A.B.L.E.’s Distinctive Leadership
A.B.L.E. Leadership History
Operation A.B.L.E. has been very fortunate to have many able leaders over the years. The following are some of Operation A.B.L.E.’s key leaders from our original incorporation to the present day:
Founder and First Executive Director:
Ezra Merrill, 1982-1983
Original Incorporators of Careers for Later Years:
Caleb Loring, Jr.
George S. Patton III
James L. Sullivan
Original Board of Directors, Careers for Later Years:
Edward L. Bernays, honorary chairman
James L. Sullivan, president
Ezra Merrill, executive director
David Blumenthal
Anne Francis Cavanaugh
Melville Chapin
James C. Curvey
Lawrence E. Fouraker
Edward B. Hanify
Mimi Hewlett
Frank Jones
Lieba Klaff
Caleb Loring III
Terence McKenna
John S. North
Franklin P. Ollivierre
George S. Patton III
Kenneth R. Rossano
William E. Tilburg
Senator Paul Tsongas
Liz Walker
Frank J. Zeo
Presidents of Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc.’s Board of Directors:
1982-1984 James L. Sullivan
1984-1985 John S. North
1985-1986 Neal F. Finnegan
1986-1989 James C. Curvey
1989-1992 D. Richard Tufenkjian
1992-1996 Robert F. Gregorio
1996-1999 Arthur E. Banks
1999-2002 John A. MacFarland
2002-2006 Jeanne Benoit
2006-2008 Paul J. Murphy
2008-Present Jeff Cook
Executive Directors of Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc.:
1982-1983 Ezra Merrill
1983 Anne Francis Cavanaugh
1983-1984 Marjorie Cotton
1984-1986 J. R. Hipple
1986-1992 Robin Battista
1992-2000 Ruth Ann Moriarty
2000-Present Joan G. Cirillo
Board of Directors
President
Jeff Cook
Fidelity Investments
Vice President
Ann Anderson
Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Treasurer
George Uveges
Tallwood Group
Secretary
Fay Donohue
DentaQuest, Inc.
Board Members:
Linda B. Austin
The PFE Group
Patricia Baillieul
New Directions, Inc.
Robert T. Banaski
Capital Crossing Bank
Deborah Banda
AARP Massachusetts
Jeanne Benoit
Avril J. Bobb
State Street - U.S. Investor Services
Stanley Whitfield Burrows
Microsoft Corporation
Michael Clarkson, Esq.
Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
Robert Miller
Tidemark Consulting Solutions
Suzanne Moot
M & M Associates
Ruth Ann Moriarty
Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc., Retired
D. Richard Tufenkjian
Sweetheart Plastics, Inc., Retired
