Mr. Karam received a bachelor’s degree in Building Construction Engineering Technology from Wentworth in 1983 and is a strong supporter of Wentworth’s mentoring program.

Mr. Karam was elected to the Wentworth Corporation in 2012 and to the Board of Trustees in 2014 and currently serves on the Facilities, Long Range Planning, and Academic Affairs committees.

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Travis McCready is Head of Industries, Leasing Advisory for Jones Lang Lasalle(JLL).

He heads JLL’s real estate markets efforts, including brokerage, capital markets, advisory and analytics, project and development services, and valuation for life sciences developers and investors across the United States. He has more than 25 years’ experience leading public, private, and nonprofit ventures, with a focus on technology and innovation-based economic development.

McCready is the former president and CEO of the $1.6 billion life sciences funding agency, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and an advisor and board member of TMA Precision Health, a rare disease diagnostics company, and of SimpliFed, a microbiome-based infant nutrition company.

He co-chairs the Academic Institute Advisory Board at Atrius Health, the largest independent physician-led healthcare organization in the Northeast. He serves on the boards of business accelerators MassChallenge and Lever, and of the wet lab incubator MBI.

McCready sits on the boards of WGBH and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, has served on the Economic Development Planning Council under three Massachusetts governors, and been appointed to state and national initiatives ranging from the arts to advanced manufacturing.

A native of New York City, Travis received his B.A. from Yale University, and J.D. from the University of Iowa.

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Rick Grundy joined AVTECH in 2001 as a Wentworth co-op student, then full time as Product Development Manager and rose through several engineering and management roles, becoming President & COO in December 2015. He manages day-to-day operations of the business, including strategic planning, product engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain management. AVTECH celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2018 by opening its first international distribution facility in Ireland, opened a sales office in Dubai in 2020, and is proud to have products in 187 countries around the world.

Rick led the acquisition of a standalone manufacturing operation based in Pennsylvania in 2019. Mirian Solutions, Inc. provides contract manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics services supporting the growth of AVTECH and other customers in various industries across the country. Following the retirement of AVTECH’s founder in 2024, Rick is now the principal owner of AVTECH and its related entities.

Rick graduated summa cum laude from the computer science program at Wentworth Institute of Technology, with additional concentrations in mechanical and electrical engineering. Rick served as the Vice President of Governance on the Board of Directors for the Wentworth Alumni Association and led the University Advisers’ program as Chair. He joined the Wentworth Board of Trustees in 2021 in an ex officio capacity as Chair of the University Advisors and was later elected to the Board in 2023. Rick is serving on the Executive Committee, Compensation Committee, Inclusive Excellence Committee and is the Chair of the Trusteeship and Governance Committee. He was elected Secretary of the Board in 2024. He received an honorary doctorate degree from Wentworth in 2021 on the occasion of his commencement address to the graduating class that year.

Mark A. Thompson, Ph.D., became the fifth president of Wentworth Institute of Technology on June 1, 2019.

His career in higher education spans more than 25 years—from teaching and advising students at Marshall University and Morehouse College to serving in senior-administration roles at Quinnipiac University.

Thompson was at Quinnipiac for 21 years (beginning in 1998) before accepting the presidency at Wentworth. He served there as associate dean of the school of business and later as executive vice president and provost. Among other accomplishments at Quinnipiac, Thompson led the establishment of engineering and medical schools. He earned a reputation as a popular advocate for students and valued, progressive member of the university community.

Earlier in his career, Thompson directed the Center for Business and Economic Research and was an assistant professor of economics at Marshall University’s Elizabeth McDowell Lewis College of Business.

He has a bachelor’s degree in economics-finance from Bentley University, an M.B.A. from Western New England University, and Ph.D. in economics from Georgia State University.

His expertise includes urban and regional economics, and economic development. He has worked on regional economic initiatives with many private and public constituents and, as part of those efforts, completed more than 100 technical reports—ranging from economic impact assessments and strategic plans, to feasibility studies and business proposals.

