Who we are
People

Board
Robert R. Blake, CFA
Treasurer
Vice President – Mortgage Lending Manager BNY Mellon
Mary Kate Bluestein, Ph.D.
Teacher & Administrator, Retired Commonwealth School
Janet Boguslaw, M.ED., Ph.D.
Clerk
Senior Scientist & Lecturer Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University
Kara Herald
VP, Principal, Portfolio Integrity Wellington Management
Laura M. Conway
Human Resources Director Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Taran T. Grigsby
Chair
Vice President for Real Estate Portfolio & Analysis Fidelity Investments
William Haynsworth
Attorney, Retired
Susan Keller
Residential Sales Coldwell Banker Realty
Kathy Martindale, MBA
Financial Services Professional New York Life
Melissa Martins
Director of Student Support and School Climate Boston International and Newcomers Academy
Phyllis Menken
Attorney, Private
Jeri Robinson
Vice President of Early Childhood Initiatives, Retired Boston Children’s Museum
Karla Wallace
Administration & Finance Formerly with Boston Medical Center Health Net
Leadership

Valerie Bean
Director of Development

José Colón-Rivas, Ph.D.
Director of Programs

Uchechi Egbuchulam
Manager, Operations & Human Resources

Emma Tobin
Co-Executive Director for Advancement

Carol Torres
Co-Executive Director for Operations
Staff

Nora Arara
Coordinator, Family Support Network – Hyde Park

Lourença Barros-Randolph
Parent Educator

Elayne Baskin
Early Childhood Specialist
Marisela Blanco
Parent Partner

Sophia Bremer
Development Associate

Lydia Brown
Coordinator, ParentChild+

Adelaida Carbajal-Rosales
Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

Tara Register Curry
Director, Coalition & Community Building

LaWaun Curry
Nurturing Program Specialist

Lai Dao
Parent Partner

Atkinson Davenport
Marketing and Communications Manager

Judelys Del Carmen
Program Manager
Rosina Guerrero
Nurturing Parenting® Program Manager

Maxine Hall
Director, Nurturing Parenting® Programs
Jessica Henclewood
Trainer Consultant
Imani James
Executive Operations Manager

Bing Jiang
Parent Leader

Guerline Lamothe
Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

Angelica Lopez
Coordinator, FNC Chelsea - Community Connections

Sandra McCarthy
Coordinator, Family Support Network – Allston-Brighton

Maria Menzi
Citywide Director – Boston Family Engagement Network

Jasmin Norford
Impact Evaluation Specialist

John O’Neil
Director, Nurturing Fathers’ Program™

Sue Parker
Nurturing Program National Trainer/Specialist

Andrew Perry
Manager, Grants and Foundations

Anna Phuong Phan
Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

Yvonne Pinson
Assistant Coordinator, ParentChild+

Nelva Quintero Velasco
Parent Partner

Remetrious Rogers
Patch Coordinator

Mirna Simaj
Parent Partner

Shareef Smith
Nurturing Program Facilitator

Yesika Soto
Parent Partner
Laura Stravino
Finance Manager

Andrea Tamkin
Assistant Coordinator, ParentChild+

Paul Toruño Melville
Director of Training and Technical Assistance

Sylvia Toruño Melville
Director, Family Support Networks

Eily Ulloa
Family Advocate
Albamarina Vasquez
Parent Partner
Nicole Young
CHRN Community Outreach Specialist