UWSJF Board of Directors

Mr. Dan O'Neil

President

 

Dan has served as President of United We Stand for Jason since August 2007. Prior, he held the position of Treasurer for three years at United.

 

Dan is employed by the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General assigned to the Financial Investigation Division. He has been with the Inspector General for the past sixteen years.

 

He holds a Master degree in Public Administration from Suffolk University '96 and a BA from Trinity College '93. Dan is also a graduate of Merrimack High School Class of 1989 and a former football teammate of Jason.

 

Dan is married to DaHuong O’Neil. The O’Neils resides in Milton, MA with their two daughters Vivian (3) and Regina (1).

 

 

Ms. Laura Gannon

Treasurer

 

Laura has served as Treasurer for United We Stand for Jason for since August 2007. She has been active in the organization for the past several years.

 

Laura is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) and owns her own public accounting firm, Sullivan and Gannon, LLC located in Chelmsford, MA. Prior to owning her own firm she worked for the following public accounting firms: Parent, McLaughlin & Nangle; Leverone and Associates and Tofias, PC. She has over 12 years of accounting, tax and business consulting experience including work with other not-for-profit organizations.

 

Laura graduated from Bentley College in 1995 as well as from Merrimack High School 1988 with former classmate Jason.

 

Laura is married to Simon Dolan and have 3 children, Alyssa (10), Ethan (7) and Lauren (5). She currently resides in Littleton Massachusetts.

 

 

Mr. Rob Perreault, Esq.

Secretary

 

Rob has been on United's board since its inception and recently became as its Secretary in August 2007. He is a self employed as an attorney and is the owner of Robert J. Perreault Law Firm located in Medford, MA which specializes in real estate law.

 

Rob graduated from Boston College in 1992 and went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the Massachusetts School of Law in 1999. Rob is also a 1988 graduate of Bishop Guertin High School located in Nashua, NH and is a childhood friend of Jason.

 

Rob lives in Medford, MA with his wife Claudine.

   

Mr. Dan Gilmore

Board Member

 

Dan has been on United's board since its inception and served as its first president up until August 2007. Dan is currently serving as a United board member. He is the Vice President of Operations and Development for Rita’s Enterprises, Inc. headquartered in Everett, Massachusetts.

 

Dan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire '92 and an MBA from the University of New Hampshire-Manchester ‘10. He is a graduate of Merrimack High School Class of 1988 where he was a football teammate of Jason.

 

Dan is married to Stacy Gilmore and they have three beautiful girls Caroline (9), Regan (6) and Sydney (3).

   

Mr. Patrick Richard, Esq.

Board Member

 

Pat has served as a member of the Board of Directors of United We Stand for Jason since the charity's creation.

 

Pat is self-employed as an attorney in Lowell, Massachusetts. He practices in the area of criminal defense in both Massachusetts and New Hampshire. He has been an attorney since 1996.

 

Pat Holds a Juris Doctorate from Massachusetts School of Law '96 and a BA from Merrimack College '93. Pat is also a graduate of Merrimack High School Class of 1988 and a former football teammate of Jason.

 

Pat is married to Lisa Richard and has two sons, Alexander (7) and Nicholas (4). He currently lives in Bedford, NH.

   

Mr. Dean Emerson

Board Member

 

Dean was voted onto the board in 2007. Prior he worked behind the scenes of United to help to help facilitate events for United We stand for Jason. He is employed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in sales covering the Lowell area for the past five years. Dean previously worked as a Relationship Manager in Private Access at Fidelity Investments for 8 years.

 

Dean is also a co-owner of Wicked Irish Clothing Inc. located in Lowell, MA.

 

Dean holds a Bachelors of Science degree from Plymouth State University '92 and is a graduate of Merrimack High School Class of 1988 where he was a former football teammate of Jason.

 

Dean has a son, Nicolas and resides in Lowell, MA.

   

Mr. Steve Poulin

Board Member

 

Steve Poulin recently joined the board of directors in 2010. He is a long time United supporter and contributor to the charity's mission prior to joining the board. Steve is a graduate of Merrimack High School Class of 1990.

 

Steve is self employed as a carpenter and is the owner of Punch-List Pros. Steve also works for Quality Insulation, Nashua, NH. Steve was a close childhood friend of Jason. He is married to Claire Poulin. The Poulin family resides in Chelmsford, MA with their two sons Christopher (8) and Nicholas (5).