Judges–N
Officers
Jared Bowen
Jared Bowen is an Emmy-winning reporter with WGBH-TV's nightly
news magazine program, "Greater Boston with Emily Rooney." His
coverage takes him from breaking news to politics to arts and
culture. Bowen has produced four news documentaries for "Greater
Boston" and he produced the first three seasons of the station's
"Eye on Education" initiative.
Bowen has won two New England Emmy awards for his arts reporting.
He serves on the Board of Governors for the Boston/New England
Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences.
A graduate of Emerson College, where he won several Associated
Press Awards, Bowen is a native of Uxbridge.
Billy Costa
KISS 108's "Matty in the Morning" personality Billy Costa has
reported on Hollywood news for the show since its inception. He
also hosts the "KISS Top 30 Countdown of Today's Hit Music" on
Saturday mornings and broadcasts live from major events, including
the Oscar and Grammy awards.
In addition to his work at KISS, Costa hosts "TV Diner with Billy
Costa" on New England Cable News.
A native of Cambridge who attended both Merrimack and Emerson
colleges - it was while at Emerson that Costa became a DJ for a
live radio show at a Boston nightclub and joined the college's
radio station as a phantom DJ.
Hon. Angela M. Ordoñez
Norfolk Probate and Family Court Associate Justice Angela M.
Ordoñez is co-chair of the MBA Diversity Task Force, which is
providing funding for the winning scholarships, and assisted in
implementing the MBA's Community Tiered Mentoring Program.
Ordoñez was appointed associate justice of the Nantucket Probate
and Family Court Department in 2000 by Gov. Paul Cellucci. She
served as first justice of the Nantucket Probate and Family Court
from 2000 to 2005. In 2008, she was appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick
as an associate justice of the Norfolk Probate and Family
Court.
Prior to her appointment, Ordoñez was an assistant register of
Probate at Suffolk Probate and Family Court and a staff attorney in
the Family Law Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services.
Valerie A. Yarashus
Valerie A. Yarashus, a principal at Meehan, Boyle, Black &
Bogdanow PC in Boston, is MBA president for the 2009-10 association
year.
Yarashus' signature efforts as an MBA officer include spearheading
the MBA Task Force on Diversity from 2005 to 2007 and co-founding
the association's Leadership Roundtables. She is a frequent speaker
and writer for continuing legal education programs and co-chairs a
bench-bar task force for plain English jury instructions.
Dedicated to bar involvement, Yarashus is also active in the
Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys and served as its
president in 2002-03.