What is your role in the Club and how long have you been involved in the Club?
I've been a board member of the Boston Association for 4+ years working as the Technology Chair. In this role, I have managed several website conversions, oversee current online operations, and actively liaise with the HBSAB Board, HBS, Alumni Magnet, and other clubs. By working with our partners, we are always trying to better fulfill HBSAB's mission through future technology enhancements. However, my past reaches further back, to a time when I actually worked at HBS, and in particular with the HBS Alumni Relations clubs department.  I can personally say that it's been truly astounding the progress, investment, and commitment the HBS Alumni Relations Club's team have achieved. We are all very fortunate to have HBS back up our efforts.

What is your present job/career?
I'm the principal consultant at Fusedata Consulting (www.fusedata.com) : a small boutique consulting firm offering IT strategy consulting, development, and support services to nonprofits and startup businesses.  I really enjoy working with the latest IT technologies, and have been particularly interested of late in web mashups and social networking (not mutually exclusive :-).

What is your most memorable Boston Association experience so far?
Our association offers such a great array programming it's hard to choose. However, I'd have to select an event where a Fidelity Real Estate mutual fund manager warned of the pending real-estate froth to a standing-room-only group of eager investors at the height of the RE bubble. Most interesting experience, however, would be a typical last-minute IT deadline : that of converting our membership database into an acceptable format for Alumni Magnet on Christmas eve.

Why do you volunteer your time as a Boston Association officer?
I was originally “introduced” to the association by past HBS colleagues. Since joining as an officer, I've come to learn that HBSAB really helps members continuously learn how to better balance their work and personal life through it's deep programming and numerous local club affiliations.  Whether it's working with Community Action Partners, liaising with MIT Enterprise Forum event planners, or meeting extraordinary local HBS alums, it been a personally satisfying experience. 

How have the alumni in your area benefited from the Boston Association?
Access to extraordinary thought-leading speakers within an intimate setting where concise knowledge is exchanged and the ability to participate in many networking opportunities.

What do you miss most about HBS?
Well, of course, being a technomaniac in the bull fighting ring of management consultants. However, I'm sure  the wonderful intellectual stimulation of knowledge pushed by the fire hose of the HBS incubator will hopefully do wonders in reducing the possibility of dementia later in life!