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
Peter Chinetti
Chair, Finance Committee
Retired, Chief Financial Officer, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Jon C. Cowen
Board of Directors Member
Partner, Donovan Hatem, LLP
Richard W. Curtis
Board of Directors Member
Senior Organizational Development Specialist, MassDOT
Kate Sullivan D’Eramo
Board of Directors Member
Consultant, Resources Global Professionals (RGP)
SCOTT FAUST, ESQ.
Chair, Human Resources Committee
Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
JESSICA L. FEWKES, M.D.
Board of Directors Member
Director, Mohs and Cutaneous Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Stephen J. Hines, Esq.
Board of Directors Member
Umesh A. Kurpad
Board of Directors Member
CFO, Tufts Health Plan
Antoine Junior Melay, MBA
Board of Directors Member
Vice President – Client Relations for Workforce Development Training, Windwalker Group
Arthur O’Neill
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Vice President/Interim President, Carroll Center for the Blind
Carl O. Richardson, III
Board of Directors Member
American Disability Act Coordinator, Massachusetts State House
Robert Sanders, CFA, CPA, CTFA
Board of Directors Member
Senior Vice President, Woodstock
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
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
Deborah Coogan
Trustee
Anne Covert
Trustee
Retired, IBREA Foundation
Mario DiCarlo
Trustee
Retired
Paul Donahue, 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
Joanne McCarthy
Trustee
Paul McMahon
Trustee
Principal Consultant, MAM Communications
Lotfi B. Merabet, O.D., Ph.D., MPH
Janet Perry
Trustee
Retired, Chief Human Resources Officer, Carroll Center for the Blind
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, Carroll Center for the Blind
Karen Ross, Ph.D.
Trustee
former Director of Education Services (retired), Carroll Center for the Blind
Emre Şarbak
Trustee
Co-Founder, Mediate & Kodluyoruz
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
