12.19.22 — As Massachusetts prepares for leadership changes in 2023, Northeastern Law graduates and affiliates are laying the groundwork for the exciting transitions to come.
Massachusetts Governor-Elect Maura Healey ’98
The gubernatorial transition team, which will be led by Lieutenant Governor-Elect Kimberly Driscoll, consists of six policy committees addressing issues including transportation, housing, climate and the economy.
Northeastern Law appointees:
Betty Francisco ’98
CEO, Boston Impact Initiative
Member, committee on jobs and a flourishing economy for all
Valerie Frias ’99
CEO, Ethos
Member, committee on safe and healthy communities for all ages
Attorney General-Elect Andrea Campbell
The AGO transition team includes a hiring committee and a “Ready on Day One” committee, composed of five sub-committee teams focused on the work of the following AGO bureaus: Health Care and Fair Competition; Public Protection and Advocacy; Government; Energy and Environment; and Criminal
Northeastern Law appointees:
Ralph C. Martin II ’78
Partner, Prince Lobel; Former Suffolk County District Attorney
Co-chair, Transition Team; Member, Hiring Committee
Navjeet Bal ’89
Managing Director and General Counsel, Social Finance; Former Massachusetts Commissioner of Revenue
Co-chair, Government Bureau Team; Member, Hiring Committee
Stesha Emmanuel ’11
Partner, McCarter & English
Member, Hiring Committee
The Honorable Margot Botsford ’73
Retired Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Member, Government Bureau Team
Bob Gittens ’78
Executive Director, Bridges Homeward
Member, Health Care and Fair Competition Bureau Team
Jocelyn Jones ’98
Partner, Segal Roitman
Member, Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau Team
Rahsaan Hall ’98
Principal, Rahsaan Hall Consulting
Member, Criminal Bureau Team
Margo Lindauer ’07
Director, Domestic Violence Institute, Northeastern University School of Law
Member, Criminal Bureau Team
The Honorable Geraldine Hines (ret.)
Retired Associate Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court; Former Adjunct Faculty Member, Northeastern University School of Law
Member, Criminal Bureau Team
District Attorney Kevin Hayden
The Suffolk County DA transition and community advisory committee is tasked with providing recommendations to improve the functions and operations of the DA’s office, helping to increase community engagement by making the office more accessible and responsive to the public, and advise on policies that will seek to strengthen transparency, accountability and equity throughout the Suffolk County legal system.
Northeastern Law appointees:
Bob Gittens ’78
Executive Director, Bridges Homeward
Co-chair, Transition and Community Advisory Committee
Joseph Feaster Jr. ’75
Counsel, Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner; Chairman, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
Member, Transition and Community Advisory Committee
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