Lynnette Sumpter serves in a Public Sector Seat representing Representative Chynah Tyler. Sumpter is a 7-generation Bostonian and retired from the Boston Police Department after 33 years. She taught criminal justice at Roxbury Community College and volunteers at the Boys and Girls Club after-school program. Sumpter received a BS in Criminal Justice from Boston State College/UMass Boston and a Masters…
Marguerite Mars was elected to a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Mystic Valley Opportunity Center. She has previously worked at State Street Corporation as a fund administration. Mars also volunteered at the ABCD Head Start center in Malden where she assisted teachers in the classroom. Mars received an Associates degree in Education from Bay State College and a Bachelor’s Degree…
Angela Williams-Mitchell serves is a Public Sector seat representing Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson. She is a long-standing resident of Roxbury, a retired Boston Police Officer, and the first woman and Hispanic elected President of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers. Williams-Mitchell holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice Human Services from Springfield College, Springfield, MA,…
Joyce Dennis serves in a Public Sector seat representing Senator Nick Collins. Dennis is in the healthcare field where she has worked as a Provider Service Representative at Tufts Health Plan. She received her medical assistant certification from Bunker Hill Community College and has a strong focus on patient care and wellness. Dennis joined the ABCD Board of Directors in…
Patricia “Tricia” McShane serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Allston-Brighton area on the Allston-Brighton Neighborhood Opportunity Center Advisory Board. She is a life-long resident of Allston-Brighton and she works to support families and individuals in crisis in her role as a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and as secretary at the St. Columbkille Parish. McShane…
Dr. Samuel (Sam) DePina serves in a Private Sector seat representing Boston Public Schools. Dr. DePina is a graduate of Boston Public Schools from the Jeremiah E. Burke High School and has worked for the BPS for the past 25 years. He has served as a high school mathematics teacher and an assistant headmaster, and has served as the Deputy…
A member of the ABCD Board of Directors since 2005, Yvonne L. Jones is a veteran of the Massachusetts education system. She worked for more than 12 years at VIP Child Care, Inc., in Brockton, Massachusetts, where she served as a Site Director/Support Service Specialist overseeing staff, providers, budget allocations, regulation compliance, and provided support for linear programs including the Dept….
Thomas Webb serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Jamaica Plain area on the Jamaica Plain APAC Advisory Board. Born and raised in Ononcoc, Virginia, he left small town life for the West Coast where he sought training through Job Corps, completed his GED, and worked for the Farnworth Press. Upon his return to the East Coast, Webb worked…
Cokiena Fuller serves in a Private Sector seat representing the Boston Branch NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Fuller is a social worker at HHS, Department of Children and Families. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice/safety studies and a Master of Education, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, from Cambridge College. Fuller joined the ABCD Board…
