The CNS Advisory Board is an independent body of volunteers that promotes the educational and research activities of the College. Board members advocate for CNS priorities with internal and external stakeholders, including campus administration, the Chancellor's office, the Board of Trustees, the Governor's office, the Legislature, the business community, and the public. The Board provides leadership and expert council in three key areas: fund-raising, advocacy, and advice.
UMass Amherst has announced its Spring 2021 operating plan, inviting additional students to return to campus to advance their studies. The plan prioritizes public health and safety, including expansion of the university’s successful COVID-19 testing program. For more information, go to www.umass.edu/spring.
CNS Advisory Board
CNS Advisory Board Members
William Bannick, '70 BS
Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager, Cadence Capital Management, Boston, Mass.
Kofi A. Cash, '00 BS, '01 MS
Vice President of Operations, Fairview Park Hospital
Varkki P. Chacko, '82 PhD
Managing Principal, Credit Capital Investments
Peggy A. Crowley-Nowick, '86 BS
Founder and President, Zipher Medical Affairs
Frederick Dodge, '69 AS
Founder and Owner, Country Garden Creations
Marcy P Driscoll, '76 MS, '78 PhD
Dean Emerita of the College of Education at Florida State University
James B. Francis, '86 BS
Investment professional, Geode Capital Management
Isaac Han, '15 BS
Research Assistant, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Medical School
Thomas H. Jozefiak, '81 BS
Vice-President, Discovery, Living Proof
Anita Karcz, '71 BS
Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder, Institute for Health Metrics
Jeffrey L. Kopacz, '95 BS
Senior Patent Counsel, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Steven G. Richter, '77 BS
President and Scientific Director, MicroTest Laboratories, Inc.
Caren M. Rotello
Professor and Department Chair of Psychological and Brain Sciences
Charles H. Sherwood, '72 MS, '77 PhD
President and CEO, Anika Therapeutics, Inc
Michael Tarselli, '03 BA
Chief Scientific Officer for TetraScience
CNS Advisory Board Affiliate Members
Dr. Noel Anderson, '74, '77 MS, '80 PhD
Managing Partner, Mosaic Food Advisors LLC
Stephen Gillies, '75 BS
Founder, President, and CEO, Provenance Biopharmaceuticals Corp.
James F. Kane III, '00 BS
Orthodontist, and Director, Massachusetts Association of Orthodontists
James P. Petri, '77 AS
Banking, commercial, industrial, and real estate professional
Mary Sano, '74 BS
Professor, Psychiatry, and Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Ameeta Soni, '82 MS
President, Altek Consulting
