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…
Marie Greig serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the South Boston area on the South Boston Area Planning Action Council (APAC) Advisory Board. She is currently employed in the sales division of Target and enjoys Irish and Scottish music. Greig joined the ABCD Board of Directors in 2003 to represent and advocate for the needs of her community. She…
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….
Mary Chin serves in a Public Sector seat representing Boston City Councilor at-Large Erin J. Murphy. Chin is the Executive Director of the Asian American Civic Association and is a graduate of Simmons College, School of Social Work. She is a clinical social worker and was the former Director of Social Work and Clinic Director of Adult Outpatient Psychiatry at…
Mary Manuel serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the South End area on the South End Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) Advisory Board. A resident of the South End since 1975, she is a fervent advocate for affordable housing. Early on, as gentrification was on the rise threatening the ability of low and moderate income families to hold onto the…
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.
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…
Dr. Michelle Sanchez serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the Dorchester area on the Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center (NSC) Advisory Board. Dr. Sanchez is the Principal of Epiphany School, a tuition-free private school open to children who live within one of the neighborhoods of Boston and who come from economically disadvantaged families. In addition to her work at Epiphany,…
Natalicia Tracy 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.
Nathaniel Buckholz serves in a Neighborhood Sector seat representing the South Boston area on the South Boston Area Planning Action Council (APAC) Advisory Board. Buckholz works as a Patient Benefits Coordinator at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended Williams College, after which he worked at the Brooklyn Museum and taught kindergarten. He…