ABLE's Distinctive Leadership
Board of Directors
For its board of directors, Operation ABLE draws on the expertise of accomplished corporate and civic leaders from greater Boston. Our many successes is a testament to our shared commitment to the mission.
CHAIR
Lydia Greene
Retired
Former Senior Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer Tufts Health Plan
Lydia Greene is responsible for human resources, including compensation and benefits, diversity initiatives, wellness, talent acquisition and organizational development at Tufts Health Plan where she also oversees internal communications, corporate reputation management, brand communications, media relations, external communications and real estate.
Previously she was vice president of human resources and diversity at the Plan, and prior to that she held senior level human resources management positions with Progress Software, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire, Lockheed Sanders and Emerson Hospital. She also ran her own human resources consulting practice. Ms. Greene received her B.S. degree in management from the University of Massachusetts.
Board Officers
Vice Chair
Steve Taranto
Massachusetts General Hospital, Director of Human Resources
Treasurer
Guale Valdez
Mattapan Community Health Center, Chief Financial Officer
Secretary
Carmine M. Guarino
Berkshire Bank, LLP, Senior Vice President-Retail Banking
Directors
David Abelman
Delta Dental of MA, Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Ann S. Anderson*
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA, B.S. M.A.: Retire
John Bray
Cambridge Savings Bank; Human Resources Business Partner
Joan Cunnick
AHT Insurance, Boston, Employee Benefits Consultant
Martha Dean
Eastern Bank, Senior Vice President & Operational Risk Management Director
Michael Festa
AARP MA, State Director MA
Fred Foulkes
Boston University - Questrom School of Business, Professor of Organizational Behavior Director, Human Resources Policy Institute
Leslie Joannides-Burgos
Brookline Bank, Senior Vice President Division Executive Retail & Business Banking
Maura D. McLaughlin, Esq.
Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP, Partner
Ruth Ann (Rickie) Moriarty **
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Executive Director: Retired
Douglas Orciani
Fidelity TalentSource, Executive Vice President/GM
Janet Prensky
Aigner/Prensky Marketing Group, Senior Vice President/Partner
Winston Richie, Jr.
John Hancock, Retired
D. Richard (Dick) Tufenkjian*
Sweetheart Plastics, Executive Vice President: Retired
* Past Board Chair
** Past CEO
President and CEO
Marian Walsh
2019-Present