Gerry Sullivan has joined the diocesan staff as chief business officer, filling a position vacant since last November.
Most recently Sullivan served, for eight years, as the chief operating officer for the Sisters of Mercy Northeast, a women's religious community ministering through numerous educational, health care, housing and other social service programs. While there he worked with multiple volunteer boards to define mission, establish and implement long-term goals, report financial results and manage budgets in culturally diverse environments. Prior to his work with the Sisters of Mercy, he was chief operating officer and chief financial officer in computing and software companies. He holds an MBA from Providence College and lives with his wife in Harvard.
Ellen Stuart Kittle
Gerry Sullivan
"Gerry brings a wealth of technical skill in areas of accounting procedure, human resources and IT, as well as organizational knowledge. He also has experience working in a religious institution, so he understands committee work as well as many of the challenges, including buildings and maintenance, that congregations deal with. We are delighted to have Gerry join the staff," the Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd, Canon to the Ordinary, said.
"I am delighted to now be a part of the team at the diocese,” Sullivan said. “I look forward to working with the staff in support of the mission and ministries of the diocese and implementing the vision of Bishop Gates, along with the directions from the upcoming [diocesan] convention. The warm welcome and cordiality from all is much appreciated."
Sullivan can be reached in the diocesan Treasurer's Office at 617-482-4826, ext. 554 or gsullivan@diomass.org