Mr. Ansin is the President of Ansin Consulting Group, advising socially responsible businesses and nonprofits. Mr. Ansin has also co-founded multiple companies, including United Site Services and United Material Management. Mr. Ansin first joined the Enterprise Bank Board of Directors in 1995 and served on Enterprise Bank’s board until Enterprise Bank merged into the Company in 2025. Additionally, Mr. Ansin previously served as Senior Vice President and Regional Community Banking Director at Enterprise Bank. Mr. Ansin holds a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from UMass Amherst. In 2018, Mr. Ansin received the Heart of New England Council, Boy Scouts of America’s North Star Award, in recognition of Mr. Ansin’s impacts and contributions to the New England Council. Mr. Ansin is also a volunteer pilot for Angel Flight and PALS and is a board member of the National Psoriasis Foundation.
Mary L. Lentz
Ms. Lentz worked for 22 years at and served as an Executive Vice President and Partner of McCall & Almy, a Boston-based commercial real estate brokerage and advisory services firm, until 2018, when she moved to a commercial real estate consultant role. Ms. Lentz has over 36 years of commercial real estate experience, including prior work as Chief Operating Officer of a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. Ms. Lentz specializes in advising healthcare, corporate, and non-profit institutions with real estate leasing, acquisition, and disposition strategies. Ms. Lentz has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2016.
Joseph C. Lerner
Mr. Lerner currently serves as Managing Partner of 819 Energy LLC and Managing Director of 819 Capital LLC where Mr. Lerner leads investments across energy, real estate, and high-growth sectors. Mr. Lerner’s other leadership experience includes positions at Invenergy and Community Energy, where Mr. Lerner managed numerous initiatives and built strategic partnerships. Mr. Lerner holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and a master’s degree in energy policy from the University of Montana. Mr. Lerner is also a Corporator of Emerson Hospital.
Eileen C. Miskell
Ms. Miskell is a certified public accountant and served as the Treasurer of The Wood Lumber Company, a lumber company based in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Ms. Miskell was previously appointed a director of Falmouth Bancorp, Inc., the holding company of Falmouth Bank, which was merged with and into the Company in 2004. Ms. Miskell, while a Falmouth Bancorp Director, served as the chair of its audit committee. Ms. Miskell has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2005.
John J. Morrissey
Mr. Morrissey is a practicing attorney and is a founding partner of the Braintree, Massachusetts law firm Morrissey, Wilson & Zafiropoulos LLP, practicing in the areas of litigation, bankruptcy and creditors' rights, and real estate. Mr. Morrissey is member of the Joint Bar Committee on Judicial Appointments. He served as a Chair of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of the Supreme Judicial Court and is the former President of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Member of its Executive Management Board. Mr. Morrissey previously served as a director of Central Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Central Co-operative Bank d/b/a Central Bank until November 2012, when Central Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. He has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2012.
James Morton
Mr. Morton recently retired as the 13th President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston after approximately 7.5 years of service. Prior to the foregoing role, Mr. Morton served as President and CEO of the YMCA Greater Hartford. Mr. Morton earned his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Northeastern University School of Law and his Bachelors of Arts in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Morton has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Boston After School and Beyond, The Lynch Foundation, My Brother’s Keeper Advisory Board, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Community Advisory Board, and the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Board. He is currently a member of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Board and the Cape Cod Foundation. In addition, he is and has been an active participant on numerous Y-USA committees on youth development, executive leadership development, and multiculturalism. He is an active member of the African-American YMCA CEO Network. Mr. Morton has served as a director of the Company and Rockland Trust since February 1, 2021.
Gerard F. Nadeau
Gerard F. Nadeau has devoted over 40 years to Rockland Trust, beginning his tenure in1984 and rising through the Bank’s commercial lending division before being named President of Rockland Trust in 2017. Mr. Nadeau retired as President in June of 2025, but continues to provide strategic guidance to the Bank as a member of the Independent Bank Corp. Board. Mr. Nadeau brings deep institutional insight and a wealth of commercial lending experience to the boardroom. Beyond his governance responsibilities, Mr. Nadeau remains deeply engaged in community and nonprofit endeavors. His leadership roles include board member of the Southeastern Massachusetts Economic Development Corporation and the Southeastern Massachusetts Affordable Housing Group; long-standing member of the Metro South Boys & Girls Club Board; President and board member of the Montello Affordable Housing Corporation; Executive Committee member for development at Stonehill College; board and executive committee member of the Old Colony YMCA; board member of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Chunilal Initiative, New Beginnings for Families Inc.; and trust advisor to the Shields Foundation. Mr. Nadeau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business from Bentley University.
Daniel F. O'Brien
Mr. O'Brien is a certified public accountant and has been owner and President of O'Brien, Riley and Ryan, a CPA firm located in Braintree, Massachusetts. Mr. O'Brien is also the manager of Advanced Planning Consultants, LLC, a financial services company. Mr. O'Brien is also a practicing attorney. Mr. O'Brien previously served as a director and member of the audit committee of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Benjamin Franklin Bank until 2009, when Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. Mr. O'Brien also previously served as a director of Chart Bank until it was merged with and into Benjamin Franklin Bank, and served as chair of the Chart Bank audit committee. Mr. O'Brien has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2009.
