IHP Adds New Members to Board of Trustees, President’s Council

John Shaw

Date

September 7, 2023

Topics

Leadership

Experience in biotech, hospital operations, health clinics, mergers and acquisitions, and global private equity among skillsets coming to leadership teams.

The composition of the leadership at the MGH Institute changed this month, with several new additions to the Board of Trustees and President’s Council who will help guide the school in the coming years.

Joining the 18-member Board of Trustees for three-year terms are Nova Diop, Senior Vice President and DE&I Co-Chair for the biotech and life sciences executive search firm Bench International; Gregory J. Pauly, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO); and Dan Sullivan, Vice Chairman of the global private equity firm Trustbridge Partners.

“Nova, Greg, and Dan have joined because they believe in the MGH Institute’s mission of preparing health professionals and scientists to advance care for a diverse society through leadership in education, clinical practice, research, and community engagement,” said Dr. Jeanette Ives Erickson, the Board’s Chair. “We look forward to working with them.”

The new trustees will add their expertise and knowledge to the group that holds fiduciary responsibility for the school’s academic integrity and financial health, and which sets its strategic direction, stewards its resources, and furthers its reputation.

Coming off the board are long-time trustees Peter D’Arrigo (who is taking a required gap year off the board after nine years of service) and Angelleen Peters-Lewis; Ives Erickson praised both for their commitment over the past several years.

“The contributions of Peter and Angelleen have been very important to the continued success of the IHP,” she said. “We will always be grateful for their assistance.”

Diop brings strong expertise in business development, client management, and search execution with a focus on Life Sciences, having served pharmaceutical, health tech and medical device clients throughout her career. In addition to opening a boutique executive search firm in Boston, her experience also includes being Managing Consultant at Korn Ferry. A member of the Board of Advisors at Life Science Cares Boston, Diop will serve on the Board’s Development and Nominating and Governance committees.

Pauly, who provides executive oversight of clinical operations for all clinical and academic departments at the MGH and MGPO, leads efforts to improve and align ambulatory care focusing on access, and the patient and provider experience. He has served in leadership roles with several professional organizations including the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Chief Operating Officer of the Roundtable Group, and has served on the boards of Nantucket Cottage Hospital, New England Life Care, Milton Library Foundation, and CodaMetrix. He will be a member of the Finance Committee.

Sullivan, who joined Trustbridge Partners in 2015, has worked directly and extensively with Mass General on the construction and opening of the Shanghai Jiahui International Hospital in 2017. The hospital is part of the Carebridge Healthcare System, the largest and most widely respected private healthcare provider in Shanghai. He served as a member of the Mass General Center for Global Health for 12 years through 2022. Along with his wife Marjie, a nurse practitioner, Sullivan has directly supported MGH work in South Africa and Uganda relating to the treatment of AIDS and related co-infectious diseases. The couple also has previously supported the work of Dr. Bruce Walker as well as the Ragon Institute. Sullivan also has served on the Columbia University Investment Management Committee, and previously was a trustee of Jobs For Youth, Boston College High School, and the Winsor School. He will sit on the Academic and Student Affairs and the Nominating and Governance committees.

Joining the President’s Council are four new members: Irene Gofman Brettman, a speech-language pathologist at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital; Lisa Liss, a pediatric nurse practitioner who is a co-managing partner of Framingham Psychiatric Care; Angela Patterson, the Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer for MinuteClinic and Vice President for CVS Health; and Christine J. Spadafor, CEO of the management consulting firm SpadaforClay Group.

New President's Council Members

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Lisa Liss, MSN

Managing Partner, Framingham Psychiatric Care President’s Council

Lisa Liss, MSN

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Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

Vice President, CVS Health Chief Nurse Practitioner Officer, Retail Health President’s Council

Angela Patterson, DNP, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, FAANP

Christine Spadafor

CEO, SpadaforClay Group President’s Council

Christine Spadafor

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Irene Gofman Brettman

Speech-language Pathologist, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital President’s Council

Irene Gofman Brettman

“Since the President’s Council began in 2020, its members have provided invaluable insight,” said MGH Institute President Paula Milone-Nuzzo. “I’m positive that Irene, Lisa, Angela, and Christine will add their knowledge to help the IHP function to its fullest capabilities.”

The Council serves as a bridge between Dr. Milone-Nuzzo, the Board of Trustees, the Institute community, and the community at large in Greater Boston and beyond. Its members serve as well-informed ambassadors for the IHP who focus on bringing the message of the IHP to the wider world.

Brettman received two speech-language pathology degrees from the MGH Institute: a master’s in 2013 and a doctorate in 2022. At BWH Faulkner, she focuses primarily on inpatient acute and outpatient care, including modified barium swallow studies. Her primary area of research investigates patient and clinician experiences in using telepractice for stroke support groups. Her clinical interests include telepractice use across the continuum of care, adult language disorders, dysphagia, post-polio syndrome, and culturally humble and responsive care.

Liss graduated from the IHP in 2009 with a master’s in nursing. She then worked as a primary care provider for adolescents with substance abuse, having been trained in psychopharmacology. She was chosen to sit for the beta board for a Pediatric Primary Care Mental Health Specialist board certification through the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. She then worked at the maternal mother and child unit at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center before moving to Framingham Psychiatric Counseling, which was renamed Framingham Psychiatric Care in 2020 after the owner retired and Liss became one of two managing partners.

Patterson provides clinical and professional practice governance for more than 3,500 health professionals who staff MinuteClinic’s virtual care practice as well as more than 1,000 retail health clinics located across 36 states and the District of Columbia. During the 16 years the 2016 Doctor of Nursing Practice executive track graduate has worked for CVS Minute Clinic, it has grown from fewer than one million to more than 55 million patient visits. Before joining MinuteClinic, Patterson spent 20 years as a primary care provider and clinical director in an urban-based, family medical practice she co-owned.

Spadafor is an experienced corporate, university and non-profit board director with deep expertise in regulatory compliance; quality growth strategies; corporate transitions; mergers and acquisitions; turnarounds; Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG); and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). She serves as an independent director at Boyd Gaming Corporation, where she is the chair of its Governance and Nominating Committee. Spadafor serves on the Board of Trustees for Mercyhurst University, is on the Advisory Board of WBUR, and is a commentator on the BBC World Service “Business Matters” global radio broadcast and podcast.

Stepping down from the Council are Oz Mondejar, Eric Papachristos, Mark Silva, Cathy Smythe, and John Wright. “We greatly appreciate the hard work and dedication Oz, Eric, Mark, Cathy, and John have given to assist the Institute,” said Milone-Nuzzo.

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