200 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, MA 02122

People

With 30 years of experience working in Boston and across the Commonwealth, FNC’s caring, professional team approaches families with respect and nurturing joy. Our staff bring together wide-ranging expertise in parenting education, curriculum design, early childhood development, and community building. Our Board of Directors includes corporate and community leaders with diverse personal and professional backgrounds.  

Board

Robert R. Blake, CFA, Treasurer

Vice President – Mortgage Lending Manager

BNY Mellon

Mary Kate Bluestein, Ph.D.

Teacher & Administrator, Retired

Commonwealth School

Laura M. Conway

Human Resources Director

Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Taran T. Grigsby, Chair

Vice President for Real Estate Portfolio & Analysis

Fidelity Investments

William Haynsworth

Attorney, Retired

Kara Herald

VP, Principal, Portfolio Integrity

Wellington Management

Susan Keller

Residential Sales

Coldwell Banker Realty

Kathy Martindale, MBA

Financial Services Professional

New York Life

Melissa Martins

Director of Student Support and School Climate

Boston International and Newcomers Academy

Phyllis Menken

Attorney, Private

Leadership

José Colón-Rivas, Ph.D.

Senior Director of Programs & Impact

jcolon-rivas@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143

Uchechi Egbuchulam

Manager, Operations & Human Resources

uegbuchulam@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x250

Laura Stravino

Director of Finance and Administration

lstravino@familynurturing.org

Emma Tobin

Co-Executive Director for Advancement

etobin@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x239

Carol Torres

Co-Executive Director for Operations

ctorres@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x222

Staff

Nora Arara

Hyde Park and Dorchester Manager

narara@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x228

Lourença Barros-Randolph

Parent Educator

lbarros@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x331

Elayne Baskin

Early Childhood Specialist

ebaskin@familynurturing.org

Marisela Blanco

Parent Partner

mblanco@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x335

Sophia Bremer

Development Associate (interim Communications)

sbremer@familynurturing.org

Lydia Brown

ParentChild+ Manager

lbrown@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x229

Adelaida Carbajal-Rosales

Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

acarbajal@familynurturing.org

Tara Register Curry

Dorchester Coalition Manager

tregister@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x263

Lai Dao

Parent Partner

ldao@familynurturing.org

Judelys Del Carmen

Training Manager

jdelcarmen@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x279

Rosina Guerrero

Parenting Education Manager

rguerrero@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x240

Jessica Henclewood

Trainer Consultant

jhenclewood@familynurturing.org

Imani James

Operations Manager

ijames@familynurturing.org

Bing Jiang

Parent Leader

bjiang@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x403

Guerline Lamothe

Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

Gguillaume@familynurturing.org

Angelica Lopez

Coordinator, FNC Chelsea - Community Connections

alopez@familynurturing.org
617-889-7100

Sandra McCarthy

Coordinator, Family Support Network – Allston-Brighton

smccarthy@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x401

Maria Menzi

Boston Family Engagement Network Manager

mmenzi@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x256

Jasmin Norford

Impact Evaluation Specialist

jnorford@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x232

Sue Parker

Nurturing Program National Trainer/Specialist

sparker@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x236

Andrew Perry

Manager, Grants and Foundations

aperry@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x238

Anna Phuong Phan

Early Learning Specialist, ParentChild+

aphuong@familynurturing.org

Yvonne Pinson

Assistant Coordinator, ParentChild+

ypinson@familynurturing.org

Nelva Quintero Velasco

Parent Partner

nquinterovelasco@familynurturing.org

Remetrious Rogers

Patch Coordinator

rrogers@familynurturing.org
617-474-1143 x328

Mirna Simaj

Parent Partner

msimaj@familynurturing.org

Shareef Smith

Nurturing Program Facilitator

ssmith@familynurturing.org

Eily Ulloa

Family Advocate

eulloa@familynurturing.org
617-889-7100

Albamarina Vasquez

Parent Partner

avasquez@familynurturing.org

Nicole Young

CHRN Community Outreach Specialist

nyoung@familynurturing.org