Board of Directors

• Officers
• Ellen R. Cohen, MSW, President
• Sharon McNally, ChairPresident, Camp Harbor View Foundation; Chief of Staff, Connors Family Office
• Mark E. Reynolds, Vice ChairPresident, CRICO
• Candace Young, TreasurerOwner and Founder, From The Ground Up
• Jo Frances Meyer, ClerkDirector, Puddingstone Consulting

• Board Members
• Michael L. Blau, ex officioPartner, Foley & Lardner LLP
• M. Lynn Buttolph, MD, PhDPhysician, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Michael CarsonPresident and CEO, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
• Robert K. CoughlinPresident and CEO, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
• Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPPCEO and Co-Founder, Iora Health
• Kerry A. FlynnVice President, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Vertex
• George V. Hager, Jr.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Genesis HealthCare
• Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPHMedical Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical CenterFounder and Faculty Director, Cancer Care Equity Program, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
• Joyce A. Murphy2019 Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow, Harvard University
• Britain Nicholson, MDSenior Vice President for Development, Massachusetts General Hospital
• Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANPNurse Practitioner Officer, CVS MinuteClinic, Vice President, CVS Health
• Jean-Paul A. RebillardPresident, MedPro Specialty, MedPro Group
• Jeff SánchezSenior Advisor, Rasky Partners
• Jay ShilandPartner, MTS Health Partners LP
• Marjorie Stanzler
• Charlotte Yeh, MD, FACEPChief Medical Officer, AARP

• Legal Counsel
• Steve Weiner

Honorary Board Members

• Chairs
• Betsy Pingree Frawley
• Tony Starr

• Members
• Charlie Baker
• Mimi Bartholomay, RN, MSN
• Peter A. Biagetti
• Howard Cohen
• Richard Doherty
• Andrew Dreyfus
• Ruth Kilduff, RN
• William Knowlton
• Thomas Lynch, MD
• Clare Midgley
• Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., MD
• James Roosevelt, Jr.
• Eric Schultz
• Eric Schwartz, MD
• Rev. Judith Swahnberg
• Kate Walsh
• Lynn Wiatrowski
• Daniel Wofford
• Marilyn Yager

Leadership Council

The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare’s Leadership Council is composed of members who recognize the importance of compassionate care as a critical issue, are committed to the work of the Schwartz Center, and are willing and able to take an active role in the organization.

• Co-Chairs
• Michael L. BlauRetired Partner, Foley and Lardner
• Kerry A. FlynnVice President, Chief IP Counsel, Vertex Pharmaceuticals

• Council Members
• Richard Aubut Retired President and CEO, South Shore Hospital Chairman of the Board of Trustees, UMass Dartmouth
• Richard C. Bane Chairman, BaneCare
• Blaire Bernard SVP, General Counsel, Iora Health
• Andrea Cohen, MSW Co-Founder and CEO, Houseworks
• Wendy K. Cohen, LICSW Social Worker, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Ethan Crain HealthCare Practice Leader, Northeast Zone, Marsh
• Jon DuBois, MD Cancer Services, Hematology, Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital – Bethke
• Amanda Hall Director and Senior Counsel, Carbon Black, Inc.
• Phil Johnston President & CEO, Phillip W. Johnston Associates
• Jeffrey L. Kraines, MD Senior Medical Director, EMD Serono
• Kimberly Langer Director, Automation Center of Excellence, Optum 360 Operational Excellence
• Donielle R. Larson
• Richard Lynch Chief Operating Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• Bill Mandell Partner, Pierce & Mandell, P.C.
• Pamela Mann, MSSA
• Jan Rose Vice President, Government Affairs, McDermott, Quilty & Miller LLP
• Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP Director, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychology, MetroHealth
• Bessie Manley Szum, RN, MPA/HA, NE-BC Director Of Patient Safety, CRICO
• Tamar Thompson VP, Government Affairs and Policy, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
• Jeanie Ungerleider, LICSW Director of Psychological Services, Boston IVF
• Jennifer Valenzuela Chief People and Equity Officer, Health Leads
• Jeffrey Wisch, MD Distinguished Physician, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• Peter Zane