Leadership Team

Melmark's executive staff comprises multi-disciplined leaders, each with extensive experience in the fields of intellectual and developmental disabilities and human services.

Melmark's leadership team consistently focuses on providing a range of innovative program opportunities for those we serve. This is accomplished through a commitment to service excellence; a dynamic strategic planning process; and an operating environment that promotes stewardship and fiscal responsibility. 

Joanne Gillis-Donovan, Ph.D. President and CEO		George P. Linke, Jr., Psy.D. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer		Joseph M. Zakrzewski, CPA Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Rita Gardner, M.P.H. BCBA Executive Director, Melmark New England		Frank L. Bird, M.Ed., BCBA Chief Clinical Officer of Melmark, Inc. Melmark New England		Peter J. Troy, MBA Vice President Melmark New England
Colette C. Brown, MSHR, SPHR Vice President of Human Resources		Mercy Mutindwa, M.A., PHR Human Resources Manager Melmark New England		William Ahearn, MBA Director of Business Operations Melmark New England
Ellen M. Donohoe Vice President for Advancement		Jessica E. Woods, PhD, BCBA-D, Licensed Psychologist Executive Director of Children's Services		Helena Maguire, M.S., BCBA   Senior Director of School Services Melmark New England
Barbara Cannon, Ph.D., BCBA-D  Senior Director of Consultation Services Melmark New England		Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA-D Executive Director of Research		James M. Powers, M.S.P.S. Executive Director of Marketing and Admissions