FHLBank Boston Welcomes New 2022 Board, Advisory Council Members

FHLBank Boston conducted an election to fill two member directorships in Massachusetts, one member directorship in Connecticut, and an independent directorship each for four-year terms commencing on January 1, 2022. The following directors were elected:

• E. Macey Russell was elected as an independent director. Russell is a partner at Choate Hall & Stewart practicing in the area of complex commercial litigation, and is an expert on diversity and inclusion in the legal profession.  
• William M. Parent, president and chief executive officer of Envision Bank in Quincy, Massachusetts, was elected as a member director in Massachusetts.
• David Rotatori, president and chief executive officer of Ion Bank in Naugatuck, Connecticut, was elected as a member director in Connecticut.
• Donna L. Boulanger, chief executive officer of North Brookfield Savings in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, was re-elected as a member director in Massachusetts. Boulanger, who has served on the board since January 2014, was also elected chairwoman by the board in December 2021. 

FHLBank Boston’s board of directors is comprised of professionals with a wide range of professional experience. The board includes member and independent directors who are elected by members. Board members are elected to four-year terms. The entire board list is available here. 

The following individuals were appointed to the Advisory Council:

• Liza A. Fleming-Ives, executive director of The Genesis Fund in Brunswick, Maine
• Patrick M. Shattuck, executive director, Gilman Housing Trust, Inc./Rural Edge in Lyndonville, Vermont

The Advisory Council consists of professionals from community nonprofit and for-profit organizations actively involved in providing or promoting low- and moderate-income housing and community lending in New England. The Council includes two representatives from each of the six New England states along with at least two rotating seats that are filled from among the six executive directors (or their designees) of the six state housing finance agencies or the six state departments of housing and/or community development.

Council members advise on the administration of FHLBank Boston’s housing and community development programs. The complete list of Advisory Council members is available here.