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ANNE-MARIE LAW P’19 ‘21 ‘24

Anne-Marie Law is the executive vice president, chief human experience officer of Alexion, responsible for human resources, patient advocacy, and digital & IT globally, with the goal of turning patient insights into innovative solutions and building world-class leadership and innovation capabilities across the organization to advance Alexion’s mission to be the No. 1 patient-centric rare disease company. In this role, she enables the organization to deliver meaningful, connected, and integrated patient and employee experiences. Upon joining Alexion, Anne-Marie spearheaded Alexion’s transition from a product to a customer-centric company and defined the cultural and technical capabilities necessary to deliver on that intent. She has guided the executive committee to make bold talent bets including a HQ move to Boston, investments in talent capabilities, and a profound focus on achieving growth ambitions through patient centricity accelerated by digital and new technologies.

Anne-Marie brings more than 25 years of experience transforming global organizations by consistently driving exceptional business results and culture change. She has ogy and has led complex teams including multi-national and cross-cultural workforces in many global locations. Anne-Marie is experienced at transforming organizations through a focus on people and she has applied this approach in various contexts including rapid business innovation, re-organizations, M&A, divestitures, turnarounds, spinoffs, new business and geographic expansion, and crises. Anne-Marie is passionate and experienced at designing ‘purpose-built’ organizations and building people functions dedicated to driving business agendas through customer connectivity. She is an advocate for the role people play in delivering competitive advantage and embedding human-centered design to drive organizational change. Anne-Marie is described as an inspirational leader and a change agent who ignites employees toward achieving a vision by personally connecting them with the strategy. She is dedicated to creating environments for people to live their purpose, belong, and perform work that is fulfilling, valuable and meaningful to each. She enjoys mentoring peers and leaders and is sought after as a trusted advisor across the company. She co-sponsors Alexion’s Purpose Driven Leadership Program and is invested in the success and growth of Alexion’s top leaders.

Prior to joining Alexion, she served as chief human resources officer at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where she was responsible for building the strategy to support 100k employees worldwide, designing talent systems to create leadership and customer connectivity capabilities. She previously served as executive vice president and head of human resources for Baxalta Incorporated, where she played a pivotal role in guiding Baxalta’s spin-off from Baxter and eventually Baxalta’s successful integration into Shire. Anne-Marie also lead the people function at McKesson held various roles across healthcare, retail, and technol

Corporation, Specialty Health Division, was CHRO at VeriSign, held leadership roles at Xilinx, Inc and started her career at Marks & Spencer U.K limited.

Anne-Marie was born and grew up in London and lived in various cities across the UK and Ireland before emigrating to the United States in 2004. She currently resides in Massachusetts with her husband, Michael, her three teenage children – John-Joe, Danny and Eloise – and her two rescue dogs. Anne-Marie received an undergraduate degree from Leicester University and a Personnel Management Diploma from the National College of Ireland.

DEBRA FILOCOMA FALVEY P’18 ’20

Debra “Deb” Falvey grew up in Brooklyn, NY, and graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude with a degree in natural science before enrolling in SUNY Stony Brook’s School of Dental Medicine. She moved to the Boston area after dental school to pursue specialty training in pediatric dentistry at Children’s Hospital, where she served as chief resident. She went on to become a clinical Instructor at Children’s Hospital and an assistant professor in pediatric dentistry at Harvard School of Dental Medicine from 1990-1999. She has been on staff at Portsmouth Regional Hospital since 1995. In addition, Deb has been in private practice since 1990 and became a partner at Portsmouth Pediatric Dentistry in Portsmouth, NH, in 1996. It is the largest pediatric dental practice in the Seacoast area, and has grown to include six dentists at three locations, including Plaistow and Exeter, NH.

Deb and her husband, Chris, have been committed volunteers to the Abbey, most recently serving as chairs of the Parents’ Association for the past three years. They have also been generous supporters of the School, supporting both the Annual Fund and the Science Building as well as the Portsmouth Institute.

