Malden Catholic Summer Internship Program

Up to 20 selected students will work with Mrs. Abbas, Mr. Douglas Shattuck, Director of Science at Saint Joseph School of Wakefield, Professor Markus Buehler, Director of MIT’s Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics, and MIT graduate students to investigate ways to use lunar material to construct future moon dwellings as part of a NASA outreach initiative.  After selections are announced students will start meeting periodically, continuing their work throughout the Summer.  The goal is for the students to produce a joint White Paper with Professor Buehler and Mrs. Abbas on their research for submission during late Fall 2022.

When: June 21st through July 29th; weekdays 9AM - 3PM; Students will be working at MC engineering labs for 2 days and travelling to MIT for 2 days

Where: @ Malden Catholic

Cost: $100

Up to 8 students will work with MIT Professor of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Ariel A. Furst, for 4 weeks during July.  The students will divide their time between MC and MIT working with graduate students on the following project.  

Electrochemical platforms are important for both sensing and energy applications, but many electrodes are expensive and require special facilities to manufacture. Our lab has developed two methods to make electrodes without specialized equipment and facilities. We can make gold electrodes using edible gold leaf that we make into stickers, and we can make carbon electrodes using “Shrinky Dink” plastics. Though we know how to make both electrodes, the materials used, and pattern of electrodes has not yet been optimized. This summer project will involve testing different carbon-based inks and electrode patterns to determine which is best for bioreactors. We will also make gold leaf electrodes in the lab and test them as biosensors.

When: July 5th - July 29th; 9-3pm

Where: At Malden Catholic and at MIT's lab 

Cost: $50

Up to 10 selected students will work with the Associate Dean of Construction Management at the Wentworth Institute of Technology, Dr. John Cribbs.  Students will work with Dr. Cribbs on understanding the basics of construction management and potentially have the ability to audit undergraduate courses in construction or engineering during their week.   

When: August 1st - August 5th; Daily from 9-1pm; 

Where: @ Wentworth Institute of Technology; Boston, Mass.

Cost: $50

Intern with Urban Media Arts and learn how media can be used as a powerful for connecting with the natural world. 

UMA teams up with educators Karen Buck, of Friends of the Malden River and Natalia Boyona, of Mystic River Watershed, to educate youth and the community about our natural world through video content.  This summer we will be focusing on invasive species, how they impact our environment and what we can do about it. You will have an opportunity to learn videography and editing as well as get out into nature, explore the Malden river, and learn from these experts. 

When:  Early August - about a week

Where: within the City of Malden; focus will be on the Malden River

The Harvard MEDScience Mini-Course Module immerses students in realistic simulated medical emergencies that motivate students to think critically and problem solve in dynamic teams. These modules introduce students to health care professions and inspire a desire for further education and training in STEM.

Limited to 12 students, this 3 hour session will take place at Harvard Medical School. 

Date and time: July 26th, 9am to 12 pm

Fee: $60/ student.

Mr. Joseph O’Donnell ’62

Education

Malden Catholic 1962

Phillips Exeter 1963

Harvard College 1967

Harvard Business School 1971

Biography

Mr. Joseph O'Donnell, also known as Joe, founded Boston Culinary Group, Inc. in 1961. and served as its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Mr. O'Donnell serves as Chairman of the Board of Centerplate, Inc. Mr. O’Donnell also owns Allied Advertising Agency, the leading advertising agency in the motion picture industry. Mr. O’Donnell serves as a Trustee of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and founder of The Joey Fund. He also served as Director of the Associates of Harvard Business School and is a member of various Visiting Committees at Harvard College. He was a Trustee of Malden Catholic High School and the Winsor School in Boston. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Children's Hospital Trust, is an overseer at the Boston Boy's and Girl's Club, is a member of the Genetics Advisory Board at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Board of Associates at the Whitehead Institute. Mr. O’Donnell received The Outstanding Service Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in 1983, 1986 and 1989. He was awarded The Breath of Life Award in 1994, the Foundation’s highest honor. Mr. O’Donnell received The Richard T. Flood Award in 1992 and 1997 from Harvard College and has served as an elected Director of the Harvard Alumni Association (1995-1998), and the Board of Overseers at Harvard College (1998-2005). In 2005, Mr. O’Donnell received the Harvard Business School’s most distinguished honor, the Alumni Achievement Award, recognizing him for his community and philanthropic efforts. Also in 2005, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association inducted Mr. O’Donnell into the MRA Hall of Fame for his extraordinary dedication to the hospitality industry. From 1971 to 1976, he was the Associate Dean of Students for the Harvard Business School MBA program and later served as Harvard's Administrative Director for the Program for Management Development. Mr. O'Donnell graduated from Harvard College in 1967 and the Harvard Business School in 1971.  Mr. O’Donnell was a Co-Chair of The Essential Malden Catholic Campaign.

