Two Boards, One Mission

The Children’s Trust is supported by both a public board and a separate 501(c)(3) board. While the two entities work closely together and share an Executive Director, each has its own governance structure. The 501(c)(3) allows us to raise private funds to support work that cannot be funded through state appropriations, with some board members serving across both to maintain alignment.

Public Board

  • Kate Haranis
    CHAIR

    Founder, Haranis & Company

  • Anna Lucey
    VICE CHAIR

    Executive Vice President of Legislative and External Affairs, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association (NECTA)

  • Eric W. Solfisburg
    TREASURER

    Principal, Insurance Strategist | Direct Credit, Hamilton Lane

  • Ed Augustus

    Secretary, Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities*

  • Foluke Babalola

    Community Impact Coordinator, POAH Communities

  • Joseph Corazzini

    Assistant City Manager, DHSP for the City of Cambridge

  • Rachel Deleveaux
    Ed.D., M.Ed.

    Assistant VP of Organizational Culture, Inclusion & Equity, Simmons

  • Beth Lucas

    Acting Commissioner, Department of Mental Health*

  • Hiu-fai Fong
    MD, MSHP

    Pediatrician and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Child Protection Program/General Pediatrics, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School

  • Robbie Goldstein
    MD, PhD

    Commissioner, Department of Public Health*

  • Hesham Hamoda
    MD, MPH

    Pediatric Psychiatrist, Boston Children's Hospital and Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

  • Amy Kershaw

    Commissioner, Department of Early Education & Care*

  • Richard Lord

    Peabody, MA

  • Anne Punzak Marcus

    Co-Founder/CEO, Exceptional Lives

  • Pedro Martinez

    Commissioner, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education*

  • Michael Cole

    Acting Commissioner, Department of Transitional Assistance*

  • Lisa McElaney
    MS,LMHC

    Early Childhood Mental Health Specialist

  • Staverne Miller

    Commissioner, Department of Children and Families*

  • Maria Mossaides

    Child Advocate, Office of the Child Advocate

  • Susan Loconto Penta

    Managing Partner, MIDIOR Consulting

  • George Regan, Jr.

    Founder, Regan Communications, Inc.

  • Cecely Reardon

    Commissioner, Department of Youth Services*

  • Robert Sege
    MD, PhD

    Co-Director, Stakeholder and Community Engagement Program Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute

  • Heidi Shartrand-Newell

    North Adams, MA

  • Amie Shei
    PhD

    President and CEO, The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts

  • David E. Sullivan

    District Attorney, Northwestern District

  • Patrick Tutwiler
    PhD

    President & CEO of Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs

  • Kiame Mahaniah
    MD

    Secretary, Executive Office of Health and Human Services*

  • Audrey C. Mark

    Principal, Law Office of Audrey C. Mark

  • Tim Wilkerson

    President, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association

*For the state seats, the role is filled by the Secretary or Commissioner, or their appointed designee.

501(c)(3) Board

  • Richard Lord
    CHAIR

    Peabody, MA

  • George Atanasov

    Head, Government Affairs Risk & Response, Worldwide Government Affairs & Policy, Johnson & Johnson

  • Peter DeFeo

    Chief Legal Officer Emeritus and Co-Founder, VetCor

  • Mary Kay Leonard

    Consultant and Interim CEO

  • Anna Lucey

    Executive Vice President of Legislative and External Affairs, New England Connectivity and Telecommunications Association (NECTA)