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
Sr. Jean McCormack, LSA
Vice Chair
​​John McCabe
Treasurer 
​Filomena Cesareo, Esq.
Clerk
Joe Bradlee
Director
Casey Burns
Director
Donald Hamman
Director
​Margaret Ives, Esq.
Director
Sr. Margaret Leonard, LSA
Director
Robert Mecca
Director
​​Richard Parker
Director
​Michael Rezkalla
Director
Laurie Ross, PhD
Director
​John Smithhisler
Director
​Pierre Telemaque
Director
Donna Mosher
Director
Jennifer Kremer, NP
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
-
-

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
Becky Morganelli
Service Coordinator
262
​​bmorganelli@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
Valeria Raffucci
Youth Specialist
-
vraffucci@pernetfamilyhealth.org​​​​
​Yildiz Laza
​​​​​Emergency Assistance  Program Coordinator (Food  Pantry)
226
ylaza@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Reanna Filmore
Emergency Assistance Administrative Assistant 
232
rfilmore@pernetfamilyhealth.org
​Tony Medina
​Emergency Assistance Worker
-
-

Family Support Services

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
Email
​Chris Nelson, LMHC    
​Director of Family Support Services
231
​cnelson@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
Blanca Laza
​Parent Aide
236
blaza@pernetfamilyhealth.org
Kat Foley-Foster
Parent Aide
238
kfoleyfoster@pernetfamilyhealth.org

Nursing

Staff Member
Position
Ext.
Email
Amie Richard
MCH Nurse
261
arichard@pernetfamilyhealth.org