This position will be part of a 'mentorship' program during the Summer.  Allied Marketing is a full-service integrated marketing firm focused on the entertainment industry and consumer brands, specializing in delivering targeted programs on a local, regional or national basis.  The firm has 23 offices in the US and Canada, making it the largest privately-held company of its kind in North America.  Allied has a management team of creative, advertising, publicity and promotions specialists with a great depth of knowledge and industry experience.  Some of their clients include 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, IFC, Food Network, The Disney Store, Mattel and W Hotels as well as the touring productions of Mamma Mia!, Wicked, Book of Mormon and Hamilton.  

Education

Malden Catholic 1991

Brown University 1995

Northeastern University School of Law 1999

Rob is a founding partner of the firm of Foster, Walker & Di Marco, P.C.

Rob has given seminars on business start-up and succession planning in both public and private venues around Greater Boston to various groups and has been a guest on various radio shows. He has chaired several charitable events and acted as Master of Ceremonies at events honoring elected officials. He volunteers his time with Malden Catholic High School and Brown University Alumni Associations. He is a member of the Italian American Citizens, volunteered for the American Jewish Committee’s Judge Learned Hand Award committee and participated in several election campaigns, including his own run for school committee. He has graded the Massachusetts Bar Exam and is a former chair of the Malden Conservation Commission.  He is a trustee of Malden Catholic High School.

Before founding Foster, Walker & Di Marco, P.C., Mr. Di Marco was associated with various business law firms in Boston and in the North Shore. He worked in the Massachusetts State Senate. While at the state house, he drafted and participated in the creation of several pieces of key legislation. He was a drafter of several special Senate Post Audit reports and acted as a community liaison for the senator.

He is a lifelong resident of Malden. He attended Brown University where he graduated with honors. He is also a graduate of Northeastern School of Law. He has completed graduate work towards his master’s degree in special education. His wife, Maria Teresa, is a professor of Ethics at Merrimack College with a doctorate from Boston College. They have three daughters, Destiny Theresa, Juana Ines and Petra Luisa and a son, Giovanni Antonio.

He advocates for and advise his clients on Socially Responsible Business Practices.

He is admitted to practice before all state courts in Massachusetts, the Federal District of Massachusetts. and the US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit.

Mr. Di Marco is a member of the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees and also a Founding Member of the Malden Catholic Alumni Association (MCAA).

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Review (Paul Fitzgerald, Esq. `81)

Malden Catholic High School 1981

Boston College 1985

Georgetown University 1987

Suffolk University Law School 1999

Paul is Managing Attorney for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chairman for the Board of Review and Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The Board of Review serves workers and employers who wish to appeal a hearing decision.  Decisions made by the board affect eligibility for unemployment benefits, training, waiver of overpayments, business successorship, and related issues. The Massachusetts Legislature created was to review unemployment cases decided by the Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) Hearings Department.

Mr. Fitzgerald is a member of the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees.

Education

Malden Catholic 1996

Stonehill College 1998

Rich heads the corporate retirement plan, risk management and client service departments for his firm, Doble LeBranti Financial Group, LLC (DLFG). At DLFG, they find that most of the people they encounter are selfless, putting their family, employees, and other’s needs way before their own. DLFG has chosen to serve these people exclusively, helping them make sound financial decisions for themselves and those they care about, through all of life’s transitions. Learn more about Rich and his firm at http://doblelebranti.com/about/who-we-are.html

Mr. LeBranti is a Founding Member of the Malden Catholic Alumni Association (MCAA).

Education:

Malden Catholic 1987

Jacksonville University 1992

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1993

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1994

Paul serves as the President of R.W. Sullivan Engineering and has for the past 15 years.  He first joined R.W. Sullivan Engineering in 1988 and started the firm’s Code Consulting Group.  He is involved with project management, code consulting, fire modeling, the design of plumbing, fire protection, fire alarm systems, and department leadership throughout his leadership.

Paul has been an Adjunct Professor for the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Architecture Department and presents seminars yearly for the Boston Society of Architects and the Boston Architectural Center, where he is on the board of overseers.  He also prepared the publication Performance-Based Design of Structural Steel for Fire Conditions, while chair of the American Society of Civil Engineers Committee on Fire Protection.

Mr. Sullivan is a member of the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees.

Malden Catholic 1990

University of Miami 1996

With over twenty years in the technology industry, Dan’s experience has enabled him to successfully grow his business throughout the various technology evolutions of the last two decades. Launching his career in the industry as a channel manager at one of the country's major telecom carriers, Dan’s extensive experience in optimizing voice and data networks made Blue Front one of the most sought-after telecom experts in Massachusetts.

