Fallon Health, a not-for-profit health care services organization based in Worcester, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Manny Lopes as president and CEO, which will take effect July 1. The selection of Lopes follows a national search that began after the organization announced the planned retirement of President and CEO Richard P. Burke.
The board has also appointed Chief Financial Officer Todd Bailey to serve as interim CEO following Burke’s retirement on Jan. 31 through June 30. Bailey has 30-plus years of experience in the health insurance and health care fields.
Lopes is currently the interim CEO of Fenway Health, one of the first health-care organizations in the country to specifically address the health care needs of the LGBTQ+ community. He previously was the executive vice president of public markets and government relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts with responsibilities for the company’s Medicare division. Before joining BCBSMA, Lopes was the president and CEO of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center.
Following a 25-year career at Fallon Health, Burke served the last eight years as president and CEO.
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Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts announces the appointment of Theresa Lynn as its new chief executive officer.
Lynn recently served as senior vice president of the United Way of Central Massachusetts. Her experience includes being the executive director for Back on My Feet, addressing homelessness and job insecurity in Boston, and the executive director for ReadBoston for 14 years. She currently serves as a board member for the Worcester Education Collaborative and BioBuilder Education Foundation.
Lynn holds a master’s in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, a master’s in business administration from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the College of Holy Cross. Her contributions in the community have been recognized by the Boston Celtics, who presented her with a Heroes Among Us award, and by the Boston Business Journal, which acknowledged her as a Top 40 Under 40 leader in Boston.
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MountainOne Bank announces Jason “Jay” Bianchi, of Pittsfield, has joined the residential lending team as assistant vice president, community mortgage lending specialist. Reporting to the head of residential lending, Bianchi will work out of the Berkshires, and serve as a member of the bank’s Community Reinvestment Act Committee.
Bianchi’s primary job responsibilities will include promoting the bank’s overall CRA efforts through customer outreach, assisting potential borrowers with residential mortgages in underserved areas, enhancing community engagement through financial literacy programs and partnering with federal, state and local affordable housing organizations on down-payment-assistance programs.
Bianchi holds a degree in business administration from Berkshire Community College and brings over 15 years of banking experience to MountainOne Bank. Previously, he worked for NBT Bank — in both New York and New England — and Greylock Federal Credit Union in Berkshire County.
Bianchi has a history of volunteerism, with his efforts focused on mental health awareness and advocacy, suicide prevention, animal welfare, environmental causes and youth sports.
