Stephanie Hughes-White
Stephanie Hughes-White recently joined the Thanks To Yanks board after moving to the New England area with her husband, William, who is currently serving in the US Navy. She brings with her over fifteen years of marketing, communications and public relations experience both as a consultant and employee. At their
Maggie McIsaac
Maggie McIsaac, the newest member of the Thanks To Yanks Board of Directors, graduated from Westfield State with a Bachelor degree in Business Management and minor in Commercial Recreation and Tourism. Currently, she is a stay at home mother of three and manages to volunteer in many areas within in
Denise Minor
Denise Minor is an energetic businesswoman and attorney who selflessly serves as legal counsel to Thanks To Yanks. She not only provides valuable legal advice but continuously puts us in contact with key people who are able to help our organization fulfill our mission.
Amy Neves
Amy Neves is the keeper of our ever growing volunteer list. As Milford Town Clerk, she is also able to advise the board of any and all local regulations to insure we are in compliance for events we hold in town. Despite a busy work and personal life, Amy attends
Stephen Bradford
Steve Bradford, is a U.S.Navy Veteran (1968-1971). He currently serves as Commander of the Holliston American Legion Post 47,is the corresponding Secretary for the Holliston Pantry Shelf and is a member of the MetroWest Veteran’s Consortium. He met Michael Shain through a Gold Star Uncle, when he was co-sponsor of
Laurie Sweet
Laurie has been involved with Thanks To Yanks since 2007. She brings her purchasing background skills in her role as financial officer. Laurie is married, with 2 daughters, and 1 son. She resides in Mendon, MA. In addition to serving on the board of directors, she is actively involved with
Tim Holtsnider
Tim Holtsnider is a 20 year Milford resident who has worked for several Fortune 500 companies and brings more than 30 years of experience in several disciplines to include operations, project and people management. Tim first met Mike and Donnalee “back in the day” when their sons were involved in
Donnalee Shain
Donnalee Shain, wife of Michael and mother to Thomas and Matthew, worked behind the scenes when Michael first began Thanks To Yanks. Realizing the positive impact Thanks To Yanks was having, she suggested to Michael to look at doing more than an annual dinner. Through her efforts, Thanks To Yanks
Michael Shain
Michael Shain founded Thanks To Yanks in 2006 by establishing the first annual 9/11 Tribute Dinner. He began the organization with the desire to “simply say Thank You” to those men, women and their families who selflessly sacrifice to serve and protect us. Since 2006, Michael has developed many relationships