In 2001, Dan founded Blue Front Technology Group, as a telecommunications agency which has evolved into a full-service technology consulting firm specializing in Cloud-Based Voice Applications (Hosted PBX), Unified Communications, Managed IT, SaaS, Managed Services, and Disaster Recovery. Dan has a rooted understanding in the specific challenges and budgetary pressures facing the public sector and has used his telecom expense reduction expertise to work closely with state agencies to cut costs, improve service, and ultimately save thousands of dollars for the taxpayers. As an industry opinion leader, suppliers in the telecom and technology space actively seek his insight and input into the direction of the industry. In such, Dan sits on many supplier advisory boards, including Intelisys, DSCI, Earthlink, SpectorTel, New Horizons, and Lighttower.

Learn more at: https://bluefrontgroup.com/

Malden Catholic 1996

Emerson College 2000

One student will work assist the Director of Cambridge Athletics, Mr. Thomas Arria '96, in the preparation for the upcoming Fall athletics season.  The intern will understand the logistics and planning needed for a high school athletic department before an upcoming season.  This includes the logistics needed for field management, scheduling opponents, scheduling uniforms, tryouts and other matters pertinent to an athletic department.

When: August 15th - August 18th; regular work day

Where: Cambridge Rindge & Latin high school 

Education

The George Washington University School of Business 2021

Emerson College 1996

Malden Catholic 1992

Immaculate Conception, Malden

 Fred is the Vice President at BackBay Communications.

BackBay Communications is an integrated public relations, content development, and digital marketing agency focused on the financial services sector with offices in Boston and London.

Fred is an Experienced communications leader and client relations liaison who acts decisively, assesses situations quickly, and implements ideas. Manager and director of teams ranging from 4-40 individuals, adept at raising funds, managing budgets from $300K to $5M, and engaging stakeholders, board members, federal and local governments, corporations, and trade associations.

Prior to BackBay Communications, Fred held roles with The Pew Charitable Trusts, U.S. Small Business Administration, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Treasury.

Education

Malden Catholic 1995

Providence College 1999

Bentley College 2003

Mr. Caprio is accountable for the administrative, financial and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report company results. This includes managing accounting, human resources, project management, investor relations, M&A, legal and tax.

Founded in 1997, Focus Technology Solutions provides enterprise-level technology solutions that address today’s most demanding business challenges. Our experienced team of industry-certified solutions architects provide customized solutions specifically designed to address each client’s unique business requirements and strategic vision. Our goal is to implement solutions that maximize real business value and return on investment. The experience of our certified engineering team, combined with our strategic partnerships, allows us the depth and breadth of technical capabilities to evaluate all of your organization’s IT requirements. Our consultants identify and test emerging technologies while maintaining a working knowledge of the broader technology ecosystem and the dynamics that drive IT transformation. With an objective, vendor-neutral view, Focus is dedicated to making sure clients get maximum value from their infrastructure.

Mr. Caprio is a Founding Member of the Malden Catholic Alumni Association (MCAA).

Malden Catholic 1983

Boston College 1987

Lou, a Malden native, currently resides in New Jersey, just outside NYC, where he is the Vice President of Event Operations for the National Basketball Association. With 25 years of event experience with the NBA, Lou manages the day to day logistics that go into the league’s overall event calendar, that can consist of Arena Operations, Hotel Management, Transportation, Social Functions and Guest Experience, Tickets, Credentials, Grass Root Fan Activities, Team Charters, Security, IT and Game Tickets.  He has utilized these skills at events such as the NBA All-Star Weekend, NBA Draft, NBA Finals, NBA Global Games, the NBA Draft Lottery, as well as all events relating to the WNBA and NBA G League.  In 2020 and 2021 he spent 6 months in Florida overseeing various aspects of the NBA, WNBA and G League Season bubbles.

Lou also leads event operations at International Basketball Competitions for USA Basketball’s Men’s National team which has included the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Beijing, London, Rio and soon to be Tokyo as well as the World Championships in the USA, Turkey, Spain and China. Because of the NBA’s global reach, Lou has been fortunate to experience what the world has to offer in the US, Canada, Mexico, South American, Russia, throughout Europe, Asia and Australia.  Most especially China, where for the last 15 years, he has headed up the NBA Global Games in locales such as Shanghai, Beijing, other Chinese cities and Taipei.  You can take the boy out of Malden Catholic but you can’t take Malden Catholic out of the boy!

Lastly, years of event work prepares you for anything and perhaps Lou’s most glamorous activity is overseeing the NBA Draft Lottery which includes managing the actually lottery machine drawing that determines each year the NBA Draft order. Amazingly this landed him on the pages of the NY Times.

On top of his NBA duties, he is a board member of the Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s President’s Parents Council.

