BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ralph Tedeschi, Marshfield

Ralph spent 18 years with Angelo's Supermarkets / Tedeschi Food Shops and is newly retired after 18 years at Tedeschi Realty Corp. A graduate of Suffolk University, Ralph is currently a member of the Norwell VNA Finance Committee and a recent member of their Board of Directors. Ralph also lends support to his wife with The Norwell Food Pantry & Closet, Kids-In-Need Program, and Adopt-A-Family program. Ralph and his wife Kathy have 3 children and live in Marshfield.

Kathy King Tedeschi, Marshfield

Kathy is dedicated to helping local, less fortunate families with housing, food, clothing, supplies and guidance. She has created and continues to oversee three non-profit support organizations - The Norwell Food Pantry & Closet, Kids-In-Need Program, and Adopt-A-Family. She is a longtime member of the President's Council for Friends of Norwell VNA, and a longtime Director of Community Service for the Norwell Women's Club. She was also named Norwell's Citizen of the Year.  Kathy's newest vision is to develop a local non-profit Hospice Home on Boston's South Shore. She and her husband have three children and live in Marshfield.

Anthony P. Donadio, Quincy

Anthony P. Donadio is President of Donadio Environmental Associates Inc. with over 25 years experience in hazardous waste disposal, recycling and remediation services. Donadio Environmental Associates (www.donadioenv.com) is renowned for having the most current and cost effective procedures for performing cleanups and handling hazardous and non-hazardous disposal. He is a member of the Licensed Site Professionals Association (LSPA), Mass Oil Heat Council (MOC) and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA). Tony currently serves as a Knight of Don Orion at the Don Orion National (Elderly Care) Center, a member of the Huntington Society and an active Alumni Fundraiser for Northeastern University. He has also served as an advisor for Saint Agatha’s Parish in Quincy/Milton and as a volunteer for My Brothers Keeper, a Christian ministry in Easton which delivers food and furniture to families in need. A graduate of Northeastern University, Tony and his wife MaryLou live in Quincy and have three grown children.

W. Jeffrey Helm, Norwell

Jeffery Helm is a Licensed Insurance Adviser, Broker, and Certified Insurance Counselor with over 31 years of insurance experience. He is founder and President of Atlantic Advisers Insurance Agency, Inc. (www.atlanticadvisers.com), of Norwell, MA. He presently serves on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of the Norwell Visiting Nurse Association, Inc., the Norwell Education Foundation, the Norwell Chamber of Commerce, and Leadership Team of Friendship Home. He is a former Trustee of the South Shore Natural Science Center and the New Nursery School, Norwell. He coached youth sports in Norwell for over 13 years and is co-founder of Norwell’s annual “Holiday On The Common” tradition and the Bates College Lacrosse program. The Norwell Chamber of Commerce recognized Jeff’s contributions to the Town of Norwell by selecting him as Norwell’s “Citizen of the Year” in 2001. Jeff ran and finished his first ever Boston Marathon in 2007 to benefit Friendship Home in Norwell. A graduate of Bates College, Jeff and his wife Cynthia are 21 year residents of Norwell and are the parents of three children.

Jay Nuss

Jay Nuss is a principal of Paramount Partners, LLC and a real estate broker with over twenty-five years of experience in the commercial real estate brokerage business. He specializes in office and industrial properties. Jay has a B.S. from Northeastern University, and is a graduate of the Realtors Institute. He has been a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager, and has completed various commercial real estate courses and seminars at MIT, Harvard University, Boston University and Northeastern University. Jay is actively involved with The Braintree Business Council, the Braintree Economic Development Commission, and the Braintree Board of Trade. He is past president of the Braintree Rotary Club where he is distinguished as a Paul Harris Fellow, and a member of the Knights of Columbus. Jay most recently has served as the Board of Director’s Vice-Chairperson of Work, Inc., in addition to serving as a real estate advisor to various non-profit agencies in the Southeastern Massachusetts area. He is active within the Northeastern University Graduate Honor Society, and also serves as a volunteer resource for alternative treatment options for many cancer patients in the area. Married with two children, Jay has been extremely involved in various youth community service projects and sports programs.

