The Board of Directors ensures that the public and charitable role of the Regiment will be carried out in a way that is effective in furthering the mission of the organization. Since the Regiment is a non-profit, charitable corporation, the members of the Board of Directors are responsible for guiding the Regiment to its charitable goals. It is the Board’s job to see that the Regiment is faithfully carrying out its purpose without extravagance or waste.

The Board is responsible for making sure that the Regiment is financially accountable; that it is not allowing charitable assets to be used inappropriately or diverted to private interests; that the organization has mechanisms in place to keep it fiscally sound, and that it is properly using any restricted funds the Regiment may have.

The primary charter of the Regimental Board of Directors shall be to:

• Promote the visibility and growth of the Regiment as a non-profit historically focused organization.
• Provide guidance and direction to the Regiment in continually improving its portrayal of a British military unit in North America during the early years of the American Revolution.
• Advise the Regiment in how to enhance the reenacting experience of its members and assist in maximizing the Regiment’s visibility with the public, thereby improving its ability to recruit new members.

The Board of Directors shall consist of three permanent members: the President of the Corporation (the Commanding Officer, holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel); the Clerk/Secretary (the Adjutant); the Treasurer (the Paymaster).

In addition, one “At Large” director from the Regiment’s membership and three other directors who are not members of the Regiment shall be elected to the board annually.

MEETING MINUTES

			October 2018	February 2017
October 2016	April 2016	January 2016	October 2015	July 2015

 

MEMBERS of the BOARD

Chair of the Board: Don N. Hagist, an engineering consultant in Rhode Island, was elected Chair of the Board in 2015. His historical studies focus on the British forces that garrisoned Rhode Island from December 1776 through October 1779, and the demographics, operations and material culture of the British army during this period. This research is done using exclusively primary sources, starting with regimental muster rolls and building upon that information with pension records, orderly books, War Office correspondence, and a wide range of other archival materials, with the goal of presenting an accurate picture of individual common British soldiers who served in America. He is an editor for the JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, has published several books including British Soldiers, American War (Westholme Publishing, 2012) and numerous articles in publications including the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.

 

President of the Corporation: Lt. Colonel Michael V. Graves, Officer Commanding, was sworn to service in the 10th Regiment on Patriot's Day 2006 as a private in the Battalion Company. Over the years he has held many positions in the regiment including Serjeant of the Light Infantry Company and Captain of the Grenadier Company from 2011 - 2015. He servesd as Major and Adjutant (Clerk/Secretary of the Corporation) for the regiment and managed the Regimental web site from 2015 - 2023. In August 2021, Major Graves resumed his postion as Captain of the Grenadier Company and served in that postion through the 2023 season. Michael was promoted to Lt. Colonel and Commanding Officer of the Regiment on December 9, 2023, makng him the tenth commanding officer of the 10^th.

Michael graduated from the Univerity of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1986 with a Bachelor's of Science degree (Honors, Phi Beta Kappa) in Biological Sciences and then went on to earn a Ph.D. in Genetics from Oregon State University in 1992. He currently lives in Chelmsford Massachusetts with his wife Valerie, who is a member of the 10^th Corps of Civillian Volunteers.

Clerk/Secretary: Captain Dylan Potter was sworn to service as a Private in the Light Infantry on Patriot's Day 2008. He has served as a Corporal and Serjeant of the Lights being promoted to Captain on 10 March, 2022. Dylan assumed the role of Clerk/Secretary of the Regiment (known historically as the Adjutant) on 9 December, 2023. The Adjutant is responsible for assisting the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of human resources. In the recreated 10^th, the Adjutant also is involved in arranging/negotiating Regimental appearances in parades and other events as well as representing the Regiment in organizing encampments and re-enactments.

Dylan graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Science and currently works as a project manager for an environmental and engineering consulting firm. Outside of reenacting, Dylan enjoys other outdoor activities, such as hiking and hunting.

Treasurer: Captain Leonard Torto was elected by the Board as the Regiment’s Corporate Treasurer (known historically as the Paymaster) on 22 February 2022. Running the business side of the Regiment, Leonard’s duties include maintaining the Regiment’s finances and bank accounts, insurance coverage and filing of state and federal informational returns.

