The MDSC Board includes 17 members, each offering a unique perspective and personal expertise.

Louise Borke (Chair of the Board) of North Andover; Consultant; parent of a child with Down syndrome

Beverly Beckham of Canton, New England writer and Boston Globe columnist; grandmother of a child with Down syndrome

Ann Bersani (Governance Committee Chair) of Newton; Former Executive Director of the Denver Adult Down Syndrome Clinic in Denver, CO; parent of a child with Down syndrome

Anne Brensley of Wayland, Vice President and Senior Relationship Manager with the Private Wealth Division of PNC Bank, member of the Dana Farber Leadership Council

Abbey Haber of Brookline; Development Manager

Charles Gadbois of Southborough, Business Owner - Wellen Construction; parent of child with Down syndrome

Michael Gunter of Boston, Audit Manager for Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C.

Shey Jaboin of Salem; former nurse; parent of child with Down syndrome

Paul Karrlsson-Willis (Vice Chair of the Board and Personnel Committee Chair) of Ipswich; Vice President Manager of the International Trading Desk and Institutional Sales Trader with Fidelity Capital Markets & Services in Boston

David Kelleher of Newburyport; principal sales manager of Biomet, parent of a child with Down syndrome

Thomas Myshrall of Worcester; Senior Manager at Teradyne, Inc.; parent of child with Down syndrome

John Nadworny of Melrose; Certified Financial Planner for Shepherd Financial Partners with a specialty in providing wealth management services to families that have an individual with disabilities; serves as a volunteer on the Governor's Commission on Mental Retardation; parent of a child with Down syndrome

Stephen Narey of Williamstown; Attorney with Donovan and O'Connor, LLP; parent of a child with Down syndrome; active member of the BCARC Down Syndrome Family Group

James Shay, of Southborough; Vice President of Century 21 Westward Homes in Framingham, MA

Jann Sheehy, of Winchester; entrepreneur, self-employed retail leasing consultant with offices in Monterey, CA and Winchester, MA

Brian Skotko, MD, MPP (Development Committee Chair) of Boston; clinical fellow in genetics at Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Brigham & Women's Hospital, specialist in the Down Syndrome Program at Children's Hospital Boston; brother of person with Down syndrome

James Watts (Finance Committee Chair) of Reading; Marketing Manager; parent of child with Down syndrome