Governance

The Shirley-Eustis House Association

Mission Statement

The Shirley-Eustis House Association exists to preserve, maintain and interpret the Shirley-Eustis House and grounds as a museum for the education and enjoyment of the public. The Association seeks to engage the broadest community in understanding the role of Shirley Place, since its construction as a Royal Governor’s mansion in 1747, as it reflects the beginning of our nation and the history of Roxbury and Boston.

Governance and History

Founded in 1913 by legendary preservationist William Sumner Appleton and others, The Shirley-Eustis House Association is one of the oldest heritage organizations in the nation. It is actively managed by a Board of Governors and its Executive Committee and advised and assisted by a non-governing Board of Overseers.

Board of Directors

  • William S. Kuttner, President
  • Mary T. Flynn, Vice President, Secretary
  • Stephen R. Vitello, Treasurer
  • Frederic C. Detwiller
  • William B. Finch
  • D. Bryan Glascock
  • Lorie Komlyn
  • Barbara Lambert
  • John A. Smith
  • Patricia J. Smith
  • Jerry Wheelock
  • Eileen Woodford

Board of Governors

  • Robert J. Allison
  • Robert A. Bellinger
  • Frederic C. Detwiller
  • Matthew A. Dickey
  • Jonathan L. Fairbanks
  • William B. Finch
  • Ena Fox
  • Bonnie Gossels
  • William S. Kuttner
  • Cherilyn Mitchell Spells
  • David A. Mittell, Jr.
  • James S. Nicolson
  • J. Archer O’Reilly, III
  • Estella Rosario
  • Steven R. Pendery
  • Jeanne E. Richardson
  • Byron Rushing
  • Arnold E. Sapenter
  • Alison Simmons
  • Sylvia Q. Simmons
  • Thomas H. Townsend
  • Patricia A. Violette

Staff:

  • Suzanne Buchanan, Executive Director

  • Rachel Hoyle, Programs Coordinator