Rick Green, Chairman of the Board

chairman (at) massfiscal (dot) org

Rick Green graduated from Cornell University, College of Engineering and received his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He is married with two children and lives in Pepperell, Massachusetts. He is an entrepreneur, who started his own small business with his brother all while earning his MBA at the same time. After years of dedication, their business has grown to over $50 million in annual revenue, employs close to 100 people, is eBay's largest auto parts sellers online and one of the country's largest online auto parts company. Rick knows how to build a Massachusetts business from scratch and how to create jobs. Rick was unanimously reelected as Chairman of the Board for 2013.

Jim Rappaport, Finance Committee Chairman

finance (at) massfiscal (dot) org

Jim Rappaport is the CEO of Specialty Hospitals of America, LLC and serves as the CEO and Chairman of New Boston Fund, Inc. and has over 30 years of real estate investment experience. Mr. Rappaport, a long time fiscal conservative and leader of the pro taxpayer movement, was a candidate for United State Senate in 1990 against Senator John Kerry and served as the Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican Party from 1992 to 1997 while William Weld was Governor. Mr. Rappaport is actively involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations, including serving in a number of leadership positions for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and has served on the Board of Overseers of Boston's Children's Hospital. Mr. Rappaport is a member of both the Massachusetts and Vermont Bar. Mr. Rappaport holds a BS from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a JD from the Boston University School of Law.

Paul D. Craney, Executive Director

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Paul D. Craney graduated from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and is originally from Rumson, New Jersey. He was appointed the Executive Director of Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance in February of 2012. Craney has been quoted in a number of local publications and writes a column in the Taunton Daily Gazette and Fall River Herald. You can follow Paul on Twitter @PaulDiegoCraney.

Carl Copeland, Political Director

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Carl is a lifelong conservative activist with experience as Chairman, Treasurer and Advisor on the Committee to Elect Peter Blute in the 80’s and 90’s, campaign manager for State Reps. Ryan Fattman, Kim Ferguson and Kevin Kuros, and most recently served as Chief of Staff for both Representative Fattman and Kuros. Carl has twenty-four years of experience as an Executive Officer with a focus in finance.

Laurie Belsito, Legislative Director

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Laurie most recently worked in the Government Relations department at The Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C. There she served as the lead Research Associate for the Government Relations department. Laurie was tasked with providing rapid and in depth policy research, organizing outreach activities with members of Congress and their key staff and maintaining relationships with key groups of coalition partners that aided in the effectiveness of Heritage’s goals.

Michael Cowett, Research Assistant

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Michael graduated from Harvard University with a degree in classical languages and a secondary field in government. He graduated cum laude with high honors in 2013. Before his graduation, he interned with Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance during the spring 2013 semester.

Directors & Officers

• Mark Cohen, Treasurer

• Bradford Wyatt, Clerk

          President and Owner, Wyatt Development LLC

• Frank L. McNamara Jr., Esq., Legal Counsel

  President and Owner, McNamara & Associates

• John Esler, Director

          Principal & Owner, Renewal by Andersen & Betterliving Sunrooms

• Mike Kane, Director

          Owner, 126 Self Storage Inc. & M.G Kane Properties Inc.

• Denise Minor, Esq., Director

          Director, Touchstone Consulting, Inc.

• Brad Williams, Director

          Principal, Boston Investments Advisers, Inc.