New Trustees Named to William James College Board

William James College Elects Julie A. Rosen and Fernando Alonso to Board of Trustees

Newton, MA — William James College today announced the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees: Julie A. Rosen, an executive search firm principal focused on the healthcare and nonprofit sectors and Fernando Alonso, a skilled educator and administrator with significant background in operations and finance.

“Ms. Rosen and Mr. Alonso bring a passion to improve access to culturally informed behavioral healthcare and leadership to the William James College Board,” said Dr. Nicholas Covino, President of William James College. “Their experience with youth, education, organizational leadership and compassionate care will add to the skills of our talented WJC Board of Trustees. The College is fortunate to have their generosity and service at this important time.”

Rosen directs the Not-for-Profit Practice at WittKieffer, a global executive search and leadership advisory firm, where she brings more than 30 years of experience with healthcare and nonprofit organizations and associations to her clients.  

Prior to joining WittKieffer in 2018, Rosen served as Executive Director of the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, where she successfully transformed a small start-up into a nationally and internationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to strengthening the patient-clinician relationship. Her previous leadership roles include Assistant Vice President for Public and Community Affairs at Tufts Health Plan and Executive Director of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, as well as positions with the Massachusetts Hospital Association, Massachusetts Medical Society, and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association.

Rosen also currently serves on the Board of Circle of Hope in Needham. She holds a master’s degree in management in Human Services from Brandeis University’s Florence Heller School of Social Welfare and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Tufts University.

Since 2018, Fernando “Ferd” Alonso has served as Assistant Head of School at Phillips Academy Andover where he focuses on Operations and Finance. He was appointed Dean of Administration and Finance at Andover in 2016 after seven years as Director of the Andover Summer Session. Earlier in his tenure at Phillips Andover, a private college preparatory boarding and day school, Alonso oversaw a variety of outreach programs. He has served in leadership roles at the school since 2005, beginning his tenure there as Director of the Mathematics and Science for Minority Students program. He has also worked in the classroom as a mathematics instructor and as a house counselor.

A dedicated educator and administrator for more than 25 years, Alonso has held positions in Puerto Rico at his alma mater, the Baldwin School, as well as at the Westtown School in Pennsylvania and The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut.

He earned a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science Engineering from Cornell University and a Master of Education in School Administration from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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