Board of Directors
Tom Poppey, President
Tom Poppey has supported the Scituate Animal Shelter for many years in many capacities. He was a past Board member and has previously served two terms as President of the Board.
Head of Global Securities Lending at Brown Brothers Harriman in Boston, Tom has been a longtime member of SAS's Finance and Audit Committee. Tom and his wife Elissa Flynn-Poppey reside in Scituate with a menagerie of rescued dogs and cats, including SAS alums.
Romalda Blanchard, Vice President
A Norwell resident, Roe has been a longtime canine volunteer with the Scituate Animal Shelter. She joined the SAS Board in winter 2024, bringing with her a valuable "shelter
insider's" perspective.
Formerly Assistant Dean of Admissions at her alma mater, Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Roe is a lifelong athlete and certified personal trainer.
Paul Kennedy, Treasurer
Paul Kennedy joined the board in 2024. He is a longtime supporter of the Scituate Animal Shelter. As a recently retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston, he is able to focus more of his time on the shelter, volunteering as a dog walker and lending a hand to facility maintenance.
Paul was a senior partner with PwC who led the firm’s Financial Services Mergers & Acquisitions practice in the US, assisting Private Equity and Corporate clients plan for and successfully execute some of their most complex acquisitions and divestitures. He lives in Cohasset with his wife Maria and SAS alum Tippi. Lifelong animal welfare advocates, Tippi is the fifth rescue they have adopted together.
Karen McKenna, Clerk
Karen McKenna has a long history of supporting and guiding SAS. An Estate and Gift Tax Planning Attorney, she is a Partner at Boston-based firm Tarlow, Breed, Hart & Rodgers PC and a graduate of Duke University School of Law.
A previous Board Member who has been deeply involved with nearly all aspects of SAS, Karen resides in Scituate with her husband and SAS alum rescue pets.
Ross Brightman
Ross Brightman is a strategic senior leader with over 25 years of experience in financial data, technology, and operations. As a Managing Director at Wellington Management, he oversees strategic initiatives, technological solutions, and budget management.
He is an expert in Data Strategy & Governance, team leadership, and strategic planning, with a proven ability to lead large-scale product strategies and build high-performing teams. Ross holds an MBA from Suffolk University and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Northeastern University. He brings extensive operational, strategic, and financial expertise to the Scituate Animal Shelter's Board of Directors.
Amanda Crowley
Amanda Crowley has previously served on the Finance & Audit Committee and has been deeply involved in fundraising for SAS, including co-chairing the 2023 Putt for Pets SAS Golf Classic. She had a 25-year career in the financial services industry and has been in real estate since 2018.
Originally from the Washington DC area, Amanda has been a Massachusetts resident since 2012. A mother to 3 children, she and her husband live on the South Shore with a rescue dog and a 'very mean" rescue kitty.
Jay DeYoung
Jay is a Principal at the Boston office of Fish & Richardson PC. She focuses on helping academic and research institutions, hospitals and biotech companies from start-up to midsize to protect their cutting-edge and foundational life science discoveries with strong intellectual property rights, both in the US and abroad. Jay has a life-long love of animals, and she and her family are currently owned by 6 kitties, three of whom are over the age of 15. She joined the SAS Board in 2021.
Janice Forgays
Janice Forgays is Of Counsel to a Boston-area private wealth management firm. She has practiced law in the financial community for over 40 years. She is a popular speaker and has spoken at various forums throughout the country; has been published in numerous media outlets; has served as a regular source for many television legal and financial segments and is often quoted in national publications.
Janice is the Vice Chair and Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and its Youth Orchestra and serves on the Board of Trustees of the South Shore Art Center. In addition, she has served many terms on the Vermont Law School Board of Trustees since her graduation.
Janice has been an animal lover since childhood and a supporter of the Scituate Animal Shelter for many years. She lives in Hingham with her husband Bill and their Portuguese Water Dog, “Cru.” They all enjoy spending as much time on and in the water as possible.
Carla Poulson
Carla Poulson is a Chief People Officer and Executive Coach. She focuses on helping organizations get the most out of their greatest asset in the workplace - their people. Her expertise includes working with individuals, startups, and mid-size to large institutions in all aspects of Human Resources.
Since Carla was very young, she has been an animal lover and advocate, often bringing home strays and taking care of them. Carla currently has an 11-year-old Labradoodle called Corduroy, 3-year-old Shih Tzu called Finnegan and 10-year-old Cat called Magnolia - an SAS Alum.
Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen joined the Board in November 2023. He is a Senior Audit Manager with Iron Mountain in Boston. An alumni of Umass Amherst, he graduated with an accounting degree from the Isenberg School of Management. He has previously served on the Finance and Audit Committee with SAS.
Since childhood, Michael has been an avid animal lover and advocate. Michael and his wife Juliette reside in Norwell with their rescue dog Walter and turtle named Mars.
Stacey Weaver
Stacey Weaver began volunteering at the Scituate Animal Shelter after retiring from the investment business in 2000. A longtime cat owner and currently the mother of a rescued stray, she was impressed by the Shelter’s mission to help both animals and people, its success in finding forever homes and the hard work and positive attitude of the staff and volunteers. She worked on the capital campaign to build the new facility that opened in 2009 and currently is a member of the Finance and Audit and Development and Fundraising Committees. One of her goals for the Shelter is to achieve financial sustainability, and her dearest wish is to see every animal warm and cozy, well-fed and cherished by loving humans.