Leadership

Michael is responsible for Ceca’s operations, on-boarding new healthcare partners, and its proprietary CecaTV network. He started his career with Marriott International in 1994. As a hotel manager, he found his passion for employee engagement and recognition. He believes engaged employees are the key to customer/patient satisfaction. Although Michael enjoyed creating more than a decade of positive experiences for both staff and customers of the hotel industry, in 2009, his passion for caregiving lead him to Doctors Community Hospital.

Ms. Shapiro assists with Ceca’s major donor initiative. Michele has 20+ years’ experience in development. She started her career with The Commonwealth Fund evaluating grant proposals. Michele later oversaw project development at Greater New York Hospital Foundation, which led to founding Good Giving Advisors. She holds a BA from Brandeis and a Masters of Public Policy from Harvard University.

Hanna manages Ceca’s healthcare partner engagement and training for new skilled nursing facility and senior living partnerships. She previously served as the Director of Partnerships for the School for Ethics and Global Leadership. Hanna holds a BA from University of Wisconsin and a MA from King’s College (London).

Molly has been a senior service professional for over 20 years. Her career began in nursing homes while in college at the George Washington University. She continues to grow her skills in business development, marketing, sales, and public/private partnerships for a variety of organizations ranging from senior housing entities, national nonprofits, and software companies that have a focus in senior living.

After co-founding Ceca and serving as chief executive, Matt now focuses on Ceca’s Board leadership, strategy and financial sustainability as a nonprofit. In recognition of the Foundation’s innovative services, he was recently honored as a “Top 100 Healthcare Leader” by the International Forum on Advancements in Healthcare (IFAH). For 20 years prior to Ceca, Lawlor built Online Resources from concept to successful public company (Nasdaq: ORCC; acquired 2013). The firm pioneered outsourced web-based banking and processed over $50 billion per year on its patented bill payments platform. Matt holds a BSME from University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard.

Rosemary ​is co-founder of Ceca Foundation.  She is active community and support programs, and was primary caregiver for an Alzheimer patient.  Rosemary was named Volunteer of the Year for her work with Head Start.  She was teacher and a principal for 10 years, and worked with Xerox Corporation.  She holds a BA from Dumbarton College of the Holy Cross and a MS in Education from George Mason.

Ms. Evans is the Program Director for Conway Nursing Pathway Program at Children’s National Hospital helping aspiring nurses establish rewarding careers in pediatric nursing. She was previously Chief Nursing Officer of Providence Health System and has served in a variety of clinical leadership positions with Children’s National, Hospital for Sick Children, Howard University and DC General hospitals. Ms. Evans holds a Nursing degree from the University of West Indies, a BSN from the University of the District of Columbia, an MS from the University of Maryland, and completed doctoral course work in education leadership at University of Phoenix.

Mr. Ferry is the former CEO of Nemours-Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, DE). Over his 31 years of leadership, Dr. Ferry transformed the hospital into a nationally-recognized full-service pediatric teaching hospital. He is a long-time advocate of caregiver recognition. Dr. Ferry holds a BS from the University of Maryland, and a masters and a doctorate from George Washington University.

Michael Gordon is Senior Advisor to the Board of Directors (non-voting).  He is co-founder and CEO of CC Pace, a leading information technology and software development firm based in Fairfax, VA.  CC Pace is contractor to Ceca advising on product design and the development the Ceca Award platform, the CecaTV network and underlying systems infrastructure.  Mr. Gordon is a graduate of the University of Virginia, and serves on a variety of non-profit boards.

Ms. Yancey is a Clinical and Research Nurse with 20 years’ experience. She has served with the National Cancer Institute as Senior Nurse Specialist. Mrs. Yancey also practiced clinically at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital and the National Naval Medical Center. She also served with the FDA and with the Peace Corps in Africa. She holds a BS from Boston College and an MS in Nursing from George Mason.