GLCF Elects New Member to Board of Directors

The Greater Lowell Community Foundation recently elected a new board member at its December Board Meeting. Pictured, from left, GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan, new GLCF Board Member Ryan J. Swartz with GLCF Board Chair Chet Szablak.

Lowell, MA – At the Greater Lowell Community Foundation December Board Meeting, the Board of Directors unanimously approved the election of Ryan J. Swartz, an attorney at McLane Middleton and Vice Chair of its Trusts and Estates Department, to the Board.

Ryan J. Swartz, of Reading, Mass., advises individuals and families regarding various estate planning matters, including estate, gift, income and generation skipping transfer tax strategies. He advises fiduciaries in conservatorship, probate and trust administration matters. Ryan also counsels individuals and business owners regarding business succession planning and various asset protection techniques.

Ryan completed a Judicial Clerkship with the Massachusetts Superior Court (2003-2004). He received his J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School (2003) and his B.A., cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1999).

“I am very pleased to welcome Ryan as the newest member of our Board,” said GLCF President and CEO Jay Linnehan. “As a Vice Chair of the Trusts and Estates Department with the prestigious law firm McLane Middleton, Ryan brings a wealth of experience assisting clients with building and securing their legacies that will help the Foundation to be an asset for those who want to benefit our community.”

“I’m excited to join the Board of Directors of the Greater Lowell Community Foundation,” said Ryan J. Swartz. “Attorneys at McLane Middleton are very active in their communities, and I look forward to contributing to the Board to further its mission of supporting meaningful causes in Lowell and its surrounding communities.”