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John H. Davis
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John H. Davis of Longmeadow is former chair of the board and chief executive officer of American Saw & Manufacturing Company in East Longmeadow. He retired in 2002, and has been a managing member of Ventry Industries, LLC, since 2003. He is a senior trustee to his family’s foundation, the Irene E. and George A. Davis Foundation, and oversees charitable contributions to many community organizations with an emphasis on education. Mr. Davis is currently a director of the Urban League of Springfield; a trustee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; and a trustee of the Baystate Health Foundation. He is a graduate of Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts with a degree in business and finance, and is a trustee of that college. He also serves as a corporator at American International College, a trustee of the New Leadership Charter School, and was formerly a director of the Sabis International Charter School. Mr. Davis was former chair of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and president/director of the East Longmeadow Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as treasurer of the World Affairs Council; chair of the Springfield Area Council for Excellence; director of Junior Achievement of Western Massachusetts; and treasurer/trustee/director of the United Way of Pioneer Valley, chair of its Alexis de Toqueville Society, and chairman of the 1999 United Way Campaign. He has received a number of awards for his community service and philanthropy, including the William Pynchon Award (1995); the National Foundation Human Relations Award (1997); and the Newcomen Society Award (1997). He received honorary degrees from Bay Path College in 1993 and American International College in 2000, and was general chair of the Tip-Off Classic, Peach Basket Festival in 1996.
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Sister Catherine Pinkerton, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, Cleveland, has been a lobbyist with NETWORK, a National Catholic Sister Catherine began her career as a teacher and administrator in secondary education. After Vatican II, she became involved in Church renewal movements with a focus on the role of women in the Church. She served on the board of the Cleveland Diocese Commission on Catholic Community Action, as consultant to parish councils in Cleveland’s Office of Pastoral Planning, as president of the Sisters’ Senate in Cleveland, and in the foundation of the Cleveland Women’s Ordination Conference. Sister Catherine has served as president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, chair of the National Assembly of Women’s Religious, and as chair of Sisters Uniting. She was a delegate to Call to Action in Detroit in 1976 as a member of the U.S. Bishops’ Advisory Board, She has received the Institute of Women Today Award, two Most Influential Women in Cleveland awards, and the John Carroll University Centennial Education Medal. She has also been inducted into the Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame, and was awarded the 2006 Outstanding Leadership Award by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. NETWORK is a progressive voice within the Catholic community thathas been influencing Congress in favor of peace and justice for more than 30 years. Through lobbying and legislative advocacy, the group strives to close the gap between rich and poor, and to dismantle policies rooted in racism, greed, and violence. Since its founding in 1971 by 47 Catholic sisters, NETWORK has been faithfully answering the Gospel call to act for justice. Its membership, which includes both individualsand organizations, represents more than committed and active 100,000 people.
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