Core Team
Elsa Flores
East Boston Network Manager
Diana Garcia
Network Manager
Semhar Habtehans
Network Support Administrator
Shavonne Herrington
Director of Partnerships
Phil Mason
Director of Development
Dennis Hicks
Director of Leadership
Eric Leslie
Founder/Lead Organizer
Roberto “Tito” Martinez
Director of Springfield
Jalina Suggs
Director of Boston
Boston Network Coordinators
Shondell Davis
Lead Coordinator, New Member Outreach
Lydia Deloney
Network Coordinator, GBIO & MCCPA
Leah Dotten
Network Coordinator
Erika Rodriguez
Network Coordinator
Zenaida Gonzalez
Network Coordinator, Boston Public Schools partnership
Tarina Harrison
Lead Coordinator, Member Support
Mahogony Payne
Network Coordinator, Urban Edge
Maria Vargas
Network Coordinator, Higher Ground - Higginson K2
Karla Brown
Network Coordinator, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation
Pamela Walker
Network Coordinator, Urban Edge CDC
Missy Brown
Network Coordinator
Lashaunda Watson
Special Project Coordinator
Frank Williams
Network Coordinator
Springfield Network Coordinators
Eneida Molina
Network Coordinator, Veritas Prep
Jasmyn Quinones
Network Coordinator
Heather Salerno
Network Coordinator
Precious Jones
Network Coordinator, Dress for Success Western Mass
Darien Santiago
Springfield Lead Coordinator
Hans Torres
Network Coordinator, New North Citizens’ Council
Glynis Phillips
Network Coordinator, Baystate Health
Lourdes Balestier
Network Coordinator, Home City Development
Ali Haqq
Network Coordinator
Board of Directors
Rhonda “Nikki” Barnes, Chair
Executive Director, KIPP Massachusetts
Melanie Nevin, Vice Chair
Counsel at Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
Brian Hale, Treasurer
Technology Consultant
Catherine Owens, Clerk
Artist & Designer
Trayce’ B. Booth
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Board of Directors/Co-Chair Sustainability Committee
Sheena Collier
Founder & CEO at The Collier Connection
Charles B. Green
Associate Director, Retail Operations at Boston Medical Center-Morrison Healthcare
Joshua Griffin
Principal at Webster Equity Partners
Michael Kincade, Sr.
Community Outreach Lead, Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
Maria Ligus
Executive Director, New North Citizen’s Council
Tariana V. Little
CEO of EmVision Productions
Claudia Osorio
UCB Member
Christian Putnam
Client Relationship Executive, PwC
Advisory Council
A volunteer group of community leaders that advises on our mission and impact.
Matthew Aronson, Consultant - Youth & Young Adult Homelessness
Brad Braufman, Owner, Monkey Business Productions
Lina Cañon, Associate Director, Chica Project
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
Emilio Dorcely, CEO at Urban Edge
Saskia Epstein - Senior Vice President, PNC Bank
Alexandra Fischbein, Senior Vice President at Atlantic Global Risk
Jennifer Gilbert, President/Founder, Housing Navigator Massachusetts
Rick Grudzinski, Consultant
Delisa Joseph, Vice President - CRA Officer at Needham Bank
Jeff Kushner, Chairman, Board of Trustees at Prospect Hill Academy
Becky Lin, Systems and Operations Coordinator, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF)
Rich Schneider, Director, Sage Partners
Luc Schuster, Director, Boston Indicators
Matthew Stein, Special Counsel, Mintz
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