BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boston Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI Boston) capped off another successful year of programming with its season-ending social event on June 28th at Legal Harborside and today announced its Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 programming year.

“NIRI Boston has a long history as the preeminent resource for knowledge and networking among New England investor relations practitioners,” said incoming NIRI Boston President Rob Bradley. “We have an experienced and talented Board poised to build on our recent success by providing quality programming for members across a range of critical IR topics including the regulatory environment, accounting issues, and crisis communications. We also will continue to expand our reach with industry and location specific NIRI networking events in Eastern Massachusetts.”

The NIRI Boston Chapter Board members for 2017-2018 are as follows:

• President: Rob Bradley, IRC, Vice President of Investor Relations at LogMeIn, Inc.
• President-Elect: James Hillier, Vice President of Investor Relations at IPG Photonics Corporation
• Secretary & Programming Committee Member: Sarah Carmody, Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Treasurer & Advocacy Ambassador: Gerry Gould, Vice President of Investor Relations at Haemonetics Corporation
• Past President & Programming Committee Member: Jason Fredette, IRC, Senior Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at Selecta Biosciences, Inc.
• Director & Membership Committee Member: Jamie Bernard, IRC, Senior Associate at Sharon Merrill Associates
• Director & Membership Committee Member: Oksana Lukasheva, Vice President of Investor Relations at The Hanover Insurance Group
• Director & Membership Committee Member: Emily Walt, Investor Relations and Communications Consultant
• Director & Sponsorship Committee Member: Jeff Bray, Vice President of Investor Relations at Rapid7, Inc.
• Director & Sponsorship Committee Member: Steve Cantor, Vice President of Corporate Relations at Entegris, Inc.
• Director & Communications Committee Member: Andy Blanchard, Vice President of Corporate Relations at Teradyne, Inc.
• Director & Communications Committee Member: Joshua Brodsky, Associate Director of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Director & Communications Committee Member: Jackie Marcus, Assistant Vice President at Alpha IR Group
• Honorary Directors: Jane McCahon, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.; Karen Warren, Hasbro, Inc. (retired); Maureen Wolff, Sharon Merrill Associates

About NIRI Boston

Established in 1970, the Boston Chapter of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI Boston) is one of the largest and oldest chapters of NIRI, a professional association of investor relations practitioners, corporate officers and consultants responsible for strategic communication among corporate management, the investing public and the financial community. Members of NIRI Boston represent public and private companies throughout New England from all major industrial markets and stock exchanges.

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