ADVISORY BOARD

Colleen Cimini, Norwell

Colleen is Vice President of PR First!, a public relations/marketing firm located in Hanover, MA. Most recently she directed all communications for the newest Habitat for Humanity home in Norwell. A graduate of Providence College, Colleen has earned numerous writing awards. Colleen and her husband have three children, and live in Norwell.

Elizabeth Hurley, RN, Norwell

Beth is a successful entrepreneur, landscape designer and now a Hospice nurse with Norwell VNA and Hospice. Her experience in the ICU and Hospice, combined with ongoing caregiving of her large extended family (12 children!) and her own family, make Beth ideally qualified to appreciate the needs of both patient and caregiver at a hospice home. She raised her two daughters and lives with her husband Ron in Norwell.

Ron Hurley, M.D., Norwell

Ron is Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is ideally qualified for and committed to increase the education and support of both caregivers and physicians on end of life options, palliative treatment and hospice care. Ron and his wife Beth have two daughters, and have lived in Norwell for the past 21 years.

Fr. William J. O’Connor, Marshfield

Rev. William J. O'Connor, Retired Priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, graduated from Boston College in 1951 and later attended St. John's Seminary in Brighton.  He was ordained to priesthood at the Cathedral of The Holy Cross in Boston in 1958.  Father ministered in such towns as Lexington, Hudson, Milton, West Roxbury until his retirement from St. Jeremiah Parish in Framingham in 1998.  He now resides in the Ocean Bluff area of Marshfield and assists neighboring parishes as well as local organizations supporting the community.

Michael E. Perrault, P.E., Bridgewater

Michael E. Perrault, P.E. is Managing Principal of P.M.P. Associates, LLC, a regional Civil Engineering & Land Planning Consulting firm based in East Bridgewater. P.M.P. Associates, LLC manage projects from the design concept through construction completion. Mike has over 35 years of civil engineering experience on various state, municipal, residential, commercial and industrial projects in New England, Washington D.C., and is licensed in numerous states. Mike is a past president of the East Bridgewater Kiwanis Club, and a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE); Massachusetts Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE); American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCE); American Water Works Association (AWWA), New England Water Works Association (NEWWA); Plymouth County Water Works Association (PCWWA); Builders Association of Greater Boston (BAGB); Metro South Chamber of Commerce; and Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Service organizations. He was raised in Fall River and received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tufts University. Mike his wife Ida live in Bridgewater and have six daughters.

Walter Sullivan, Esq., Hingham

Walter is a Principal attorney in Sullivan & Sullivan, a general civil practice based in Norwell. He is a member of the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyer’s Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Plymouth County Bar Association and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. Walter has served widely for the Montessori Community School in Scituate, Derby Academy Alumni Association, Marshfield Conservation Commission, Hingham Open Space Acquisition, and Hingham Girls Softball, Inc. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Washington Square Condominium Association, Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Derby Academy, and Treasurer of the Hingham Town Republican Committee. Walter earned his J.D. from St. Louis University School of Law, and a B.A. from Hobart College. He and his wife Anita live in Hingham with their three children.

Joan Wright, Marshfield

Joan is a certified geriatric care manager with Norwell VNA and Hospice, where she is co-chair of the Alzheimer’s Specialty team and co-facilitates several support groups for Alzheimer’s caregivers. Responsible for the development of special volunteer programs for hospice, Joan created the agency’s veteran’s appreciation program for hospice patients and the hospice pet therapy program. She has extensive experience in elder services and caregiving issues and has been published in both academic and consumer journals. Her personal experience caring for her parents throughout their respective illnesses and end-of-life care and her professional work with family caregivers give Joan an understanding and appreciation of the patients’ and caregivers’ needs for support and education.  Joan is a member of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, New England Chapter of GCM, the Hospice Federation of Massachusetts and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. She resides in Marshfield and has been involved in many community service projects.