Our Leadership

David Offutt

President

David Offutt joined BAMSI’s Board of Directors in 2016.  He is a real estate developer working with Century 21 Real Estate serving interested buyers and sellers across the Commonwealth.  Mr. Offutt has worked in the real estate business for more than two decades. Much of David’s focuses is in the Plymouth County, he enjoys the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the areas that Brockton serves. Additionally, David serves on the Board of Trustees at Signature Health Care and The Old Colony YMCA.

Maurice Hancock

Vice President

Maurice “Moe” Hancock has been a member of the BAMSI Board of Directors for many years. Mr. Hancock is a retired electrician from the Brockton Fire Department.  He has served on many other boards including: Massachusetts Association of School Committees E-board; Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association; and the Brockton School Committee. He also currently volunteers on the Board of Directors for Edwina Martin House. Mr. Hancock is a member of the Executive/Finance Committee.

Reverend Albert Whitaker

Treasurer

Rev. Albert Whitaker currently serves as a voting member of the New England Comparative Effectiveness Public Advisory Council (NECEPAC) of the Institute of Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) He has worked diligently with various local and national stakeholders in addressing social determinants of health, utilizing data to improve health outcomes, and promoting a national culture of health.  Rev. Whitaker is fluent in Spanish and served as a Peace Corp Volunteer in South America. He holds a master’s in urban ministry from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary and is currently working on his second master’s degree in public health. Rev. Whitaker also serves on the Ministerial Team at St. Mark Congregational Church in Roxbury, MA.

Reverend Philomena Hare

Clerk

Reverend Philomena Hare has been a member of the BAMSI Board of Directors since 2001, serving as both treasurer and president. Rev. Philomena is also a United Church of Christ pastor. Passionate about building relationships, and healing brokenness; she is trained to guide congregations through the complex challenges and opportunities for service and witness during periods of pastoral transition. She holds degrees from Boston University School of Theology and Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. Rev Philomena is also the Interim Pastor at The Federated Church of Hyannis.

Dr. Edmund Cabellon

Dr. Ed Cabellon joined BAMSI’s Board of Directors in December of 2018. He is the Vice President for Student Services and Enrollment Management at Bristol Community College and an adjunct faculty member for the Higher Education Administration masters program at Caldwell University. Dr. Cabellon is a 20+ year administrator and educator primarily in Massachusetts public higher education and is a nationally recognized author, speaker and consultant in organizational change, student enrollment management, and digital technology. Ed earned his doctorate in Educational Leadership from Johnson and Wales University, his masters in Educational Leadership from Central Connecticut State University, and his bachelors in Communication from Stonehill College. Additionally, Ed serves on the Board of Directors at Coaching for Change.

Dr. Cabellon and his family have lived in Brockton since 2004, with his wife teaching in Brockton Public Schools since 1996 and his daughters attending Brockton Public Schools. He looks forward to deepening his service to the Brockton community in through this important leadership role.

Babacar Diop

As a Senior Director at Hebrew SeniorLife for the past six years, Babacar has participated in the development of its economic strategy, ensured its budget monitoring and anticipated events to achieve and maintain its competitiveness. His comprehensive knowledge and “hands-on” experience included leading strategic growth, enhancing organizational performance, achieving development goals in challenging environments and building strong teams while maintaining high client satisfaction and adhering to regulatory conditions. He is insightful in his approach and also has the sensitivity and influencing skills to gain buy-in from different stakeholders. His portfolio includes acute care, public health, and geriatric management; he is well versed in the clinical, fiscal and regulatory arenas with a background in Clinical Science and an MBA in Healthcare Management. Babacar is committed to building sustainable communities and environments where patients and residents’ experience and clinical outcomes are enriched.

James Durodola

James Durodola is a principle attorney with the Law Offices of James Durodola, Holbrook, MA, and serves currently as Executive Director and Senior Legal Attorney for the National Center for Immigration and Legal Services, Stoughton, MA. Attorney Durodola was the former Director of Juvenile Justice Jeopardy and Staff Attorney for Strategies for Youth, Inc, in Cambridge, MA. Strategies for Youth is a non-profit policy and training organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions. He served as the Attorney for the Mayor and Assistant Solicitor for the City of Brockton from 2006 to 2010. Attorney Durodola was a Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of MA. He is a graduate of Boston University School of Law, LLM, Master of Law, and received his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University School of Law. He holds a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelor of Arts in history and political science from Virginia Union University. Attorney Durodola is a member of the Partnership Inc.; MA Bar Association; United States District Court of Massachusetts; MA Black Lawyers Association, and Doorway to Peace Haiti-Board Member. He is fluent in Haitian Creole.

