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The Mayor's Young Bostonian Advisory Council was created to find out about,
research and recommend solutions to the problems facing Boston's ONEin3
population. Each member of the Council is on one of four subcommittees,
representing the Socio-Cultural Scene, Parents and Young Families, Civic
Engagement and Housing. Through the Advisory Council, ONEin3 and Mayor
Menino hope to improve the quality-of-life for young people living in the
City of Boston.
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Amelia resides in the Fenway, where she has lived all of her life. She is a
graduate of Boston Latin and holds a BA in Communication and MS from Regis
College in Organizational and Professional Communication. Prior to joining
the American Red Cross Massachusetts Bay as the manager of marketing and
communications, Amelia worked for Regis College as their Public Relations
Project Manager handling both internal and external communications for the
college. Amelia enjoys volunteering for charities geared toward education,
diversity and the arts. She served as the Vice Chair and PR Chair for
Roxbury Weston Programs and now currently serves as a Class of 1999 Agent
for the Boston Latin School Association and as a board member for the
Bennett Dance Company, a four woman contemporary dance troupe based in
Cambridge. She loves spending time in the city with friends, writing,
public relations, and traveling. She is excited to bring her energy and
knowledge to the Council.
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Born and raised in South Boston, MA, Andrew is the second of six
children and a fourth generation Bostonian. Andrew is a 2001 graduate
of Boston Latin School. An avid athlete, Andrew has been engaged in
sports on the youth, high school, and college levels. Andrew will
graduate in May with a BA in Business Management from Babson College
where he is the captain of the baseball team. He also finds time to
volunteer for the Jimmy Fund, a family-related memorial event and
college alumni fundraising. He has been employed as an Ironworker
for Local #7, a warehouse supervisor intern for DaimlerChrysler Corp.,
and an estimating intern for Shawmut Design and Construction; bringing
his multi-level experiences to his projected career in property
construction and development. Andrew hopes to bring a practical,
progressive and street-wise perspective to the council.
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Emily is
originally from West Roxbury and currently resides in Allston.
She is a graduate of Boston Latin School and holds a B.A. in
Economics with a minor in History from Boston College. While
at BC, Emily interned at the International Rescue Committee and
the Somali Youth Program. These experiences heightened her
interest in the unique challenges facing individuals and families
who are new to the area. Emily currently works in the Patient/Family
Relations Department at the Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Born and raised in Roxbury Massachusetts, Aja Crockett is a second generation
Bostonian and is still proud to call Roxbury home. After graduating from
Newton Country Day High School in Newton MA., Aja went on to obtain a BA in
Psychology/Education with a minor in politics from Mount Holyoke College in 2003.
Since Mount Holyoke, Aja has worked as both a motivational instructor and a middle
school teacher. Currently, Aja is pursuing an MA in divinity from Regent University
through a distance program. Aja is passionate about her community and city and sees
the ONEin3 opportunity as a chance to help Boston and its neighborhoods reach their
highest potential. In her spare time, Aja enjoys reading, writing, watching movies
and traveling.
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Jackie Dasilva is a Cape Verdean native raised in Dorchester MA. She graduated from
Madison Park High School in 2001
and attended Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
She is the recipient of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Leadership Scholarship and the
Posse Foundation Leadership Scholarship
awarded to young leaders in Boston. She is interested in issues of health care, education
and disparity, and has spent time working with many organizations such as, The Growth
Clinic, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission,
, Philadelphia
Needle Exchange, Mazzoni trans-health Clinic
and Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA. In 2005, Jackie graduated from Bryn Mawr College with
a BA in Sociology/Public Health. She currently works as a Health Care Policy Analyst
for the Commonwealth and serves on the Posse Foundation Board. Jackie is excited
about serving her second year as Co-chair of the Civic Engagement Committee. She
also would like to remind all of you amazing young people about MA’s health care
reform law which requires MA residents to have health insurance. Oh yeah, and world peace.
