2020 Annual Report

Leadership

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