Pamerson Ifill

Aimee Manzoni-D’Arpino

Aimee Manzoni-D’Arpino is an experienced senior director with demonstrated success working in the civic and social services arenas. Currently the Senior Director of Volunteer Engagement for the Washington D.C.-based, Addiction Policy Forum, Aimee strives to eliminate addiction as a major health problem in helping patients and families in crisis, improving treatment, prevention, raising awareness and promoting education and advocacy.  Aimee has worked at the Addiction Policy Forum in progressive roles since 2016, including roles as State Chair, Director of Community Engagement and Senior Director of State Chapters. Prior, she served as Executive Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools for the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District. Skilled in financial management, human resources and organizational development, Aimee has also held a variety of positions in accounting services for a law firm, child care chain and Dunkin Donuts. She holds a graduate degree in English from Bridgewater State University, with a minor Secondary Education and Teaching, and a Business Administration and Management undergraduate degree from Emanuel College.

Joanne Thomas

Joanne Thomas joined the BAMSI Board of Directors in 2010. She is the former Director of Nursing at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. Ms. Thomas has a master’s degree in nursing administration and comes to BAMSI with many years of nursing administration and emergency nursing experience. Ms. Thomas is Clerk of the Board of Directors, serves on the Medical Risk Advisory Committee and is a member of the Board Executive Committee.

Jessica Nisenbaum

Jessica is currently the Chief People Officer at Rhapsody, a leading healthcare data interoperability company, responsible for the company’s people strategy and HR operations globally.  She brings more than 20 years of experience in HR and business, bringing organizations through various stages of growth and transformation, predominantly in the healthcare industry.  She is an experienced business partner to executives in navigating change and driving business outcomes.  Jessica holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership and has completed coursework toward a Masters Degree in Education.  She is also an experienced and trained Mediator.  She has served on the Board of a small educational non-profit agency, is spirited about volunteering her time and talent, and regularly seeks opportunities to help individuals reach personal and professional goals.

Michael Williams

Michael Williams, Esq. has served on the Board of Directors since 2006. He is an Administrative Judge for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents. Attorney Williams has also volunteered as a mentor and coach with the Brockton Midget Football League for more than 25 years. He provides extensive experience in the areas of labor and employment law, collective bargaining, and human resources. Mr. Williams serves on the Board of Director’s Human Resources Committee.

Anthony Simonelli

President and Chief Executive Officer

Anthony Simonelli joined BAMSI in 1977 in the Occupational Therapy Department. Following that successful experience, he was selected as a Program Director in 1978. Mr. Simonelli’s outstanding effort resulted in him being selected as the new BAMSI Executive Director in 1984, Chief Executive Officer in 1998, and in 2016  Mr. Simonelli was named President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Simonelli is the principal architect of the agency’s operation, which has grown in budget from $2 million in 1984 to the current budget of $84 million. Currently, Mr. Simonelli is responsible for overseeing fiscal, contractual, business, and legal operations, and is the chief liaison to the BAMSI Board of Directors.

Mr. Simonelli has been appointed to the Statewide Advisory Board for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, has previously served as a Board Member for the Social Work Program at Bridgewater State College, and is a former Health Care Consultant to long-term care facilities. He is currently a member of the Board of Trustees at Massasoit Community College.

Mr. Simonelli is a graduate of Boston University with a concentration in Occupational Therapy. He received an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership at the MIT Sloan School of Management and an ACE in Management and Leadership at the MIT Sloan School.

Vanessa Tierney

Chief Operations Officer

Vanessa Tierney joined BAMSI as a Program Manager in 1981 and has been one of its strongest advocates and leaders. In 1984, Ms. Tierney was appointed Director of Residential Services and successfully built the foundation for what has become BAMSI’s largest, most rapidly growing service area. In her role as Director of Quality Management, Vanessa designed BAMSI’s first comprehensive program evaluation system which become a lasting framework for quality enhancement and evidence-based practice. In 1998, Ms. Tierney was appointed Chief Operations Officer and has overseen all of BAMSI’s strategic development expanding services while assuring quality, integrity, and best practices.

Ms. Tierney came to BAMSI with over 10 years experience in non-profit management with expertise in developmental disabilities, family systems, and crisis response. Ms. Tierney worked as Research Assistant and Program Coordinator at the University of Minnesota, Center for Social Research where she directed projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. Vanessa completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin and has a Master’s Degree from Lesley University in Cambridge.

As a certified yoga teacher, Ms. Tierney brings a holistic and health-focused awareness to her work. She has presented at numerous conferences and often conducts workshops on topics related to personal growth and development as well as management and leadership. Ms. Tierney serves on the Board of Directors for Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward Healthcare Hospital. In 2008, she received the Metro South Chamber of Commerce Athena Award for outstanding leadership.