Thompson’s academic research has focused on the consequences of residential housing segregation, issues related to labor market discrimination and assessing the impact of intellectual property rights on the economic growth rates of developing countries. His work appears in academic journals including Economic Development Quarterly, Journal of Economic Development, Journal of Enterprising Culture and Journal of Economics and Finance.

He has also written a book chapter under a grant from the Russell Sage Foundation and made numerous conference presentations.

Born in Providence, Thompson lived in Pawtucket and Barrington, R.I., as a child. His family moved to Eastham, Mass., when he was in the 5th grade.

He is married to Karyn Thompson, an early childhood educator with a master’s degree as a reading specialist. She worked in public schools, had her own nursery school and taught a freshman seminar at Quinnipiac. The couple has two daughters: Elizabeth, a social worker in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Kathryn, a teacher’s assistant at Kennedy Day School in Brighton, Mass., who in the fall of 2019 began working toward her master’s degree in social work at Simmons University.

Trained as both an architect and an interior designer, R. Vickie Alani, AIA, approaches design as one continuous experience where architecture and interiors are inseparable. With more than three decades of practice across academic, multifamily residential, hospitality, and corporate environments, she brings that multidisciplinary perspective to her role as Managing Director and Principal of the Boston studio of Perkins&Will.

Internationally recognized for her expertise in housing and residential design, she translates evolving lifestyle trends into environments that reflect how people live, work, and connect today. A frequent speaker and contributor to industry forums, she is regarded as a leading voice on the future of living and the intersection of design and culture. Her leadership is grounded in mentorship, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and expanding pathways for women in design.

Vickie is an active member of the design community. She serves on the Women’s Network Advisory Board of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Directors for Artists for Humanity, and multiple leadership groups within ULI Boston/New England, including the Women’s Leadership Initiative, Management Council, and Advisory Board. She is also an engaged member of the American Institute of Architects and the Boston Society for Architecture.

Prior to joining Perkins&Will, Vickie was a Senior Principal at CBT Architects, where she led complex multifamily, academic, and hospitality projects. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design.

As a member of the Board of Trustees at Wentworth Institute of Technology, Vickie brings a perspective rooted in design innovation, community impact, and talent development. She supports the university’s mission to prepare the next generation of designers, technologists, engineers, and makers.
 

Yanel de Angel is Principal and Chief Marketing Officer at Perkins & Will. She is driven by the belief that we are all meant to do good in the world. For her, design is most powerful when it is inclusive, resilient, and purposeful, creating positive change for people, communities, and the planet. A member of the firm’s Board of Directors since 2021, she brings strategic leadership grounded in clarity, empathy, and care for the client experience.

Over the course of her career, Yanel has held many roles at the firm, including project architect, project manager, researcher, and client engagement leader. As Managing Director of our Boston studio, she helped shape a collaborative design culture that put clients at the heart of the work. Her experience across higher education, healthcare, mixed-use, and residential across New England and beyond gives her a rare ability to see the full arc of a project, from concept to delivery.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Yanel maintains strong ties to the Island and her Latina heritage—shaping her belief that diversity strengthens both design thinking and outcomes. She is a steadfast advocate and mentor committed to a more inclusive and equitable future for the design profession.

Yanel is known for her ability to simplify complex challenges and build consensus where it’s needed most. In 2017, she turned that skill into a movement. Following the devastation of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, she founded ResilientSEE, a global alliance of designers, planners, and academics dedicated to rebuilding her home island. This same spirit of service shows up in her work with the firm’s Project Delivery, Research, and J.E.D.I. councils.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Yanel leads the firm’s global marketing strategy with optimism, aligning brand, storytelling, and client engagement to define how we show up around the world. Curious and open-minded, she values partnership as a way to broaden perspectives and build trust.
 

As CEO & President, Tony oversees the strategic direction and long-term growth of the entire BOND Family of Companies. Tony has shown tremendous leadership in developing BOND’s Connecticut and New York City offices as well as extending the firm’s reach to the Mid-Atlantic markets. In addition, he has most recently expanded the BOND brand with the opening of BOND’s newest venture, BOND Mechanical Construction. Being a fifth generation Bond, Tony has grown up in the construction industry and has many years of hands-on construction experience concentrating on complex logistics for clients in the power & energy markets as well as having worked in the academic and corporate spaces. Having worked his way through multiple roles in the company, Tony is highly efficient and responsive in navigating technical and business issues and working with clients to find the best solutions. His focus on safety, client satisfaction and people development continue to promote the legacy of the firm that has endured for many generations. Tony holds a Master of Science in Construction Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Vermont. He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and was named one of ENR New England’s Top Young Professionals for 2015. 

