Our Team

Our Board

  • Kimberley Richardson

    Board President; Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

  • Jaqueline Lara

    Financial Opportunity Program Manager, Brookline Housing Authority

  • Lisa Goldblatt Grace

    Board Vice President; Former Co-founder and Executive Director, My Life My Choice (MLMC)

  • Gail Stein

    Board Secretary; Retired, Director of Advancement Via Individual Determination

  • Karen G. Rojas

    Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

  • Danielle Mendola

    Board Treasurer; Program Director, Brookline Housing Authority

  • Cathy Wang

    Manager, Afterschool and Enrichment Programs

  • Julie Youdovin

    Outreach & Program Coordinator, Jewish Family & Children’s Service

  • Karen Lajara

    Financial Clearance Specialist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Evelyn Berde Child Life Specialist, Boston Children’s Hospital

    Kathryn Broy Financial Planner, Raskin Planning Group

    Chobee Hoy Chobee Hoy Group of Compass Real Estate (In Loving Memory)

    Misti Jaynes

    Mishaliz Melo Co-coordinator and Administrator, Norfolk County Crisis Intervention Training and Technical Assistance Center, Brookline Police Department

    Ritah Nakand Founder and Owner, Afri-root Collective

    Vicki Ni Retired, manager of the Data Analysis Department, BU Medical School

    Jen Paster Co-coordinator, Brookline Police Department’s Crisis Intervention Team

    Felina Silver Robinson

    Barbara Simonetti Independent Consultant

    Caitlin Starr Assistant Director, Brookline Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations

    Carol Steinman Retired, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW)

    Bishnu Tamang

    Paula Torres Mortgage Sales Administrator, Eastern Bank

    Beverly Zibrak President and CEO, The Word Doc