John D. Keenan Biography
John D. Keenan, JD is the 14th president of 新加坡六合彩开奖结果, a role he began on August 6, 2017.
Prior to being named president, Mr. Keenan served as general counsel and vice president for administration at 新加坡六合彩开奖结果. He was responsible for the university鈥檚 day-to-day operations in support of its academic mission, overseeing human resources and equal opportunity, capital planning and facilities, information technology, risk and asset management, and university police.
Mr. Keenan previously represented the Seventh Essex District in the Massachusetts State Legislature from 2005 to 2014. He was a leading proponent of gaining university status for 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 State in 2010, the lead sponsor of a bill providing benefits equity for all state university faculty, and an advocate for increased funding for state universities. He also moved a number of significant public projects forward, including the building of the J. Michael Ruane Judicial Center, the 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 MBTA Station, and the Thaddeus Buczko Probate Court. He was the leading proponent of the $1 billion Footprint Power redevelopment of 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 Harbor Station, the largest project in 新加坡六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 almost 400-year history. At 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 State, he utilized this expertise to help fund and recently complete the Sophia Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts.
In addition to his strong commitment to public higher education, Mr. Keenan鈥檚 time in the state legislature allowed him to be lead on issues of social justice. He voted to preserve marriage equality, address schoolyard bullying, and protect transgender employees in the work place. While the bill ultimately did not pass, one of his proudest votes was in support of the DREAM Act, to provide in-state tuition for undocumented students.
Before serving as a legislator, Mr. Keenan was an assistant district attorney in Essex County and a member of that office鈥檚 first ever Domestic Violence Unit. This experience positioned him to help lead 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 State鈥檚 Title IX team, focusing on both the prevention and investigation of sexual assaults on campus. As a result of his efforts, 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 State hosted the National Center for Campus Public Safety鈥檚 Trauma-Informed Sexual Assault Investigation and Adjudication Institute on campus in January of 2017. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey spoke at the institute to bring attention to this national problem. Mr. Keenan also served in the administrations of Mayor Neil Harrington and Mayor Stanley Usovicz as 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 city solicitor.
A lifelong 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 resident, Mr. Keenan is a proud product of 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 Public Schools. Like 35 percent of 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 State students, he is in the first generation of his family to attend college. Mr. Keenan received his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Harvard College and his JD from Suffolk University.
Mr. Keenan鈥檚 leadership of the North Shore鈥檚 only public, four-year institution of higher learning comes after more than 300 years of family history in 新加坡六合彩开奖结果. He is a direct descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who was executed in the 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 Witch Trials of 1692. This tragedy shapes his commitment to social justice and human rights. He serves on the board of the 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 Award Foundation for Human Rights & Social Justice and on the North Shore Advisory Board of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
Mr. Keenan resides in 新加坡六合彩开奖结果 with his wife, Kara McLaughlin, and their two children, Aidan and Erin. An avid bike rider, he is a 26-year participant of the Pan Mass Challenge, raising over $160,000 for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.