Meet Our Team
Senior Leadership Team
Leland B. Sapp
CEO/Ex-Officio Director
Leland Sapp began his career working as a Direct Support Professional in the Philadelphia area during the Christmas season of 2008. He started his work with those in need…
Catherine Bogats
Chief Financial Officer
Catherine Bogats is the Chief Financial Officer for Verland. In that role, Catherine leads the fiscal decision making for all five of Verland’s corporate entities…
Dr. Marianne (Mari) DiMatteo
Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Marianne (Mari) DiMatteo assumed the role of Chief Operations Officer with Verland on April 1, 2024. Dr. DiMatteo has over 30 years of leadership experience in the non-profit arena…
Youcef Djedid
Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs
Youcef Djedid has 28 years of experience with Verland in the field of Intellectual Disabilities. In his role as the Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs, Youcef oversees the overall needs of…
Janel Bailey
Corporate Compliance and Risk Officer
Janel Bailey joins Verland as its Corporate Compliance and Risk Officer, where she leads the Investigation, Records, and Incident Management teams to ensure exceptional care and compliance for the individuals Verland serves…
Paul DeVito
Executive Director of Verland CLA
Paul’s career supporting individuals with intellectual disabilities began unexpectedly in 1978, while he was still in high school in Louisville, Kentucky. After a friendly…
Trisha Murray
Executive Director of Verland TVFI
Trish Murray was born and raised on Long Island, NY. She and her family lived in a small village called Babylon, which is on the water of the Great South Bay. In 2015, she married her husband and moved to Patchogue another small town on the south shore of Long Island, where..
Board of Directors
Daniela Wilps, CPA
Chairperson
Daniel W. O'Malley
Vice Chairperson
Paul B. Long, MBA, EdD
Secretary
Brian McCall
Treasurer
Roger Botti
Director
Justin Dodge
Director
Robert F. Gaertner
Director
Christina Magulick
Director
Bill McNamara
Director
Jeffrey Wilps, MD
Director
Ex-Officio Directors
Leland B. Sapp
Chief Executive Officer
Carol B. Mitchell, M.Ed., DHumL
Deputy CEO
Dr. Marianne DiMatteo
Chief Operating Officer
Catherine Bogats
Chief Financial Officer
Directors Emeriti
Pritam Advani
Robert Devlin David Duessel Rose Nese Jon Thomas Ray Huber Colleen Pietrusinski
Founding Board Member
Bob Prince,
Deceased
Support Our Mission
Verland was established through the love and compassion of its three founders and the generosity of one individual who was inspired to share her good fortune with others by donating the land on which Verland’s Ohio Township campus was built. Today, your support is needed to continue building community homes, expand the capacity of all facilities, and support our 230+ individuals with loving care.
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