Kevin O'Sullivan
President and CEO

E- mail: kosullivan@massbiomed.org
Phone: (508) 797-4200 ext. 100
Fax: (508) 799-4039

Kevin O'Sullivan became a member of the Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives team in 1998. Before being named President & CEO in April 2003, he served as MBI's Vice President of Business Development and Operations.

Previously he was the Vice President and Director of Marketing at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce where he developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing and public relations plan for the 4,000-member business organization. He also served as Marketing Director for the City of Worcester where he was charged with the opening of the Worcester Centrum Centre Convention facility. As a member of the Board of Directors of the Worcester Business Development Corporation, he helped to develop the successful Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Park.He is also Chair of the City of Worcester’s License Commission.

From 1986 to 1994 he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. While a member, he chaired the Committee on Redistricting, was Vice Chair of Ethics, and sat on the Ways and Means Committee. While in the Legislature he championed the Biomedical industry and was a co sponsor in enacting the Emerging Technology Fund, Investment Tax Credit, and Tax Increment Financing legislation. He was the former Co-Founder and Chair of the Central Mass Legislative Caucus.

Judy Cocaine
Manager of Administration

E-mail: jcocaine@massbiomed.org
Phone: (508) 797-4200 ext. 200
Fax: (508) 799-4039

Judy Cocaine joined Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives in June of 2001 as Manager of Administration. She is responsible for overseeing the office administration for the organization as well as providing operational support. Judy brings with her several years of experience in the administrative field with previous service at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Colleges of the Worcester Consortium.

James Duffy
Facilities Manager

James Duffy brings 25 years of experience in property management both in the public and private sector. He is responsible for the facilities management at all three of MBI’s locations.

E-mail: jduffy@massbiomed.org
Phone: 508-797-4200 ext. 600
Fax: 508-799-4039

Christine LeBlanc
Accountant/Full Charge Bookkeeper

Christine LeBlanc joined MBI in October 2007 as its Accountant/Full Charge Bookkeeper. Christine is responsible for the day to day accounting operations through financial statement preparation and reporting. She brings several years experience in the accounting and financial field which includes corporate as well as municipal accounting. Christine holds a bachelor of arts degree in Economics from Framingham State College.

E-mail: cleblanc@massbiomed.org
Phone: (508) 797-4200 ext. 201
Fax: (508) 799-4039

Michele Pitoniak-Crawford
Director Health & Safety

E-mail: mpcrawford1@yahoo.com
Phone: 508-797-4200 ext. 101
Fax: 508-799-4039

Michele Pitoniak-Crawford joined MBI in October, 2003 as Director of Health & Safety. Michele is responsible for managing all aspects of chemical, biological and radiological safety. She serves as the MBI representative to local, state and federal agencies on issues of permitting and compliance and is a resource to tenant companies on issues of training and laboratory safety. Michele has over 20 years experience managing health and safety programs in academic and research environments. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the Biological Sciences from Smith College and a Master of Public Health degree from Boston University's School of Public Health. She is licensed by the State of Massachusetts Board of Registration as a Registered Sanitarian (RS) and a Certified Health Officer (CHO). Ms. Pitoniak-Crawford is a member of the New England American Industrial Hygiene Association.

Joseph Gormley
Managing Director of Informatics and Biocomputing Resources

E-mail: jg@massbiomed.org
Phone: (508) 797-4200 ext. 203
Fax: (508) 799-4039

Joseph Gormley is a senior industry consultant and Managing Director of Informatics and Biocomputing Resources for Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives. He is responsible for the Center's operational planning and the establishment of strategic engineering alliances. At MBI he co-manages the MBI biocomputing program, providing a full range of technical (software engineering) and scientific (computational molecular biology) services to biotechnology companies in the region. Mr. Gormley's professional interests include biosimulation design, database development, and the evaluation of emerging data mining techniques. He is a member of American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and serves on the CAMDA (Critical Assessment of Microarray Data Analysis) Scientific Committee. He has over fifteen years of experience in software project management and is an approved NIH consultant. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Maryland and a Master of Liberal Arts in Biology from Harvard University. In 2001, Mr. Gormley received a Certificate of Appreciation and Achievement from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for volunteer efforts supporting biomedical industry economic development. In 2005, Mr. Gormley lead the MBI  technical team awarded a Regional Priority Grant in Biocomputing and Systems Biology from the John Adams Innovation Institute.

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Officers of the Corporation:

Chairman:
Abraham W. Haddad, D.M.D.

Vice Chairman:
Philip R. Morgan
President
Morgan Construction Company

President:
Kevin O'Sullivan
President
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives

Treasurer:
Mark Love, CPA

Clerk:
Gail E. Radcliffe, Ph.D.
Principal
Radcliffe Consulting Group

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