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Erika Eurkus is program director at ACCION USA,
where she has previously served as both program officer and senior loan officer.
With over 10 years of experience lending in New England, ACCION USA has made
over $8 million in loans to more than 1600 clients. As director, she manages the
daily operations of the largest microlending program in the area, working to
make access to loans a reality for area business owners shut out of the banking
sector. Erika helped facilitate the first ever merger of two U.S.-based
microlending programs, Working Capital and ACCION USA, in 2001. Erika sits on
the advisory board of the Center for Urban Entrepreneurship at the
Pioneer Institute in Boston, and
was profiled as an emerging leader in Women’s Business Boston in 2004. A New
England native, Erika is a graduate of the Middlesex School in Concord, MA and
holds a B.A. from Northwestern University.
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Morgan First lives in the Kenmore area. She is an entrepreneur and the
CEO and President of 1st Publications,
Motion Affair Planner (MAP) BOSTON,
an adventure guide for locals built into a weekly agenda. Morgan originally moved
to Boston for school and graduated from Emerson College
in 2005, where she studied Marketing Communications, Publishing, Entrepreneurship and
Photography. On the ONEin3 Mayor's Advisory Council, Morgan will focus on Social and Cultural Life.
She first became involved with the city through her work with Onein3’s Boston Young Entrepreneurs
(BYE) and helping to organize Neighborhood nights throughout the city. Morgan also works
with female leadership/entrepreneurship groups such as
Ladies Who Launch and
Massachusetts Conference for Women and she
is the Career Development Chair of the
Emerson College GOLD Alumni
association. In her free time Morgan loves traveling and has an affinity for outdoor markets.
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A native New Yorker, Daisy Gómez came to Boston after completing her
undergraduate career in Sociology and Public Relations. At the
State University of New York at Geneseo,
Daisy held various leadership positions including Director of Public Relations
for Student Government Council. Serving as an
AmeriCorps VISTA in 2003 for
ReadBoston provided many enriching experiences that highlighted the
importance of dedicated national service. A 2004 World Series win followed and
gave testament to the unique character and qualities that make Boston a great
city. Since AmeriCorps, Daisy has continued working in the non-profit sector
and currently manages supportive programs for adult cancer patients and families
at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
She continues to be interested in community involvement and looks forward to her
second year with the Social and Cultural Life Committee of the ONEin3 Council.
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Marcus Hughes is a new committee member to Onein3 sitting on the Housing
subcommittee. He is currently attending
Boston College Law School in Newton, MA. Marcus is also a recent graduate of
Middlebury College where he majored
in History and minored in Teacher Education. While at Middlebury Marcus took
leadership roles in the College
Democrats, serving as its president between 2005-06, and Student Government
as a class senator and the body's Chief of Staff, where he was able to work
alongside the town of Middlebury and the College administration to provide
additional economically viable and environmentally friendly public transportation
options for the student body. In addition to his law school studies Marcus
devotes time serving as a board member for the
John William Ward Public Service Fellowship in Boston and as a senior class
representative through the Boston Latin School Association.
He is a resident of Dorchester.
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Imari Paris Jeffries has a long professional history of national service and
nonprofit leadership as well as a strong commitment to the children we serve.
Prior to joining Friends of the Children – Boston, Imari served as the Director
of Programs and Partnerships for the
Massachusetts Service Alliance. During his six year tenure, he managed
the investment and distribution of over $8 million annually to Massachusetts-based
non-profits. His service experience began in the US Armed Services during the
First Gulf War and continued upon his return as a Teacher and Team Leader at
Jumpstart. After two years of teaching
in an early childhood setting, Imari joined the staff of the
BELL Foundation as their AmeriCorps
Program Director. Other past volunteer activities include serving as the Chair
of the African American Federation of Greater Boston. Additionally, Imari has
spent time as a member of the Development Leadership Network, the
Boston Pan African Forum, and was selected as a
LEAD Boston Fellow in 2003. Imari has BA in Africana Studies and History,
an MA in Education, and an MA in American Studies from the
University of Massachusetts.
