Trustees Biographies

Maura Webster is the Founder, CEO, & Chief Strategist at LillaBlu Strategies, a boutique marketing company focused on real meaningful marketing. Her background includes account management for a private PR firm, non-profit communications, government, and managing the marketing team of a growing software company through rebranding and new product launches to acquisition. This path led Maura to launch LillaBlu in an effort to bring authenticity back to marketing, and empower entrepreneurs and small business owners to engage with their audiences by being “real."

Because of these experiences and more, Maura brings an authentic, creative, strategic, and people-centered approach to marketing for entrepreneurs, small businesses, and growing companies who want to make a difference. Her approach is one that combines consulting and implementation with coaching and mentorship so that all entrepreneurs have the knowledge, skills, and ability to grow their business and manage the marketing team and assets that will enable them to succeed.

When not engaging in fun brainstorming sessions with her clients or being all "social", Maura can be found teaching Public Relations with a marketing spin at Framingham State University, marketing courses at Clark University, traveling (not often enough), running, cooking, or sitting by the ocean. That is when she's not keeping up with her two daughters, and Larry the black lab!

Darren Rose is an entrepreneur, strategic leader, and passionate advocate for and lifelong supporter of
education. In 1998, Darren founded Rose & Tuck, a higher education consultancy providing strategy,
governance, operations, and technical consulting services to colleges and universities. Today, Darren
continues this work as a Senior Director for CampusWorks.
In addition to his volunteer work for AMSA, Darren served from 2000-2025 as a member of the Board of
Trustees of his alma mater, the University of Redlands, where his leadership included chairing the
Finance Committee, the Investment Committee, a Board Efficacy Task Force, the Executive Evaluation
and Compensation Committee; and culminated as Vice Chair of the Board.
Aside from his professional and volunteer pursuits, Darren is a sailor, plays tennis and golf, and is a
(reasonably) accomplished chef.
Of all his roles, Darren is most proud of being a dad to Amy and Jack, both of whom attended AMSA,
and a husband to Bridget, whom he met later (but not too late!), in life.

Jim Carter is a retired vice president and valuation actuary of Tufts Health Plan following a career in the health actuarial field.  During his career he held various actuarial and financial roles at regional and national health plans and at a large multi-specialty physician practice.  He has extensive experience in liability valuation, risk analysis to support strategic decisions, and financial planning and reporting.  Jim holds a BS in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Jim enjoys sports, traveling, historical novels and spending time with his wife and their two daughters, both of whom are AMSA graduates.

Bela Gorman has over 30 years of experience as a health care actuary. Bela founded Gorman Actuarial in 2006, a boutique actuarial consulting firm that provides strategic solutions to their clients supported by analytics and mathematical modeling. Over the years, Bela's focus has been assisting state governments on health care policy solutions.  In 2023, Gorman Actuarial was acquired by a larger consulting firm.  Bela is now semi-retired.  Bela holds a BA in Economics and Math from Boston University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.  She and her family have lived in Marlborough for over 20 Years.

Andrew Wienen is the Founder and CEO of Prevvi, a Cambridge-based IT, cybersecurity, and AI solutions company that helps organizations build secure, scalable technology foundations and apply emerging technology in practical, responsible ways. His career spans more than a decade of technology leadership across life sciences, healthcare, and high-growth organizations, including senior and executive roles at ScribeAmerica, Affini-T Therapeutics, and Moderna.

Andrew brings to the AMSA Board a practical operator’s perspective across technology, cybersecurity, finance, compliance, organizational growth, and strategic execution. He has led enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, and business transformation initiatives in highly regulated environments, translating complex technical challenges into clear business decisions. He is especially interested in supporting AMSA’s continued strength in math, science, and technology while helping students prepare for a future where digital fluency, cybersecurity, and AI will shape nearly every career path.

Prior to joining the Board of Trustees, Andrew served on AMSA’s Development Committee. He also serves on the Operations and Finance Committee for the Boys & Girls Clubs of MetroWest and as a Board Member and Director of Operations for the R.F. Wood Foundation. Andrew holds a BBA in Operations and Information Management, with a minor in IT, from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. A Marlborough resident, Andrew is fluent in English and Portuguese and enjoys spending time with his wife, Gabrielle, and their children.

Stephan Richter is an experienced innovation and technology leader with nearly 30 years of
commercial experience. Currently, Stephan is an SVP of Technology at Fidelity after he sold his
company, Shoobx, to the firm in 2023. Prior to Shoobx, he developed sophisticated applications
in multiple startups spanning 4 industries, creating 10 patents in the process. Stephan started
his career consulting internationally for a decade paying his way through college. For many
years, Stephan was heavily involved in Open Source software by developing the application
server Zope. He is still the maintainer of over 300 Python packages with some being deployed
in nearly all servers and end user computers on the planet. This work also resulted in multiple
magazine articles and the publishing of 3 books. Stephan also has a strong passion for
education, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Advanced Math and Science Academy
(Marlborough, MA) and the school committee of the German Saturday School Boston (Lexington, MA).

Dwayne Stanley is a Program Leadership professional who partners with cross-functional teams to design, develop and deliver products within the medical device and pharmaceutical industries. After spending almost two decades in the medical device industry, Dwayne transitioned to the biotech/pharmaceutical industry in 2019 and is now a Senior Director of Program Management.  In this role, Dwayne is expanding his breadth of knowledge in all areas of drug product development aimed at improving the quality of life for patients within cancer, neurology, and other serious diseases through novel medicines. Most recently, Dwayne has been the program management lead supporting drugs that will look to give patients with Alzheimer’s disease treatment options.

Dwayne is always looking for ways to expand his leadership, has a commitment for continuous learning, and enjoys spreading his collaborative spirit and a passion for helping others succeed in their roles within an organization. He continues to use the process skills he developed as a Mechanical Engineer to help improve the cross-functional execution of an organization’s corporate goals. 

Dwayne holds an MBA with concentration in Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management and an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology. He was also an Adjunct Professor teaching Machine Design and Computer Aided Design in the Mechanical Engineering department at Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology. 

As a husband and a father of three (two human babies and one fur baby), Dwayne enjoys vacationing, working on their produce farm, and spending quality time with his family.

Andrea Grych is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience in commercial health insurance. She currently serves as a Senior Strategic Account Executive at Point32Health, the parent company of Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan, where she partners with clients to deliver strategic solutions that improve health outcomes and drive value. Andrea has recently begun pursuing a Master’s degree in Healthcare Administration at Framingham State University, deepening her commitment to advancing healthcare systems and policy.

Calling Marlborough home for nearly 13 years, Andrea enjoys life with her golf-obsessed husband Christian, and their energetic dog Maggie. Her two grown children, Julia and Alex, live out of state—making her a proud (and slightly sentimental) empty nester. Outside of work and studies, Andrea finds joy in traveling to destinations near and far, cooking, reading, and practicing yoga.