Scott Smith
Mr. Smith is currently the President and CEO of The SC Group, which he co-founded in 2013. The SC Group provides services to philanthropic organizations throughout New England with respect to strategic planning, program development, board development, Executive Director searches, and fund raising. Mr. Smith has over 30 years of experience in the philanthropic sector and has previously held Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, and Vice President of Operations positions. Mr. Smith previously served as a director, a member of the audit committee and Chairperson of the compensation committee of Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Blue Hills Bank, until April 2019, when Blue Hills Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. Mr. Smith is a past Board Chair of the Thomas M. Menino YMCA in Boston and serves on the Lt. Governor’s Interagency Council and the Mayor’s Commission on Homelessness. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Salisbury University.
Jeffrey Tengel
Mr. Tengel has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Independent Bank Corp. and Chief Executive Officer and Director of Rockland Trust Company since February of 2023. Prior to that, he served as Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Specialty Banking at M&T Bank. Before M&T’s recent acquisition of People’s United Financial, Mr. Tengel was President of People’s United where he was responsible for commercial banking, retail banking, and wealth management. Mr. Tengel currently serves on the Board of Directors of FamilyAid, Massachusetts Business Roundtable, The New England Council and the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. He previously served on the Board of Trustees at Quinnipiac University and the Board of Directors at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club and Kolbe Cathedral High School. Mr. Tengel received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Marquette University and his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Thomas R. Venables
Mr. Venables served as the President and CEO and as a director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Benjamin Franklin Bank from 2002 until 2009, when Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. was merged with and into the Company. Prior to 2002, Mr. Venables co-founded Lighthouse Bank of Waltham, Massachusetts in 1999 and served as its President and CEO and as a director. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Venables was employed as a banking consultant with Marsh and McLennan Capital, Inc. He was employed by Grove Bank of Newton, Massachusetts from 1974 until it was acquired by Citizens Bank in 1997, serving as its President and CEO and as a director for the last 11 years of his tenure. Mr. Venables has served as a director of the Company and Rockland Trust since 2009.
Mr. Hogan is a real estate developer. From October 2019 to December 2021, Mr. Hogan served as the President and CEO of Agawam Development Company, the owner and developer of Redbrook, a sustainably designed mixed-use village consisting of luxury single homes, townhomes, apartments and commercial development and from 2004 to October 2019, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the A.D. Makepeace Company, based in Wareham, Massachusetts and the world’s largest cranberry grower and the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts. Prior to joining A.D. Makepeace, Mr. Hogan served as President of MassDevelopment, the economic development authority for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, from 1997 to 2003. While at MassDevelopment, he served as cabinet officer for two Massachusetts governors. Mr. Hogan serves as Director and Vice Chair of the Ocean Spray Board of Directors. Previously, he served as Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts. Mr. Hogan serves on the Executive Board of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Mr. Hogan was named Chair of the Board of Company and of Rockland Trust in 2025 and has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2017.
Ms. Abelli is a certified public accountant and has since September 2017 been a professor at Ricciardi College of Business, Bridgewater State University. Ms. Abelli previously served on an interim basis as the Chief Financial Officer of publicly-traded companies and various private companies, primarily in the life sciences industries, and as the Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-traded company. Ms. Abelli began her accounting career at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC LLP) where she was named a partner and, from 1998 to 1999, was President of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. Ms. Abelli has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2005.
Ms. O'Day recently retired as the CEO of A.W. Perry Inc., a Boston-based real estate investment and services firm. Prior to assuming the CEO role at A.W. Perry Inc. in October 2020, Ms. O'Day served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at The Walt Disney Company for over 12 years. At Disney, she led the planning, implementation and operations of IT systems and infrastructure. Before that, Ms. O'Day served in senior leadership positions at both Bristol Myers Squibb and CSX Transportation. Ms. O'Day has served as a director of the Company and Rockland Trust since 2021.
Mr. O’Leary is a technology and innovation leader with over 30 years of experience driving digital transformation. His background in software and technology will support Rockland Trust’s ongoing efforts to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency. O’Leary currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Alegeus Technologies, a company that develops benefit and payment solutions for the industry’s leading health plans. Prior to joining Alegeus, Leif was the Chief Executive Officer of Intralinks, a financial technology provider for banking and capital markets. O’Leary attained his bachelor’s degree in political science and marketing from Boston College. He currently serves on the board of TeamSnap, a software company that develops and operates a digital platform to manage and organize sports organizations and teams. As a longtime resident of the South Shore, Leif is thrilled to support the success of Rockland Trust and its positive impact on the community.
Ms. Perry is a seasoned attorney and risk advisor. With deep expertise in regulatory compliance and retail services, she brings valuable insight into navigating today’s evolving regulatory and risk environment. Perry currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Audit Officer, as well as Senior Counsel, at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS). In this role, she is responsible for strategic enterprise risk management and internal audit. Before her tenure at BCBS, she was Vice President of Business and Regulatory Law at Retail Business Services, a subsidiary of Ahold Delhaize. Perry earned her bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and her Master of Business Administration and Juris Doctor from Suffolk University.