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Goutam U. Jois, 25, is cum laude graduate of Harvard
Law School. He received his A.B. from Georgetown
University in 2003 magna cum laude,
Phi Beta Kappa, with honors in Government and minors in Classical Studies and Philosophy.
In 2004, he graduated from the Georgetown Public
Policy Institute with a Master's Degree in Public Policy. Over the years, he has worked
with, among others, Youth in Action, the
Georgetown International Relations
Association, and the Youth & Government
Program. At Harvard, Goutam was a student attorney with the
Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, litigating on behalf of indigent clients. He was also
an editor of the
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review and has written about civic engagement,
civil rights, and corporate governance. Originally from New Jersey, Goutam now lives in
Beacon Hill. He is currently a law clerk to the Honorable Mark L. Wolf, Chief Judge of
the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts..
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Scott was born and raised in the small town of Mendon, MA. He graduated from
Boston College in 2004 with a Bachelor Arts in Sociology
and Communications. In addition, Scott was the first male in the history of the university
to graduate with a minor in Women’s Studies, a distinction that would later prove rife
for pillaging on right-wing websites across the internet, forever dissuading Scott from
Googling his own name again. Upon graduation, Scott’s work as an Account Coordinator at
Michael P. Wasserman, Inc., a Boston event-planning firm, allowed him to work extensively
with city organizations and area non-profits. In late 2007, Scott decided to put full-time
efforts into his freelance writing work. He contributes regularly to local and national
magazines/newspapers, and previous interviews include international recording artists,
Grammy award winners, Guinness World Record Holders and Miss America contestants. Scott
also offers business writing services for a number of corporate clients, including LCN
USA and Anthem Entertainment. He resides in Boston’s South End neighborhood, and enjoys
reading, social theory, nightlife culture, and yoga.
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Joe Kurtz is an Assistant Professor of Biology at
Emmanuel College and a Research Fellow in the
Transplantation Biology Research Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital. A
resident of Boston for over 14 years (and Charlestown for the last 8), he received
his Bachelor’s in Science from MIT and his PhD from
Harvard Medical School. The owner of a
4 year old
Miniature American Eskimo and long time member of the
Boston Triathlon Team, Joe can be counted
on to always have the interests of cyclists and dog owners near to his heart.
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Caryn is a resident of Back Bay and member of the Advisory
Council’s housing subcommittee, is a senior account executive in the
Cause Branding Group at Cone, Inc.,
a Boston-based strategy and communications agency which creates signature
programs that integrate social issues and causes into clients’ brands.
She joined Cone after spending almost seven years post-college
in Manhattan in the nonprofit and finance fields.
At Safe Horizon, the
nation’s leading non-profit victim assistance and advocacy organization,
Caryn directed board cultivation events, secured cash and in-kind support
from vendors, developed employee engagement activities and raised funds
for special events. Caryn most enjoyed forging relationships between domestic
violence victims and Safe Horizon’s board members and corporate supporters,
identifying innovative and inspiring ways for executives to volunteer
their time and expertise to help battered women achieve professional
and financial independence.
She began her career as an analyst at the private investment
banking boutique Peter J. Solomon Company,
after earning a Bachelor of Science in Economics from
The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania. Caryn enjoys live music and theatre and has passion and
talent in the areas of cooking, dance and fitness.
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Bill has lived in Boston since 2002. Prior to that he has bounced around New Jersey,
Washington DC, London , and New York. Bill is currently a Vice President at
Beacon Capital Partners,
a real estate private equity firm that focuses on investing in office buildings. He
has also worked in investment banking at Lehman Brothers
in New York City. Bill earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics, magna cum laude,
from Georgetown University and a Master of Business
Administration from MIT's Sloan School of Management.
