Community Action Pioneer Valley's

Board of Directors

Community Action is led by Executive Director Clare Higgins, and is governed by a eighteen Board of Directors. One-third (6) of the members of the Board live with lower incomes and are elected by residents living with lower incomes in Franklin and Hampshire Counties. These seats give people with lower incomes a direct voice in shaping Community Action's policies and programs. The other twelve Board members represent public officials and organizations from the private sector.

This configuration provides the opportunity for needs and priorities to be established by peers of those participating in our programs. In this way, decisions about programs that address poverty are moved out of the political arena and back to the people who are most affected. At the same time, private and public representatives gain a clearer understanding of the issues confronting those who use our services.
 

2022-2023 CAPV Board of Directors

 

Michael Aleo 

Lesser, Newman, Nasser & Aleo, LLC

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Wendy Berg

Attorney (Retired)

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Barbara Black

Northampton Public Schools (Retired)

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Robert F. Brainin

Jacob's Pillow

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Jackie Brousseau-Pereira

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Ellen Cain

Department of Children and Families (Retired)

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Charity L. Day

LifePath

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Chelsea Depault

Greenfield Co-operative Bank

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Lizbeth M. Del Toro-Mejias

Baystate Health

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Gabrielle Field

Community Representative

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Anita McConnell

ServiceNet

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Rachel McMahon

Office of Rep. Susannah Whipps

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Lewis Metaxas 

Community Representative

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Jennifer Moyston 

Community Representative

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Maria Moreno

HS&ELP Policy Council Chair

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Natalie Spatcher 

Community Representative

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Alyssa Sutton

Community Representative

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Nellie Taylor Donohue

Community Representative

Easthampton Public Schools

Click here to view Community Action's Board of Directors Schedule

Our next Board of Directors meeting is September 20, 2022 and open to  the public. Please contact Andi Porter, at 413-376-1141 for Zoom access. 

Click here to view Community Action's Board of Directors Bylaws. 

If you would like to learn more about our Board of Directors or would like to join our Board, please contact our 

Executive Assistant at 413-376-1141.