Leadership Category: Board of Directors
Klarisha Williams
Klarisha Williams serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat and is the designee for the Head Start Policy Council. She is the mother of four children, including a young child enrolled in the Walnut Grove ABCD Head Start program. Williams is a full-time student and is pursuing a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in child care studies from Post University. Williams…
John Tobin, Esq.
John Tobin, Esq. serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Charlestown area on the J.F.K. Family Service Center Advisory Board. He is an attorney and has been in private practice since 1984. Tobin also spent several years in government service and continued to be involved in several areas of government after opening his office. He received his Juris Doctor…
Ziquelle Smalls
Ziquelle Smalls serves in a Private Sector Seat representing the Greater Boston Labor Council – AFL-CIO. Smalls is a Senior Organizer of the Green Justice Coalition (GJC) at Community Labor United, where they advance campaigns that build power within both power-building community organizations and labor unions to promote a sustainable green economy. With deep roots and a family history in…
Teri Groome
Teri Groome is the new designee for the North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center Advisory Board. An entrepreneur and teacher, she has long been dedicated to expanding opportunities and supporting underserved communities, as well as fostering the arts. For eight years she volunteered with Dress for Success Boston, and she serves on the Board of Advisors at the Celebrity Series…
Griselda Polanco
Griselda Polanco serves in a Public Sector seat representing Boston City Councilor at-Large Julia Mejia.
Jose Umana
Jose Umana was elected to a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Parker Hill-Fenway Neighborhood Service Center Advisory Board. He serves as Assistant Vice President – Branch Manager – at Needham Bank in Mission Hill. Umana graduated from Boston College where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Umana joined the ABCD Board of Directors in 2024 and she…