Staff
Get to know the people who keep Second Chance Cars in gear!
Cory Dentino
Cory is the Operations Director of Second Chance Cars
Board of Directors
Don Ryder
Vice Chair and Board Chair ex-officio, Don is a retired Finance Executive and Management Consultant who held increasingly senior positions at Fidelity Investments, culminating in CFO, Enterprise Services, and retired after helping turn around and sell the Palladium Group, a management consulting firm.
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John Rizzi
Founding Board Member and Secretary John is the Executive Director at R.I.S.E. He is a social and high-tech entrepreneur, served in the U.S. Navy, and built and sold three venture-backed high-tech companies, including eDialog. John is also a UTEC volunteer, car enthusiast, and philanthropist.
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James Henry
Board Member James is currently an MBA candidate at UCLA Anderson. In the past, he has worked as an Infor ERP Analyst for an industrial safety manufacturing company and as an IT Consultant, specializing in ERP implementations.
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Jamel Bonilla
Board Member Jamel, an emerging Lowell community leader and aspiring music entrepreneur, is a Yard Agent, at Copart Car Auctions in Billerica.
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Jonathan Poole
Board Member since May 2024, He is currently SVP of Finance at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and has previously served in Board, CFO, and senior finance and operating roles in several Boston-based and global biopharmaceutical companies. Jonathan is originally from the UK and is passionate about rugby and anything to do with the mountains.
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Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn
Board Member Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn is a poet, multimedia artist, and social justice advocate whose work interrogates the intersections of urban trauma, violence, and mass incarceration. After spending over a decade using spoken word to unearth personal and systemic narratives of harm, resilience, and accountability, in 2023, Evelyn founded Explanations From Exile (EFE), a multimedia arts justice initiative committed to amplifying marginalized voices and challenging systemic inequities. Evelyn is also a reentry coach with UTEC and a former SCC recipient.
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Siting Liu
Board Member Siting Liu is the Associate Director of Health Information Technology and Strategy Engagement at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Vertex, she served as Head of Special Projects at UMass Memorial Health. Her passion for Second Chance Cars is personal—while driving for Uber, she witnessed how unreliable transportation can limit access to work and opportunity. Outside of work, Siting loves traveling, cooking, hosting friends, and taking her trusty Toyota on road trips.
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Advisory Board
Marty Blue
Marty is the SVP of Business Development at CarGurus, the largest Automotive Digital Marketplace in the United States based on unique monthly visitors. Marty is an adviser to the Women’s Foundation of Boston and is a committee member at Jewish Vocational Services of Boston and the Concord Country Club. She holds a BA in Government from Harvard University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College.
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Sarah Halloway
Sarah is the Program Director, School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.
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AnnMarie Tallas
Annmarie Tallas, Grant Manager, Women’s Foundation of Boston. Annmarie is an attorney and criminal researcher. After earning her J.D. from Boston University and M.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, Annie has been involved in several research studies centering on juvenile justice, parole, and corrections.
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Martin Schwartz
Martin “Marty” Schwartz is the Executive Director of Vehicles for Change, the largest “economic mobility” program, and an inspiration for the creation of Second Chance Cars.
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