Trustee Appointments
Alexis Muscato Agnello ’98 Alexis joins the Board of Trustees after serving on the Nichols Alumni Board since 2008. A 1998 graduate of Nichols, she went on to graduate cum laude from the University of Vermont in 2002 and received a master’s degree in business administration from the University at Buffalo in 2008. She currently works at M&T Bank as the Vice President/Relationship Manager in Western New York Commercial Banking and specializes in assisting middle market companies with their banking needs. An active member in the community, Alexis is the Vice Dean on the Faculty of the Saturn Club, a Board member of the Kenan Center, and she previously served as an investment advisor for the Buffalo and Erie County United Way. In addition to her numerous efforts with the Alumni Board, Alexis also helped secure M&T’s sponsorship of the 2012 Derby Day Auction. Alexis resides in Buffalo with husband, Jon.
Ramin Arani ’88 Following graduation from Nichols in 1988, Ramin attended Tufts University and received a bachelor’s degree in international relations. He is currently a fund manager for Fidelity Investments, the largest mutual fund company in the United States. Ramin is the lead manager of the Fidelity Puritan Fund and received Institutional Investor’s “Best of Buyside” award three times for his research work. Ramin currently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University and also acts as a tennis and literacy mentor for inner city youths through an organization called Tenacity. Additionally, he has been a generous supporter of Nichols through the nicholsfuture.org Capital Campaign and annually through The Nichols Fund. He is a familiar face at Nichols’ Boston and New York City regional events. Ramin resides in Dover, Mass., with his wife, Stacy, and their three daughters, Kelly, Madison and Reid.
Bridget McIntee Bartolone ’91 Alumna and longtime Class Agent, Bridget joins the Board of Trustees after several years of service on the School’s Marketing and Communications Committee. After attending Nichols, Bridget received a bachelor’s degree in Health Management and Policy from the University of New Hampshire. She is currently the Vice President of Operations Transformation at BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York. In 2011, Bridget was named to Business First’s “40 under 40” list, recognizing her as a rising professional in the Western New York area. Additionally, she serves on the Upstate New York Transplant Services Foundation Board and the Buffalo Niagara Partnership Perspectives Council. She previously served on the Child Care Resource Network as one of the Board of Directors. Bridget resides in Buffalo with husband, Christopher, and twin daughters, Emmy and Laura.
Jennifer McNamara Jennifer joined the Board in 2009 and served on the Development, Facilities and Education Committees during her time. Jennifer’s daughter, Kelly ’15, is a current student at Nichols.
Jim Newman ’79 Jim served on the Board since 2006. During that time, he served on the Facilities, Marketing and Communications, Development and Strategic Planning Committees. From 2007-2009, he was the Chair of the Facilities Committee. Jim is a 1979 graduate of Nichols and his two children, Grace ’17 and Charlie ’20, are current students.
Departing Trustees Lise Buyer ’78 Lise Buyer joined the Board in 2006 and has since served as the Chair of the Education Committee. During her time on the Board, she also served on the Finance and Marketing and Communication Committees. Lise graduated from Nichols in 1978 and resides in California.
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