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Tom Shields, Entrepreneur and Advocate for Family Values: April 4, 2008

Tom Shields called upon his wealth of knowledge and experience in his speech to the Stubblebine Company Business Breakfast.  Tom described his journey from serving as an executive in the health care industry and also about his battle to support traditional family values in the state of Massachusetts.

After attending the U.S. Naval Academy, Tom Shields went on to serve in the nuclear submarine service and on the faculty of the Academy.  He won a fellowship to Harvard Business School, after which he focused on small manufacturing businesses.

While serving on the board of Harvard Community Health Plan, Tom was asked to turn around a Providence, RI, HMO that was losing $1 million per month.  He and his team were successful, and Tom was asked to become a president on the Management Offices Division of the billion dollar parent company.

Tom has shifted his focus over the last fifteen years to move from success to signifigance.  His is founding chairman of Alpha New England, La Vida, Inc., and the Colaition for Marriage and Family.  He is also Chairman Emeritus of Massachusetts Family Institute, Chairman of the Group Insurance COmmission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Chairman/CEO of Dalton Electric Heating Company in Ipswich, MA.

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Bill Alexson, Pioneer in NBA Chapel Program, June 20, 2008

Bill Alexson was the main speaker at the summer 2008 Stubblebine Company Business Breakfast.  Bill gave an inspirational talk about the development of the NBA Chapel Program and the powerful effort the program has had on the lives of NBA players.

Bill Alexson, Founder, Executive Director and President of SportsPower International, started the National Basketball Association Chapel Program over twenty-five years ago.  Growing up in Boston during the Havlicek era, watching the Boston Celtics win many championships, Bill dreamed of being a professional basketball player and playing the NBA.  Though he did not play in the NBA, he did play professional basktball in Greece in the 1970's. 

Bill's life changed when he heard that one of the Boston Celtics players left the team mid-season to find meaning in life through living on a park bench.  Determined to help those players who were seeking meaning and purpose in their lives, Bill decided to be instrumental in he NBA in a different way.  Through many amazing events, Bill was challenged yet able to set in place a chapel program that continues to inspire and answer deep needs of NBA players.

Today, Bill is still a volunteer chaplain to NBA players taking former and current pro players accross teh globe with a message of hope and encouraging young people to make the right choices in life.

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Mike Longabardi, Celtics Assistant Coach, September 19, 2008

After completing his first season as an assistant coach for the World Champion Boston Celtics, Mike Longabardi took time out to speak at the Stubblebine Company Business Breakfast.  Mike shared the important lessons that he learned as a coach and the impact that his faith has had in his life.

Mike played point guard in high school at Xaverian in Brookyln, NY and went on to play college ball at Newberry and Frostburg State.  Coaching seemed to come naturally, and his journey has taken him from various stints in Division 1 and 2 schools to his first NBA job with the Houston Rockets.  After 4 years in Houston, he came north to Boston and in 2007-08 was part of the greatest single season turn around the history of the NBA.  Although often on the road, he is a devoted husband to Andreana and father to Olivia Josephine.

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Rico Petrocelli, Red Sox Legend: March 20, 2009

Rico Petrocelli addressed a capacity crowd at the first Stubblebine Company Business Breakfast of 2009.  Rico recounted his remarkable journey in baseball and how faith has made a difference in his life.  

Rico Petrocelli was voted into the Red Sox Hall of Fame in 1997.  He started in the '67 and '69 All-Star Games, and was known as one of the league's best fielders for over a decade.   In 1969, Petrocelli set the American League record for home runs by a shortstop (40) and tied the record for fewest errors by a shortstop.  Rico played in the 1967 and 1975 Word Series.  Rico retired after the 1976 season, having played 13 seasons with the Red Sox and subsequently worked as a minor league manager and coach for more than 10 years, mostly in the Red Sox organization. 

Today, Rico owns and operates RP Communications in Nashua NA, an organization that assists teams of all kinds to develop an attitude and skill-set for success.  He currently lives in southern New Hampshire wiht his wife.

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