Local Staff
Donna Nickerson
Executive Director
Donna joined the National Kidney Foundation in April 2017. She has over 25 years of medical education, medical communications, association management, medical device, medical conference management, fundraising and nonprofit experience. Donna has developed programs in women’s health, primary care, cardiology, and many other specialties. She has a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration.
Donna.Nickerson@kidney.org 508.907.6030 x331
Stacey Senat
Program Director
Stacey joined the National Kidney Foundation Serving New England in 2015. She has a MPH from Loma Linda University. She has extensive background in renal clinical research, public health curriculum design, program planning and program management. She oversees NKF's volunteer, community and professional education programs, including KEEP Healthy and Your Kidneys & You.
Stacey.Senat@kidney.org 508.907.6030 x333
Marsea McGonagle
Director, Development
Marsea joined the National Kidney Foundation in November 2019. She has over 10 years of experience working in non-profits creating event experiences and communications that generate awareness, giving, and engagement to support a powerful mission. She’s worked for various local and national non-profit organizations including the YMCA and Lahey Hospital and is passionate about serving the community. Marsea has a Bachelors in Business Administration from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst.
Marsea.McGonagle@kidney.org 508.907.6030 x336
Michael Harris
Community Outreach Manager
Michael joined the National Kidney Foundation Serving New England in 2021. Michael started his nonprofit career working for the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois focusing on providing free education and kidney disease prevention programming to vulnerable populations in the Chicagoland area. In his free time, Michael enjoys reading, hiking, and exploring the Boston area. He received his bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication from DePaul University.
Michael.Harris@kidney.org 508.907.6030 X330
Judi Sem
Donor Records & Office Coordinator
Judi has been with NKF New England for over 10 years. She has a BA in Business Management from the University of Massachusetts. Judi handles all donor records, office coordination, accounts receivables and payables, mailings, and general inquiries. She also assists with all events and programs for the New England Region.
Judi.Sem@kidney.org 508.907.6030 x334
Board of Advisors
Joseph Carlucci, Chair
Renée Richardson Gosline
Assistant Professor of Marketing
MIT Sloan School of Management
Mohit Mathur, MD
Visterra, Inc.
Amit Sharma, MD
Bayer
Mawya Shocair, MAB Chair
Partners Healthcare
Don Williamson, MD
Medical Advisory Committee
Baystate Medical Center – Springfield MA
Daniel Landry, DO
Nephrologist
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center- Boston, MA
Robert Brown, MD
Associate Chief of Academic Affairs, Division of Nephrology
Associate Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Christiane J. Ferran, MD, PhD
Lewis Thomas Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Theodore Steinman, MD
Senior Physician, Division of Nephrology
Clinical Professor, Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston Medical Center - Boston, MA
Jasvinder Bhatia, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University
David Salant, MD
Chief, Renal Division
Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine
Lauren Stern, MD
Nephrologist
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Nephrology, Boston University School of Medicine
Brigham & Women's Hospital- Boston, MA
Kevin Tucker, MD
Nephrologist
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Anil K. Chandraker, MD
Medical Director, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation
BU School of Medicine
Sushrut Waikar, MD, MPH
Chief, Nephrology, Professor of Medicine
Children's Hospital-Boston, MA
Michael Somers, MD
Director, Clinical Services, Division of Nephrology
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
David Briscoe, MD
Director, Transplant Research Program and Fellowship Program
Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Deborah R. Stein, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Avram Traum, MD
Pediatric Nephrologist
Instructor in Pediatrics
Joslin Diabetes Center
Sylvia Rosas, MD
Director, Latino Kidney Clinic
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center — Burlington MA
Peter Soderland, MD
Nephrologist
Adam Segal, MD
Nephrologist
Mass General Hospital- Boston, MA
Julie Ingelfinger, MD
Pediatrician and Senior Consultant in Pediatric Nephrology
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Kassem Safa, MD
Transplant Nephrologist
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Newton Wellesley Hospital-Waltham, MA
Mawya Shocair, MD, Chair
Nephrologist
Reliant Medical Group
Suzanne Martin, M.D.
Nephrologist
Assistant Professor, UMass Medical School
Rhode Island Hospital-Providence, RI
Susie L. Hu, MD
Nephrologist
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jie Tang, M.D., M.Sc, MPH, FASN
Nephrologist
Associate Professor
St Elizabeth Medical Center
Vaidyanathapuram Balakrishnan, MD
Tufts - New England Medical Center - Boston, MA
Scott Gilbert, MD
Nephrologist
Associate Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
Ronald Perrone, MD
Associate Chief, Division of Nephrology
Medical Director, Kidney Transplant
Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
UMASS Memorial Medical Center-Worcester, MA
Matthew Niemi, MD
Nephrologist
Konstantin Abramov, MD
Nephrologist
Assistant Professor, UMass Medical School
M. Bernadette del Rosario, MD
Nephrologist
Director, Home Dialysis Therapies for UMMHC
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMass Medical School