Meet Our Senior Leadership Team
Debra H. Rogers, MSM
Interim President & Chief Operating Officer
With more than 30 years of healthcare management experience, Debra Rogers, MSM, is a seasoned healthcare leader who brings deep experience to her interim role as President and Chief Operating Officer at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
From 2013 until January 2024, Debra held the position of Senior Vice President for Ophthalmology where she led programs in clinical growth and expansion of services, research, and education and was instrumental in improving access for patients. Debra retired from Mass Eye and Ear in January 2024.
During her tenure at Mass Eye and Ear, Debra oversaw the acquisition and expansion of Mass Eye and Ear locations in Longwood, Plainville, Providence, (RI), Malden, Waltham and Lexington, and facilitated the move of the Woodland Road retina practice to an expanded site in Stoneham. Debra enjoys mentoring physicians and administrative staff and teaching and developing leaders.
Early in her tenure at Mass Eye and Ear, Debra successfully integrated Schepens Eye Research Institute into Mass Eye and Ear, a landmark achievement in the history of the department. She served as Vice President of Research along with her colleagues for several years as well as the Senior Vice President for Ambulatory Operations, where she worked to improve patient access and provider experience. Under her leadership, clinical faculty grew by 50%, patient volume doubled in the department, and she played an integral part in managing operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery.
Prior to joining Mass Eye and Ear, Debra held positions at Beth Israel Deaconess as the Chief Administrative Officer for the Department of Surgery. At Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Debra was the Executive Director of Cardiovascular Services and Director of Finance for the Department of Surgery. She has also held positions at Lahey Clinic and Hallmark Health; both organizations having now changed their names after joining healthcare networks in the Boston market. Debra earned a Master of Science in Management (MSM) degree.
Debra recently moved to Hampshire County after spending 35 years in Winchester, MA, where she and her husband raised their family. Debra has two adult children and four grandchildren, all of whom live close by.
Emily Davis
Senior Director of Human Resources
Emily joined Cooley Dickinson in 2022. As the Senior Director of Human Resources, she provides forward-looking strategic Human Resources to the Cooley Dickinson leadership team. Emily is responsible for driving Human Capital strategy to further the organization’s mission and goals.
Emily came to Cooley Dickinson with 15 years of healthcare Human Resources experience, most recently as the Director of Human Resources at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Prior to that, Emily worked as a Human Resources Representative at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where she focused on employee and labor relations. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Connecticut College and Juris Doctorate from Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law.
Diane Dukette
Chief Development Officer
Diane joined Cooley Dickinson’s senior team at the beginning of 2016, returning to the organization after previously having led our fundraising efforts for a decade from 2003-2013. In the interim she served as vice president, fund development for the Sisters of Providence Health System and championed the capital campaign for the expansion of the Sr. Caritas Cancer Center. She previously served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Advancement and Executive Director of Development at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Diane received a bachelor’s degree from Smith College and a master’s degree in business administration from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts.
She is a member of the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy and the Association for Fundraising Professionals of Western Massachusetts, where she was recently a board member. She has served on the boards of Women in Philanthropy of Western Massachusetts, the Alumnae Association of Smith College, and is a former Chair of the Board of Trustees for the West Springfield Public Library.
Diane is a recipient of the Outstanding Professional Fundraising Executive Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Western Massachusetts Chapter.
Laurie Lamoureux
Chief Financial Officer
Laurie Lamoureux was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Cooley Dickinson Healthcare in 2014. Laurie is a strong leader, a problem solver, collaborative team builder and executive who demonstrates not only strong financial acumen and the ability to manage and complete projects but a deep understanding of operations, clinical care and the interactions between those areas and finance. Born at Cooley Dickinson, she has deep roots in the community and an abiding love for the organization.
Laurie joined Cooley Dickinson in 1987 as a General Accountant. Since that time, she has assumed positions of progressively greater responsibility including Accounting Manager, Controller and Director of Finance before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer. Laurie has both financial and operational experience, overseeing all Accounting, Financial Operations, Revenue Cycle, Central Registration and Scheduling, Materials Management, Health Information Management, Contracting, Legal, and Information Systems.
Laurie has extensive hands-on experience in business leadership, management, accounting, revenue cycle, budgeting, audits, LEAN principles, workflow redesign, negotiation, recruiting, hiring and prioritization of multiple and complex projects.
Catherine Reed
Interim Executive Director, Operations
Catherine Reed, interim Executive Director, Operations, has served Cooley Dickinson clinical services for over two decades. Her tenure at Cooley Dickinson is marked by her leadership and successful execution of multiple pivotal projects, including the implementation of a new laboratory information system integrated with the MGB health system’s EMR (EPIC). She has successfully managed the startup, integration, and accreditation of multiple Urgent Care sites across the Pioneer Valley. Catherine’s leadership was pivotal through the COVID-19 response, including the successful implementation of Cooley Dickinson’s community drive-thru testing program and the launch of the monoclonal antibodies infusion program for COVID-19 patients within the Mass General Brigham (MGB) health system.
In her role, Catherine collaborates with medical directors and departmental leaders to develop operational budgets, plan capital purchases, and continuously improve service outcomes. She is an active member of several MGB and Cooley Dickinson committees and workgroups, contributing to quality management, patient safety, and clinical excellence.
Catherine holds an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the State University of New York at Fredonia. Catherine is respected by her colleagues and the community for her commitment to excellence, her dedicated leadership, and her commitment to mission and patient care.
Sundeep “Sunny” M. Shukla, MD, MBA, FACEP
Associate Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs
Sundeep “Sunny” M. Shukla, MD, MBA, FACEP, serves Cooley Dickinson Hospital and Mass General Brigham as Vice President of Medical Affairs and Associate Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Shukla has spent his career devoted to the field of Emergency Medicine and health equity. In addition to his undergraduate studies from the University of Missouri and a medical degree from Manipal University in Karnataka, India, Dr. Shukla earned an MBA with an emphasis in medical management from the University of Massachusetts Isenberg School of Management. He completed his Emergency Medicine Administrative Fellowship and Emergency Medicine Residency at Tufts University Western Campus in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Shukla comes to Cooley Dickinson from Baystate Health, where most recently he served as an Assistant Professor at UMass Chan Medical School, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Baystate Noble Hospital and Medical Staff President. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In his free time, Dr. Shukla is the team physician for the Springfield Thunderbirds AHL team. Dr. Shukla and his family live in Northampton.
Kevin Whitney, DNP, RN, NRP
Interim Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer
Kevin is currently working as Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Interim Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and is the Chief Operating Officer for Mass General Brigham Home Care, Healthcare at Home.
With over 30 years of experience as a dedicated frontline registered nurse and an accomplished health care leader, Kevin is also a nationally registered paramedic. Kevin has earned multiple credentials, including Doctor of Nursing Practice, Registered Nurse, National Registered Paramedic, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Board-Certified Nurse Executive Advanced, that reflect his expertise and commitment to advancing the nursing and healthcare profession and improving patient outcomes. As a professor at the MGH Institute of Health Professions, Kevin teaches and mentors the next generation of nurse leaders and educators. He has been part of the Mass General Brigham team for the past 13 years. In addition to his current Healthcare at Home role, he has also held leadership roles at both Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.
During the winter months, Kevin is a ski patroller at Loon Mountain Resort, where he applies his emergency medical skills and passion for outdoor recreation.