As Vice President of Workforce Development and Alternative Education, Ron oversees the development and delivery of workforce development and supportive services programs targeted to adults, young adults and youth; English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL); the two alternative education high schools that ABCD operates in partnership with the Boston Public Schools — Ostiguy High and University High — and…
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…
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…
Sean K. Daughtry joined the ABCD Board in 2013, representing the NAACP Boston Branch, and currently serves in a Public Sector seat representing State Representative Christopher Worrell. He is a Senior Director of Analytical Sciences and Technology at Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston. A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Daughtry is a cum laude graduate of Morehouse College and holds a…
Sharon Scott-Chandler serves as president and CEO of ABCD — Action for Boston Community Development. ABCD is one of the largest community action agencies in the country, having a $200 million budget and serving more than 100,000 people throughout greater Boston each year. Scott-Chandler became a vital member of the ABCD leadership staff after leaving the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office…
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…
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…
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….
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…