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Who we are

People

With 30 years of experience working in Boston and across the Commonwealth, FNC’s caring, professional team approaches families with respect and nurturing joy. Our staff bring together wide-ranging expertise in parenting education, curriculum design, early childhood development, and community building. Our Board of Directors includes corporate and community leaders with diverse personal and professional backgrounds.
Family Nurturing Center staff and community members

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

Staff

Do work that changes children’s chances.

Explore open roles with the team supporting families across Boston and the Commonwealth.