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…
Dianna Bronchuk serves in a Public Sector seat representing Boston City Councilor District 5 Enrique Pepén. Dianna is the Chief of Staff for Councilor Pepén working and serving the district she currently lives in. From Central Massachusetts, Dianna started her career working in higher education then transitioning into city government in 2023. Bronchuk joined the ABCD Board of Directors in…
Mercy Robinson serves in a Public Sector seat and is the designee for Boston City Councilor at-Large Henry Santana. She is Executive Director at South Boston En Accion, a neighborhood-based, member driven organization that builds community and leadership among primarily Latino and BIOP families. Robinson also worked as an ABCD Head Start teacher from 2018-2021. Robinson joined the ABCD Board…
Rodline Louijeune, Esq. serves in a Public Sector Seat representing Boston City Councilor at-Large Ruthzee Louijeune. A lifelong resident of the Mattapan and Hyde Park neighborhoods, Louijeune works as an assistant counsel for the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. She is a proud graduate of the Boston Public Schools and earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Boston College Law School….
Aneesh Sahni serves in a Public Sector seat representing Representative Adrian Madaro. He is a former public school teacher and he currently works as Director of Legislative Affairs and STEM at MA Executive Office of Education. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, and a Master’s Degree in Arts Teaching from…
