Experience

City of Newburyport

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Councillor

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Pine Street Inn

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Director of Outreach, Prevention and Housing Placement

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Advance PSI’s outreach, prevention and specialized housing placement programs by ensuring guests are moved from the streets or shelter into alternative or permanent housing. Maintains direct oversight of programs with a budget of $7.5 million and 50 employees, reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer. Advance PSI’s outreach, prevention and specialized housing placement programs by ensuring guests are moved from the streets or shelter into alternative or permanent housing. Maintains direct oversight of programs with a budget of $7.5 million and 50 employees, reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer.



City of Newburyport

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Zoning Board of Appeals Member

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2020

  The Zoning Board of Appeal's (ZBA) role and responsibility consists of providing relief, where appropriate, from literal application of the black letter law of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Board of Appeal's (ZBA) role and responsibility consists of providing relief, where appropriate, from literal application of the black letter law of the City’s Zoning Ordinance.



Housing Families

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2017 - Jan 2019

  Housing Families’ mission is to end family homelessness. HFI provides safe, temporary shelter for 100 families each night and quality permanent housing for 70 families. HFI offers individualized supportive services to enrich children’s lives through a therapeutic afterschool program for homeless kids. To prevent homelessness, HFI offers Pro Bono Legal Services to mediate and prevent eviction. Founded in 1986, Housing Families Inc. (HFI) initially served 4 families in the Tri-cities of Malden, Everett, and Medford. Over 30 years, the agency has served more than 3,000 families. Most families served come from Malden, Everett, Medford, Revere, Boston, and Chelsea.



City of Newburyport

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• City Councillor

  • Jan 2008 - Jan 2018

  Served 5 terms first as Ward Councillor for two terms, then At Large Councillor for three terms. Rejoining as of January 2022. At various times, I chaired the Council's Planning and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee. Served 5 terms first as Ward Councillor for two terms, then At Large Councillor for three terms. Rejoining as of January 2022. At various times, I chaired the Council's Planning and Development Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.



Community Teamwork Inc.

• Lowell

• Division Director, Housing and Homeless Services

  • Nov 2005 - Jan 2017

  Administered Community Teamwork's Housing and Homeless Services Division with over 70 staff and a $40 million annual operating budget which includes programs in the Merrimack Valley and North Shore which provide permanent housing to over 2,900 households; shelter services to 83 homeless families; residential transitional services to 19 families who have been traumatized by domestic violence; and supportive services for hundreds of families and individuals each year. Administered Community Teamwork's Housing and Homeless Services Division with over 70 staff and a $40 million annual operating budget which includes programs in the Merrimack Valley and North Shore which provide permanent housing to over 2,900 households; shelter services to 83 homeless families; residential transitional services to 19 families who have been traumatized by domestic violence; and supportive services for hundreds of families and individuals each year.



Horizons for Homeless Children

• Director of Policy and Advocacy

  • Oct 2002 - Nov 2005

  Implemented a community education strategy with Federal, State, and local elected and appointed officials and the media in order to raise awareness of the issue of homeless children Implemented a community education strategy with Federal, State, and local elected and appointed officials and the media in order to raise awareness of the issue of homeless children



City of Boston

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Emergency Shelter Commission

  • Aug 1995 - Sep 2002

  • Provided constituent and advocacy services to homeless families and individuals as part of Mayor Menino's Emergency Shelter Commission, a department that received 700 requests for shelter annually. • Participated in writing the City of Boston’s grant application for Federal McKinney homeless funding and evaluating McKinney funded programs. • Planned and coordinated the City’s Annual Homeless Census, training workshops on addiction and transgender, and the City’s anti-hunger activities including the Can Share Food Drive, CANstruction event, liaison to the Greater Boston Food Bank and Project Bread, and Summer Hunger Grants to 106 Boston Food Pantries. • Chaired public/nonprofit partnerships including the Suffolk County FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Board, the Boston Police Department’s Area A Homeless Task Force, and the Consumer Involvement Group, a subcommittee of the City’s Strategic Homeless Planning Group.



Pine Street Inn

• Director and Supervisor

  • May 1987 - Aug 1995

  • Supervised 7 full-time staff and 54 units of housing at three South End lodging houses for formerly homeless men and women. Responsibilities included tenant selection and community relations. (1993-1995) • Managed 4 supervisors and a staff of 45 full-time counselors who provided shelter, street outreach, and referral services to over 300 homeless men and women daily. Responsibilities included developing a $2.3 million budget, program planning, and grievance resolution. (1990-1993) • Supervised 7 full-time staff and 54 units of housing at three South End lodging houses for formerly homeless men and women. Responsibilities included tenant selection and community relations. (1993-1995) • Managed 4 supervisors and a staff of 45 full-time counselors who provided shelter, street outreach, and referral services to over 300 homeless men and women daily. Responsibilities included developing a $2.3 million budget, program planning, and grievance resolution. (1990-1993)