Lloyd Carney, EEE’82, EE’84, DET ’13 (Hon.) (California) is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Carney Global Ventures.  He also serves as President of the Lloyd and Carole Carney Foundation, and is a Board of Director Member of Visa Inc. Carney is a Chancellor at the University of Technology, Jamaica, and he serves as an Ambassador for Technology for the country of Jamaica. 

He was the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., which had served as an industry leader in providing reliable, high-performance network solutions. He served in that position from 2013 through late November 2017 when Brocade was acquired by Broadcom. He has built a distinguished career during his thirty years in the high-tech industry including several senior leadership positions at various networking and semiconductor companies. Mr. Carney was responsible for executing Brocade’s vision and strategy to lead the networking industry through its next phase of evolution that is defined by data center virtualization, cloud computing, and software networking.

Before joining Brocade, Mr. Carney was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors at Xsigo Systems, a technology leader in the data center virtualization market with solutions for cloud computing and software-defined networking. Previously, Mr. Carney was Chief Executive Officer of Micromuse, Inc., a networking management software company that became an integral part of the IBM Tivoli framework. Mr. Carney also has extensive experience in the IP networking industry. He served as the Chief Operating Officer at Juniper Networks where he oversaw the engineering, product management and manufacturing divisions. Mr. Carney also served as president of the Core IP, Wireless Internet and the Enterprise divisions at Nortel Networks, which generated multi-billion dollars in revenue. Before this, Mr. Carney was the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Business Unit at Bay Networks. 

Mr. Carney holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from Wentworth and a Master of Science degree in Applied Business Management from Lesley College. Mr. Carney received an honorary doctorate from Wentworth in August 2013 when he delivered the summer Commencement address. Mr. Carney served on the Wentworth Board of Trustees from 2018 through 2020 and returned to Wentworth's Board in December 2023.
 

In his eight years as CEO, Mike has established himself as a visionary leader with a passion for advancing not only VHB, but the entire AEC industry as together we face unprecedented opportunities and challenges, from diversifying our workforce to advancing more sustainable, equitable communities. VHB’s first non-founder president, Mike has steered the company through a transformational period of strategic growth, geographic expansion, and technological advancement. Known for his personable style and enthusiastic pursuit of excellence, Mike inspires VHB’s diverse team of 2,000 engineers, scientists, planners, and designers to continually raise the bar by embracing new technologies and finding innovative solutions to our clients’ complex challenges. He reminds us that at the heart of our work, we are making our communities and our world a better place, one project at a time. The outcomes of VHB’s efforts over the past eight years include a doubling of firm revenues and continuous increases in profitability.

As he sets the course for the sustained success of VHB’s generational company, Mike’s commitment to continuously strengthening the firm’s differentiating culture and values is evident in everything he does.

Recognizing a need for a cultural shift, Mike is helping to ignite the conversation around diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the AEC industry. Through his leadership role in the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Design Professionals Council (DPC), Mike is a tireless and vocal advocate for advancing diversity in the workplace and creating more inclusive environments.

Throughout his career, Mike has had the opportunity to help enhance our nation’s cities by working on some of the most complex mobility challenges, including highway and multimodal systems in Boston; Philadelphia; New York; Washington, DC; and Orlando.

During his 25 years at VHB, Mike founded and helped build the firm’s transit and rail practice, directed the company’s transportation practice, helped establish the Tysons office in Virginia, and led VHB’s emergence as a premier integrated services consultant in Florida.

Mike is active in numerous professional associations, including ACEC, the ACEC Research Institute Board of Directors (Chair), and the ACEC DPC Executive Committee; Women’s Transportation Seminar; Design-Build Institute of America; American Public Transportation Association; American Society of Civil Engineers; and the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association. He previously served as Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, his alma mater.