(He is perhaps the least engineering-savvy person ever to graduate from MIT.) A resident
of the North End, Bill is an elected member of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood
Council and is involved with many other North End groups. He enjoys traveling, baseball,
cooking (and eating and drinking), and spending time with his family.
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Kristyn O’Brien grew up in Dorchester, MA. She attended
Suffolk University’s International Campus in Madrid, Spain;
earned a B.A. in English and Government from Suffolk University; and has
plans to pursue a law degree. Kristyn worked as a special event coordinator
for Boston 2004, Inc., the host committee
for the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Presently, she works in the
Government & Community Affairs
office at Suffolk University helping to build relationships among the University,
the City and Boston’s neighborhoods. She is excited to be part of this
year’s advisory council and hopes to positively affect the quality of
life for Boston’s young people.
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Deanna has lived in Boston since she immigrated to the United States in
1997 from Minsk, Belarus. Before that, she spent two ears in Israel
attending a high school as part of a program called “Nahale Shesh Esre”.
Deanna graduated from Northeastern
University with a Bachelor degree in Computer Science and a minor
in Business Administration, as well as 2.5 years of experience in the
software industry. After working in the field for a few more years
she decided it was time for a change.
Today, Deanna is a Real Estate Consultant affiliated with
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
She loves every aspect of her challenging and at the same time rewarding career.
Deanna resides with her husband at Tremont on The Common, right in the heart of
downtown Boston. She loves the city life and, just like many others, is trying
to figure out how to build a family in Boston. Deanna, as part of the OneIn3 Boston
Mayor's Advisory Council, hopes to find ways to make living in the
city of Boston more comfortable and desirable for families and singles
alike.
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Michael, a North End resident, joins the Mayor’s Advisory Council after
co-founding and coordinating the North Neighborhood Night event series in October 2006.
Michael is the Director of Communications at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences in Boston. He is in charge of all day-to-day media relations and
internal communications, and acts as the College’s chief spokesperson. Prior to MCPHS,
Michael worked at a local news radio station where he coordinated live broadcasts and
covered the 2004 Democratic National Convention. A graduate of
Ithaca College in upstate New York, he holds a BA in Print Journalism.
Michael is currently an active member of the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood
Council, North End/Waterfront Resident Association,
Friends of Christopher Columbus Park,
United States Tennis Association, and the Boston chapter of the
Public Relations Society of America. He
also serves as a volunteer for the American Red Cross
(disaster public affairs) and TransitWorks,
a not for profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of public transportation \
in the Boston metropolitan region. In his free time Michael enjoys sports, film, travel,
and photography.
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Jessica is Chair of the ONEin3 Young Families sub-committee. Raising her son
while living in the South End has given her first-hand experience in the joys
and challenges of having kids in the city!
Before taking time off to be a stay-at-home mom, Jessica was the Program
Director at The Commonwealth Institute
(TCI), a nonprofit organization that supports women CEOs and entrepreneurs to help
them grow their businesses. She enjoyed being a part of Boston’s extensive entrepreneurial
support network. Prior to TCI, Jessica held account management roles in advertising agencies
in Lexington and Greenwich, CT. She volunteers for several organizations, including
Big Sister,
GLSEN (Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network), and
Roxbury Preparatory Charter School. She graduated magna cum laude from
Williams College with degrees in English and American Studies.
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Steph Richardson grew up in MI, attended
Denison University for her undergraduate degree, and moved to Boston
in 1997 for graduate school at Boston
University School of Social Work. Having lived in different
neighborhoods of Boston, she now resides in East Boston. Steph has been
the Social Worker in the
Pediatric Emergency Department at Boston Medical Center for the last 7
years. Steph also gives her time to the
Junior League of Boston and is a member of NDMS IMSuRT, an international
medical disaster response team. Steph, whose favorite hobbies include
running and traveling, serves as Chair of the Social and Cultural Life subcommittee.
