Jean Yang, MBA
Como presidente e diretor executivo da Vinfen, Jean Yang é responsável pela direção estratégica geral da organização, garantindo que ela se alinhe com a missão principal da Vinfen e seja entregue com sucesso por meio de operação rigorosa, forte desenvolvimento da força de trabalho, inovação líder de mercado e ampla colaboração com as partes interessadas em todo o setor de saúde e serviços humanos.
Ms. Yang brings 20 years of healthcare experience spanning across payer, provider, and government entities to her role as Vinfen’s leader. Prior to joining Vinfen in 2022, she spent five years as President of Public Plans at Point32Health, where she led the company’s division that provided health insurance to over 500,000 Medicaid and other low-income members. Ms. Yang’s professional experience also includes serving as the Executive Director of Boston Children’s Hospital’s Integrated Care Organization (CHICO) from 2015 to 2017 and leading the Massachusetts Health Connector Authority from 2010 to 2015, during which time she led the complex effort to implement the Affordable Care Act throughout the Commonwealth.
Ms. Yang is a first-generation immigrant from China. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Peking University of China, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. An active leader in health care policy, Ms. Yang has served on numerous Boards of healthcare organizations, including the Health Policy Commission, Group Insurance Commission, Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, and Massachusetts Health Quality Partners.
Jeanne Russo, MA
Jeanne Russo, Vinfen’s Chief Operating Officer, has over 30 years of experience in the behavioral health field, and has been with Vinfen since 2004. In July of 2019, she moved into the position of Senior Vice President of Community-Based Mental Health at Vinfen, and in 2022, Ms. Russo was promoted to her current role as Vinfen’s COO. During her tenure with the organization, Ms. Russo has provided leadership to the staff and programs of our DMH-funded community-based services in Northeast Massachusetts, and developed and designed community-based services that support adults with mental health conditions living and working in their communities.
Prior to joining Vinfen, Ms. Russo spent much of her career focused on providing services to people from underserved communities. She spent 10 years in the communities of Chelsea, Revere, East Boston, Winthrop, and Boston developing specialized outpatient, day treatment, and outreach support to primarily Hispanic communities. Ms. Russo provided operational oversight to a community-based mental health provider located in Chelsea, as well as directly overseeing the Southeast Asian American Team, a collaboration between multiple service providers that worked with Chinese, Cambodian, and Vietnamese immigrants.
Ms. Russo received her master’s degree in counseling from Assumption College. She has played a key role on a number of committees dedicated to critical human service initiatives, including the Stakeholder Advisory Committee that informed the development of the community mental health system Adult Community Clinical Services (ACCS).
Kim Shellenberger, MBA
Kim Shellenberger is Vinfen’s Chief Strategy Officer and, in this role, she utilizes her 25+ years of experience in program development, health improvement, and care system integration for underserved populations to lead Vinfen’s ongoing strategy development, planning work, and new service expansion.
Prior to joining Vinfen, Ms. Shellenberger worked for the Medicaid-Medicare health plan and health care delivery network Commonwealth Care Alliance , leading the development and implementation of its One Care program. She began her career in healthcare policy and advocacy , working at the national organization Catalisador da comunidade . Her first job was working as a community organizer at the health policy and advocacy organization Health Care For All.
Ms. Shellenberger holds a bachelor’s degree from Earlham College and a master’s degree in business administration from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. Working with a Northeastern University team, she has consulted in the areas of population health and health and human services integration, and she is the co-author of case studies of cross-sector, health improvement efforts addressing social determinants of health. Ms. Shellenberger currently serves on the Board of Directors of Health Care For All.
Annette Kovamees
Annette Kovamees is Vinfen’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, and oversees the areas of revenue cycle, controllership, procurement, accounts payable, and payroll. She joined Vinfen in August of 2022.
Ms. Kovamees’ 25+ years of professional experience includes leadership roles in accounting and finance within different industries such as software, managed care, healthcare & health insurance, internet retail, and commercial property management. Prior to joining Vinfen, she was the Controller for Beacon Health Strategies (now Beacon Health Options) and the Vice President of Financial Operations at Commonwealth Care Alliance. Ms. Kovamees has a proven track record of continuously improving and streamlining financial and accounting operations through process review and implementation of new systems and procedures.