Mike resides in Boston with his wife Joan. They have three adult children and two grandchildren. 

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David Chang is Co-founder & CEO of Via and a Founding Member at TBD Angels. As an entrepreneur, he has held operating roles at 6 startups that raised $150m and were acquired for $750m and is an angel investor in 110 companies. He was previously GM at Hunt Club, CEO of Gradifi (E*TRADE), EIR at Harvard Business School, and Director of the Babson Summer Venture Program.

Chang played product and marketing roles at 5 other Boston-based startups. He led PayPal Boston, co-founded the Start Tank innovation space, and held roles at Tripadvisor (IAC), m-Qube (Verisign), edocs (Siebel), SnapMyLife (Exclaim Mobility), and Goldman Sachs.

As a leader in the entrepreneurship community, he evangelizes startups, talent, and the Boston tech ecosystem. Awards include The Boston Globe's Tech Power Players 50, Boston Business Journal's Power 50: Most Influential Bostonians, BostInno’s 50 on Fire: Education Winner / Investment Winner / Tech Finalist, Finalist for NEVY Angel of the Year and Startup Boston Community Builder of the Year.

Chang holds a BS with Distinction in Computer Science from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. David was elected to Wentworth’s Board of Trustees in May 2024. 

 

Tom Comeau is President of Commodore Builders, a veteran-owned, New England-based construction management firm. Comeau has grown Commodore Builders from its inception in 2002 into a $550 million firm, renowned for its excellence across the region. His leadership centers on executing with excellence and building trusting relationships.

With an early exposure to construction and a curiosity for engineering, Comeau became the fifth generation in his family to enter the A/E/C industry. From his early career as a field engineer to his role today, Comeau has remained steadfast in his leadership approach. He builds teams rooted in trust and collaboration, focused first on creating an environment in which people can learn and grow. He thoughtfully and methodically balances client needs with best building practices, while empowering project teams to drive their vision forward together.

Comeau graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology with a degree in Civil Engineering and earned his MBA from Northeastern University. Comeau was elected to Wentworth’s Board of Trustees in 2025. He serves on the Board’s Resources Committee and Real Estate Advisory Subcommittee. Prior to his election to the Board, Comeau served as one of Wentworth’s University Advisers.
 

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Scott M. Epstein is the Founder and CEO of Boston Scott Corporation and has over 35 years of experience in research, product, process, and business development of urology, gastrointestinal, cardiology, radiology, and neurology medical devices. Scott’s company has incubated and spun off Q Urological, and Boston Scott Corporation is now poised to pursue additional FDA approvals leveraging the novel Aguamedicina structural hydrogel platform technology that Scott developed and patented. This technology diminishes the likelihood that biofilms, proteins, and red blood cells will adhere to the surface of an Aguamedicina device, decreasing health care costs and increasing patient quality of life. Scott has received two additional patents using Aguamedicina as a supercapacitor energy storage media and will be developing an environmentally friendly Aguamedicina marine and naval surface coating, which reduces drag, turbulence, and acoustic signatures. 

Scott received his associate’s degree in mechanical design technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Scott is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys automobile and motorcycle design, racing, and antiques. He was elected to the Wentworth Corporation in 2016 and then served as a University Advisor until 2023. Scott was elected to the Wentworth Board of Trustees in September 2024 and serves on the Audit Committee and the Trusteeship and Governance Committee of the Board.
 

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Cyndee Hoagland is a Senior Vice President for Trimble’s Owner and Public Sector. Cyndee is responsible for the strategic direction and execution of Trimble's leading technology serving federal, state and local government and strategic global owners and major infrastructure projects. Working closely with the leading construction, design and civil engineering companies worldwide, public and private Owners and Public Sector agencies and departments, Trimble’s goal is to support its customers by enabling digital technology to increase productivity and quality, reduce costs and improve worker safety and environmental sustainability. Cyndee is a member of the executive leadership team and a seasoned software and technology executive with over 30 years of experience in delivering growth, profitability and market leadership.

