Rivers Welcomes New Trustees
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ennis Baldwin is Founder and Managing Partner of Breakaway
Ventures, which has provided venture capital and management consulting services for high growth consumer facing businesses since 2006. Prior to founding Breakaway Ventures, he was the former chief marketing officer at Reebok International. He is also a board member of a number of consumer goods and service businesses, including Newton Running, True Fit Corporation, Mission Athletecare, IdeaPaint, and CoachUp. Dennis received his bachelor of arts degree from Union College in 1991 and his master of science degree from Cornell University in 1993. Dennis and his wife Lori live in Needham with their three children, Samantha ’17, Matthew ’20, and Nicole. James F. “Jamie” Carlin ’81 is the Executive Vice President of Crosspoint Associates and has been involved in the real estate business since 1985, focusing on the financing of retail and commercial properties. He worked previously as a mortgage banker for Meredith & Grew in Boston, from 1987 through 1993. Jamie has been with Crosspoint as Vice President since 1993. He brings existing relationships with many financial institutions to enhance the services that Crosspoint provides. He received his bachelor of arts degree from St. Lawrence University in 1985 and his masters in business administration from Babson College in 1987. Jamie and his wife Susan live in Wellesley with their three children, Will ’15, Maddie ’16, and Grace ’16. Jamie’s brothers John and Matt are also Rivers graduates, Class of 1983 and 1984 respectively. Daniel R. Revers is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Arclight Capital Partners, LLC, an Energy Focused Private Equity firm formed in 2001. Dan is responsible for overall investment, asset management, strategic planning, and operations of ArcLight and its funds. Prior to co-founding ArcLight, he was a manag-ing director in the Corporate Finance Group at John Hancock Financial Services, where he managed a $6 billion portfolio consisting of debt, equity, and mezzanine investments in the energy industry. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Lafayette College and a masters in business administration from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College. Dan is a member of the Board of Overseers at Tuck where he founded the Revers Board Fellows Program and Tuck Energy Initiative. Dan and his wife Lise live in Weston with their three children, Nickolas ’15, Mitchell, and Annabel. Andrew Slifka was elected Executive Vice President of Global Partners and President of the Alliance Gasoline Division in 2012. Prior to GP’s acquisition of Alliance Energy LLC, he had been employed with Alliance Energy LLC or its predecessor, Alliance Energy Corp., in various capacities, including President, since 1999. Prior to 1999, Andrew held various positions in the supply, distribution, and marketing departments of the predecessors to Global Companies LLC. He currently serves on the board of directors of Independent Oil Marketers Association and is a senior-level participant in various regional major branded petroleum programs. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Tufts University in 1991 and his masters of administrative studies from Boston College in 1998. Andrew and his wife Jodi live in Wellesley with their two children, Julia ’16 and Jason ’19.
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