Core Team
Elsa Flores
East Boston Network Manager
Diana Garcia
Boston Network Manager
Semhar Habtehans
Boston Network Support Administrator
Shavonne Herrington
Director of Boston Partnerships
Dennis Hicks
Director of Leadership
Eric Leslie
Founder/Lead Organizer
Trina Madziwa
Development Administration Associate
Roberto “Tito” Martinez
Director of Springfield
Heather Salerno
Springfield Network Support Administrator
Lashaunda Watson
Director of Boston
Boston Network Coordinators
Karla Brown
Network Coordinator, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
Latawnda Brown
Network Coordinator
Project Hope
Missy Brown
Network Coordinator
Shondell Davis
Lead Coordinator
New Member Outreach
Lydia Deloney
Urban Edge CDC
Zenaida Gonzalez
Network Coordinator, Boston Public Schools partnership
Maureen Greenaway
Network Coordinator
Mass ParentCorps
Tarina Harrison
Lead Coordinator, Member Support
Cornelius Hood
Network Coordinator
UC Brotherhood
Ramona Jones
Network Coordinator
Roxbury Presbyterian Church, Social Impact Center
Mirlande Joseph
Network Coordinator
Erika Rodriguez
Network Coordinator
Yolanda Torres
Network Coordinator
The Community Builders
Maria Vargas
Network Coordinator
Higher Ground - Higginson K2
Pamela Walker
Network Coordinator
Urban Edge CDC
Frank Williams
Network Coordinator
Boston Builds Credit
Kennysha Wrencher
Network Coordinator
KIPP Boston
Springfield Network Coordinators
Lourdes Balestier
Network Coordinator
Home City Development
Gina Delfino
Network Coordinator
Matt DeLoria
Network Coordinator
Square One
Ali Haqq
Network Coordinator
Precious Jones
Network Coordinator
Dress for Success Western Mass
Angie Melendez
Network Coordinator
Brightwood Elementary
Eneida Molina
Network Coordinator
Veritas Prep
Glynis Phillips
Network Coordinator
Baystate Health
Gabriel Rodriguez
Network Coordinator
Holyoke Safe Neighborhood Initiative
Sharay Salters
Network Coordinator
Women’s Money Matters
Kamalis Santana
Network Coordinator
Holyoke Health Center
Darien Santiago
Springfield Lead Coordinator
Jessica Solana
Network Coordinator
Home City Development
Hans Torres
Network Coordinator
New North Citizens’ Council
Board of Directors
Matthew Aronson
BAY-CASH Co-Founder/Chair, Project Lead
Rhonda “Nikki” Barnes
Board Chair
Executive Director, KIPP Massachusetts
Trayce’ B. Booth
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Board of Directors/Co-Chair Sustainability Committee
Phillip Anthony Borras
Manager of Career Readiness & Coaching at Tech Foundry; UCS Member
Charles B. Green
Associate Director, Retail Operations at Boston Medical Center-Morrison Healthcare
Brian Hale
Board Treasurer
Technology Consultant
Delisa Joseph
First Vice President - CRA Officer at Needham Bank
Michael Kincade, Sr.
Community Outreach Lead, Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Melanie Nevin
Board Vice Chair
Counsel at Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Catherine Owens
Board Clerk
Artist & Designer
Christian Putnam
Client Relationship Executive, PwC
Advisory Council
A volunteer group of community leaders that advises on our mission and impact.
Naomi Baruch - Senior Investment Officer-NMTC, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC)
Brad Braufman - Owner, Monkey Business Productions
Lina Cañon - Chief Executive Officer, Smarter Good, Inc
Joseph Coupal - Senior Management Consultant at PwC
Lucy Darragh - Director of Corporate Citizenship at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Mattie Deed - Financial Coach/Career Specialist
Bonnie Delaune - Chief of Staff, Boston City Councilor Ben Weber
Saskia Epstein - Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
Seth Evans - Retired
Alexandra Fischbein, Senior Vice President at Atlantic Global Risk
Monté Foster - SVP - Head of Consumer Risk Insights & Implementation, TD Bank
Jennifer Gilbert - Musicant Cohen Executive Director, Housing Policy Action Center, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
Rick Grudzinski - Director of Member Services, Mass Farmers Markets
Alexis Horn-Snyder - Asset Management Officer, Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation (MHIC)
Lyn Kobsa - Principal, Kobsa Strategic LLC
Jeff Kushner - Retired
Becky Lin - MCP/MSRED Candidate ’27 at MIT | Transit-Oriented Development
Lucas Orwig - Grants Portfolio Manager, MassMutual Foundation
Rich Schneider - Director, Sage Partners
Matthew Stein - Special Counsel, Mintz
Gosia Tomaszewska - Economic Justice | Innovation | Human & Community-centered Leadership