About UsThe Boys & Girls Club of Marshfield is a qualified
501c(3) corporation, organized under the auspices of the Boys
& Girls Clubs of America.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America's efficient use of financial resources has won national recognition. In its latest "Philanthropy 400" report, The Chronicle of Philanthropy ranked Boys & Girls Clubs of America (B&GCA) No. 1 among youth organizations for the eighth consecutive year, and No. 11 among all non-profit organizations. In 2001 and 2002, WORTH magazine ranked B&GCA
as one of the "100 Best Charities in America" based
on financial efficiency, strength of reputation and program effectiveness. To Make an Online Donation - Click HERE *~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*
Greg was first employed in the Boys and Girls Club movement in 1988 as an Assistant Athletic Director and later Assistant Program Director. From there he went on to work for the City of Boston as a Youth Outreach Coordinator, specifically working with high risk youth in his Charlestown neighborhood. After a few years Greg took a job in the "real world" as he went to work for Filene's. He held various positions throughout his 12 years there, the last being a financial and planning analyst. However, when the opportunity to be involved with the Boys and Girls Club knocked, he didn't hesitate jump back in. Greg has been a resident of Marshfield for the past
five years. He lives with his wife Kimberly and 2 sons, Jacob
and Aidan. *~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*  Kathleen
Newcomb, Program DirectorKathleen moved to Marshfield from Dorchester when she was only five years old. She has attended Governor Winslow Elementary School, Martinson Middle School, and Marshfield High School. Ever since she was little Kathleen knew she wanted to work with children. Throughout her years spent in the Marshfield School District she was involved with many school activities. Not only did she play soccer and softball, she also volunteered for the Project Reach Program. Kathleen was an active member of the Fashion Show committee, Prom committee, SAAD, and after graduation was involved with the Grad Night Live production. Kathleen went to further her education at Roger Williams University where she double majored in Secondary Education and History. It was there where she was able to learn more about the needs of children and how to design programs that can benefit a variety of children. Kathleen volunteered at many schools throughout Rhode Island and completed her Practicum and Student Teaching at Somerset High School. Kathleen graduated in May, and before joining the Boys and Girls Club was a Substitute Teacher throughout Marshfield Schools. Kathleen came to the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield to combine her love for children, her desire to put her ideas to good use, and to give the youth of Marshfield something fun and productive to do after school hours *~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~* Shawn M. Costa, Shawn joined the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, Inc after working in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Providence College where he completed his M.B.A. In addition to his MBA Shawn holds a B.A. from The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Shawn is proud to call himself a "club kid" as a youngster Shawn was a regular at the Boys and Girls Club of Plymouth. Many of his fondest memories come from his experiences at the club and the staff who made a difference in his life. Shawn was first employed at the club during his college years and upon graduation from G.W.U. was named the Program Director at the Boys and Girls Club of Plymouth. After a couple of brief stints with other employers he decided to continue his education at Providence College and was later employed at the college in its fundraising office. Shawn believes the club played a significant part in his personal success to date and is thrilled to be "back home" working in the Boys and Girls Club movement in his new role. Email Shawn
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Professionally, Dan is employed as the Vice-President of Lifeworks
Inc. in Westwood, an organization that provides residential and
employment supports to over 140 individuals with development disabilities.
Also, he has coached and managed a Special Olympics sports program
for the South Norfolk County ARC for the past 20 years and has coached
basketball for Marshfield Youth Basketball and the Marshfield Recreation
Department for the past five years. *~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*
*~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~* John Valianti - is the owner and operator of South Shore Signs in Marshfield, which he founded in 1996. Along with his position on the Executive Board of the Boys and Girls Club of Marshfield, John is the current president of the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce, founder and board member of "Save Fenway Park" and founder of "Independents for Better Government," an organization set up to help elect independents to public office. He was also a former City Councilor of Marlborough, MA from 1985-1989. Other interests include: politics, local isues, community service, all sports including running, movies and long walks with his wife Lori and their twins Olivia and Nicholas. *~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~**~*~*~*~*~*
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Gregory
Jackson, Executive Director
Dan
Burke is the Past President of the Board of Directors.
Dan has been a member of the Board for over five years. During that
time, he has served as Executive Vice President of the Board, Chairperson
of the Personnel Committee, Co-Chairperson of the Development Committee
and worked on many of the fundraising events sponsored by the Club.
Dan has lived in Marshfield for 21 years and his wife Susan and
he have two daughters, Lindsay age 12 and Emily age 11 who are proud
members of the BGCM and attend Marshfield Public Schools. 
Beverly
Johnston is a full time community volunteer also serving Habitat
for Humanity, Talking Information Center and the Marshfield Food
Pantry. Her career has been in social work including agencies for
people with disabilities, people in poverty and those in need of
advocacy. She earned A bachelors degree in Sociology from Umass
Amherst and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University.
Bill
Bowers is Vice President for Commercial Lending at Hingham Institution
for Savings and has been in the banking and real estate financing
field on the South Shore for more than 18 years. He was first elected
president of the board for the Boys & Girls Club in May 2001
and re-elected in 2002, 2003 and 2004. He is the Co-Chair of Marshfield's
Grad Nite Live Committee. He is an active member of the Town of
Marshfield - Coast Guard Hill Building Committee, a Eucharistic
Minister at Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Green Harbor, Chairman
of the Plymouth & South Shore Association of Realtors - Networking
Committee and the Year 2001 recipient of the Associations "Affiliate
of the Year" award. 
The
original Club was the Dashaway Club in Hartford, CT and it opened
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