Board President Griffin (left) has been a member of the Manet Board since 2011. He is the managing partner of Krokidas & Bluestein LLP, where he has been since 1985 with practice interests and concentrations in
health care, non-profit, administrative and corporate law. Griffin acknowledges Eva Greenwood and John Galluzzo, former board and interim board presidents, for their exemplary leadership and commitment to an engaged board as he also looks forward to welcoming Manet's newest board members for 2019:
Dr. Neda Hovaizi, DDS, of Milton, owner and practicing dentist at Lumiere Dental Spa in Quincy, and
Samantha Chen of Quincy, an analyst at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
According to Griffin, the Manet Board will be focused on the development of a comprehensive three-year strategic plan that dedicates and drives the health center to deliver exceptional programs and services, strengthen organizational infrastructure and develop and maintain strategic partnerships and collaborations within the service areas and practice locations in Quincy, Hull and Taunton. Moreover, Griffin emphasizes in the year ahead, there will be a reflection and celebration of forty years of uninterrupted service to a burgeoning service area with practice sites in Quincy, Hull and Taunton, along with the expansion of high quality, integrated, innovative program and services including, yet not limited to Behavioral Health, Wellness and Prevention, Prenatal and Women’s Health, Medication Assisted Treatment programs for persons in recovery, and the essential implementation of value-based payment reform all the while continuing Manet’s optimal performance and advocacy as a member of the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) federally qualified health center program.
“I am honored to serve as president of the Manet Board of Directors and I look forward to working with this patient majority board of directors and Cynthia Sierra, chief executive officer, and her executive team as we, for and with the community, prepare for the future and for an exciting and challenging year ahead,” Griffin remarked.
Returning members to the Manet Board include:
Anne Bisson, Director of Department of Human Services and Council on Aging for the City of Taunton and resident of Fall River;
John Brothers, of Braintree, Executive Director of the Education and Training Branch of the YMCA of Greater Boston;
Christopher Cogdill, of Quincy; Zachary Eaton, of Quincy, finance
manager for Newton Automotive;
Lawrence Flanagan, retired and resident of Canton;
Linda Kelly, of Quincy, Disabilities Advocate;
Matthew Littlefield, Director of Business Development for Innovative Cost Solutions and resident of Hull; President of Manet Health Foundation
Joseph M. Reardon, of Milton, Vice President for Community Development and Advance Planning at Keohane Funeral Home;
Henry Rittal of Quincy, Strategic Workforce Planning Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts;
Marsha Roos, a guidance counselor at Braintree High School and resident of Quincy; and
Mark Souza from Taunton, the co-owner of Better Living Recovery Home.
