Board of Directors
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare’s Board of Directors, initially composed of Ken’s family, friends, and principal caregivers, has grown to 21 members. Committees include Development, Finance, Governance, and are made up of Board members as well as other outside experts.
Officers
Ellen R. Cohen, MSW, President
Ruth Kilduff, RN, Chair
Former Chair of US Operations, Integro Insurance Brokers
Sharon McNally, Vice Chair
President, Camp Harbor View Foundation; Chief of Staff,
Connors Family Office
Clare Villari, Treasurer
Joyce A. Murphy, Clerk
Executive Vice Chancellor, Commonwealth Medicine
Board Members
Mimi Bartholomay, RN, MSN
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Peter A. Biagetti
Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
M. Lynn Buttolph, MD, PhD
Physician, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Robert K. Coughlin
President and CEO, Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
Rushika Fernandopulle, MD, MPP
CEO and Co-Founder, Iora Health
Kerry A. Flynn
Vice President, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Vertex
Betsy Pingree Frawley
George V. Hager, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Genesis HealthCare
Thomas Lynch, MD
Chief Scientific Officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Britain Nicholson, MD
Senior Vice President for Development, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Mark E. Reynolds
President, CRICO
Eric Schultz
President & Chief Executive Officer, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Marjorie Stanzler
Tony Starr, ex officio
Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
Lynn Wiatrowski
Executive Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Candace Young
Owner and Founder, From The Ground Up
Honorary Board Members
- Michael J. Astrue
- Charlie Baker
- Olivia Cheng
- Howard Cohen
- Richard Doherty
- Andrew Dreyfus
- William Knowlton
- Becky Levin
- Clare Midgley
- Joseph Mullany
- Thomas G. Roberts, Jr., MD
- James Roosevelt, Jr.
- Eric Schwartz, MD
- Rev. Judith Swahnberg
- Kate Walsh
- Daniel Wofford
- Marilyn Yager
Legal Counsel
Stephen Weiner
Member, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
Leadership Council
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare’s Leadership Council is composed of nearly 30 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
- Sharon McNally
- Tony Starr
Council Members
- Marsha Alperin
- Richard C. Bane
- Michael Berkowitz
- Michael Blau
- Nancy L. Cahners
- Joseph A. Chazan, MD
- Andrea Cohen, MSW
- Wendy K. Cohen, LICSW
- Ralph DiPisa
- Jon DuBois, MD
- Glen Giovannetti
- Liz Brody Gluck
- Amanda Hall
- Phil Johnston
- Jeffrey L. Kraines, MD
- Richard Lynch
- Steve Mitus
- Jennifer Pline
- Peter Resnick
- Robin Richman, MD
- Jan Rose
- Tom Simons
- Jeanie Ungerleider, LICSW
- Lucy Watson-Baker
- John Yozell
- Peter Zane
Council Members
- Michael D. Berkowitz
- Diane Blum
- Beth-Ann Ditkoff, MD
- Cleve Langton
- Joan Leiman, PhD
- Claire Marx, MSW
- Brooke Meltzer
- Susan Mirsky
- Lois Perelson-Gross
- Jim Romanelli
- Meryl Rosofsky, MD
- Susie West
Staff
Elizabeth Hickman
Interim Executive Director
Beth Lown, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Stephanie J. Adler Yuan, MS
Director of Education and Training
Sheri Carey
Director of Member Operations
Lisa Crane
Director of Individual and Foundation Giving
Michele Driscoll
Executive Assistant
Michael Goldberg, MD
Scholar in Residence
Ahleum Choi Morris
Data Coordinator
Christina Parks
Director of Development Operations and Communication
Ratthana Pheap
Senior Accountant
Kathy Scopin, BSN, PHN, RN
Member Experience Advisor
Laurie Tellis
Systems Integration Manager
Peter Underhill
Director of Finance
