First Roundtable Discussion of the 2014 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate Speaker Series

Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service to Present
Gubernatorial Candidate Don Berwick

First Roundtable Discussion of the 2014 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate Speaker Series

WHAT:            Democratic Candidate Don Berwick, a physician who founded the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and served as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will speak at the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service’s Rappaport Roundtable: 2014 Massachusetts Governor’s Race on Wednesday, January 15. Attendees will learn first-hand about Berwick’s priorities and the pressing public policy issues facing the Commonwealth today, in 2015, and beyond.

                        Berwick is one of nine gubernatorial candidates who will speak and take questions during the Rappaport Roundtable series, organized by the Rappaport Center and running from January through March 2014.

                        The Rappaport Roundtable series is made possible by the generous support of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

                       

WHEN:            Noon – 1:30 p.m.

                        Wednesday, January 15, 2014                                                                                                         

WHERE:           Suffolk University Law School, Sargent Hall

                        120 Tremont Street, Boston

WHO:              Don Berwick, Democrat, 2014 Massachusetts Gubernatorial Candidate

TICKETS:          The event is free and open to the public. A complimentary lunch will be provided. Registration is required. 

MEDIA:            Media wishing to attend the session should contact Paula Gates at

617-488-2853 (office); 617-869-4052 (cell); pgates@regancomm.com or

Mariellen Norris: (617) 573-8450; mnorris@suffolk.edu

Follow the Rappaport Roundtable discussions on Twitter at #rappaportroundtable.

Upcoming Rappaport Roundtable:  2014 Massachusetts Governor’s Race Speakers:

January 21                   Joe Avellone

January 30                   Steve Grossman

February 4                   Charlie Baker

February 11                 Martha Coakley

February 19                 Jeff McCormick

February 24                 Evan Falchuk

March 3                      Mark Fisher

March 19                    Juliette Kayyem

About Suffolk University Law School and the Rappaport Center

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service at Suffolk University Law School prepares lawyers for leadership in public service and provides a regional forum for innovative thinking about law and public policy.  The Center supports the Law School’s mission to prepare and sustain students and alumni to provide access to justice and leadership in public service.

Suffolk University Law School, located in the heart of Boston, is dedicated to welcoming students from all backgrounds and circumstances and educating them to become highly skilled and ethical lawyers who are well-prepared to serve in their local communities, across the nation and around the world. Suffolk Law has strong day and evening divisions. Its curriculum includes specialty concentrations, joint-degree programs and LLM offerings. A wide range of nationally ranked clinical and legal practice skills programs complement internships and moot court competitions that provide students with experiential opportunities. Suffolk University is comprised of the Law School, College of Arts and Sciences and Sawyer Business School.