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Eastern Bank Welcomes New Members To Its Board of Advisors and Board of Ambassadors
Members serve as community ambassadors in the communities Eastern serves BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eastern Bank is pleased to announce the election of five
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nMembers serve as community ambassadors in the communities Eastern serves\n\n BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nEastern Bank is pleased to announce the election of five local community and business leaders to its Board of Advisors and Board of Ambassadors.\n\nThe newly elected Advisors are:\n- Carolina Alarco, Founder and Principal, Bio Strategy Advisors LLC, and\n- Michael A. Curry, Esq., President and CEO, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers.\n\nThe newly elected Ambassadors are:\n- Yolanda Coentro, President and CEO, Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP),\n- Elizabeth Turnbull Henry, President, Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM), and\n- Grace Moreno, Executive Director and CEO, Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce.\n\n“As a community bank, Eastern is deeply committed to doing our part to support thriving, local communities,” said Bob Rivers, CEO and Chair of the Board of Eastern Bank. “Carolina, Michael, Yolanda, Elizabeth and Grace understand the communities we serve because they serve them too as leaders in the health care, sustainability, social justice, LGBTQ+ and non-profit sectors, and it is a pleasure to welcome them to Eastern’s community boards. We look forward to learning from their perspectives and benefitting from their insights in order to create added value for our customers, colleagues and local community.”\n\nEastern Bank is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the same individuals who serve as directors of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. In addition, the Bank has a Board of Advisors and a Board of Ambassadors, whose members serve as community ambassadors for Eastern and centers of influence in the communities that Eastern serves.\n\nBackground on the new Advisors:\nCarolina Alarco, Founder and Principal of Bio Strategy Advisors LLC, has more than 25 years of experience in the bio pharmaceutical industry as both an in-house leader, consultant and funder. Her experience spans roles in Cambridge, Massachusetts with companies that include Genzyme Corporation, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals and Novelion Therapeutics. Ms. Alarco is also a Strategic Consultant at Interlink Markets, a boutique investment bank that facilitates connections between start-ups in the biotech/medtech and tech spaces and strategic partners/investors, and a founding venture partner with AccelHUB Venture Partners. She serves on...