Rogerson Communities, the leading support organization for older adults in the Boston area, today announced additions to their Board of Directors who bring a range of perspectives and experience integral for the non-profit to continue towards its strategic plan and mission. The new makeup of its Board makes it the most diverse in the organization’s storied history, dating back to 1860.

The new additions include Royal L. Bolling, Jr., Bishop William E. Dickerson, II, Gary P. Kearney, M.D., Barbara J. McNeil, M.D., and Enrique Ramos-Smilgus. More information about each new member is below.

Rogerson’s longstanding commitment to diversity of its staff, of which today includes 73 percent women and 69 percent people of color, has always been a point of pride and its greatest strength.

“At all management and operational levels, Rogerson Communities is from and of the community we serve,” said President and CEO Walter Ramos. “Now this critical differentiator is just as reflected on our Board. This abundance of new perspectives and insights will prove invaluable as we continue to build a world wherein every older adult feels valued and can age with dignity in their community.”

Rogerson also thanked departing Board members Karla Todd Barnett, Lloyd C. Dahmen and Cynthia M. Connelly for their years of service and dedication to the Rogerson mission.

More information about Rogerson’s new Board of Directors members:

• Royal L. Bolling, Jr. served as a Legislator for the City of Boston for fourteen years, during which he helped pass the Community Reinvestment Act. He is currently the Director of Computer Leaning Resources and is President of the Board of Directors for Central Boston Elder Services.
• Bishop William E. Dickerson, II is the founding pastor of Greater Love Tabernacle and the president of Restoration Ministries, Inc. He is also the president of Greater Love Community Cares, Inc. and chairperson and president of the board for the Charitable Trust for the Inhabitants of Boston.
• Gary P. Kearney, M.D., is a retired Navy Captain flight surgeon and former Chief of Urology at New England Baptist Hospital. He serves on the Executive Board of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and is a Life Trustee of the USS Constitution.
• Barbara J. McNeil, M.D., is a renowned professor at Harvard Medical School and a part-time nuclear medicine practitioner at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, among others.
• Enrique Ramos-Smilgus is the Senior Director of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis at Hasbro. He holds an MBA in International Business from Bentley University and previously held senior finance roles at Bacardi USA and Pepsi Beverages Company.