Roy MacDowell, the former president of the MacDowell Company, oversees strategic planning and business decisions at Baystone Development as principal. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Roy MacDowell maintains an active presence within his community and he serves as an overseer for the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of New England.
The Anti-Defamation League of New England, an organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of all individuals, maintains offices in Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Through these offices, the organization offers numerous programs, including the Rabb Family Confronting Anti-Semitism Program.
Established in 1988 in Boston, the Confronting Anti-Semitism Program focuses on three main goals: increasing awareness of anti-Semitism among Jewish family members and communities, strengthening Jewish identity, and developing skills for handling incidents of anti-Semitism. In doing so, the program hopes to dispel many of the myths and stereotypes that are anti-Semitic in nature. It also hopes to instill a positive association with the Jewish identity.
As part of its work, the Confronting Anti-Semitism Programs maintains several initiatives. The Family Awareness initiative provides students in grades seven and eight with educational workshops focused on the impact of anti-Semitism in schools, while the Words to Action initiative hosts workshops that prepare college and pre-college students for responding to anti-Semitism in a constructive way. Finally, the Confronting Hate and Anti-Semitic Incidents (CHAI) initiative hosts workshops for adults who are seeking resources and strategies for recognizing anti-Semitism in their community.
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