People

While becoming a writer, Bruce Watson worked as a factory hand, a journalist, a bartender, an office temp, a Peace Corps volunteer, and an elementary school teacher. As a frequent contributor to *Smithsonian*, Watson wrote more than 40 feature articles on subjects ranging from eels to Ferraris to the history of Coney Island. His articles have also appeared in *The Los Angeles Times*, *The Boston Globe*, *The Wall Street Journal*, *The Washington Post*, *Newsweek*, *Yankee*, and *The Best American Science and Nature Writing* 2003. *Bread and Roses* was chosen by the New York Public Library as one of 25 Books to Remember in 2005. *Sacco and Vanzetti: The Men, The Murders, and The Judgment of Mankind* was a Book of the Month Club Selection and was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award. Watson holds a Masters Degree in American history from the University of Massachusetts and lives with his wife and two children in Western Massachusetts.

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Brunonia Barry made her literary debut with the critically acclaimed *New York Times* bestselling novel *The Lace Reader*. Initially self-published, the book landed on international bestseller lists and received rave reviews from publications such as *Time*, *People*, *Elle*, and *The Washington Post*. Published in 30 languages, *The Lace Reader* was named a *People Magazine* People Pick, a two-time Borders Book Club selection, a Barnes & Noble New Reads pick, an Amazon.com Best of the Month, a 2008 Indie Next Highlights List, an iTunes and Library Journal Best of 2008 audiobook, and a Book Bloggers Best Book of 2008. About her new novel, *The Map of True Places*, Library Journal says "readers will be perched on the edge of their seats while consuming this mesmerizing, suspenseful tale."

Bryan Gould is the Director of the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media at GBH.

Mr. Koop is responsible for overseeing the operation of our existing regional portfolio in the Boston area, which includes the Prudential Center and Cambridge Center. Prior to joining us in 1999, Mr. Koop served at Trammell Crow Company from 1982 to 1999 where his career covered high-rise office building leasing and the development of commercial office buildings and shopping centers. From 1993 to 1999, his position was Managing Director and Regional Leader for Trammell Crow Company’s New England region, which included all commercial office and shopping center operations. Mr. Koop is a member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Chapter of NAIOP and previously served as chairman of the Back Bay Association. Mr. Koop received a BBA in 1980 and an MBA in 1982 from Texas Christian University.

Professor Bryan Rommel-Ruiz has been teaching at The Colorado College since 1996 when he first arrived as a Minority-Scholar-In-Residence and Visiting Instructor in American History. He teaches a wide variety of courses in American History, African American History, US Southern History; World History, and Film and History. He has published articles and essays in these fields and is currently completing a book manuscript on Black Atlantic culture and politics in Rhode Island and Nova Scotia for The University of Pennsylvania Press. Professor Rommel-Ruiz is also writing a book manuscript on Charleston, South Carolina, and the Atlantic world that will be published by The University of Georgia Press. Additionally, he has a book-length manuscript under review about American Film and History.

Professor Snyder is a Distinguished Lecturer in the Department of Economics at Bentley University. His teaching interests cover a wide scope of economics, economic history and political economy. His current writing and research activities focus on the editing and production of the classroom readers Real World Micro (31st edition), Real World Macro (41st edition) and Economic of the Environment (4th edition) for Dollars & Sense magazine.

Bryan Trabold, PhD, is Associate Professor and Chair of the Suffolk University English Department. He has authored \_Rhetorics of Resistance: Opposition Journalism in Apartheid South Africa\_ and helped edit \_Literacy, Economy, and Power: Writing and Research Ten Years after Literacy in American Lives\_. Image: [The Suffolk Journal](https://thesuffolkjournal.com/25762/world-news-at-suffolk/suffolk-professor-feature-trabold-reflects-on-experience-in-post-apartheid-africa/ "The Suffolk Journal")

Bryan Windmiller, holds a PhD in biology and a Master's degree in Environmental Policy, both from Tufts University. He has worked as a consulting wildlife ecologist since 1987. Bryan's research interests include: assessing the impacts of residential construction on vernal pool amphibian populations, the conservation of Blanding's turtles in Concord, Massachusetts, and the ecology of amphibian populations exposed to the emerging fungal disease, chytridiomycosis.

Bryna Lipper has held leadership roles in government, nonprofit, and private sector organizations dedicated to advancing the quality of urban life. As cofounder and senior vice president for 100 Resilient Cities, she led the formation of its urban resilience practice and global network to enable cities to adapt to 21st century challenges.

Bud Ris is a Senior Adviser on Climate Change with Boston's Barr Foundation. He joined the Barr Foundation in January 2015 to focus on a climate resilience project for Boston's Green Ribbon Commission and work with Barr's Climate team on strategic planning. Previously, he was President and CEO of the New England Aquarium from 2005 to 2014. Ris has also served on various advisory boards for both the Mayor and the Governor of Boston on climate-related issues, and he led the Union of Concerned Scientists as CEO for 22 years. He additionally serves on the City of Boston's Green Ribbon Commission, Boston's Climate Action Plan Steering Committee, and the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan Advisory Committee.

Bud Welch’s daughter, Julie Marie Welch, was killed in the Oklahoma City Terrorist Bombing in 1995. Bud opposed the execution of the bomber, Tim McVeigh. He is the founding President of Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights.

Bulent Atalay, the author of* Math and the Mona Lisa * and *Leonardo's Universe*, is a scientist and artist with roots in Turkey, England, and the United States.

Burt Glass, the executive director of the Center for Investigative Reporting in California from 1999 to 2007, joins NECIR with more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, development, communications, and strategy. For the past eight years, Glass has been the managing director of Hairpin Communications in Boston, helping nonprofits and foundations better communicate their brand and strategic messages. Before co-founding Hairpin, he was a senior vice president at Fenton Communications in California. Over the course of his career, Glass has successfully shaped and managed operations and communications for a variety of nonprofits, working to achieve organizational security with long- term strategic vision.