A Sra. Kovamees é bacharel em administração de empresas e gestão estratégica pela Universidade de Lund, na Suécia.
Jon Burt
Jon Burt is Vinfen’s Chief Information and Technology Officer and oversees all facets of the organization’s Information Technology (IT) Department, including strategic planning, IT operations, project management, vendor management, customer service, database management, management of Vinfen’s electronic health record platforms, and report design/development. Mr. Burt joined Vinfen in March 2014 as the Director of Information Technology, was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology in October 2014, and then to CIO in 2017.
Mr. Burt’s experience in the IT field runs the gamut from individual contribution and contract technical work through higher-level supervisory jobs. His employer experience spans multiple industries , including financial consulting, software development, security systems manufacturing, and healthcare. Prior to Vinfen, he was employed at Vision Government Solutions Inc. , where he served as both the Director of Business Operations and the Customer Support Manager—responsible for oversight of the Providence, RI business operations, company-wide external customer support, and internal IT functions.
Mr. Burt holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Connecticut College. Prior to entering the IT industry, Mr. Burt worked for several years in the United States Merchant Marines as a U.S. Coast Guard Licensed Deck Officer, working aboard sailing ships, managing deck operations, teaching marine education, and working with nonprofit organizations serving youth at risk and adjudicated youth.
Lurleen Gannon, esq.
Lurleen Gannon serves as Chief Legal Officer for Vinfen Corporation and its affiliated entities. In her role , she manages all of Vinfen’s legal services, including contracts, litigation, employment law counseling, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and risk management. Ms. Gannon also oversees corporate compliance for the organization.
Prior to joining Vinfen, Ms. Gannon served as First Deputy General Counsel for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, where she advised MBTA and MassDOT senior leadership on a wide range of legal and business matters. Before the MBTA, Ms. Gannon was in private practice as a commercial litigator for many years at Conn Kavanaugh in Boston.
Ms. Gannon received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1999 , and a Juris Doctorate from Boston College Law School in 2002. She currently serves as chair of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts (WBA) In-House Counsel Committee and is also a member of the WBA’s Awards & Recognition Committee. She also is a past President and Executive Board Member of the WBA, a past Board Member of the Boston College Law School Alumni Association, a past Board Member of Young Audiences of Massachusetts, and is also a frequent speaker on topics of interest to in-house counsel and other healthcare providers.
Peggy Johnson, MD
Dr. Peggy Johnson is Vinfen’s Chief Medical Officer, and leads the organization’s clinical strategy development and execution, ensuring that Vinfen’s community-based mental health and disability programs are positioned to deliver high-quality, clinically-focused, and person-centered services.
O Dr. Johnson tem uma extensa experiência em cuidar de indivíduos com condições crônicas de saúde mental, tanto em ambientes clínicos quanto operacionais. Antes de ingressar na Vinfen, ela atuou como vice-presidente e chefe de psiquiatria da Commonwealth Care Alliance (CCA), onde foi fundamental na condução de iniciativas estratégicas para melhor apoiar indivíduos com problemas de saúde mental. Antes de trabalhar na Commonwealth Care Alliance, ela passou vários anos atuando como vice-presidente de serviços psiquiátricos no Boston Medical Center, a maior instituição de rede de segurança da Nova Inglaterra. A Dra. Johnson começou sua carreira como psiquiatra do setor público com foco em pessoas com condições crônicas e persistentes de saúde mental.
Dr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Houston and an MD from Baylor College of Medicine. She trained in general adult psychiatry at Harvard Medical School’s Cambridge Hospital Psychiatry Residency Program. Dr. Johnson has received numerous awards and honors – including the Marie Feltin Award, the NAMI Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, and the Massachusetts Psychiatrist Society’s Outstanding Psychiatrist Award – and has served as a lecturer at a number of institutions.