Marian O’Neil

Chief Financial Officer

Marian O’Neil joined BAMSI as the Chief Financial Officer in 2015. Marian has over 14 years of financial management experience. The majority of these years have been in the defense industry as a Senior Program Analyst and Senior Financial Analyst with the Missile Defense Agency and Division Business Manager at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Lincoln Lab. She also has finance experience in the legal field as Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis with the law firm of Ropes and Gray as well as having been a high school business teacher.

Marian has always been an active volunteer in her community and strongly believes in the importance of giving back and compassion for others. She was awarded Volunteer of the Year in 2014 for her work with ABCD (Action Boston Community Development) North End/West End in Boston and is current member of their Advisory Board. Other prior volunteer involvement includes Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology Center and Rein and Shine Therapeutic Horseback Riding in Charleston, South Carolina.

Marian earned a Bachelors of Business Administration from Radford University, Virginia; completed an International Residency, Business in Europe and Business Certificate from Cambridge University, Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge, England, and received her Master’s of Business Administration from George Mason University in Virginia.

Margot Carleton

Chief Information Officer

Lucas Carvalho

Executive Vice President

Lucas Carvalho joined BAMSI in 2004 and is the Vice President of Corporate Resources.  In his current position, Lucas oversees housing development, property acquisition, and facilities asset management of new and existing properties, including lease administration, construction, facilities maintenance and safety. During his tenure at BAMSI, Mr. Carvalho has spearheaded the physical plant growth from 50 to more than 120 residential and commercial properties.

Prior to joining BAMSI, Mr. Carvalho held management positions in the telecommunications where he assisted the establishment of business locations and property/office acquisition throughout the United States. Lucas also supported a women’s shelter in safe and secure property acquisition.

Mr. Carvalho earned his Bachelor of Science degree in operations management from Boston College.

Joy Reed

Executive Vice President

Joy Reed joined BAMSI in March of 1999. She has over 25 years of experience in a non-profit environment with a specialty in working with individuals who have developmental disabilities, traumatic head injuries, and mental health challenges.

Currently, Ms. Reed oversees the Adult Services Division where she has overseen the tremendous growth of BAMSI’s residential network for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries and serious mental illness; day programs for adults with mental health challenges, acquired brain injuries and development disabilities and an array of supports for adults across the Commonwealth.

Prior to joining BAMSI, Ms. Reed was Director at a community service group in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Ms. Reed graduated from Hofstra University with a concentration in Psychology. She also has a Master of Education in Counseling from Bridgewater State College.

Beverly Williams

Executive Vice President

Beverly Williams joined BAMSI in 1999 and has more than 20 years of clinical and leadership experience. She has served in clinical leadership positions at New England Home for Little Wanderers and Dimock Community Health Center. Ms. Williams has provided clinical and managerial consultations to several agencies including; the Boston Public Health Commission, the Center for Health and Development, Hildebrand Services, Inc., Massachusetts Association for Family Based Service Providers, the Children’s AIDS Program, and Head Start, Inc.

Ms. Williams is a member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and the Massachusetts Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. She is a trainer of the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Score. Ms. Williams is a certified Trauma First Responder. Ms. Williams has extensive experience developing collaborative relationships and contracts with various community providers and state departments.

Beverly earned her Master’s Degree in Education, Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Massachusetts and a Master’s of Management from Cambridge College.

Aisha Barlatier-Bonny

Vice President of Child, Family, & Community Services

Aisha Bonny joined BAMSI in 2004 as a Program Manager of Family Based Services a Department of Children and Families. Aisha has 18 years of leadership experience, 14 in a clinical setting. She has worked in the private non-profit sector since 1996, when she began her career as a Case Manager in a women’s shelter located in Stamford, Connecticut. Over the course of her career, Aisha has worked with children, adolescents, adults, families, and the elderly to address a variety of mental health and community health challenges.

As a member of the Brockton community, Aisha has served on the boards of the South Shore Haitians United for Progress (SHUP), the Haitian Organization for the Advancement of Petit-Guoave (HOAP), Bridgewater State University’s Social Work Advisory Board, and was Chair of the Board of Directors at St. Joseph Manor until June 2017. Currently, Aisha is a Board of Directors member for Covenant Health Systems located in Tewksbury, Massachusetts.

Aisha earned her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut and her Master’s degree at Bridgewater State University. In 2011, Aisha was named a “Brockton Woman of the Year” for her work at BAMSI and in Haitian communities in Massachusetts and abroad.

Teresa Belsan

Vice President of Operations

Teresa Belsan is the Vice President of Operations within the Adult Services Division of BAMSI. In this role, she oversees Adult Community Clinical Services, Adult Day Treatment Center, Respite Services, the Coordinated Care Network, the Massachusetts Care Coordination Network, HIV Services and C.O.P.E. (Community Outreach, Prevention and Education Center) Center, Clubhouse, Elder Services and the Recovery Learning Community.

As a member of the Executive and Strategic Planning Team, Teresa is an integral part of the clinical and administrative programs for individuals with mental and behavioral health issues..

