Officers

Lisa Schmid Alvord, President
Filmmaker, cofounder Urban Improv
 

JoAnn Clarke, Vice President
Executive Director, Trips for Kids

Gaelen Canning, Treasurer
Non-profit consultant, former school director
 

William Prescott, Clerk
Former Head, Mary C. Wheeler School
 

Directors

Joel Alvord
President, Shawmut Capital Partners

Luis Lopes
Superintendent, Southeastern Regional School District
 

Talbot Baker, Jr.
Retired Educator, Tabor Academy
 

Elizabeth Huidekoper
Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Brown University

Christina Bascom
Women’s Fund at the Community
Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts

Helena Marques
Executive Director, Immigrant’s Assistance Center

Kate Dabney
Educator, Mary C. Wheeler School
 

Joan O’Brien
Former Associate Director of Admissions, St. Andrew’s School

Gail Fortes
Executive Director, YWCA of SouthEastern Massachusetts

Jonathan O’Brien
Former Head Master, St. Andrew’s School

Doreen Lopes
Executive Director, Nativity Prep School of New Bedford
 

Bernadette Souza
Assistant Director, Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford

Executive Director

Lisa Yates
Former Educator, New Bedford Global Learning Charter School