Ivette Arias
Ivette Arias, MHRM
Ivette Arias is Vinfen’s Chief People Officer, responsible for leading the organization’s human resources department. In this role, she oversees all aspects of HR management, training and compliance for the organization, while continually expanding upon the department’s robust engagement, recognition, wellness, and DEI functions for Vinfen employees.
Ms. Arias is a seasoned human resources professional, with extensive expertise in directing complex HR functions for healthcare and social services organizations. She comes to Vinfen from the Pine Street Inn in Boston, where she spent just over two years as Vice President of Human Capital for the well-known provider of homelessness services. Prior to that, Ms. Arias held high-level HR positions with organizations including the Codman Square Health Center, the Lynn Community Health Center, and Commonwealth Care Alliance.
Ms. Arias holds an associate’s degree in business administration and management from Roxbury Community College, a bachelor’s degree in public policy and community studies from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and a master’s degree in human resources management from Emmanuel College.
Don Condie, MD
Dr. Don Condie is Vinfen’s Northeast Medical Director. In that role, he provides senior mental health and medical leadership to all Vinfen programs. This includes the development, implementation, and monitoring of medical, mental health, and clinical policies and services; quality improvement; and risk management activities. He assists in program development and in communications with the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the people Vinfen serves, other care-giving institutions and professionals, and the general community as needed.
Prior to working at Vinfen, Dr. Condie practiced at Massachusetts General Hospital for 23, and spent 20 years in the Crisis Unit at Brockton Multiservice Center. He also worked for the Department of Mental Health as a Child Psychiatrist.
Dr. Condie received his medical degree from Louisiana State University Medical School in 1982. He trained in adult, child, and adolescent Forensic Psychiatry at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center, and has extensive experience working with both children and adults with severe mental health conditions. Dr. Condie is a past President of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society and a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association.
Joseph F. Gomes, MA
Joseph Gomes is Vinfen’s Senior Vice President of Developmental and Brain Injury Service. Mr. Gomes has worked for Vinfen since 1983, and in that time, he has played a critical role in the evolution of Vinfen’s services, led the advance of best practices , and innovated new ways to provide high-quality care to the people we serve. H is tenure has seen him involved in all aspects of services—from operating behaviorally challenging residential programs, to overseeing day teams as the Senior Director of Service for the Metro-South cluster of residential programs and the Developmental Services Division’s day services.
Prior to joining Vinfen, he spent two years in Rhode Island working for the Judge Rotenberg Center (formerly the Behavior Research Institute), where he received extensive training in Applied Behavior Analysis.
Mr. Gomes has a master’s degree in agency counseling and educational psychology.
Elizabeth Cella, MS
Elizabeth Cella is the Senior Vice President of Community-Based Mental Health at Vinfen , and has provided leadership, clinical supervision, and program development for a wide array of services and programs at Vinfen over the past 25 years.
In her role, Ms. Cella provid es leadership and operational oversight to programs and services that support over 5000+ people in a variety of settings. During her time at Vinfen, she has developed and designed community-based services in her varied roles to provide services and supports to adults with mental health conditions to live and work in their communities. These include fidelity-based models of PACT and ACT and Individualized Placement and Support, and the fidelity-informed model of the Transition to Independence Program. Prior to being named VP, Ms. Cella served as Vinfen’s Director of Integrated Care and Innovation.
Ms. Cella earned her bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College, and a master’s degree in psychiatric rehabilitation counseling from Boston University.
Lisa Goldsmith
Lisa Goldsmith is Vinfen’s Vice President of Integrated Care. In this role, she oversees programs in care integration, including One Care Health Home, Housing Flexible Services, and Vinfen’s Behavioral Health Community Partner and Long-Term Services and Support service models. She is also responsible for the development of new services, innovative technology programs and grants, and state and federally funded research studies with a specialty focus on integrated healthcare transformation and technology to enhance service delivery.
Prior to her promotion in 2023, Ms. Goldsmith most recently served as the agency’s Director of Integrated Care. Before that, she was Director of Care Coordination for the Division, where she developed new collaborative partnerships with several Accountable Care and Managed Care plans, led the design of quality improvement initiatives, and supported the development and implementation of new care coordination programs within Vinfen.
