David Price, Executive Director
David Price, Nuestra Comunidad's Executive Director since 2008, brings over 15 years of experience in community development in the City of Boston. Before joining Nuestra Comunidad, has been a leader in Boston’s community-led development field for 16 years. David worked for eight years as the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for Madison Park Development Corporation, a CDC also serving the Roxbury community. At Madison Park, he transformed a resident services department into a community organizing program whose accomplishments included the founding of the RoxVOTE coalition and co-founding of the Lower Roxbury Youth Collaborative. David has also served as the Executive Director of Tent City Corporation, a CDC serving Boston’s South End. He joined the CDC field after practicing real estate law at the Boston firm of Goulston & Storrs, noted for its affordable housing practice. He has extensive experience in community organizing. David is a graduate of Harvard College and Boston College Law School.
Elba Marcillo, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Administration
Elba Marcillo has served as Nuestra's CFO and Director of Administration since 2008, and previously served as the organization's Controller (from 2001 to 2008). She is responsible for all financial systems and controls, internal and external financial reporting, and auditing; in her capacity as Director of Administration, she oversees human resources, information technology, and administrative affairs. Before joining Nuestra Comunidad, Elba served as Interim Executive Director of Oficina Hispana, a Roxbury school offering ESOL and workforce development programs, and as controller and accounting manager at several large for-profit companies in the Boston area. A resident of Jamaica Plain, Elba is a graduate of Emmanuel College.
Marcia Thornhill, Director of Real Estate Development
Marcia Thornhill directs all real estate development activities at Nuestra Comunidad. Marcia joined the organization in 1983 as a Real Estate Project Manager and was named Director of Real Estate Development in 2002. As Director, she has overseen the acquisition, rehabilitation, and/or construction of over 300 units of affordable housing. Prior to her tenure at Nuestra Comunidad, Marcia worked in the City of Boston's Capital Planning Office. She serves on the Boards of Directors of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations and the South West Boston Community Development Corporation. Marcia holds a master's degree in Public Policy from Tufts University and a B.S. from Boston University.
Monica Dean, Director of Community Organizing and Resident Services
Monica Dean joined Nuestra in October of 2009 as Director of Organizing & Resident Services. Monica brings to this position a wealth of experience with community development and organizing in Roxbury, Nuestra’s core service area. Monica knows Roxbury very well both as a long-time resident and through her professional history. She served as Chief of Staff for a State Senator in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and while there assisted hundreds of residents in accessing crucial resources and opportunities, helping many find affordable housing and others avoid foreclosure. In that role Monica worked closely with community development corporations, other community-based organizations, churches and neighborhood associations across the Commonwealth and the Second Suffolk District. She helped broker agreements to build affordable housing, to revitalize commercial properties and to address crucial issues such as CORI reform and environmental justice in our community. Previously, Monica worked as the Office Director at the corporate headquarters of Maloney Properties, a property management company with a large portfolio of affordable housing developments, including many in Roxbury. She has also served as a Counselor at Aid to Incarcerated Mothers in Boston, working closely not only with incarcerated mothers but also their families in the community, helping them access educational opportunities, employment and other crucial resources. Monica is a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University, where she received a B.A. in Psychology, and the University of Massachusetts Boston, where she earned a Masters of Education in Mental Health Counseling.
Arthur Allen, Director of Asset Management and Homeownership Center Director
Arthur Allen joined Nuestra Comunidad in 2004 and now serves both as Director of Asset Management and Director of the Nuestra NeighborWorks Homeownership Center. As Director of Asset Management, Arthur is responsible for the review of financial performance, the oversight of Nuestra's third-party property manager, and the management and revision of Nuestra's various partnership and debt obligations, as well as a variety of strategic planning activities. As Homeownership Center Director, he oversees Nuestra's homeowner loan portfolio and works with Homeownership Center staff to maintain the quality and availability of services. Arthur has over thirty years of experience in asset management in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Before joining Nuestra's staff, he served as Director of Portfolio Management for the Massachusetts Housing Partnership Arthur holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a resident of Jamaica Plain.
John Fitterer, Director of Resource Development and Marketing
As Director of Resource Development and Marketing, John Fitterer oversees organizational fundraising as well as a diverse array of community outreach and external affairs activities. John has a strong background in communications and marketing and over ten years of project management experience in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Prior to Nuestra, he helped launch a software and Web-based communications company across North America. Earlier, he was a Web application architect and designer in the New York City financial industry. John is a magna cum laude graduate of Binghamton University.