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Growing up in the Grove Hall section in Dorchester, Shauna sought out
opportunities to be involved in the community around her. From being a
part of the Freedom House
in the 8th Grade to Co-Chair of the Youth board of Boston Do Something at
13 to teaching about neighborhood history with
mytown at 15; she was involved in various community organizations and programs
that helped to shape her passion for community organizing and involvement.
Shauna is a 1999 alumna of Boston Latin Academy
and the University of Massachusetts at
Amherst. In 2003, she graduated from UMass with a major in African American Studies.
Her experiences, both before and while in college, have been so valuable that she
developed a passion for working with the community and supporting young people. She
is a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority,
Incorporated a non-profit historically Black collegiate sorority whose mission
is to enhance the quality of life in the community through public service, leadership
development and education. In 2004, Shauna returned to
mytown - multicultural youth tour of what’s now -as Youth Director, developing
curriculum for the program, training and mentoring the youth they hire.
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Reid recently moved to Boston’s South End in
October of 2005. Although he grew up in Lansing, Michigan, he obtained
his bachelor’s degree in electrical and computer engineering from the
University of Rochester in Rochester,
New York in the spring of 2005. During the summer of 2005, while searching
for a career, Reid interned for candidate Virg Bernero in the Lansing mayoral election.
Shortly thereafter, Reid landed a job in Malden, Massachusetts, as an Operations
Engineer at National Grid,
the primary electric and gas utility for much of New England. There, he designs,
plans, and oversees construction of additions and upgrades to the electric distribution
system. Though Reid is a fairly young professional in Boston’s sea of
grad-students of the same age, he hopes this will bring a unique point
of view to the ONEin3 team.
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Hailing from Westford, MA, Cara Sullivan graduated from
Westford Academy in 2002. She attended
Wheaton College in Norton where she earned her B.A. with a major in economics
and minors in management and women studies. While there, she was actively involved
in a number of community initiatives, such as planning the annual
Relay for Life and participating in local charity road races. During her junior year,
she spent a semester studying abroad in Sydney, Australia while also working for the National
Manager of the
PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation.
Currently, Cara is the event coordinator for
State Street's Community Affairs Department where she helps connect State Street employees to
event sponsorship programs run through Community Affairs. In addition, she is the founder and
co-chair of State Street's employee network State Street Connect, which aims to promote and to
engage State Street employees in volunteer/community events in the Boston and Quincy areas.
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Born and raised in Winthrop, Jeff attended Boston University
and later Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
After graduating from LMU, Jeff got his first taste for property development
while serving for two years as Operations Manager of
Rancho Arroyo Grande, a 4,000 acre vineyard and performance horse facility.
Since moving back to Boston five years ago, Jeff has been an independent small
business consultant, specializing in financial management, operations, and
business development. He is currently serving as Chief Operating Officer of
Trizad Properties, LLC, a residential real
estate development company based in the South End. Jeff has also previously
served as General Manager of Listing
Information Network, the primary residential real estate data provider for
the Boston Area. Jeff currently lives in Jamaica Plain and loves his quick bike
ride to work through the South-West Corridor.
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Elizabeth Walczak is a native of Dorchester, Massachusetts. An
alumna of the Boston Public Schools, she attended
Boston Latin School, from which she graduated in 2001. She was
awarded a full-tuition leadership scholarship through the
Posse Foundation to attend Hamilton College,
where she earned a B.A. with a major in English and minor in Government. While
at Hamilton, she was active in several student organizations and spent a
semester on
Hamilton’s New York City Program her junior year, a competitive,
semester-long government program with a focus on state and local
politics, combining academics and internship experience. While
there she worked at
ABC News in their Law and Justice Unit, conducting research on court
cases, and contributing to material for broadcast. Elizabeth has
pursued her interest in politics through volunteer work on campaigns
as well as membership in Boston civic groups - she is a member of
her Democratic Ward Committee. Elizabeth currently works in Boston program
administration at Citizen Schools,
a national after-school education initiative – currently in 15 cities –
that helps improve student achievement by blending learning projects taught by
volunteers with academic enrichment.
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