Carroll Center Leadership
Meet the dynamic team leading The Carroll Center for the Blind
To best serve the needs of the people we help, our leadership team embraces a broad collaborative spirit by joining together a distinct group of leaders, executives, advisers, visionaries and community members with widespread knowledge in human services, strategy, business, health care, public policy and advocacy.
Management Team
Board of Directors
Carol A. Covell, R.N., M.S.
Chair, Board of Directors; Chair, Development Committee
Formerly, Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Vice President for Patient Services and Quality Care, Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Previous business owner, MicroEndo Technologies, Limited
Stephen E. Butler
Board of Directors Member
Program Manager, United States Air Force
Peter Chinetti
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Chief Financial Officer, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Richard W. Curtis
Board of Directors Member
VP of Workforce Development and Global Inclusion, State Street Corporation
Kate Sullivan D’Eramo
Chair, Finance Committee
Consultant, Resources Global Professionals (RGP)
SCOTT FAUST, ESQ.
Chair, Human Resources Committee
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Stephen J. Hines, Esq.
Board of Directors Member
Umesh A. Kurpad
Board of Directors Member
CFO, Tufts Health Plan
Jeffrey Lurie
Board of Directors Member
Executive Director, Temple Emanuel
Antoine Junior Melay, MBA
Board of Directors Member
Vice President – Client Relations for Workforce Development Training, Windwalker Group
John J. McCarthy, Esq.
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Partner, Warner & Stackpole
Arthur O’Neill
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Vice President/Interim President, The Carroll Center for the Blind
Carl O. Richardson, III
Board of Directors Member
American Disability Act Coordinator, Massachusetts State House
Taraneh Satvat
Board of Directors Member
President & CEO, MIS Technologies Corporation dba MIS Alliance
John “Jay” Schwartz, Ph.D.
Board of Directors Member
CEO & President, AcuityBio Corporation
MARTHA STEELE
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Environmental Health, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
MARYANN SULLIVAN
Board of Directors Member
Partner, Wellesley Partners
ROSELLEN SULLIVAN
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Vice President of Business Development and Relationship Management, Sleep Health Centers
Trustees
Marie Chalmers
Trustee
Senior Vice President – Partner Relations, Marsh & McLennan Agency
David A. Cifrino, Esq.
Trustee
Retired, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP
Anne Covert
Trustee
Retired, IBREA Foundation
Jon Cowen
Trustee
Partner, Donovan Hatem, LLP
Mario DiCarlo
Trustee
Retired
Paul Donohue, Sr.
Trustee
Founder, Weston Associates
Sheila Dunn-McNeil
Trustee
President, Golfers For Vision, Retired, Vice President Enterprise Sales, United Parcel Service
Henry T. Goldman, Esq.
Trustee
Attorney, Henry T. Goldman Law
J. Edward Hall
Trustee
Senior Banker and Boston Market Leader, KeyBank
Lawrence Heimlich
Trustee
Principal, Chiswick Services LLC
Thomas Hines, M.D.
Trustee
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Boston Medical Center
Christopher Kauders
Trustee
Principal & Mediator, Pre-Trial Solutions, Inc.
Mary Kinane
Trustee
Retired
Ryck Lent
Trustee
Senior Strategist, Leader Networks
David McCarthy
Trustee
Security Director, Information Technology Global Solutions Division, General Dynamics
Paul McMahon
Trustee
Owner, The Happy Chocolatier
Lotfi B. Meribet, O.D., Ph.D., MPH
Joe Prestejohn
Trustee
Joseph Rizzo, M.D.
Trustee
Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Professor of Ophthalmology in the Field of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Rachel Rosenbaum
Trustee
Retired, Executive Director, The Carroll Center for the Blind
Robert Sanders, CFA, CPA
Trustee
Wealth Manager, Howland Capital Management, LLC
Dean Vasile
Trustee
Chairman Vending Facilities Program, Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration Hanscom United States Airforce
Robert Wiles
Trustee
Regional Sales Director, Alimera Sciences, Inc.
Teresa Wiles
Trustee
Supervisor, Baystate Children’s Specialty Center
