People
Leadership
Joan Cirillo - President & Chief Executive Officer
617 542 4180 x129 jcirillo@operationable.net
Joan Cirillo is President & Chief Executive Officer of Operation A.B.L.E., overseeing all training, employment and advocacy for older workers for the agency, as well as advocating for older workers in the Commonwealth of MA.
Prior to joining Operation A.B.L.E., Joan taught in the Chicago Public School system and ran training departments for John Hancock and Bank of Boston.
Joan has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education and an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Management. She serves on several local Workforce Investment Boards, is President of the Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women, Board member of the Massachusetts Association of Older Americans, was Job Doc for the Sunday Boston Globe for seven years and has served as a national judge for AARP’s Best Employers for Workers 50+ competition for the past 10 years.
Judith Serode - Chief Financial Officer
617 542 4180 x130 jserode@operationable.net
Judith has been the Chief Financial Officer of Operation A.B.L.E. since 2008. She oversees and directs all the financial activities of the organization, including financial reporting, budgeting, and internal controls.
She has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 16 years, holding management positions for the last 12 years. Judith holds an MBA from Simmons College Graduate School of Management. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Mark Gyurina – Director of Training Services
617 542 4180 x128 mgyurina@operationable.net
Mark joined the staff as Director of Training Services 2008. He manages the employment and training programs and is responsible for new program development, developing partnerships and collaborations, and writing grant proposals.
Mark brings over twenty years of workforce development experience in the Boston area, much of that with Jewish Vocational Service where he managed agency employment, training and adult education programs serving a wide range of target populations including refugees/immigrants, TANF recipients, dislocated workers, youth and young adults and individuals with disabilities.
Mark holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and served three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand.
Staff Directory
Full-Time Staff
Anne Chace, Program Manager, Skills2Work
617 542 4180 x133 -- achace@operationable.net
Rose Hom, Program Manager, Skills2Work
617 542 4180 x138 -- rhom@operationable.net
Kathy Linehan, Program Manager, QHA Job Readiness Program (part-time)
617 847 4384 -- klinehan@operationable.net
Tim Mason, QuickBooks Instructor (part-time)
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Tom McFarland, Communications Director
617 542 4180 x127 -- tmcfarland@operationable.net
Karen McGuire, Program Manager, ABLE Volunteers (part-time)
617 542 4180 x122 -- kmcguire@operationable.net
Bill Nadler, Office Technology Administrator/ Senior Training Specialist
617 542 4180 -- wnadler@operationable.net
Tee Provost, Project Manager, Senior Community Service Employment Program.
617 542 4180 x132 -- tprovost@operationable.net
Sandy Rubins, Accounting Clerk
617 542 4180 x126 --srubins@operationable.net
Donna Scarlett, Acting Program Manager, ABLE Volunteers (part-time)
617 542 4180 x122 – dscarlett@operationable.net
Anne Tamulinas, Computer Training Specialist, QHA Job Readiness Program
617 847 4384 -- atamulinas@operationable.net
Elizabeth Tinsley, Receptionist
617 542 4180 -- etinsley@operationable.net
A.B.L.E. SCSEP Participant Staff
Linda Brunswick, Skills2Work Employment Specialist
617 542 4180 x124 -- lbrunswick@operationable.net
Barbara Ciampi, Receptionist
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Robert Crews, W.E.A.T. Program Assistant
617 542 4180 x138 -- rcrews@operationable.net
Elaine Cronin, A.B.L.E. Volunteer Program Assistant
617 542 4180 x1 -- ecronin@operationable.net
Joe Cutroni, Employment Specialist, Worcester County
508 373 7684 – jcutroni@operationable.net
Yvette Danforth, Employment Specialist, Worcester County
978 534 1481 x261 – ydanforth@operationable.net
Harlan Dunn, Employment Specialist, Middlesex County
508 626 7142 – hdunn@operationable.net
Bob Edwards, Employment Specialist, Essex County
978 624 2262 – redwards@operationable.net
Wayne Jones, ABLE. Beginnings & Medical Terminology Instructor (part-time)
617 542 4180 x140 -- wjones@operationable.net
Debbie Lawrence, ABLE Volunteers Program Assistant
617 542 4180 – dlawrence@operationable.net
Anne Mathieu Employment Specialist, Worcester County
508 765 6430 x312 – amathieu@operationable.net
Mark Simoneau, Employment Specialist, Worcester County
508 373 7684 – msimoneau@operationable.net
Cathy Sterling, Job Development Specialist and Job Skills Training Instructor
617 542 4180 x135 -- csterling@operationable.net
Suku Menon, Employment Specialist, Suffolk County
617 542 4180 x121 -- msmenon@operationable.net
Volunteers
Sr. Eileen Finnigan, SND, Communications and Database Assistant
Almin Sutton-Berkeley, ABLE Volunteers Administrative Assistant
Wayne Jones, Database Assistant
