Leadership Category: Private Sector

Pastor Willie Bodrick, II

Pastor Bodrick serves in a Private Sector seat representing BMA TenPoint.


Jamie Brenner Gutner


Michael Sweeney

Representing Operation ABLE


Ziquelle Smalls

Ziquelle Smalls serves in a Private Sector Seat representing the Greater Boston Labor Council – AFL-CIO. Smalls is a Senior Organizer of the Green Justice Coalition (GJC) at Community Labor United, where they advance campaigns that build power within both power-building community organizations and labor unions to promote a sustainable green economy. With deep roots and a family history in…

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Rhonda Pieroni

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…

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Samuel DePina, EdD

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…

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Cokiena Fuller

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…

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Karen Wallace


Eileen Dern, RN

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…

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Patricia Washington

Patricia (Pat) Washington serves in a Private Sector seat representing the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Pat Washington’s professional career spanned thirty-nine years of service with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. (BCBSMA). During her tenure, she held a variety of leadership positions in Audit & Risk Management Advisory Services, Operations, Government Program Compliance, Finance and Information Technology. Prior…

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