International Council of Advisors

Advisor to President & Board
Jonathan Miller, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Team Coordinating Agency, Inc.

Dr. Miller has served as the Executive Director of Team Coordinating Agency, Inc. in Haverhill Massachusetts for the past 25 years. Team Coordinating Agency is a publicly funded non-profit organization that provides addiction treatment, child welfare and mental health treatment in outpatient, residential and forensic settings.


Legal Counsel

Attorney Stephen Weitz Esq

Mr. Weitz at present practices law in Framingham, MA with emphasis in the areas of Corporate, residential and commercial real estate conveyancing, civil and criminal litigation and general domestic matters. He has served as Chairman and Board of Director in the past in various organizations, boards and city committees. He is at present a fellow of Massachusetts Bar Foundation and admitted to practice law in Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Federal District Court of Massachusetts and United States Supreme Court.

Advisor on Children Education Support Program
Usha Vakil

Ms. Vakil is the founder and Chair of SAHELI, a foundation to help South Asian women with career and economic empowerment, physical and mental health, legal and immigration issues, support for families, and social and cultural volunteer opportunities. She is also a Board Member of Indian Association of Greater Boston (IAGB).

Advisor on Health Care Services
Marjorie Curran MD

Dr. Marjorie Curran is a primary care pediatrician at Mass General Hospital for Children. She is the Director of Pediatric Urgent Care and also serves as a Hospitalist on the in-patient pediatric service. Marjie is an instructor at Harvard Medical School.

Advisor on Health Care Services
Lyle G. Bohlman MD

Dr. Bohlman is the Executive Director of The Center for Innovation in Family Medicine (CIFM) a not for profit organization committed to training family physicians. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Public Health and Family Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Advisor on Health Care Services
Thomas Ptak MD, MPH

Dr. Thomas Ptak is a neuroradiologist who works in the Emergency Ward at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a member of the International Medical/Surgical Urgent Response Team which responds to disasters across the globe. Tom holds a MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

 

Advisor on Media and Public Relations
Lori Berkey
Contributing Writer, Community Advocate (newspaper)

Ms. Berkey is a contributing writer for the Community Advocate newspaper and has over 400 articles published. She is licensed as an independent clinical social worker and has more than 10 years experience providing services in nonprofit organizations. She is also an avid runner and enjoys Tai Chi.

 

Advisor on Business Relations
Puran Dang

Mr Dang is one of the pioneer entrepreneurs of New England starting his Staffing and Consulting Company in 1980. He had and has been serving on Boards of various not-for-profit organizations in Massachusetts for the last 30 years. He is the Founding and Charter Member of TiE-Boston dedicated to entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently President & CEO of Minuteman Group, Inc., Chair of Board of Advisors for Bentley College Graduate in Information Technology, Chairman Emeritus of MITHAS and President Emeritus, IIT-SINE.

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