The Health Foundation’s Board of Directors is responsible for all grantmaking functions. The initial directors were elected to terms which established a rotation system. The current term of service is three years, with a limitation of nine years of service.
2024 Board of Directors
Dennis M. Dimitri, MD, FAAFP
Chair
Professor, Family Medicine &
Community Health
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Former Worcester Resident
Treasurer
Selectman
Webster Resident
Secretary
Medical Associates Pediatrics
Holden Resident
Immediate Past Chair
First Justice
Westborough District Court
Worcester Resident
(She/Her/Hers)
Member
Senior Advisor of Behavioral Health
MassHealth
Westborough Resident
Paula A. Aiello Consulting
Shrewsbury Resident
Chief Executive Officer
Worcester Housing Authority
Worcester Resident
Director, City of Worcester Division of Public Health
Sturbridge Resident
(She/Her/Hers)
President & CEO
Advocates, Inc.
Oxford Resident
(She/Her/Hers)
President, Opus Investment Management
& Chief Investment Officer, Hanover Insurance Group
Sudbury Resident
Vice President & Principal
Grimes & Company, Inc.
Northborough Resident
(She/Her)
Medical Director
The Center for Adolescent & Young Adult Health
Wayland Resident
(She/Her/Hers)
Chief Financial Officer
Girl Scouts of Central &
Western Massachusetts
Worcester Resident
Former Board Members 2000-2023
In addition to officers, The Health Foundation’s governance involves standing committees: Audit, Community Outreach, Distribution, Executive, Finance, Investment, and Nominating. Community Members who are not members of the Board also serve on some of the standing committees.
Click here to see a list of The Health Foundation’s Community Members.