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
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
Bruce Howell
Board of Directors Member
Retired, Former Accessibility Manager, Carroll Center for the Blind
Umesh A. Kurpad
Board of Directors Member
CFO, Tufts Health Plan
Eileen Y. Lee Breger
Board of Directors Member
Attorney, Bowditch & Dewey LLP
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
Ambassador Council
Deborah Coogan
Ambassador Council
Anne Covert
Ambassador Council
Retired, IBREA Foundation
Paul Donahue, Sr.
Ambassador Council
Founder, Weston Associates
Sheila Dunn-McNeil
Ambassador Council
President, Golfers for Vision, Retired, Vice President Enterprise Sales, United Parcel Service
Lawrence Heimlich
Ambassador Council
Principal, Chiswick Services LLC
Thomas Hines, M.D.
Ambassador Council
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Boston Medical Center
Kim Holloway
Ambassador Council
Vice Provost for Research Development, Northeastern University
Ryck Lent
Ambassador Council
Senior Strategist, Leader Networks
David McCarthy
Ambassador Council
Security Director, Information Technology Global Solutions Division, General Dynamics
Joanne McCarthy
Ambassador Council
Paul McMahon
Ambassador Council
Principal Consultant, MAM Communications
Janet Perry
Ambassador Council
Retired, Chief Human Resources Officer, Carroll Center for the Blind
Joe Prestejohn
Ambassador Council
Joseph Rizzo, M.D.
Ambassador Council
Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear
Professor of Ophthalmology in the Field of Neuro-Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Rachel Rosenbaum
Ambassador Council
Retired, Executive Director, Carroll Center for the Blind
Karen Ross, Ph.D.
Ambassador Council
former Director of Education Services (retired), Carroll Center for the Blind
Robb Suchecki
Ambassador Council
SVP, Global Benefits, Gallagher
Dean Vasile
Ambassador Council
Chairman Vending Facilities Program, Office of Rehabilitation Services Administration Hanscom United States Airforce
