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Board

Winthrop Pilot Board of Directors

  • Brian Martynowicz – Winthrop-based technology professional, founder of Winthrop Voters site on Facebook, former historic commissioner in Chelsea.
  • Elizabeth Pufall Jones – Native of Massachusetts, graduate of Smith College, PhD in Applied Child Development from Tufts University, extensive experience in education and workforce policy and research, with an emphasis on child development and the early care and education workforce.
  • Richard Schroeder – Former reporter and editor at three daily newspapers and retired founder of a leading financial planning/investment management company in upstate New York.
  • Paul Basken – Boston-area native, graduate of UMass-Amherst, career journalist based in Winthrop after decades in Washington, DC, and other locations.
  • Jarrod Wardwell – Breaking news reporter at the Houston Chronicle, raised in Winthrop, started journalism career at the Connecticut Post after graduating from the George Washington University.
  • Carina Campobasso – 25-year resident of Winthrop and retired lawyer active with Mothers Out Front Winthrop, an organization fighting for a livable planet for our children.
  • Leonora (Lee) Foley – Born and raised in Winthrop, Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, spent nearly 25 years working in fundraising, PR, emergency relief programs and conflict resolution/democratization with international organizations in Africa.
  • Jack Witthaus – Former transportation and land use professional planner/engineering manager, 38 years in municipal and regional government and private consulting in California and Massachusetts. Retired to Winthrop with wife, immediate and extended family.

About

Winthrop Pilot (formerly Beyond The Transcript) is a new independent newspaper for Winthrop, MA. It has no affiliation with any other news organization. The editors can be reached at beyond-the-transcript@proton.me