Leadership
Jim Tappen
CEO/CFO
Jim Tappen is Revive’s CEO/CFO. Jim is a retired Lieutenant Commander with 23 years of service in the United States Navy. Jim also has many years’ experience as a small business owner with companies from government contracting to industry leading safety software. He brings to Revive a knowledge of how small businesses work and grow. He also has many years of experience working with non-profit/501(C)3 companies.
Larry Bizzotto
Director, Board of Directors
Larry is a Finance and Sales Operations Business Analyst at Juniper Networks. Driving operational execution in sales, manufacturing and Logistics to enable customer satisfaction and revenue attainment. He also has many years’ experience in Quality, Systems, and Project Management. Providing both strategic and tactical planning, negotiation and collaboration skills in a multi-functional global environment. He is a decisive, inspiring leader, and inclusive team player with absolute commitment to meeting objectives.Larry also brings many years of fitness and nutritional experience related to athletic performance, exercise, and physical activity. As a former Division 1 College Football player, High school coach, and a Strength and Conditioning Program Director, Larry has worked with athletes and coaches to improve fitness and athletic performance, and increase motivation, utilizing exercise to enhance people’s lives and well-being throughout the entire lifespan.
Craig Pierce
Director, Board of Directors
Craig is a devoted husband, loving father, unconditional friend, and passionate mentor who is committed to helping others so that they can achieve their goals. In business, Craig is an experienced entrepreneur and has started and successfully run several businesses over his 30+ year career. In his current position as Managing Partner at Pierce Forward Marketing Group, Craig and his team provide business consulting and marketing services to his clients focused on increasing their revenue and their brand's value.
Anthony Bizzotto
President & Co-Founder
Anthony Bizzotto is the President and Co-Founder of Revive of the USA, Inc., a Massachusetts-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering evidence-informed, movement-based addiction-recovery FITNESS and mental-health across New England. Since founding Revive in 2019, Anthony has led the organization’s growth from a single community-based initiative into a multi-site nonprofit serving thousands of individuals annually through partnerships with treatment centers, recovery residences, school systems, youth programs, and community organizations. Anthony provides executive leadership across all aspects of the organization, including nonprofit governance, strategic planning, multi-site operations, workforce development, and financial oversight. He oversees the design and implementation of Revive’s core recovery-fitness model, which integrates physical activity, trauma-informed care, and recovery-centered principles to support long-term well-being. Under his leadership, Revive has developed standardized coach training manuals, safety protocols, program evaluation tools, and scalable systems that ensure consistency and quality across more than 40 active program locations. A key part of Anthony’s role includes grant development and funding stewardship. He leads grant research, narrative development, budgeting, and reporting, securing support from private foundations, municipalities, and state-aligned funding streams, including ARPA and CDBG. He works closely with finance and operations to ensure responsible fiscal management, compliance with grant requirements, and alignment between program delivery and funding sources. Anthony is also deeply committed to people-centered leadership. He recruits, trains, and supervises recovery fitness coaches across multiple regions, supports professional development and certification standards, and fosters a team culture grounded in service, accountability, collaboration, and recovery values. He actively supports board engagement and onboarding, providing new board members with operational context, program education, and strategic insight. The work of Revive of the USA is driven by purpose not profit. Anthony holds a Bachelor of Science from Fitchburg State University, with studies in Exercise Science, Psychology, and Sociology, and a minor in Business Management. He is a Certified Personal Trainer (ISSA), Addiction Recovery Fitness Specialist, and CPR/AED/First Aid certified. His lived experience in recovery informs his ethical, trauma-informed approach to leadership, program design, and community partnership.
Amy Tappen
Director, Fundraising & Co-Founder
When you think of Revive you have to think of those that were here at the beginning and Amy and Anthony are the critical lynch pins that brought this vision to life. Her passion for providing 2nd chances to those in the recovery process is at the heart of the Revive objective and goals! This passion and persistence, along with her experience in non-profit start-up efforts, care ministry, and various volunteer positions have proven to be a great “tool set” to help guide Revive to an amazing start.
Edward J. Connor, Jr.
Director, Board of Directors
Ed is a graduate of Assumption College, where he majored in Economics and minored in Education and Teacher Certification. Upon graduation, Ed began a very lengthy career in the Banking world. Ed spent over 40+ years in Trust and Investment Banking, with many local banks. His last position was Executive Vice President at Flagship Bank and Trust Company, in Worcester, MA., where he headed the Trust and Investment Department for over 10 years. Ed provided Estate Planning, Investment Planning, and Retirement Planning services to his many clients and friends. Currently, Ed is a Business Development Officer and Relationship Manager at Archstone Financial in Worcester, MA. He works alongside his son-in-law, Christopher Campbell, developing long-term relationships with their clients. Ed has always had a great love of teaching and coaching over his many years of service, as well as developing and cultivating new long-term relationships. He has served on many local Boards of Directors in the Worcester Community, namely, The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, The American Red Cross, Assumption College Fundraising Campaigns, Clinton Hospital Board of Directors, Quinsigamond Community College Foundation Board, and currently at Anna Maria College. At Anna Maria College, he serves as a special Consultant to the Institutional Advancement and Fundraising Department, in his position of Senior Philanthropic Officer, developing Major Gifts and strategizing on Planned Giving with Alumni and friends of the College. While serving on the Foundation Board at Quinsigamond Community College, Ed was awarded the “Trustees Citizen Award “for his many years of fundraising. Ed was also named Director Emeritus at QCC for his fundraising efforts.
Sam Hijleh
Honorary Board Member
Sam takes pride in being a successful businessman, loving husband, and father of six. As an entrepreneur, he started his own business at only 23 yrs old. At 27 yrs old Sam became general manager of three AFCA offices and later was named Co-owner of the company. He joined the Telecom industry in 2004 and is currently working with T-Mobile as an Enterprise Account Manager servicing clients across New England. Sam is a dynamic leader, outgoing family man, and a loyal friend. His biggest accomplishment in life is the family he raised alongside his loving wife. Five out of 6 children have already grown to be outstanding young adults and the youngest is right on track to doing the same.
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