Lenny Torto first saw HM 10th Regiment of Foot while the battalion was re-enacting British military govenor General Thomas Gage's attempt to collect colonial stores in Salem, Massachusetts. It was love at first sight. Joining in 1975, Lenny rose thru the ranks but in 1991 found himself retiring his commssion with the rank of Lieutenant, Light Infantry. Jump 26 years later and after retiring from a successful career in the airfeight industry, he and his wife Shirley, while watching the regiment at Old Sturbrige Village, was bitten again by the bug. He rejoined the Regiment first as it's Surgeon, then as a member of our Quartermaster Corps. His goals include making sure the Regiment runs as a fiscally sound non-profit and insuring that it looks like it would have during the years 1774-1776 in Boston.

On December 9 2023, Lenny assumed the position of Captain of the Genadier Co'Y.

Lenny and Shirley Torto live in Londonderry, New Hampshire. They have two wonderful daughters... Marie, with her husband, Sean, also of Londonderry and Melissa of Revere, Massachusetts Lenny, when not engaged in Regimental business, enjoys recreating 18th Century Georgian interior architecture, painting, cooking but most especially playing with his two beautiful grandchildren, Lena and Noah.

At Large Member: Colonel Robert J. Falotico, Recruiting Officer, joined the 10th Regiment of Foot in 2000. Initially he was sworn to service as a drummer, but soon moved on to be a private soldier in the Light Infantry Company. He received his Officer’s Commission as a Lieutenant at Yorktown Battlefield in 2006. He eventually became Captain of the Light Infantry Company and served in that position until Decemebr 2014 when he was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and Officer Commanding of the 10th Regiment, a position in which he served until December 2023. At that time, Bob was promoted to Colonel and assumed the role of Recruiting Officer for the Regiment.

Bob is passionate about continuing the great traditions of the 10th Regiment in the areas of historical accuracy and educating the public about the American Revolution from the British perspective, and looks forward to the new 10th Board of Directors being integral to expanding and continually improving the charter of the 10th Regiment as a leader in the reenacting community.

Bob also serves as Co-Coordinator of the Boston Garrison, a community of reenactor units of the American Revolution located along the East Coast that present the "Crown" point of view. Outside reenacting Bob worked for 38 years as an Environmental Consultant representing global industrial manufacturers with environmental liability issues. Currently, Bob is semi-retired working part time as an independent environmental consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geology from Syracuse University and a Master of Science Degree in Hydrology from The University of New Hampshire. He lives in Wrentham, Mass with his wife Lisa. Thay have two married daughters and two grandsons.

At Large Member: Capt. Shaun Timberlake joined the Regiment initially in 1995 staying until 2000. Shaun rejoined the group in 2009 and took on the Paymaster’s position in 2010 serving in this role until February 2022. Shaun served as Captain of the Light Infantry Co'Y from December 2014 until March of 2022, stepping down to the position of Lieutenant. He was appointed as Captain-Lieutenant of the Colonel's Company in 2023 and serves as the current Company's Commander.

Shaun is a 1998 graduate of Bentley College (now University) in Waltham, MA, with a Bachelor of Science in Marketing. While in the 21st century, Shaun is an insurance broker in Needham, MA, and resides just south of Boston in the City of Quincy with his wife Kara. Aside from his historical interests, Shaun enjoys traveling and sightseeing, visiting family and making the most of his down time.

At Large Member: Colonel Paul O'Shaugnessy joined the Regiment as a Light Infantry Private soldier in 1972 while working as a summer tour guide on Lexington Green. He remained with the Light Infantry for 25 years before serving as Commanding Officer from 1997 to 2014, and now serves as Quartermaster of the Regiment. His basement serves as a Regimental storehouse and a workshop. He assists the New England Revolutionary War avocation as a regional coordinator for the British Brigade and the Boston Garrison, a webmaster for BATTLEROAD.ORG, and an organizer of several annual re-enactment events in New England. Paul is currently a Board member and past President of the LEXINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY and also a Board member of the FRIENDS of MINUTE MAN NATIONAL PARK. In his spare time, Paul serves as a Board member, actor, and Technical Director for The Footlight Club in Jamaica Plain, MA.

An Electrical Engineering graduate of Cornell University, Paul works as Director for a biotech manufacturer based in Woburn, MA. He lives happily with his wife Diane (who works as a Tour Guide for the Historical Society) and their several cats in their cool 1950’s cape home in Lexington, Massachusetts.