Board of Directors

Mary A. McCarthy, Director - has been the President and CEO of Alliance Health, Inc. since October 2004. Ms. McCarthy has extensive experience in the health and human services field and has held multiple executive management positions in the public and private sectors. Prior to joining Alliance Health and Human Services, she was the Executive Vice President of Dimock Community Health Center, the largest health center in Boston. Previously, Ms. McCarthy was the first Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation and was Deputy Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health.

Reverend Jerome J. Janisko, Director - has recently retired as Pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Holliston, Massachusetts.  He is a former member of the Board of Lutheran Social Services of New England and has been active in community causes for more than 30 years.  Rev Janisko is a graduate of the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, Illinois.

Michael O. Jennings, Director - has been a practicing attorney in Springfield, Massachusetts for 25 years and is the past president of the Hampden County Bar Association. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Jennings received a B.A. from Boston College and a J.D. from Boston College Law School.

Christopher Robbins, Director - Chris is Founder and President of Robbins Training & Consulting.  He is a top business connector and works with clients to identify and bring in customers that will have a critical impact on a company’s growth.   His firm also specializes in matching organizational development needs of clients with exceptional management consultants, extraordinary facilitators and dynamic trainers.  He provides exclusive resources to help organizations address the challenges of leadership teams, sales improvement, process innovation, strategy design and implementation.  Previously, he served as Director of Corporate Education and Training at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, President’s Office; Dean, Center for Continuing Education at Quinsigamond Community College and Director of Corporate Training at Suffolk University.  Chris received a Master of Arts degree from Suffolk University in Public Relations and a Bachelor’s degree from Defiance College.  He attended Harvard University’s Extension School and completed two graduate courses in Organizational Development and Business Communications.  He served in the U.S. Army on active duty and as a reservist for 21 years and achieved the rank of Major.  He resides in Southborough where he leads the Town’s Economic Development Committee.  He served as President of the Southborough Business Association and was on the Board of Directors for the Corridor Nine Area Chamber of Commerce.  He served on the Capital Budget Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals for Southborough.

William McDermott, Director - is a partner in the Boston law firm of McDermott, Quilty, & Miller. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McDermott held several government positions including Undersecretary of Economic Development and Chief Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate Committee on Ways and Means. Prior to joining his current firm, he spent ten years with the Boston law firm Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo PC. He is a graduate of Boston College and the American University Law School. He also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

J. Bruce Riley, CPA, Director - has his own practice in Springfield providing accounting, tax, and business advisory services to clients in New England and New York in a diverse range of industries, for profit and not-for-profits organizations, and individuals. He serves on the Legislative Committee of the Massachusetts Society of CPA's and has served on the allocations committee of the United Way, and was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brightside for Families and Children, a human service agency serving all of Western Massachusetts. He is a graduate of American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Linda Corridan, RN, BSN, M.Ed., Director - has been a school nurse in the Medway Massachusetts School District since September 2002.  In addition to her responsibilities for the local school system, she has served as the Quality Assurance Director for Alliance Health, Inc. from March 2005 through July 2008.  In that capacity, Linda has coordinated and supervised the delivery of clinical services in the Alliance skilled nursing facilities.  She has previously held supervisory positions in acute care hospitals and occupational health programs dating back to 1975.   Ms. Corridan received her BSN from Saint Anselm College and M.Ed. from Cambridge College.

Senior Management

Francis J. Grady, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - has been with Alliance since May 2001. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer of Olympus Specialty & Rehabilitation Hospital. Prior to this he was a Senior Financial Analyst at Olympus Healthcare Group, Inc. Mr. Grady was previously a Senior Consultant with Zelenkofske, Axelrod & Co., a certified public accounting firm specializing in health care accounting and consulting. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Bentley College.

Michael A. Dodos, Corporate Controller - started with Alliance in December 2005. He previously was Director of Financial Services for Radius Management Services, Inc., a long term healthcare organization in Massachusetts. Prior to this, he was Accounting Manager at Olympus Healthcare Group, Inc., a regional healthcare provider in New England. Mike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Doris Davila, National Services Director - Ms. Davila began with Alliance Human Service in October 2011.  Prior to coming to Alliance, Doris was Senior Executive Director for The MENTOR Network.  She has been responsible for human service operations in many States including: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Washington DC.  She has served as a Superintendent of a Juvenile Justice facility for the Texas Youth Commission and was a key player in one of that state’s five Medicaid Waiver program pilots serving Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Doris has experience in a psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with serious and persistent mental illness and has particular expertise in risk management and clinical assessment.  Doris has an M.A. in Educational Guidance and Counseling and a B.A. in Social Work from Southwest Texas State University. Active in her community, Doris serves on various state agency and private provider boards and is a Certified Mediator.