Board of Directors
Henry Ferrini - Co-founder of North Shore Jazz Project and President at Ferrini Productions Inc. His award-winning documentary films include: Polis is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place and Lowell Blues: the Words of Jack Kerouac. He is in development on a new film about the iconic jazz stylist Lester Young.Web sites include:www.ferriniproductions.com,www.polisIsthis.com, www.lesterlives.wordpress.com
Doug Baumoel - President of Continuity Family Business Consulting and Chair of the Family Firm Institute / New England Chapter. He has his MBA from Wharton and B.S. from Cornell and has run firms in both US and Europe. A guitarist himself, he founded Aspire Records in 1997-1999, a nationally distributed jazz label featuring North Shore artists. Web site:www.continuityfbc.com.
Caroline Forrester - Freelance Journalist/ Editor; publications include GateHouse Media/North Shore Life and Northwest Life. She has a B.A. in publishing from Simmons College with 20+ years publishing experience. An active promoter of the arts, she resides in Ipswich.
Mark Glovsky - Managing Member and real estate lawyer at Glovsky & Glovsky LLC, a nine-lawyer firm in Beverly. Formerly Chairman of the Board of Montserrat College of Art, he is very interested in enhancing cultural life on the North Shore. He resides in Gloucester with his wife, Livia Cowan.
Mitchell Goldfeld, CIMA is a Managing Director and SVP of Wealth Management at TEG Partners, a division of Detwiler Fenton Investment Management, LLC. He has over 20 years of investment experience having held analyst and advisory positions at Goldman Sachs, Wellington Management Company and UBS Financial Services. He holds certifications with the Investment Management Consultants Association and with the UBS Wealth Management program. Mitch received a B.S. with High Honors in Economics from SUNY Binghamton and an MBA in Finance and Strategic Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mitch is also an accomplished pianist and co-founder of the Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Music School.
Linda Y. Goldstein, Senior talent management professional with track record of successfully developing and implementing company-wide talent management processes in a global organization. Broad knowledge and experience in learning and organizational development. Industry experience in financial services, energy, information management, on-line job search, hi-tech, higher education, health and wellness, city and state government and the arts.
Mary Scofield. Secretary: Part owner and sales associate at the independent Book Shop of Beverly Farms, and has had a long term association with North Shore schools serving variously as trustee, teacher, director of cultural enrichment and multicultural education. Web site:www.realbookshop.com; resides in Beverly.
Scott Southard – Director of International Music Network, Gloucester-based talent booking agency specializing in worldwide representation for artists in the jazz and world music Diaspora, responsible for producing over 1,500 concerts annually. Web site: www.imnworld.com.
Don Kaplan – Principal at Kaplan Marketing — a B2B marketing and communications firm on the North Shore of Boston since 1992. Former advisor to Park City Jazz Festival and teacher and leader of jazz education at high schools, currently guitarist in jazz trios and other formats. Website: www.kaplanmarketing.com, blog at DK4M, site Jazmen.
Advisory Board
Chava Hudson – Co-founder of North Shore Jazz Project and Principle of Chava Hudson Design; Artist, Producer and Host of award winning cable show Out and About, Web designer.
Danny Harrington - Performer, Educator, Clinician and Vandoren Artist. He is a Baritone Saxophonist extraordinaire and Professor of Music at Berklee College, since 1978. Toured with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, performed with Nick Brinola, Gary Burton, Herb Pomeroy and numerous others; as well as leading his own band. Web site:www.dannyharrington.com.
Peter Jason Riley,Treasurer: - CPA at Riley & Associates, Newburyport. His passion outside of his business and family is music. An amateur guitar player, CD and photography collector. He has an extensive collection of autographs and photos; including Muddy Waters, Louis Armstrong, Dianna Krall and Fats Domino. www.cpa-services.com
William Taylor – Dealer in antiques and art for 30 years; past public relations and advertising manager in Boston. Director and VP of the Maritime Heritage Center, Gloucester. Chairman, City of Gloucester Planting Committee. Aging example of the early folk music days in Cambridge and still playing guitar, resides in Gloucester.
Barrence Whitfield – Internationally followed recording artist specializing in Rockabilly, Roots, Jump Blues, Funk and Soul; a full-throttle soul screamer in the spirit of Little Richard, Wilson Pickett and Solomon Burke. Website: www.barrencewhitfield.com. He has played with performers like Bo Diddley, Tina Turner, George Thorogood, Robert Cray, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal, Etta James and Buddy Guy. Web site: www.barrencewhitfield.com.
