Administrative Team

Administrative Team Members

Rebecca Carss Administrative Director

Rebecca was born in Newcastle, England, raised in Connecticut, and then abandoned the Atlantic Ocean for the Midwest to go to school for accounting. She has worked in the healthcare field since graduating, and chose to further specialize with a Master’s in Healthcare Administration while working in the finance department at Boston Medical Center. She has been with BMC since 2013 as a financial analyst, senior accountant, and now as the Administrative Director of Nephrology . She feels she could not have imagined choosing a better institution to work within and is delighted to be able to work with talented clinicians, researchers, and administrative teams to provide exceptional care to our patients. Outside of BMC, she teaches swimming lessons, coaches a JV club swim team, owns a dog care business, and is a proud mom


Denise Mahoney Grants Manager

Denise was born and raised in Central Massachusetts, attended Salem State University for accounting. She has been with BMC since 2015 as a grant manager for Endocrinology, Cardiology, Infectious Disease and Nephrology in the Department of Medicine. She can not imagine choosing a better institution to support and she is proud to be able to work with such talented clinicians, researchers, and administrative teams to provide exceptional care to our patients. Outside of BMC, she enjoys riding horses, running, biking and skiing.


Takiesha Brooks Executive Assistant to Vice Chair of Research, Nephrology Program Co-ordinator

Takiesha was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts.  She attended Salem State College and graduated from Stanford Brown College, where she studied Clinical Practice Management.  She briefly worked at the State House with Representative Ms. Gloria Fox and was able to view their decision to legalize same sex marriages in Massachusetts.  She has been in the health care field since 2002. She worked at Children’s Hospital from 2002-2006, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center from 2006-2016, and BMC from 2016. She started her role at BMC as a nephrology fellowship coordinator, and now works as executive assistant to the Vice Chair of Research and Nephrology program coordinator. Outside of BMC, she enjoys spending time with my family.