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July 10, 2024

UMass Memorial execs lead list of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in Central Mass.

A man wearing a blue suit with a purple tie Photo | MATT WRIGHT Dr. Eric Dickson, president & CEO at UMass Memorial Health

UMass Memorial Health executives constitute six of the 18 highest-paid nonprofit chief executives in Central Massachusetts when ranked by total compensation for the most recent fiscal year available.

Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, was once again ranked the highest-paid nonprofit chief executive for the third consecutive year, according to nonprofit data provider GuideStar, along individual nonprofit reports analyzed by the WBJ Research Department.

Dickson topped the list earning $3.1 million in total compensation in the fiscal year ending in September 2022, up more than $300,000 from the fiscal year prior, while UMass Memorial Health’s revenue reached $3.2 billion.

Ranked second on the list is Richard Burke, former president and CEO of Worcester insurer Fallon Health, for the second year in a row. Burke earned $2.2 million in total compensation in the fiscal year ending in December 2022 while Fallon Health accumulated $1.7 billion that same fiscal year. 

The other nonprofit executives among the top 18 highest-paid in Central Massachusetts were:

Laurie Leshin
Former president
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester
Total compensation: $2 million
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2022

Edward Moore
President & CEO
UMass Memorial Health Harrington, Southbridge
Total compensation: $1.9 million
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Michael Gustafson
Former president
UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester
Total compensation: $1.8 million
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Paula Rooney
Former president
Dean College, Franklin
Total compensation: $1.4 million
     - Fiscal year end date: May 31, 2023

David Jordan
Former president
Seven Hills Foundation and Affiliates, Worcester
Total compensation: $1.2 million 
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2022

Winfield Brown
Former president & CEO
Heywood Healthcare, Gardner
Total compensation: $1.1 million
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Edward Kelly
President & CEO
Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford
Total compensation: $960,820
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

David Fithian
President
Clark University, Worcester
Total compensation: $959,137
     - Fiscal year end date: May 31, 2022

Steve Roach
President & CEO 
UMass Memorial Marlborough Hospital, Marlborough
Total compensation: $828,998
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Peter McDonald
Former head of school
Eagle Hill Foundation of Mass., Hardwick
Total compensation: $823,412
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2023

Vincent Strully
Founder and former CEO
New England Center for Children, Southborough
Total compensation: $801,517
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2023

Dr. Shlomit Schaal 
Former president
UMass Memorial Medical Group, Worcester
Total compensation: $767,210
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Robert Gustavson
Head of school
Fay School, Southborough
Total compensation: $728,633
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2023

Temba Maqubela
Headmaster
Groton School, Groton
Total compensation: $715,972
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2023

John Greenwood
President
UMass Memorial Accountable Care Organization, Worcester
Total compensation: $672,216
     - Fiscal year end date: Sept. 30, 2022

Winston Oluwole Soboyejo 
Former interim president
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester
Total compensation: $669,111
     - Fiscal year end date: June 30, 2023

Mica Kanner-Mascolo is a staff writer at Worcester Business Journal, who primarily covers the healthcare and diversity, equity, and inclusion industries.

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