Prior to joining BAMSI in 2008, Teresa was the Program Director for the Program Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Team where she was responsible for overseeing 80 high risk individuals living in the community and supervised a 12-member team of peer specialists, nurses, psychiatrists, vocational specialists, housing specialists, clinicians and social workers.

As Clinical Coordinator for Sweetser in Brunswick, ME, Teresa was part of the Community Support Program and Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team as well as a program director.

Teresa holds a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling from the University of Southern Maine where she also worked for a decade as an Admissions and Advising Counselor.

Lucille Cassis

Vice President of Marketing & Philanthropy

Lucille Cassis, Vice President of Marketing & Philanthropy, directs the development and implementation of strategic campaigns for growth, internal communications, community relations, media relations, website/social media and brand identity. In addition, she oversees all private fundraising and operations, including annual and major giving, corporate and foundation relations, grant writing, planned and estate giving, and events. In partnership with the CEO and the BAMSI Board of Directors, Lucille helps set the strategic priorities, annualized marketing and fundraising goals and strengthens BAMSI’s case for support.

Serving most recently as the first Chief Philanthropy Officer for the Manet Community Health Foundation in Quincy, Lucille put fundamental processes in place for Manet’s fundraising program. Prior, she was the Chief Development Officer for Father Bill’s & Mainspring (FBMS), where over the course of 9 years, grew and directed the acquisition and stewardship of major donors, executed capital campaigns and initiated a planned giving program. Under her leadership and direction, Father Bill’s & MainSpring raised $2M in private grants and donations annually, and more than $1M in in-kind donations. She also held positions in marketing and public affairs at Beth Israel Deaconess-Plymouth (formerly Jordan Hospital) and Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) respectively, as well as communication roles in state and county government.

Lucille holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Boston University and a Master’s in Communication Studies at Emerson College as well as certificates in public relations and fundraising from Boston University and web development from Emerson College. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Massachusetts Chapter, of Leadership South Shore, in conjunction with the South Shore Chamber and South Shore Bank, and is part of the steering committee for the non-profit affinity group of the South Shore Chamber.

Jill Conlon

Vice President of Adult Services

Jill Conlon, Vice President of Adult Services, has been a leader within BAMSI’s Adult Services Division since 2010, where she focused on improving systems and the sustainability of program operations for 85 day and residential programs throughout Massachusetts.

Beginning as Director of Day and Residential Programs, Jill manages a large team of individuals who support people with brain injury and/or developmental disabilities. With increasing levels of responsibility, Jill assumed the role of Senior Director of Adult Services where she created an onboarding program for leaders and direct care employees as well as several other strategic initiatives to improve the quality of life and work for persons served and employees.

Prior to joining BAMSI, Jill was Vice President of Programs for MYTURN, a non-profit dedicated to assisting at risk and underprivileged youth in achieving their educational and personal goals. Working in conjunction with Brockton High School where she also served as Coordinator of Collegiate Services and provided career services, Jill held various roles working on curriculums and career paths for students from under-served neighborhoods. She was also the Employment Consultant/Case Manager for Columbia Metrowest Human Services in Ashland, MA, where she conducted direct care services for mentally challenged adults.

Jill is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Boston with a Masters in Human Services and a concentration in policy and administration. She received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from St. Anselm College with a concentration in human relations and work.

Tracy Feeney

Vice President of Quality and Improvement

Tracy Feeney joined BAMSI as Special Projects Manager in 2014 and was appointed Senior Director of Quality and Improvement in November 2015.  She has nearly twenty years’ experience in organization leadership and solution delivery, focusing initially on information technology, and nonprofit management since 2004.

Since joining BAMSI, Ms. Feeney has made recommendations to streamline and improve processes within the Quality Management department as well as across the agency. Tracy has also initiated activities to address areas of security, compliance and information utilization.

Ms. Feeney earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Linguistics from Georgetown University.  She is an active member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ), Board Source and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).

Kelly Navarro

Vice President of Human Resources

Kelly Navarro joined BAMSI in 2018 as our Vice President of Human Resources. Prior to joining BAMSI, Kelly served as the Chief Human Resource Officer for the State of Delaware for the past five years.  During her tenure, she was responsible for overseeing the overall human resource operational strategy, including: talent acquisition, as well as employee retention, training, performance, and compensation and fringe benefit initiatives.  In addition Kelly also served as an internal coach, and a group facilitator to support staff throughout State Government in Delaware.

Kelly is an innovative and solution-oriented professional with proven expertise in Human Resources.  Throughout her career in state government in Delaware, Kelly has been a highly respected leader with a strong understanding of implementing a customer service approach to human resources.

Kelly earned her Bachelor’s degree at Wilmington University, her Master’s at Widener University, and her Juris Doctor at Widener University School of Law.