President's Council

The President’s Council serves as a bridge between President of MGH Institute of Health Professions, 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 with a focus on bringing the message of the IHP to the wider world. The Council is integrated throughout the school via partnerships with the President, the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Board of Trustees’ Development Committee, the Chief Development Officer, and the Chief of Staff.

Members serve a maximum of four terms of three years each for a maximum of 12 years, and may be invited to serve as an Honorary Member at the conclusion of their final term. Current membership includes:

Peter Brown, Chair [1]
Owner and Brand Strategist, Peter Brown Communications

Photo of Stanley Ashley, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stanley W. Ashley, MD [2]
Frank Sawyer Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School
Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital

E. Lorraine Baugh [3]
Nurse Leader, Former Board Chair of the MGH Institute

Colleen Boyce [4]
Engagement and Culture Manager, Executive Director, RSM Boston Foundation

May Chin [5]
MGH NAA Board Member

Alison Geffin
Friend of the IHP

Tim Golden [6]
Vice President of Business Excellence, EMD Serono

BA Harris, PT, DPT '02, MSPT '83 [7]
Professor Emeritus

Robert McCall [8]
Senior Vice President, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network

Oz Mondejar [9]
Senior Vice President of Mission and Advocacy, Partners Continuing Care

Joe Nolan [10]
President and CEO, Eversource Energy

Wendy Nowokunski [11]
Co-founder and President
Northbridge Companies

Eric Papachristos [12]
Boston restaurateur
Co-owner of Trade Boston

Daniel Serfaty [13]
Founder & CEO, Aptima, Inc.
Chairman, Aptima Ventures

Mark Silva [14]
Vice Principal and Special Education Administrator
Harvard-Kent School

Catherine Smythe, MSW LICSW [15]
Geriatric Social Worker, retired

John Wright, MD [16]
Global Head Pre-Clinical, Clinical Research, & Medical Affairs, Global Orthopaedics, WW Vice-President, Medical Affairs
Johnson and Johnson Medical Devices

Ex-Officio Members

Jeanette Ives Erickson
Chair, Board of Trustees

Paula Milone-Nuzzo
President

Jim Canfield
Chair, Development Committee, Board of Trustees

Atlas Evans
Vice President for Finance and Administration

Alex F. Johnson
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Clare McCully
Chief Development Officer

Elizabeth Pipes
Chief of Staff