Cyndee received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. She is a board member of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) where she co-chairs the Innovation Forum. Cyndee was elected to the Wentworth Board of Trustees in September 2024 and serves on the Academic and Student Affairs Committee and the Inclusive Excellence Committee of the Board.

Anil Jha is an innovator and an entrepreneur and serves as an advisor to several technology companies. He is a Board Trustee and advisor for the innovation department at Wentworth Institute of technology. He is also a Board member and business/technology advisor at Aquacycle Inc.

In 2008 Mr. Jha founded HydroNovation Inc. a venture-backed residential water treatment company. As a CEO he developed the strategic direction of the company and oversaw the research and development. After successfully developing the product he sold the company in 2014.

The pioneer of electrodeionization, Mr. Jha’s membrane-based technology eliminated the use, disposal, and subsequent leaching of millions of pounds of chemicals into the groundwater for large commercial systems.

Prior to launching HydroNovation, Mr. Jha was a VP of R&D at Siemens Water Technology Corp. During his career Mr. Jha developed continuous electrodeionization (CEDI) technology, now widely used for ultrapure water and seawater desalination applications. He also managed laboratory systems and business development for U.S. Filter Corp., Millpore Corp., Sterimatics Corp., and Liquipure Corps. At Millipore Corporation Mr. Jha managed and contributed to the development of a $200 million portfolio of purification technologies for pharmaceutical and analytical markets. Mr. Jha has 130 US & international patents and has developed more than 50 distinct water purification products. He is considered a true water technology visionary.

Mr. Jha earned his bachelor of science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. He received his associate’s degree in materials technology from Wentworth in 1968.  He also received an honorary degree from Wentworth in April 2015 for his lifetime achievements in water technology developments.

Mr. Jha actively mentors up-and-coming entrepreneurs through a non-profit, Imagine H20, and has begun mentoring students in the Accelerate program, Wentworth’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center. He was elected to the Corporation in 2015. He is currently serving on the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees.

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Ms. MacNeil is currently a principal at MP Boston, the local office of Millennium Partners Boston, an urban real estate developer. Ms. MacNeil’s work primarily as real estate development manager has included several complex urban projects in Boston, including Winthrop Center (a 1.8 million square foot mixed used tower now under construction in downtown Boston as well as, the recently completed Millennium Tower .

Ms. MacNeil is a LEED Accredited Professional. She has her Massachusetts Construction Supervisor’s License. She received a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from MIT Center for Real Estate and holds a bachelor’s degree from Wentworth in Architectural Engineering. She serves as on the advisory board for Historic Boston, Inc. a local preservation organization, as well as the board of directors for Friends of Post Office Square. She is an adjunct professor at Wentworth in the construction management department. She received the Boston Society of Architects Award of Excellence in 2016.

Kaitlin Pettenger is a designer and BIM coordinator at Studio Luz, a Boston-based architectural firm. Ms. Pettenger strives to design spaces and engage with people in a way that empowers communities, creates social cohesion, and a sense of belonging. Her passion lies in community design and spatial justice. At Studio Luz, Ms. Pettenger utilizes these interests on urban design and institutional projects, engaging communities to support feasibility studies, as well as on multi-family residential work. Prior to joining Studio Luz, Ms. Pettenger worked as a designer for H2M architects and engineers where she worked on educational and institutional projects, and she previously worked at Studio Luz as an intern.

Ms. Pettenger earned her Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 2023 and Master of Architecture degree in 2024 from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Ms. Pettenger excelled academically and as a student-athlete on the university’s softball team. She was the first student-athlete from the softball program to be named an Academic All-American since 2015. In 2023, Ms. Pettenger earned the Leading Leopard Award, presented for leadership of a club, organization, or sports team, and she was also the recipient of the Leopard of the Year award. At her graduation in 2023, Ms. Pettenger received the Beatty Award, presented to the student with the highest academic achievement at graduation, and the Alumni Award, presented to the student with the highest grade-point-average in their respective major. In 2024, she was the recipient of the Eugenia Louise Sweeney Scholar Athlete Award.

Ms. Pettenger was elected as the Recent Alumni Trustee to Wentworth’s Board of Trustees in 2025. She serves on the Board’s Academic and Student Affairs Committee and Audit Committee.
 