Education

J.D., Suffolk University Law School 2016

B.A., University of Massachusetts Boston 2012

Malden Catholic High School 2007

Foti Law is a Malden based law firm with a second office in Boston. Attorney Matthew Foti is a Malden native who grew up in the school system and attended Malden Catholic High School. Foti Law specializes in the practice of personal injury. This includes motor vehicle accidents, motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and falls, as well as many other injury cases. Most personal injury lawsuits require a victim or plaintiff to prove the defendant’s negligence. This means that a Malden personal injury attorney will need to show that it is more likely than not that the defendant owed a duty of reasonable care and that duty was breached. Due to this breach and the defendants unsafe conduct, the plaintiff was injured and incurred damages as a consequence.

Matthew M. Foti is the principal attorney at Foti Law. Attorney Foti is a civil and criminal litigator who focuses his practice on personal injury. Matt has recovered millions of dollars for people injured in cases ranging from simple negligence to the most sophisticated and complex liability cases. Matt grew up in Malden and attending Malden Catholic (class of 2007). While living in Malden he played many sports including football, baseball, and lacrosse.

Away from the office, Matt spends time with his wife and daughter. He is a die-hard Boston sports fan who prides himself on his knowledge of fantasy football.

Mr. Gennetti began his career with The Herb Chambers Companies 17 years ago, just a few weeks after his graduation from Malden Catholic. He is currently the Corporate Manager of Operations for the organization, overseeing multiple dealership locations, and various corporate initiatives. His responsibilities also include management of the organization’s business intelligence and information technology efforts. 

Additionally, Mr. Gennetti is the co-leader of the organization’s official partnership with the Jimmy Fund. Having lost two parents to cancer at a young age, he realizes the importance of fundraising for cancer research and awareness. He is also a steering committee member of the Unmask Cancer Gala that benefits the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The Herb Chambers Companies -

The Herb Chambers Companies is the largest automobile dealership group in New England. Today, the group is comprised of 60 automotive dealerships throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with 2,500 employees and annual sales of more than $2.7 billion. There are over 18,000 automobile dealers in America, and Herb Chambers is ranked amongst the ten largest privately-owned automotive groups in the nation.

Education:

Malden Catholic 1983

Saint Anselm College 1987

Fordham University 1989

Brian’s first job – paperboy – included lugging the Boston Sunday Globe around the neighborhood. It was there and then that he decided he’d rather write the news than deliver it. Boy, has he ever. From his reporter days to his time spent as a college publicist to high-pressure jobs as spokesperson for the District Attorney and then the Attorney General of Massachusetts, Brian knows how to get out in front of a story. And our clients rely on Brian to help manage a crisis or keep their brands out in front. He’s done that with tested PR skills and social media acumen. Brian has more than 25 years experience helping brands like MedExpress, Pop Warner and Stratasys tell powerful, relevant stories to their audiences.

Mr. Heffron is a member of the Malden Catholic Board of Trustees.

Education

Malden Catholic 1991

University of Massachusetts Lowell 1995

Brian is the Boston Manager at City Running Tours. City Running Tours Boston was established in 2010 and offers guided running tours and sight running throughout Boston. City Running Tours is fully insured and licensed and the tour routes are designed with safety in mind and avoid automobile traffic as much as possible. An internship with City Running Tours would be good for a student interested business to business marketing, market research, or web development. Interest in Cross Country or Track is a plus!

https://www.cityrunningtours.com/boston

Malden Catholic 1999-2003

St Joseph’s College 2003-2007

Brendan Stapleton is the Owner and Operator of Fitness Together Burlington and Fitness Together Melrose. After graduating Saint Joseph's College of Maine with a degree in Psychology & Exercise Science, Brendan knew he wanted to work with people and help them to become the best version of themselves. Over the last 15 years Brendan earned a wide variety of certifications ranging from Breast Cancer Exercise Specialist to Orthopedic Exercise Specialist to becoming a certified SPARTAN coach. Brendan’s goal as a fitness professional is to motivate his clients to achieve their goals. He aims to make exercise an enjoyable part of their lives.

Fitness Together was founded 25 years ago on the belief that without your health, nothing else matters.  Fitness Together personal trainers are guided by these core values to empower those who have struggled to get healthy on their own with an exceptional wellness experience to help them live their best life.

Learn more at: https://fitnesstogether.com/burlington

The FBI Teen Academy

Each FBI Field Office is actively engaged with the community it helps to serve and protect. One of many programs offered by select Field Offices is the Teen Academy. This  year, our local Field office in Chelsea is inviting two students to represent Malden Catholic.  Preference is given to Grade 11. The students will spend a half day at the Chelsea Field Office in July 2022 to give them a peek into the inner workings of the FBI. Students gain a better understanding of the FBI and what it takes to keep America safe, highlighting the various positions and career paths that work together to help us in our mission to uphold the U.S. Constitution.

When: One day in July 2022

Where: @ FBI Field Office – Chelsea, MA