Ms. Goldsmith holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stonehill College, and a master’s degree in counseling psychology from Framingham State University.
Rob Crane, MS
Rob Crane is the Vice President and Executive Director of Vinfen Connecticut. He oversees the entirety of Vinfen’s Connecticut program, both in day-to-day operations and in developing and implementing strategic plans for the organization.
Mr. Crane joined Vinfen in 1992 as a relief overnight staff member at Bay View Inn, beginning an extensive career providing direct services to people experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges. In the years to follow , he steadily progressed through the organization in Massachusetts before moving to Connecticut. Mr. Crane was an essential part of the team that established Vinfen Connecticut in 2000—more than two decades later, Vinfen Connecticut is a reputable and well-respected provider of the state’s Serviços de deficiência de desenvolvimento (DDS) and Departamento de Saúde Mental e Serviços de Dependência (DMHAS).
Mr. Crane holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from the University of Massachusetts at Boston, and a master’s degree in nonprofit management and philanthropy from Bay Path University.
Madeline Becker, PhD
Madeline Becker, PhD, is the Senior Vice President of Quality and Analytics at Vinfen. Dr. Becker serves on the executive team and supervises the operations of the Quality and Compliance Department. She also serves as the Corporate Compliance Officer reporting directly to the Board of Directors overseeing matters related to adherence with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Dr. Becker serves as the Privacy Officer for the organization.
O Dr. Becker gerencia os sistemas de informações clínicas atuais, incluindo desenvolvimento, relatórios, treinamento e esforços de liderança para identificar e adquirir sistemas clínicos adicionais para dar suporte às operações. Ela é responsável pela liderança, direção e supervisão do Programa de Auditoria Interna, ajudando a garantir o desenvolvimento e a implementação do plano de auditoria e gerenciar o processo de revisão das atividades de pesquisa para uso adequado dos recursos da empresa e conformidade com todas as leis e regulamentos pertinentes. O Dr. Becker fornece suporte analítico e liderança de pensamento para novos esforços de negócios e representa a Vinfen liderando e participando de grupos de trabalho ou comitês externos.
O Dr. Becker tem doutorado em Psicologia pela Universidade de Boston e apresentou-se em numerosas conferências e reuniões nacionais e regionais.
Patrícia Cooper, MBA
Pat Cooper is Vice President of Real Estate for Vinfen. In this role, she is responsible for planning and directing all property acquisition, disposition, affordable housing, leasing, construction, and facilities management activities for the organization.
Ms. Cooper brings 35 years of real estate expertise to her role at Vinfen, overseeing a portfolio of 500+ residential and commercial locations. Her experience includes leadership positions in commercial, residential, industrial, and retail property administration and management. Prior to joining Vinfen, Ms. Cooper served as Vice President at Trammell Crow Company and Senior Manager of Property Management and Leasing at Universidade de Harvard .
Ms. Cooper earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Escola de Administração Simmons . She is a licensed Real Estate Broker and an active member in EQUIPE Boston (Commercial Real Estate Women).
Julie Banda, MPH
Julie Banda is Vinfen’s Vice President of Communications & Development and is responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing plans to communicate company mission, vision, goals, initiatives, and achievements; further company visibility; raise awareness; and drive fundraising. She oversees the company’s brand identity and establishes the creative and editorial strategy across Vinfen’s various communication channels, corporate events, and paid advertising.
Ms. Banda has over 25 years of marketing, brand strategy, research, program development, and management expertise in the public health sector. Prior to joining Vinfen, Ms. Banda served as Director of Brand Strategy and Research at MAIS Publicidade , and has held roles at efeito de precisão , Recursos de saúde em ação , e Instituto de Tecnologia de Massachusetts .
Ms. Banda holds a bachelor’s degree in adult health fitness and health education from the College of Charleston, and a master’s degree of public health in social and behavioral sciences from Universidade de Boston .
