STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pernet Family Health Service’s Board of Directors connect the organization to other individuals and entities committed to strengthening families and serve as ambassadors for the organization. The Board’s shared commitment nurtures the fiscal well-being so that collectively we may pursue our mission—to strengthen and enhance family and community life.
Patricia Vanasse, MSW, LICSW
Board Chair
Raymond Delisle
Treasurer
​Catherine Riordan, MD
Clerk
​Filomena Cesareo, Esq.
Director
​Donald Grady
Director
Donald Hamman
Director
​Margaret Ives, Esq.
Director
Sr. Margaret Leonard, LSA
Director
​John McCabe
Director
Sr. Jean McCormack, LSA
Director
Robert Mecca
Director
​Richard Parker
Director
Michael Rezkalla
Director
​John Smithhisler
Director
​Pierre Telemaque
Director
Rosalie Torres-Stone
Director

STAFF

EXECUTIVE & PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Sheilah Dooley, RN, BSN, MS   ​
Executive Director
Joel Wallen, MNM   
​Associate Executive Director
Wanja Kiraguri                           ​​
​Director of Fund Development
Chris Nelson, LMHC     ​​        ​
​​​Director of Family Support Services
Melissa Wenderoth, MEd​ ​
​Director of Early Intervention

STAFF DIRECTORY

Phone: 508.755.1228

Administration                                                                                                   

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
​Email
Sheilah Dooley, RN, BSN, MS ​
​Executive Director
​250
​sdooley@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Joel Wallen, MNM
Associate Executive Director
222
​jwallen@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​​Wanja Kiraguri 
Director of Fund Development
​253
​wkiraguri@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​Madelyn Cecelya
Office Administrator​​
258
​​​mcecelya@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​​Michael Finnegan
Housekeeper
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Early Intervention                                                                                                

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
​Email
Melissa Wenderoth, MEd​ ​
Director of Early Intervention​
​249​
mwenderoth@pernetfamilyhealth.org​
​Lori Moran​
EI Administrative Assistant​
240​
​lmoran@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Ellen Cherry
Service Coordinator
​245
​echerry@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Colleen Fisher 
Service Coordinator 
241​
cfisher@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​​​Mary Jane Foley, MSW, LICSW
​​​Service Coordinator/
Parenting Class Facilitator
257
​​mfoley@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​Brittany Gleim
​​Service Coordinator
248
​​bgleim@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​​​​Tricia Lizotte
Service Coordinator
259
​​tlizotte@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​
Becky Morganelli
​​​Service Coordinator
262
​bmorganelli@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​
​Kaylyn O'Neill, OTR/L
Service Coordinator​
​247
​​​​koneill@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​​​​​​​Renee Plaisance
​​Service Coordinator
242
rplaisance@pernetfamilyhealth.org

Family & Community Development

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
Email
Daniel Diaz​
​Youth Program Coordinator​​
225​​
ddiaz@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​Yildiz Laza
​​​​Emergency Assistance  Program Coordinator (Food  Pantry)
​226
ylaza@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​​​
Yanelis Crespo
Emergency Assistance Caseworker
232
ycrespo@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​​​
Tony Medina
​Emergency Assistance Worker
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Family Support Services

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
Email
​Chris Nelson, LMHC    
​Director of Family Support Services
231
​cnelson@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​Sandi Fleming
​Parent Aide/Homemakers Coordinator
236
​sfleming@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​
Karen Morin
Parent Aide
234
​kmorin@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Carlos Ojeda​​
​Parent Aide
235
cojeda@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Denise Rowan
​Parent Aide
​233
drowan@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Meaghan Walsh
Parent Aide
239
mwalsh@pernetfamilyhealth.org

 Nursing

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
Email
Joan Perna, RN
​Maternal & Child Registered Nurse 
260
jperna@pernetfamilyhealth.org
LaDon Simeoni
Homemaker
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Susan Spence
Homemaker
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