Board of Directors
Vincent J. Perrone, President & CEO
Denis M. Leary, Vice President & Executive Director
George M. Bourisk, Treasurer
Roland W. Bercume , Secretary
Patrick J. Murphy, Chair, Personnel Committee
Paul J. Gallo
Constance A. Morrison, Esq.
S. Sam Slep
Victoria C. Vitucci
Allison A. Alaimo, Assistant Treasurer
Advisory Council
Vincent J. Perrone, President
Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Vincent John Perrone Jr. was born and raised in Worcester, Mass. He attended Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the nation and the birthplace of ROTC, where he was a Dean’s List student, earning a bachelor’s degree and his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
Colonel Perrone retired from the United States Air Force after a prestigious 20-year military career. A pilot candidate, he was permanently grounded due to an injury. He held positions including Program Manager for the world’s premier surveillance aircraft, the 767 AWACS; Deputy Director of the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System; Chief, Requirements Analysis and Engineering Division in the International Programs Office at Hanscom AFB; and Program Manager for Developmental Aircraft Support Equipment at the Pentagon. He helped establish the Presidential Partnership for Peace Initiative with Eastern Europe, and served on the Joint Staff in the Operational Command Center for Desert Storm. Earlier in his military career, he served as Director of Resource Management and Deputy Base Commander at Suwon Air Force Base in Korea, leading four divisions; and Chief of the Program Integration Division, managing the acquisition of logistics components for more then 375 programs for Air Force Systems Command. He also assisted in the development of the $3.2 billion World Wide Military Command and Control Information Systems (WIS) program at the Electronic Systems Division at Hanscom AFB.
Colonel Perrone holds a master of science degree in business administration from Central Michigan University, and has completed work toward his Doctorate in Systems Management. He holds level III certification, the highest level offered by the Air Force, in Program Management and Acquisition Logistics.
His major awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, with four oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Commendation Medal, with one oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Achievement Medal, with one oak leaf cluster, the Korean Defense Service Medal, the National Defense Medal, and the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal. He is the recipient of the Armed Forces Committee of Worcester County Award of Merit.
Upon his retirement from the United States Air Force, he accepted a position at EMC Corporation in Hopkinton, Mass., as the director of government marketing.
He sits on the Governor’s Commission to End Homelessness, and for many years was an elected member of the Berlin/Boylston School Committee.
Nearly 20 years ago, he became involved in a grassroots effort to build the largest supportive services agency for veterans and their families in New England. Soon after, he was named Chairman, President & CEO of Veterans Inc., positions he holds today.
Denis M. Leary, Vice President
MA State Guard
Denis Leary, Executive Director of Veterans Inc., has dedicated his career to addressing the challenges that veterans face, including PTSD, behavioral health issues and unemployment. He is a national advocate for increasing opportunities for veterans in the areas of employment and training, especially those that lead to housing stability.
In recognition of his service, Mr. Leary received the Worcester Telegram & Gazette’s Vision 2000 Award for Community Service. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Coalition for Veterans and is a voting member of the Massachusetts Public Health Council.
Since he became Executive Director in 2000, Veterans Inc. has tripled in size and scope of services. His leadership has professionalized and enhanced the organization’s services to veterans and their families, which range from case management support to credentialing with the Department of Education to the creation of transitional and permanent housing.
Prior to joining Veterans Inc., Mr. Leary held numerous management positions in the behavioral health field, including Division Director for Community Healthlink (a subsidiary of UMass Medical Center) and Department Director for the City of Worcester’s Health and Hospital Authority.
Mr. Leary is a Private First Class in the Massachusetts State Guard, and a member of the Worcester City Manager’s Commission to End Homelessness. He served two terms as president of the Massachusetts Association for Substance Abuse Prevention. He graduated from Stonehill College with honors, and was awarded the prestigious Gabriel Rousseau Research Award for his work in the science of biofeedback and stress reduction. He also holds a master’s degree from the Boston College Graduate School and has conducted numerous workshops and lectures on a wide range of veterans’ issues.
George M. Bourisk, Treasurer
Bourisk is an Engineering Specialist in the Boston office of FM Global, a commercial insurance company focused on risk management and business continuity. His specialty is risk management to protect large industrial companies against natural disaster.
Roland W. Bercume , Secretary
Bercume is Director of Pharmacy at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass. He oversees the provision of acute care pharmacy services to all areas of the University Campus and manages a staff of more than 50. He is a Registered Pharmacist with more than 25 years experience in the industry.
Patrick J. Murphy, Chair, Personnel Committee
Captain, USMC (Veteran)
Murphy is Executive Vice President of Starpoint Solutions, an accounting and finance consulting company in New York. He is a former marine who served in Desert Storm and Desert Shield.
Paul J. Gallo
Gallo is president of Training Resources of America, Inc. (TRA), a non-profit organization providing education, employment and training services to educationally and economically disadvantaged youth and adults. TRA’s operations in four states include the MJT Child Development Center in Worcester, Mass.
Constance A. Morrison, Esq.
Captain, USA (Veteran)
Morrison, RN, BSN, MBA, JD, is a Massachusetts trial attorney and the world’s first Forensic Nurse Attorney. A prominent international speaker and author, and former USNCR Captain, Morrison volunteers her nursing and legal services to the residents of Veterans Inc.
S. Sam Slep
Major, USAF (Retired)
Slep co-owns the StarDust Restaurant & Lounge and the Sport Zone Tavern in South Windsor, Conn. He was serving as Deputy Inspector General in the United State Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB when he retired from active duty. He also served as Financial Manager and Comptroller in numerous USAF program offices, after being commissioned.
Victoria C. Vitucci
Lt. Colonel, USAF (Retired)
Vitucci is a consultant with Triunity Engineering & Management, which provides engineering, program management and information technology expertise to the U.S. Department of Defense. A retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel, she served as a Program Manager for weapon systems development while on active duty.
Allison A. Alaimo, Assistant Treasurer
Since joining Veterans Inc. in 2002, Alaimo has brought in more than $6 million in funding and more than doubled the organization’s operating budget. The Director of Finance & Development, she was instrumental in building the extremely successful Employment & Training Program. Alaimo was awarded the 2007 Unsung Heroine Award from the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women for her work on behalf of veterans. She is Vice Chair of the Worcester Citizens Advisory Council and is involved in local and national organizations. Alaimo holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from Worcester State College.
Advisory Council
Harold P. Naughton, Jr.
MA House of Representatives
Captain, USA Reserves – JAG
Vincent A. Pedone
MA House of Representatives
USA (Veteran)
Oliver J. Mason
Adjutant General of Massachusetts
Brigadier General, MNAG (Retired)
Francis R. Carroll
Chairman, Carroll Enterprises
USN (Veteran)
James H. Harrington
CEO, Dolphin Resource Group, Inc.
USN (Veteran)
Gary J. Gemme
Chief of Police, Worcester, MA
USN Reserves (Veteran)
Anthony G. Sahagian
Chief of Police, Boylston, MA
Lt. Colonel, USA (Retired)
Donald A. Ball, Esq.
Lt, Holden Police Dept (Retired)
USA (Veteran)
Marvin L. Thomas
Captain, USAF (Veteran)
Peter M. Barlow, Esq.
Captain, USA – JAG (Veteran)
Carl Krihwan
USA (Veteran)
