Leadership Category: Private Sector

Rhonda Pieroni serves in a Private Sector seat representing Hearth, Inc. where she serves as President & CEO. Ms. Pieroni’s vision for the organization centers around ensuring Hearth’s current and future fiscal sustainability; expanding Hearth’s reach and capacity to serve more clients; improving the care and services provided to Hearth residents; increasing Hearth’s visibility and actively engaging the community in…

Dr. Samuel (Sam) DePina serves in a Private Sector seat representing Boston Public Schools. Dr. DePina is a graduate of Boston Public Schools from the Jeremiah E. Burke High School and has worked for the BPS for the past 25 years. He has served as a high school mathematics teacher and an assistant headmaster, and has served as the Deputy…

Cokiena Fuller serves in a Private Sector seat representing the Boston Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Fuller is a social worker at HHS, Department of Children and Families. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/safety studies and a Master of Education, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, from Cambridge College. Fuller joined the ABCD Board…

Kyle Pardo is the designee for Associated Industries of MA (AIM). She is currently employed at AIM HR Solutions, a subsidiary of AIM, where she serves in the role of Executive Vice President. Kyle is a graduate of College of the Holy Cross and has her Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Emmanuel College. Pardo joined the ABCD Board…

Eileen Dern, R.N. serves in a Private Sector seat representing MelroseWakefield Healthcare. Dern is a Registered Nurse and has been Director, Community Services for Tufts Medicine MelroseWakefield Healthcare (MWHC) since 2009. She oversees seven departments that provide a range of community-based education and services to individuals and families across the North Suburban area. Leading a staff of more than 40…