Leah Picardi Gallivan, MSW, MS

Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Gallivan began her career at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center 25 years ago as the Associate Director for Programs, then as the Vice President of Operations, before assuming the position of Chief Operating Officer in 2010. In 1992, she was awarded the Health Center’s highest honor, the Charles Estus Award, for outstanding contributions to the Health Center. In 2007, she received the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers’ Outstanding Employee of the Year Award. In 2008, Leah was recognized for her “commitment to exceptional care without exception” in receiving the Chairman’s award from the Health Center’s Board of Directors. Leah received her MSW from San Diego State University and her MS in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health.