Cambridge Health Alliance is governed by a 19-member Board of Trustees appointed by the City Manager of Cambridge, MA. In accordance with the enabling statute which created Cambridge Health Alliance (Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Chapter 147 of the Acts and Resolves of 1996), at least 2/3 of board membership shall be residents of the City of Cambridge with the remaining membership composed of residents from Somerville, the CEO (ex officio), a representative from the CHA medical staff, and two City of Cambridge officers or employees. Members volunteer their time and expertise to further the mission, vision, and values of Cambridge Health Alliance.

Mary Cassesso (Chair) has served as the Dean for Administration and Finance at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine for the past 14 years. She is responsible for the School's strategic planning and has been instrumental in stabilizing the School's financial position and reaffirming its commitment to discovery. Prior to her role at Harvard, Ms. Cassesso served as an Assistant Cabinet Secretary for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' affordable housing program, as the Deputy Director of the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, and as the City Auditor for the City of Somerville.

Ms. Cassesso was the recipient of the Harvard Medical School's Dean's Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women in 2005 and the Diversity Award in 2000. She has served as the Chair and Co-Chair of the HMS/HSDM Joint Council on the Status of Women. In addition to her commitment as a trustee and member of the Executive board of Cambridge Health Alliance, she continues to serve as the Managing Trustee of the Somerville Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Ms. Cassesso holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honors, and a Master's degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University.

Ellen Semonoff (Vice-Chair) is Assistant City Manager of Human Services for the City of Cambridge. She is responsible for the leadership and day-to-day management of the City's twenty -three million dollar Human Services Department, including child care programs, community and youth programs, substance abuse programs, services to homeless residents, workforce development programs, recreation programs, fuel assistance and summer nutrition programs, services to and programs for seniors and disabled residents. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and her Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School. Ms. Semonoff resides in Cambridge.

Nancy Busnach is the President of Busnach Associates. She possesses more than 25 years of experience in facilities/asset management and construction. Busnach Associates provides corporate real estate project management services including assistance in site selection, overseeing design, construction, budget and building management coordination. Ms Busnach received her Bachelor of Science from Suffolk University and is actively involved in the Somerville community currently serving as Chairperson for the Somerville Redevelopment Authority, a member of the Board of Directors of the Somerville Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trustees for the St. Clement School, and is a member of the Somerville Kiwanis Club. She is past Chair of Groundworks Somerville, Aquinas College, and the Boys and Girls Club of Somerville. Ms. Busnach resides in Somerville.

Louis DePasquale is Assistant City Manager for Fiscal Affairs/Finance Director for the City of Cambridge. In this role he is responsible for the fiscal operations of the City and provides leadership for the following functions: Budget, Personnel, Assessing, Purchasing, Treasury, Revenue and Information Technology. Prior to being promoted into this position in 2002, Mr. DePasquale served as the City's treasury analyst, budget analyst, and budget director. During his tenure, the City has enjoyed an excellent financial position and has received a triple AAA bond rating from the three major credit rating agencies. Mr. DePasquale is a member of the City's Capital Improvement Budget Committee, the Cambridge Kids' Council, the Metropolitan Mayor's Coalition Finance Committee, and the Community Preservation Act Committee (CPA). Mr. DePasquale is a life-long Cambridge resident and a graduate of Matignon High School, Boston State College, and received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from Northeastern University.

Francis H. Duehay has a long history of involvement in Cambridge public life. His 36 years as a Cambridge elected official included three terms as Mayor. Having served on many Cambridge non-profit organizations, he is currently a Director of the Cambridge Community Foundation and a corporation member of The Cambridge Homes, a non-profit assisted living community.

Duehay has also served as an Assistant Dean and Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, as Director of the Lincoln Filene Center at Tufts University and as a Fellow of the Institute of Politics at Harvard's JFK School of Government. He graduated from Cambridge public schools and holds three degrees from Harvard University.

Dennis D. Keefe is the Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance. Mr. Keefe possesses thirty years of experience in a variety of health care settings. Over his career, he has worked in Greater Boston's best academic teaching facilities and community hospitals. With experience as both Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, he has a depth and breadth of experience seldom seen in Senior Executives. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance.

This is Mr. Keefe's second tour of duty at Cambridge Health Alliance. He worked at the Alliance as an Associate Administrator of Professional Services from 1986 to 1988, and returned as Chief Operating Officer in February of 2000. During Mr. Keefe's most recent tenure as COO, he was a key leader, managing the day-to-day operations of what was then a $350 Million Integrated Healthcare Delivery System; currently, the Alliance has grown to a $700 Million Integrated Healthcare Delivery System.

Mr. Keefe is a highest honors graduate of Northeastern University where he received the Dean's Citation Award as the top student in the Health Sciences Program. Mr. Keefe also possesses a Masters in Business Administration, with a focus in Health Care Administration, from Northeastern University and recently was honored as the 2005 Alumnus of the Year by Northeastern University.

Mr. Keefe is a member of the HealthCare Financial Management Association, the American College of Healthcare Executives, and the HealthCare Management Association and serves on the executive committees of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems and the Massachusetts Hospital Association

Lucian L. Leape, MD is an Adjunct Professor of Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). Prior to joining the faculty at HSPH, he was Professor of Surgery and Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts-New England Medical Center. Dr. Leape was a lead investigator of the Harvard Medical Practice Study and several other studies that helped start the patient safety movement. He participated in the founding of several patient safety organizations including the National Patient Safety Foundation and the Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors. In 2006, he was named one of the 30 most influential people in health care over the past 30 years by Modern Healthcare. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Medical School, and resides in Cambridge.

