L to R: Survivor Tom Tinlin; Massachusetts Governor
Charlie Baker; Shawn Thornton, former Bruin’s player
(who accepted on behalf of Kevan Miller); Ajith Thomas, MD;
and Nestor Ramos, of The Boston Globe.
BAF Executive Director Christine Buckley with Tim Smyth,
Board Chairman of the City of Boston Credit Union.
Kevan Miller — Volunteer Champion Award
Kevan Miller is a defenseman (#86) for the Boston Bruins.
After seeing what a friend went through following a
ruptured brain aneurysm, Mr. Miller volunteered to help raise
awareness by becoming the BAF’s first official spokesperson.
In this role, Mr. Miller has helped bring widespread attention
to the foundation’s awareness and education initiatives.
Tom Tinlin and Steve Triffletti — Survivor Champion Awards
Survivors Tom Tinlin and Steve Triffletti use their considerable skills, talents, and
connections to raise awareness so that others might be spared what they had to endure.
Mr. Tinlin, longtime former administrator of the Highway
Department of the Massachusetts Department of
Transportation, was a driving force behind the successful Brain
Aneurysm Awareness Month event at the Massachusetts State
House in September 2017. He also raises awareness through
the media and serves as an advisor to the BAF.
Mr. Triffletti, an attorney with the Plymouth, Massachusetts law
firm Triffletti and Costa, and town manager in Plymouth, has
helped the BAF by hosting fundraising events, being interviewed
by the media, and advocating for increased awareness and
research at the state and national level.
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