Nuestra's 13-member volunteer board brings together community leaders, local business owners and neighborhood residents. The Board supervises the Executive Director, establishes long-range objectives, provides direction in major policy areas, and ensures financial stability. Board leadership is supplemented by program committees that include volunteer community representatives.
Nuestra Comunidad Board of Directors
V. Paul Deare, President
Professor, Springfield College
Rev. Francisco A. Tolentino, Vice President
Program Coordinator for the MassHealth Outreach and Enrollment Project & Program Coordinator for the Chronic Disease Clinics, Martha Elliot Health Center
Amanda G. Strong, Treasurer
Director - Asset Management, Colony Realty Partners LLC
Arlindo Correia, Clerk
Owner, Restaurant Laura and Cape Verde Liquors
Tricia R. Adams
Asset Manager, CASFAS (formerly Recap Advisors)
Manisha Gadia Bewtra, AICP
Regional Planner, Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Thomas Bloch, Esq.
Principal, Samuels and Associates
Donna Cramer
Senior Associate, Isaacson, Miller
William Elsbree
Vice President, Creative Property Management
Larry Gosier
Construction Manager
Lauren Hunter, M.M.
Director of Workforce Development, Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts
Terence Janericco
Cooking Instructor
Wesley Williams, Jr., EdM.
Director of New Media, Media Communications Technology High School
Organization names included for identification purposes only.
