Senior Staff

Linda George

Executive Director

Linda came to Boston Senior Home Care with a strong background in health care administration, quality assurance and management. A registered nurse, she has worked in both acute and chronic health care settings in New York, Colorado and Massachusetts. She holds a national certification as a Nurse Executive from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Prior to assuming the position of Executive Director in October 2004, Linda was the Associate Director of Boston Senior Home Care. She held that position for over twelve years. Linda was the Associate Director of Nursing at Middlesex County Hospital and has held high level positions in several other organizations. She has developed education and training programs at the care provider and administrative levels of organizations and is skilled in systems analysis.

Linda holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Loretto Heights College and a Masters Degree in Health Care Administration from Framingham University. She is the current President of Mass Home Care, the professional organization that represents the aging services access points.

Anna Cole

Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration

Anna Cole joined Boston Senior Home Care in October of 2001 as Director of Finance and Administration bringing with her more than 15 years of experience in various areas of Accounting with special emphasis in financial reporting and management. During her tenure at Boston Senior Home Care, Anna has been responsible for various areas within the administration, which included Human Resources and Government and Provider Contracts. Anna's current responsibilities include oversight of the agency's Fiscal Department, Management Information Systems, and Office Resources.

Anna's extensive background includes prior home care experience as she spent three years as the Fiscal Director for Ethos (Southwest Boston Senior Services). She also spent eleven years building a career at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts holding various positions starting with that of Staff Auditor, Financial Analyst, Supervisor of Budgets and Cost Accounting, and Financial Administrator.

Anna also has entrepreneurial experience as a Self-Employed Financial Consultant and Tax Specialist. She lived overseas for three years as an expatriate and occasionally taught at TASIS England American School and served as a Business Career College Counselor for the Upper School.

Anna holds a Bachelor of Science Degree (BS) with a Major in Accounting from Johnson and Wales University, where she was named to Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities. She is a Notary Public, bi-lingual in English-Portuguese; Certified as a Professional Mediator; Certificate in Alzheimer Habilitation Therapy Training and is licensed in Real Estate Sales.

Joanne McMahan

Director of Development and Quality Assurance

As the Director of Development and Quality Assurance, Joanne’s responsibilities include directing and managing the agency’s quality assurance activities, provider contracts, fundraising and development, and special initiatives particularly in the area of supportive housing development. She also works closely with the agency's Board of Directors in the area of donor development, and coordinates Boston Senior Home Care’s (BSHC) annual Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser

Joanne brings over 25 years of public service experience to BSHC and previously served as the agency's Associate Director. In this capacity, she was responsible for all of the agency's direct care programs.

Prior to joining Boston Senior Home Care in December of 05, Joanne served as an Interim Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Office of Child Care Services (OCCS). As Interim Commissioner, she was responsible for ensuring the health and safety of more than 300,000 children in early education and care programs across the Commonwealth, as well as the administration of the State's $366 million child care subsidy system. Joanne also served as the OCCS's Chief Operating Officer, and Director of Procurement and Contracting. Prior to her tenure at OCCS, Joanne worked at the Department of Public Health in contract administration and compliance, and at the Department of Social Services, where she worked in various areas including contract management and foster parent training and recruitment.

Joanne graduated from Worcester State College with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and from Clark University with a Masters in Public Administration. She also holds a Certificate in Government Auditing from the Donahue Institute at the University of Massachusetts. Additionally, Joanne speaks fluent Greek and has been an active volunteer and fundraiser with the Massachusetts Leukemia and Lymphoma Society for over 10 years. She currently serves as the Chapter Secretary of the Board of Trustees

Abigail Mojica

Director of Client Services

Abigail has a strong background in management, business development and communications. She has over 12 years experience in managing large groups of people in both the non-profit and corporate sectors.

Abigail's background includes in-patient social work Resource Specialist at Boston's Children's Hospital, interpreter services for Boston Senior Home Care, Admissions, Public Relations, Outreach and Marketing for the Boston Public schools, and Business Development and Management for Pepsico.

Prior to assuming her position at Boston Senior Home Care in 2008, Abigail managed a three million dollar business across the Northeast Region. She helped with the implementation of targets, forecasting, goals and strategies for a Fortune 500 company. Throughout her career she has helped develop recruitment and retention strategies for both employees and consumers. Abigail has served as a motivational speaker and is certified in Diversity & Inclusion Training.

Abigail has an undergraduate degree in English with a minor in Communications from Alvernia College and has a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Health Care Management. She is currently pursuing her second Master’s in Public Administration. She is also bilingual in English and Spanish.

Esther Larios

Human Resources Director

Esther C.G. Larios is the Human Resources Director for Boston Senior Home Care. She started with the Agency in 2007.

Esther came to BSHC with experience from the public and non-profit sectors having worked at Intel, Millipore, GTE and other companies in a variety of functions. She has experience in company start-ups, downsizing, and merger and acquisitions.

She has hands-on experience in executive recruiting, staff training and development, employee relations, diversity, compensation and benefits, performance management, process improvement, senior level strategic planning and facilitating cross-functional teams.

Esther has a BA in Education and a minor in Chemistry from the InterAmerican University, San Germán, Puerto Rico, and has her Professional Human Resources certification.