Board of Directors

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 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.

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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 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.

 

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.

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.

 

Ms. Ramesh is an accomplished Chief Financial Officer with broad experience in the private and public sectors. Her financial expertise and economic insight will help guide the Bank’s continued focus on sustainable performance and fiscal responsibility. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation. Previously, Aparna was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and served as the Chief Administrative Officer of FedNow. She holds master’s degrees from the Birla Institute of Technology in India, a master’s degree in finance from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Aparna is also an Aspen Institute Finance Fellow.

 

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.

 

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.