CBC Board of Directors
Rusty Carpenter
General Manager, United States
Rusty Carpenter is a senior executive experienced in managing multinational
organizations. He is currently the General Manager, United States,
for CPIN, Inc. With extensive expertise in the payments and merchant
check services space, Rusty's work background includes Certegy Corporation,
American Express Corporate Services, Andersen Worldwide, and Dun &
Bradstreet. Rusty most recently served as Senior Vice President & Chief
Operating Officer of Certegy Check Services N.A., where he was responsible
for the North American Check Services business including full P&L
management for a $300 million, 1,500 person organization. Rusty has a
Bachelor of Arts degree from Denison University and an MBA in Finance
from Rutgers Graduate School of Management. Rusty is responsible for
CBC's Business Partner program.
Brian Davies
Director of Engineering, Anderson Power Products
Brian Davies is the Director of Engineering at Anderson Power Products,
in Sterling MA, where he is responsible for developing new electrical interconnection
devices for the telecommunications, data center and emerging green power industries.
Previously at APP, Brian has held the executive positions of General Manger of North
American and Corporate Marketing Director. Prior to joining APP, Brian was VP of Sales,
Marketing and Business Development for Beau Interconnect Systems in Laconia NH. Brian,
his wife Patricia and their daughter Christine are 7-year residents of Acton.
Armand Diarbekirian
Founder and Managing Partner of MetroWest Partners, LLC.
Armand Diarbekirian is a Financial Consultant and founding partner at MetroWest Partners, LLC in
Westborough, specializing in Business Succession and Estate Planning Strategies
with privately held family run businesses. He has served as President of the Central
Mass National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisers and also served on the
State board level with the organization, Past President of Middlesex West Chamber
of Commerce in Acton and currently serves on the board, Membership Chair of the Corridor
Nine Chamber of Commerce in Westborough and currently serves on the board, Board of
Trustees at his Condominium Association and served on the Board of the Maynard Youth
Soccer Association.
Armand and Mayra, his wife of 25 years, live in Maynard with their two daughters. Melenie, a 2007 CBC graduate and presently attending the Boston Conservatory, majoring in dance and Gabriela, a junior, playing soccer for Maynard High School.
Linda Ghastin
Owner, Dance This Way, Concord, MA
Linda Ghastin is the owner of six-year-old dancewear boutique Dance This Way located
in the center of West Concord. She is both the manager and buyer for the store.
Linda is President of the Northeast Dance Retailers Association as well as an
active member of the West Concord Military Support Group. She is the proud mother
of Chris, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, and Alena, a fourth-year nursing student.
While staying at home to raise her children, Linda was a Boy Scout Den Leader,
co-leader of a Girl Scout Troop, and a committed volunteer in various schools.
Prior to being a mom, Linda was a sales representative for Nixdorf Computer
Systems as well as Raytheon Data Systems.
Eva Macarthur
Consulting Financial Controller for venture funded life sciences companies.
Eva Macarthur currently is working with MicroCHIPS and TARIS Biomedical. Prior to independent practice,
Eva held accounting and management roles with Thermo Electron and Computer Corporation of America.
Eva and her husband have been Acton residents for 18 years and have a son and daughter. An
active volunteer in leadership roles, Eva has served as Gates Elementary PTO Chairperson,
Assistant Treasurer of Acton Congregational Church, and Girl Scout Leader. She holds a
Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Marywood College and an MBA in Finance from
the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Walter G. "Chip" Morris
Artistic Director of Commonwealth Ballet Company and
Director of the Acton School of Ballet
Until 2004, Chip Morris was a Founder and General Partner of
Ariel Partners, LLC, an advanced software and business consulting firm
to Fortune 1000 companies, including Bell South, Xerox, and Fidelity
Investments. In his last engagement he served as chief architect of the
largest information technology project in the history of the City of
New York. He graduated with honors in philosophy and mathematics from
Stanford University and holds a Master's degree in computer science and
a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Karen O'Toole
Associate General Counsel for the Massachusetts
Board of Bar Overseers and the Clients' Security Board
Karen O'Toole lives in Concord with her husband and two teenage
boys. Before serving as counsel to these Boards, she practiced
maritime law in Boston. While an undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon
University, she danced with the Pittsburgh Ballet Company. Before
studying for her law degree, she obtained an M.S.W. from the
University of Michigan and worked for the Dept. of Mental Health in
Boston. Karen has been a Board member since 2004.
Suzanne Peterman
President, Top Dog Design
Sue Peterman has been working in the design and communication
field for over 23 years. She has BFA in Graphic Design and Sculpture.
After several years in Boston Advertising agencies, Sue joined the design
team at Boston Magazine, designing and producing covers and
feature articles. She left Boston Magazine to become Senior Designer
for Brady & Paul Communications, a publication design firm that was
responsible for many start up magazines and the redesign of the Christian
Science Monitor. During her 18 years as president of Top Dog Design,
Sue has taken great pride in her design work and the satisfaction of her clients.
Karen Sirois
Software Engineer, BBN Technologies, Inc.
Karen has worked at BBN Technologies, Inc. of Cambridge MA for over 23
years as a software engineer providing research and development of information
security technologies. She is the mother of a former dancer of Commonwealth Ballet
and has volunteered with CBC for over 12 years. Karen is also active in Danny's Place,
a youth center established in Acton in 2006, and with the youth ministry of St.
Elizabeth's Church in Acton. She has a master's degree in computer science from
Boston University and a Bachelor or Arts in Economics from Boston College which
included a year of study at the University of London.
Patricia M. Wilkey
Director for EDS Global Desktop & Mobility
At EDS Patty is responsible for creating and delivering mobile
and emerging solutions that range from mobile messaging to edge
services, as well strategic plans, products and alliances. She
is instrumental in launching new services and leading new opportunities
for the business enterprise market on a global basis. Since joining
EDS in 1991, Patty has held various positions including Vice President
of Global Communications Industry Group. She became Chief Financial
Officer of EDS' wholly owned wireless subsidiary, EDS Personal Communications
Corp. (PCC) in 1995. She joined EDS' Communications, Entertainment and
Media Global Industry Group in 1999, where she was key in establishing
new mobile ventures and overseeing megadeals. Patty was also instrumental
in establishing EDS' wireless clearinghouse joint venture Cleartech in Brazil.
Patty is a member of the EDS New England Women's Leader Network, International
Engineering Consortium, and the Hispanic Employee Resource Organization. She
has guest appeared on CNBC News and is co-author of
Business Driven Information Technology, Answers to
100 Critical Questions for Every Manager.