Carol VanDeusen Lukas is an investigator and member of the executive team at the Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research (COLMR) in the Health Services Research and Development Service (HSR&D) of the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). At HSR&D she has led studies in facility integration, health systems integration, and has developed and implemented strategies to sustain and spread innovative clinical practices from the national to local level. Dr. VanDeusen Lukas is a faculty member in the Health Services Department at the Boston University School of Public Health. She has served as an assistant commissioner at both the Massachusetts Department of Medical Security and the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare. Dr. VanDeusen Lukas has a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a master's degree in social psychology from the University of Wisconsin. Ms. Lukas resides in Cambridge.

Isaac M. Machado, JD is an attorney with the firm, Epstein, Lipsey & Clifford, P.C. Prior to joining this firm, he served the Deputy Chief Counsel for the Massachusetts Highway Department, Boston. He was an Adjunct Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology and he is fluent in Portuguese. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and went on to earn his JD at Seton Hall University of Law. He is the Past President of the Board for the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers. Mr. Machado also serves as on the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Portuguese Credit Union and is an Election Commissioner for the City of Somerville.

Steve Manos was instrumental in the shaping of Tufts University. Prior to his retirement in late 2007, Mr. Manos served as Tufts University's Executive Vice President for 26 years. In his capacity as Executive Vice President, Mr. Manos was responsible for many of Tufts' operational aspects, including finance, budgeting, human resources, construction, internal auditing, real estate, risk management, legal, and institutional research. Prior to Tufts, Mr. Manos served in various capacities including Assistant Executive Director of the American Bar Association, Assistant District Attorney in New York County, and Chief Executive Officer of the Manhattan Bowery Corporation.

Mr. Manos received his Master of Public Administration from New York University Graduate School of Public Administration, his Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law, and his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota.

Jane Metzger is a research director at First Consulting (FCG), in its applied research arm - Emerging Practices. Ms. Metzger has been doing research and consulting in all aspects of computer support for healthcare delivery for the past 34 years. Her focus has been on IT support to the direct care process, especially IT for physicians at the point of care in both the ambulatory and inpatient settings. Ms. Metzger is a Director in Emerging Practices, FCG's applied research arm. Emerging Practices is charged with keeping the company abreast of industry and technology trends and with developing knowledge and tools for use in client engagements. She conducts both internal and external research and consulting funded by healthcare organizations, foundations, and vendors. Prior to joining FCG in 1996, Ms. Metzger worked for 24 years at Arthur D. Little, Inc., in the healthcare technology practice. Ms. Metzger resides in Cambridge.

Paula A. Paris is the Deputy Director for JFYNetWorks, Boston's largest workforce and career development center for youths and adults. In her capacity as Deputy Director, Ms. Paris is responsible for institutional advancement, contract compliance, strategic planning and operations for JFYNetWorks. Before joining JFYNetWorks, Ms. Paris served as Director of Development for Jobs for Youth-Boston, inc. and as Director of Development for Cambridge Friends School.

Ms. Paris also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Southern New Hampshire University's School of Community Economic Development.

Ms. Paris is the Development Committee Chair for the Cambridge Historical Society and is a member of the Alumni Board of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.

Ms. Paris received her Master of Management in Human Services from the Heller School and her Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Hartford's Hartt College of Music.

Joshua Posner has developed affordable housing over 25 years in a wide variety of settings in New England and other parts of the United States. Mr. Posner founded Rising Tide Development LLC in 2001 to focus on the creation of new small-scale, mixed-income residential communities in Massachusetts. Prior to Rising Tide Development, Mr. Posner played a number of senior roles over 12 years at The Community Builders, a leading regional and national nonprofit developer of affordable housing. He has specialized in the construction and rehabilitation of community-based housing, the preservation of affordable housing nearing the end of its regulatory period, and the redevelopment of large-scale dilapidated public housing projects in various locations around the country. In 1998, Mr. Posner served as President of Cornerstone Housing, a private development firm focused on public housing revitalization, and from 1999 through 2000, he served as Vice President of Development for Trinity Financial, Inc. in Boston.

Mr. Posner has been engaged in a variety of community activities, including serving a Board President and Director of The Guidance Center, the largest mental health and family support social service organization in Cambridge and Somerville, Board President and Overseer of Shady Hill School in Cambridge, and in various roles for the Democratic Party.

Maxwell D. Solet is a member of the law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC, in Boston. He joined the firm in 1979. Mr. Solet has served as chairman of the Tax Section of the Boston Bar Association. He is currently chairman of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities. He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the Bond Attorneys Workshop of the National Association of Bond Lawyers. He graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He has served as a board member, secretary, and currently vice-president of the Cambridge Historical Society.

Jonathan Stearns is an independent financial consultant and has held a variety financial management positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates. Mr. Stearns is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Masters of Science in Taxation from Bentley College. He also has served as Treasurer of the Tufts University Alumni Association.

Deborah Klein Walker, EdD, is a Vice President and Principal Associate in the Health Division at Abt Associates, Inc., Cambridge. She previously was the Associate Commissioner at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. She is the president of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Walker is an Adjunct Professor of Maternal and Child Health at Boston University and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard School of Public Health. She earned her doctorate and masters in human development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College.

Ronald M. Weintraub, MD is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and David S. Ginsburg Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Weintraub recently stepped down as Chief of Surgery at CHA. He had previously helped establish and served as the first chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Beth Israel Hospital (now the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center). Dr. Weintraub is also a consultant for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and holds a board position on CHA's Alliance Foundation for Community Health. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School.

EMERITUS TRUSTEES

Thomas Bent
Eugene Brune
Jack Burke, MD
Melvin Chalfen, MD
Audrey Cunningham
Elaine DeRosa
John Francis
Mary Ann Hart, RN
George Keverian
Pearl Morrison