Veteran human services executive to lead Massachusetts’ largest provider association
MARSHFIELD, MA, ISSUED APRIL 29, 2026… Christopher T.S. White, Ed.D., president and CEO of Road to Responsibility (RTR; http://roadtoresponsibility.org), one of the region’s largest and most successful nonprofit organizations supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has been elected chair of the Providers’ Council Board of Directors.
As chair, Dr. White will lead the Council’s Board of Directors and help shape and guide its policy agenda. He will work with member agencies across Massachusetts to support the Council’s advocacy efforts and collaborate with fellow members of the board to set priorities that strengthen the human services field.
The Providers’ Council is a statewide association of primarily nonprofit, community-based organizations that provide human services, health, education and vocational supports to hundreds of thousands of residents in the Commonwealth. Founded in 1975, today it stands as the state’s largest human services membership association.
President and CEO of RTR since 2008, Dr. White has been active in the human services sector for more than 45 years. In addition to serving as chair of the Providers’ Council, he sits on the Executive Board for the Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers and is one of the original members of the President’s National Task Group on Dementia, established in 2010.
“I am honored to serve as chair of Providers’ Council and to work alongside so many dedicated leaders across our sector,” Dr. White. “Human services organizations are essential to the well-being of our communities. I look forward to helping advance policies and priorities that improve the lives of the individuals and families we serve.”
About Road to Responsibility, Inc.
Celebrating more than 38 years of making lives better, Road to Responsibility, Inc. (RTR) was established in 1988 with the overarching belief that individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities deserve to have full, rich, and rewarding lives in the community, and therefore works to provide the means, the opportunity, and the support necessary to allow citizens with disabilities to take their place as productive members of the community. RTR offers residential, work/employment, day habilitation and other day supports to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. RTR supports individuals with very diverse needs, including those with significant challenges who would otherwise go unserved if not for RTR. It succeeds where other organizations often fail, through the use of an integrated clinical behavioral approach. This model has proven successful and yielded positive results for the organization and the individuals served.
Road to Responsibility offers services to almost all the towns and communities throughout the South Shore and South Coast of Massachusetts, operates 52 residences as well as co-operative and supportive living apartments, and manages nine day-service locations that focus on education, employment, and community enrichment. Road to Responsibility’s main office is located at 1831 Ocean Street, Marshfield, MA. For more information, please visit www.roadtoresponsibility.org.