Merrimack College this summer will welcome three new members to the Board of Trustees, individuals who boast deep ties to the College and a breadth of expertise that will be integral to advancing Merrimack’s upward trajectory.
Michael K. Crowe ’92, H’17, P’17, Richard Gallant H’15, P’24 and Carmen Scarpa P’17 were elected during the Board’s June meeting. All three began their terms on July 1.
“I am thrilled to welcome these three accomplished individuals to the Board of Trustees and I look forward to working with them to continue the College’s transformative success,” said Chairman Kevin Lucey ’89, P’24. “They have already been deeply involved in the Merrimack community and are wonderful supporters of the College’s mission.”
Michael K. Crowe ’92, H’17, P’17
Michael Crowe has served as CEO of several well-known companies that he led from the start-up phase through acquisition.
He is currently a strategic advisor at Ametros, where he served as chief corporate development officer from March 2021 to January 2025. He is also an advisor and investor at Best in Class MD. Additionally, Crowe has served on Ametros’ Board of Directors and the board of Team IMPACT, a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes.
This will be Crowe’s second time as a Merrimack College trustee, having previously served from 2009 to 2018, including two years as chairman. He also served as co-chair of the Together for Good Campaign and on the College Leadership Council. Crowe is currently on the Merrimack Athletics Board of Advisors. He and his wife Kerri Crowe made a lead campaign gift during the Together for Good Campaign to name Crowe Hall.
Crowe received his Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School and his bachelor’s degree from Merrimack College.
Richard Gallant H’15, P’24
Richard Gallant began his career at Ernst & Young, providing financial consulting services to small and medium-sized companies.
Gallant is known in the hockey industry for his vision in creating Islanders Hockey, LLC. One of the premier development and competitive hockey programs in New England, the Islanders have more than 750 players competing in leagues around the region.
In 2012, Merrimack College and the Islanders formed a partnership that saw the development and construction of Gallant Rink in the Merrimack Athletics Complex. Additionally, Gallant and his wife, Susanna, generously donated to upgrade Lawler Arena’s suites and build the Richard H’15 and Susanna Gallant Pavilion in 2023.
He served as co-chair of the Together for Good Campaign’s Competing for Good committee and currently serves on the Merrimack College Athletics Board of Advisors. He was elected into the Merrimack College Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017.
Gallant received his MBA and Master of Science in Accounting from New York University and a bachelor’s degree from Colgate.
Carmen Scarpa P’17
Carmen Scarpa is a founding partner of Spring Lake Equity Partners. Prior to founding Spring Lake, Scarpa served as a partner in Tudor Investment Corporation’s private equity group, the predecessor to Spring Lake, since 1996.
He has focused on growth companies in the software, digital media, business services and financial technologies sectors. He currently sits on the boards of Astadia, Forefront Telecare, NetBase Quid, Noodle and One Door.
Scarpa has served as a member of the Board of Directors at Batanga Media, the largest independent digital media and content company for the U.S. Hispanic market, Latin America, and Brazil. In addition, he has served on the Board of Directors at the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, Mass.
He received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his bachelor’s degree from Harvard.
