Michael E. Garrity has been appointed Head of Examination Program in the SEC's  Boston Regional Office.  Mr. Garrity, who immediately begins in his new position as Associate Regional Director for Examinations, will direct a staff of 60 accountants, examiners, attorneys and support staff responsible for the examination of broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, and transfer agents in the six New England states. Mr. Garrity joined the SEC’s Boston office as an examiner in 2001 and has served as an Assistant Regional Director for the past five years. Mr. Garrity received the SEC Chairman’s Examination Award for Excellence in 2005. Prior to his SEC employment, Mr. Garrity practiced law at Bingham, Dana & Gould (now Bingham McCutchen) and served as an enforcement attorney for the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Securities Division. Mr. Garrity also spent approximately 10 years as a reporter for several newspapers and financial services news outlets, and was a public school teacher. Mr. Garrity, 54, obtained his bachelor’s degree, cum laude, from Marquette University and his law degree from Boston College.  [sec]