Barrier Free Living, Inc.

Mr. Grenier’s career and education have taken him from management positions in the non-profit world, including employment at Barrier Free Living’s transitional housing facility, to the demanding world of high finance. His undergraduate degree in biology and psychology (SUNY, 1986) was followed by two Masters degrees (New School for Social Research/Psychology, 1988 and New York University/Social Work, 1990). Mr. Grenier is currently a senior financial advisor at Merrill Lynch. His extensive responsibilities include: managing investment portfolios, financial planning and coordinating financial services from estate planning and trusts to insurance and mortgages. He also is a certified financial advisor. Mr. Grenier joined the BFL board in 2002. In addition to being chair, Mr. Grenier serves on the board’s Nominating and Development Committees.

Mr. Francese is associate general counsel for Bank of America Corporation, specializing in banking and securities law. Prior to joining Bank of America, he practiced at Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft LLP in its corporate law department where he focused on securities and general corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Francese earned a Bachelors of Arts in Social Sciences, summa cum laude, from Roger Williams University in 1996 and a Juris Doctorate from University of Connecticut School of Law in 1998. He provides pro bono legal services to several New York and national charities and is a trustee of the Huntington's Disease Society of

America

. He served as pro bono general counsel to BFL from 2001 to 2006, prior to joining the BFL board in 2006.

Dr. Mowry is a clinical associate professor at New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, Department of Applied Psychology. He is a certified rehabilitation counselor, specializing in people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Prior to his assignment to the Department of Applied Psychology, Dr. Mowry taught in rehabilitation counseling and deafness rehabilitation programs. He also is a past editor of a national journal on services for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, JADARA. Dr. Mowry received a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from College of William & Mary in 1975 and a PhD in community psychology from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1985. Dr. Mowry has been a BFL board member since September 1997, has served as board secretary since June 2001, and sits on the Nominating and Program Committees.

A former lawyer with the New York State Department of Health, Mr. Smith has served on BFL’s board since 1986. He is a graduate of University of Pennsylvania and Fordham Law School. Mr. Smith served as BFL’s vice chairman from January 1992 until December 1996 and as chairman from January 1996 until February 2000. He is currently serving as the acting treasurer for the BFL board and sits on the Finance Committee.

Mr. Harris is president of Hal H. Harris, Inc., a Harlem-based real estate firm. He has been a board member of 100 Black Men of New York and Inner City Young League of Harlem, as well as a member of the Urban Land Institute. He also is chairman of HOPE Builders, Inc., a New York City-based nonprofit that develops affordable housing. He has served as chairman of the National Advisory Board of Point Breeze Performing Arts Center and as a member of the Durham Chamber of Commerce and the North Carolina Affordable Housing Task Force. Mr. Harris joined the BFL board in 2004 and serves on the Nominating and Development Committees.

A vice president with Citibank, Mr. O’Connor is a certified public accountant who obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Michigan State University. He has served on the BFL board since 1988 and has served in the positions as treasurer, vice chair, and chairperson. Mr. O’Connor currently serves on the board’s Finance Committee.

Mr. Wattman is a partner with Cadwalader, Wickersham &Taft LLP, practicing corporate and securities law. In addition to his legal career, he has worked as a management consultant and as an industrial engineer. Mr. Wattman earned his undergraduate degree in industrial engineering with a minor in accounting at University of Buffalo in 1963. His graduate work in business administration at Syracuse University was followed by a law degree from Fordham University in 1968. He has served on the boards of several corporations and is a director, treasurer and dedicated volunteer performing pro bono legal work for the New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Mr. Wattman joined the BFL board in 2002 and serves on the Development Committee.

Delores Hunter
Delores Hunter is the Domestic Violence Coordinator for the New York City Department of Probation. Delores has been an Officer with the Department for over fourteen years, and involved in the domestic violence field for nine years.

Delores is a member of the Probation Domestic Violence Intervention Project Workgroup. The workgroup developed policies and procedures for Probation Departments throughout New York State. She is also a member of the Crime Victims and Probation Workgroup. The workgroup is developing strategies and policies regarding probation’s interactions with victims.

Delores has been an instructor with Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Accountability Program for eight years. She is an alumna of Stony Brook University and Hunter College School of Social Work.Delores is a very passionate, committed ally in the field of domestic violence.

Ms. Fay is Director, Special Projects, at Independence Care Systems (ICS). Prior to her work at ICS, Ms. Fay was Director of Program Development at Westchester Independent Living Center.

Freedom House, a Division of Barrier Free Living Holding, Inc.

Delores Hunter, Chair (Bio above)

Eileen Murphy, Treasurer
Ms. Murphy is a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis at Citigroup Inc. Prior to that, she was Manager, Financial Reporting and Analysis at DoubleClick Inc. and an audit manager at KPMG LLP. She holds a Master of Business Adminsitration, Finance from the University of Notre Dame.