Board of Directors

Ms. Abelli is a certified public accountant and since September 2017 has been an Assistant Professor at Ricciardi College of Business, Bridgewater State University. Ms. Abelli has served as a Consulting Chief Financial Officer for private companies. 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 a partner and, from 1998 to 1999, was President of the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. Ms. Abelli was named Chair of the Board of Rockland Trust and the Company in 2012 and has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2005.

Mr. Fields is the President and CEO of Pyramid Hotel Group (PHG) leading acquisitions, development initiatives, financial decisions, and overall operations for the company. Prior to his role as President, Mr. Fields was PHG’s Chief Investment Officer responsible for business development, third party and asset management contracts, and new investment opportunities including mergers and acquisitions. Before joining PHG, Mr. Fields served as the Vice President of Development and Operations for Promus Hotel Corporation, which was sold to Hilton Hotel Corporation in 1999. While in the role, he developed and executed a strategy for creating a new hotel brand for the company which eventually grew to include 30 properties. Mr. Fields is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration and in 2019 was named to the Board of Directors of Massport by Governor Charlie Baker.

Mr. Hogan is a Real Estate developer. 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 he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the A.D. Makepeace Company, the world’s largest cranberry grower and the largest private property owner in eastern Massachusetts. Prior to joining that privately-owned company based in Wareham, Massachusetts, Mr. Hogan served as President of MassDevelopment, the economic development authority for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. While at MassDevelopment, he served as cabinet officer for two Massachusetts governors. Mr. Hogan serves 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 has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2017.

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.

Mr. Morrissey is a practicing attorney and 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 the President of the Massachusetts Bar Association and a Member of its Executive Management Board. Mr. Morrissey is a Life Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Massachusetts Bar Association. 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. Mr. Morrissey has served as a director of the Company and of Rockland Trust since 2012.

Mr. Morton is the former President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston, Massachusetts’ largest social services provider offering programs that foster potential, promote the health and wellbeing, and encourage social responsibility for children and teenagers in the community. Prior to taking on his current role in April of 2015, Mr. Morton served as the President and CEO of the YMCA of 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. Among many other committee and board roles, Mr. Morton is the Vice Chair of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, a member of the Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, a member of the City of Boston’s My Brother’s Keeper Advisory Board, and serves on the board of Boston After School and Beyond.

Ms. O’Day is the President of A.W. Perry, Inc., managing the overall strategic direction and operations of the Boston-based real estate and investment services firm. Prior to assuming her current role 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, she served in senior leadership positions at both Bristol Myers Squibb and CSX Transportation. Ms. O’Day earned her master’s degree in business administration from the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at the College of William and Mary and her bachelor’s degree in mathematics from St. Lawrence University.

Mr. Smith is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer 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 26 years of experience in the philanthropic sector and has held previously held Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, and Vice President of Operations positions. Mr. Smith is immediate past Board Chair of the Thomas M. Menino YMCA in Boston, serves on the Lt. Governor’s Interagency Council and the Mayor’s Commission on Homelessness, and is the Co-Chair of the Hyde Park 150th Anniversary Committee. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Salisbury University.