Meet the Staff

	Prof. Brad Harrington Executive Director Brad Harrington is the Executive Director of the Boston College Center for Work & Family (CWF) and a research professor and faculty member in the Organization Studies department of the Carroll School of Management. In his role as the Center's Executive Director, he is responsible for the Center's research, corporate partnerships, and education strategy. Previous to his present role at the university, Brad served as Associate Director of the Center for Corporate Citizenship. Prior to arriving at Boston College, Brad was an executive with Hewlett-Packard Company for twenty years. He served in a wide range of leadership assignments in the US and Europe. His roles included Corporate Director of Global Management and Organization Development, Chief Quality Officer and Member of the Executive Committee for HP's Medical Products Business, Quality Director for HP United Kingdom, Ltd., Education Manager for European Operations, as well as a number of division human resource management positions in the US. Brad began his career in the public sector as a counselor in Department of Labor job training programs. He has consulted with many major corporations and healthcare organizations in the areas of strategic planning and organizational change. In his faculty role, Brad's teaching in the Graduate School of Management focuses on career management and work-life integration and the management of organizational change. His research interests are career management, mobilizing and leading organizational change, and contemporary workforce management strategies. He is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at professional conferences and business schools and has published a number of articles and book chapters. Along with Professor Douglas T. Hall of Boston University, he has recently completed Career Management and Work/Life Integration: Using Self-Assessment to Navigate Contemporary Careers (Sage Publications, 2007). In 2006, Brad was named as one of the "10 Most Influential Men in the Work-Life Field" by a national Work/Life publication. In addition to his work at the University, Brad also serves on the advisory board of the International Centre of Work and Family at IESE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. Brad holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Stonehill College, a Master's degree in Psychology from Boston College, and a Doctorate in Human Resource Development and Organization Development from Boston University. He is married to Dr. Anne Soisson, a Senior Learning and Teaching Specialist at Tufts University, and they are the parents of three children, Maggie (age 13), Hannah (10), and Dillon (8).

	Danielle Hartmann Director, Corporate Partnerships Danielle is the Director of Corporate Partnerships at the Center for Work & Family, managing corporate relations and programming for the National Work & Family Roundtable and the Global Workforce Roundtable. Since joining the Center for Work & Family, Danielle has been involved with identifying flexible work arrangement best practices in the Asia Pacific region, describing factors affecting the work-life needs of employees in China, and recognizing the global trends of the multigenerational workforce. Prior to joining the Center for Work & Family, Danielle designed, developed, and led global training courses for US State Department officials and corporate business executives and spent 10 years in university administration, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Georgia State University, and Clark University. Danielle attained her BA from Brown University in Anthropology and Economics and a master's degree in International Communications from American University. Danielle and her husband Chris have two children, Cooper (age 8) and Mia (age 3).

	Jennifer Fraone Assistant Director, Marketing and NEWFA At the Center for Work & Family, Jennifer directs the New England Work & Family Association (NEWFA) and manages all Center marketing. Jennifer received her BS in Clinical Psychology from Tufts University and her Master of Social Work and Master of Business Administration from Boston College. Jennifer worked for several years as a clinical social worker and then transitioned to roles in healthcare administration and marketing. Prior to joining the Center for Work & Family, Jennifer worked as a Consultant at Public Consulting Group in Boston and in Marketing at JJWild, a healthcare technology and consulting firm. Jennifer and her husband John have two children, Julia and Joseph.

	Meredith Ross Member Relations Specialist Meredith manages the Center's corporate partnerships within the National Work & Family Roundtable and the Global Workforce Roundtable. Her work involves planning and executing member offerings including meetings, teleconferences, research, and publications, as well as recruiting new corporate members to the Center. Prior to joining the Center, Meredith spent ten years in development and administration for nonprofit organizations in Boston and New York, where her work focused on corporate and foundation relations. She received a BA from Colby College in Waterville, ME and is currently pursuing an MBA in the part-time program at Boston College. Meredith and her husband Peter have a two-year-old son, Leo.

	Fred Van Deusen Senior Research Associate Fred Van Deusen is a Senior Research Associate at the Center. He participates in and manages various research initiatives that the Center performs, with a special focus on member driven research. He also leads the Center's custom analyses work on the Standards of Excellence in Work/Life Integration. Fred has held a number of executive positions with the Hewlett-Packard Company, primarily as division Quality Manager for several different HP organizations. Prior to joining the Center, Fred was a Senior Vice President at NORC, the National Opinion Research Center. NORC performs large scale research studies primarily for the U.S. government. Fred holds a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Northeastern University, and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston College. His wife Alice has recently retired as a professor at Simmons College in Boston. They are parents of three children, Mark, Amy and Julie.

	Catie Maillard Assistant to the Executive Director Related to her studies at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, Catie participates in policy research and development at the Center for Work & Family. In addition, she collaborates with other staff on publication development, member services, event planning, operations management, marketing and other activities. Catie received her B.A. in Child Development from Tufts University and is pursuing a Master of Social Work with a concentration in children, youth and families from Boston College.

	Debbie Santiago Student Employee Debbie's primary responsibilities at the Center include meeting support for the Center's three membership organizations: the National Work & Family Roundtable, the Global Workforce Roundtable, and the New England Work & Family Association (NEWFA). Debbie is a senior in the Boston College Lynch School of Education working on her Bachelors Degree in English and Human Development. This fall, she will begin taking graduate courses in the Lynch School of Education's Fifth Year Program, pursuing her Masters degree in English Secondary Education.

	Kristin Silady PR/Marketing Intern Kristin’s responsibilities at the Center include planning and executing media outreach and response. Prior to joining the Center, Kristin spent four years as a PR manager for GE Healthcare in New Jersey and two years at AstraZeneca as a pharmaceutical sales representative. She received a BA from Rutgers University and is currently pursuing an MBA full-time from Boston College with a concentration in marketing.