Michael Santora is the Founder and CEO of Logic, a logistics automation platform redefining how goods move across the global supply chain. Logic leverages AI-enabled robotics orchestrated through a digital twin–based operating system to unify warehouses, transportation, and facilities into a single, continuously operating autonomous network for global, and ultimately interplanetary logistics. 

Trained as an architect, Santora applies systems-level design to physical infrastructure and automation. His work at Logic introduced a multi-facility, intermodal approach to logistics, where robotics, orchestration, and data collection operate as one connected system rather than fragmented, facility-by-facility solutions. This architecture shifts logistics from isolated optimization to continuous flow across transportation modes, geographies, and environments.

Prior to founding Logic, Santora co-founded Crown Holdings, a New York City–based real estate development company, where he served as President. He also served as a Principal at the international architecture practice Scott Brownrigg, where he led Digital Twin and Advanced Technologies initiatives in collaboration with Crown Architecture, which he co-founded in 2008. 

Santora is deeply engaged in education and mentorship. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Wentworth Institute of Technology, where he was named Alumni of the Year in 2015 and is the institution’s first Entrepreneur in Residence. In this role, he works to align academic programs with real-world systems, corporate partnerships, and emerging technologies, while mentoring the next generation of engineers and entrepreneurs. 

Across industry and academia, Santora’s work centers on designing systems that unify physical and digital infrastructure at scale, advancing a model where logistics operates as a continuous, autonomous system on Earth and as the foundation for future space-based supply chains.
 

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Al Spagnolo (AIA, NCARB) is a founding partner and president of SGA, a Boston and New York City-based national award-winning architecture, interior design, planning, branded environments and virtual design and construction (VDC) firm.

With more than 45 years of architectural and planning experience, Spagnolo is responsible for leading SGA’s design commissions. The firm’s highly regarded portfolio reflects his ability to balance design excellence with pragmatism. Under his leadership, SGA has won Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Companies” award for architecture in 2018 and 2021.

Spagnolo supervises SGA’s new business development and serves as the partner in charge for complex commissions in the academic, life science, commercial and urban/mixed use markets.

He received an Associate Degree in Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology and a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Ohio State University.

A registered architect in 18 states, he is an active member of several professional organizations in his field, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), BSA, NCARB, the National Organization of Minority Architects, and the Urban Land Institute.

He is a lifetime member of the Alpha Rho Chi professional fraternity, and vice-chair of the AIA Project Delivery Knowledge Community.

A guest lecturer at Wentworth and Boston Architectural College, as well as a regular speaker at national real estate forums, Spagnolo volunteers at Massachusetts General Hospital and supports community organizations such as Building Impact.

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Mark Stoever is a proven, strategic oriented and accomplished executive with a 25-year career leading growth businesses in the information, software, and digital industries. He has demonstrated success at creating market value, revenue generation and P&L management. Mark is a respected leader with exceptional record developing innovative products and leading global teams to achieve heightened levels of success.

Mark most recently led Smartlinx as its Chief Executive Officer. Smartlinx is a software company that offers a suite of products for managing workforces within healthcare.

Prior to joining Smartlinx, Mark served as CEO of 2020 Technologies, a global leader of specialized computer-aided design software dedicated to serving the two-sided marketplace between residential and commercial product manufacturers and design professionals. Before joining 2020 Technologies, Mark served as Chief Executive Officer of Monster Worldwide, a global online employment company where he oversaw the company’s business operations for the industry leading brand for connecting jobs and people. Under Mark’s leadership, Monster has transformed its product platform and portfolio with a focus on innovation and the introduction of several award-winning new products.

Mark has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lycos, Inc., the early dot-com search engine, and web portal, which became one of the most visited online destinations in the world. Mark led many of the company’s most recognizable and successful first-generation digital platforms including Search, Social Community, and Electronic Commerce.

Mark is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and has served as a board of director on several private and public boards including the Massachusetts High Technology Council, Junior Achievement, and Panera Bread. He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science degree with high distinction from Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology. Mark was awarded an honorary doctorate from Wentworth in 2016 and was elected to Wentworth's Board of Trustees in May 2024.