Outside of her work, Deb has served on the St. Augustine School Advisory Board since 2008, where she served as chair for four years, and presently is an emeritus member. She also sits on the St. Augustine School Finance Committee, and has been a member of the St. Augustine Parish Council. Deb and Chris chaired the fundraising committee for the parish school gymnasium and are currently their parish Catholic Appeal coordinators for the Archdiocese of Boston.

Deb and Chris live in Plaistow, NH with their two children, both graduates of the Abbey, Mary Beth ’18 and Ted ’20.

BR. SIXTUS ROSLEVICH, O.S.B.

Br. Sixtus Roslevich is a monk of St. Louis Abbey who moved to Portsmouth Abbey in July 2019 as part of the English Benedictine Congregational support team, in particular to serve as the Director of Oblates.

In the 15 years since he entered the St. Louis community on April 1, 2005, he views his life from a missionary standpoint and, after living in Tuscany and Rome for a year, has worked with Benedictine communities in Zimbabwe at the Monastery of Christ the Word (2008 & 2016), and with the Manquehue Apostolic Movement in Santiago, Chile (four visits).

In his pre-monastic life he was an adjunct professor for 29 years in both the Conservatory of Theatre Arts and the Film Department at Webster University in St. Louis; a production designer for theatre, opera, film & television; and a two-term member of the Board of Directors of the St. Louis Black Repertory Company.

Born and raised in northeastern Pennsylvania and a proud graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Br. Sixtus is happy to be living, for the time being, back in the Eastern Time Zone, near the ocean, on beautiful Aquidneck Island.

FELIPE A. VICINI ’79 P’09 ‘12 ‘19

Felipe Vicini comes from a large extended family that has sent three generations of Ravens to the Abbey, starting with his uncle Felipe in the Class of 1952 and extending to his youngest child Lisa in the Class of 2019, along with several cousins. Following his graduation from the Abbey in 1979, Felipe matriculated at Northwestern University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and graduated in 1983. When asked about his time at the Abbey, Felipe remarked: “Having been a member one of the last classes to include Second Formers (remember those?) and as an international student, people ask if there any regrets ‘leaving home’ and for FIVE years. My answer: ‘Not at all.’ I would not change anything. My goal back then as a student at an American school in the DR was to go to a college in the US. What better preparation for that than the Abbey?” Felipe’s involvement with the School as an alumnus spans several decades. He and his wife Liza chose to send all three of their children to the Abbey, Felipe ’09, Juan ’12, and Lisa ’19, and have hosted admissions and alumni receptions in the Dominican Republic for years. Most recently, they have supported such projects as the Church of St. Gregory the Great restoration, St. Brigid’s House, St. Martin’s House, and the new Science Building, all while providing ongoing support of the Annual Fund. Of the opportunity to serve on the Board of Regents, Felipe said, “I am glad to have been asked to join the Board of Regents. It is an honor. With the 100th anniversary of the school fast approaching, I hope I will be able to contribute in helping the school plan for the next 100 years.”

Felipe is the Managing Partner of INICIA, a private asset management firm that operates through partnerships with unique managers focused on the Northern Latin American Region to capture long-term value for investors, clients, partners and associates. Outside of his work, Felipe is a strong supporter of baseball in the Dominican Republic, having served as president and current board member of the Escogido Baseball Club, one of the six professional teams in the Dominican Winter Baseball League, which is affiliated with Major League Baseball. He is also the founder and president of Creando Sueños Olimpicos (CRESO), a non-profit organization, which invests in the education and training of high-performance Dominican Olympic athletes. His involvement in the Olympic Movement includes membership in two commissions of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (CACSO/ODECABE), as well as serving as a delegate representing the Dominican Republic Olympic Committee in meetings of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). He is a member of the BARNA Management School Board of Trustees, as well as other NGOs in the Dominican Republic. In addition, Felipe serves on various boards of Dominican based companies. Felipe also has a strong interest in the film industry and has been a producer and director.