Who we are
ABCD is part of the Community Action Network, created with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act, which was signed into law in 1964. The Act was a sweeping plan to improve the lives of all Americans, regardless of their circumstances. As a community action agency, ABCD has a tripartite board structure consisting of members from the local private sector, public sector, and low-income community who are democratically selected by a local ABCD Advisory Board of their peers. Leaders from each of these groups collaborate on developing responses to local needs for our most underserved and at-risk neighbors.
Board Officers
Sean K. Daughtry
Board Chair, Representing State Rep. Christopher Worrell
Candice Caines-Francis, CPA
First Vice Chair, Representing State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz
Marie Greig
Vice Chair, South Boston
Edward Katz
Vice Chair, Charlestown
James A. Owens, Jr.
Vice Chair, Roxbury/North Dorchester
Yvonne Jones
Vice Chair, Dorchester
Patricia Washington
ABCD Board Treasurer, rep Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Julia Hardy Cofield, Esq.
Clerk, Representing Senator Michael Rush
Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq.
President and CEO
Neighborhood Sector
Marie Greig
Vice Chair, South Boston
Edward Katz
Vice Chair, Charlestown
James A. Owens, Jr.
Vice Chair, Roxbury/North Dorchester
Yvonne Jones
Vice Chair, Dorchester
Caitlin Callahan
Urban College of Boston
Rita Covan-Reid
East Boston
Matilda Drayton
Parker Hill/Fenway
Kathleen R. Flynn
South Boston
Connie Forbes
Roxbury/North Dorchester
Dareline Jackson
South End
Mary Keith
Roxbury/North Dorchester
Lincoln Larmond
Mattapan
Mary Manuel
South End
Marguerite Mars
Mystic Valley
Patricia McShane
Allston-Brighton
Marlena Nania
South Boston
Sarita Owens
Dorchester
Marian O’Neil
North End/West End
Patricia Powers
East Boston
Carmen Rondash
Head Start Policy Council
Michelle Sanchez, EdD
Dorchester
Jose Umana
Parker Hill/Fenway
Judith Ward
Jamaica Plain
Thomas Webb
Jamaica Plain
Private Sector
Nancy Dickerson
Representing BMA Tenpoint
Patricia Washington
ABCD Board Treasurer, rep Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Samuel DePina, EdD
Representing Boston Public Schools
Eileen Dern, RN
Representing MelroseWakefield Healthcare
Cokiena Fuller
Representing Boston NAACP
George Montgomery
Representing La Alianza Hispana
Kyle Pardo
Representing Associated Industries of MA
Rhonda Pieroni
Representing Hearth, Inc.
Marian Walsh, Esq.
Representing Operation ABLE
Collique Williams
Representing Greater Boston Labor Council – AFL-CIO
Public Sector
Sean K. Daughtry
Board Chair, Representing State Rep. Christopher Worrell
Candice Caines-Francis, CPA
First Vice Chair, Representing State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz
Jean M. Babcock
Representing Senator Lydia Edwards
Julia Hardy Cofield, Esq.
Clerk, Representing Senator Michael Rush
Dianna Bronchuk
Representing Councilor Ricardo Arroyo
Alejandro Camarena
Representing Rep. Kevin G. Honan
Mary Chin
Representing Boston City Councilor-at-Large Erin J. Murphy
Joyce Dennis
Representing Senator Nick Collins
Rodline Louijeune, Esq.
Representing Boston City Councilor-at-Large Ruthzee Louijeune
John P. McGahan
Representing Boston City Councilor Frank Baker
Linda Monteiro
Representing State Rep. Liz Miranda
Aneesh Sahni
Representing State Rep. Adrian Madaro
Mercy Robinson
Representing Boston City Councilor-at-Large Henry Santana
Lynnette Sumpter
Representing State Rep. Chynah Tyler
Angela Williams-Mitchell
Representing Boston City Councilor Kim Janey
Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq.
President and CEO
Anne M. Corbin-Fennell
Chief Operating Officer
Flossy Calderón
Vice President of Head Start & Children’s Services
Ronald G. Marlow
Vice President of Workforce Development and Alternative Education
Christina Sieber
Vice President for Planning and Institutional Advancement
Jennifer Williams
General Counsel
Josh Young, II
Vice President of Field Operations and Legislative Affairs
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2000 – Don Law
President, Live Nation New England
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2000 – John L. Harrington
Chairman, Yawkey Foundation
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2000 – Edward M. Kennedy
U.S. Senator
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2009 – Robert M. Coard
ABCD President/CEO (1968 – 2009)
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2011 – Bob Ryan
Boston Globe Sports Columnist
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2011 – Melnea Cass
Civil Rights Leader
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2011 – Melvin Herbert (Mel) King
Community leader & change agent
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2012 – Sargent Shriver
Founder, Peace Corps & Head Start Social justice innovator
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2014 – Hubie Jones
Social justice advocate, entrepreneur
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2014 – Sarah-Ann Shaw
Community Activist & Journalist, WBZ-TV
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2015 – Lewis C. Eisenberg
Partner, Cosgrove, Eisenberg and Kiley
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2015 – Dr. Jean McGuire
Executive Director, METCO
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2015 – John Sasso
President, Advanced Strategies
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2016 – Gloria L. Fox
State Representative
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2016 – James T. Brett
President and CEO, The New England Council
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2017 – Byron Rushing
State Representative
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2017 – Edward J. Markey
U.S. Senator
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2018 – Glenn “Doc” Rivers
Championship NBA Coach
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2022 – John J. Drew
ABCD President/CEO (2009 - 2022)