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. 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…
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…
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…
Sarita Owens was elected to a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center Advisory Board. A Boston native, Owens has been involved in the community for most of her life. Currently enrolled and employed at UMass Boston, Sarita handles the day-to-day operations for the Director of Athletics at UMass Boston and works with a variety of on campus…
Marlena Nania serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the South Boston Area Planning Council Advisory Board. She is a native of South Boston and a former hearing officer with the Boston Housing Authority. She is a staunch advocate for seniors and serves on various boards. Nania received her Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Science degrees from Boston University….
Caitlin Callahan is Urban College of Boston’s Chief Operating Officer. Caitlin leads Urban College’s fundraising efforts, focuses on strategy development and implementation, supports the Board of Trustees, and serves as Urban College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer to the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). She has been a member of the College’s leadership team since March 2018 and serves as…
Connie Forbes serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Roxbury/North Dorchester area on the Roxbury/North Dorchester Neighborhood Opportunity Center Advisory Board. She is an educational advocate and community builder and an administrative and development professional with extensive, progressively responsible, and diverse experience. Forbes received a Bachelor’s Degree in Earth Sciences from Boston University. Forbes joined the ABCD Board of…
Matilda Drayton serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Parker Hill/Fenway area on the Parker Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Service Center Advisory Board. Drayton joined the ABCD Board of Directors in 2022 and she serves on the Elder Services Committee and the Neighborhood Programs/Planning & Evaluation Committee.
Rita Covan-Reid serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the East Boston area on the East Boston Area Planning Action Council (APAC) Advisory Board. She previously worked as an intake coordinator guardianship liaison for the chronically mentally ill at Dimock. She currently volunteers for the food Pop Up program at the East Boston APAC. Covan-Reid has a BA in human…
