Friends of Waltham Family School
The Friends of the Waltham Family School, Inc. was created in June, 2014 to raise financial support and community awareness of the school.
Board of Directors
Tracy McMahon, Education Development Center, Inc., Board President
Gwen Pojasek, Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall, Board Vice President, Chair Governance Committee
David King, Consultant; retired Waltham Public Schools, Board Treasurer, Chair Finance Committee
Kate Tranquada, Lincoln Public Library, Board Clerk
Mike Chen, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Kristen Lucken, Brandeis University
Alexa Cuellar, Waltham Partnership for Youth
Amy Schaffer, Community Volunteer,Development Committee Chair
Elaine Wong, retired, Brandeis University
Community Advisory Council
Liz AlJammal, School Committee Member
Alexandra Babbist, Program Coordinator, Julie’s Family Learning Program
Larry Bailis, Associate Professor, MPP, Brandeis University
Marina Paige Bartley, Retired ED, Former FWFS, WPY
Alemayehu Bekele, Education Development Center (EDC)
Alwina Bennett, Retired, Brandeis University
Elizabeth Brach, Consultant, Brach Evaluation & Consulting, LLC
Debra Brush, Director, Early Literacy Services, Family Access of Newton
Gabriela Canepa, Founder, Breaking Barriers
Ana Carmona, Children’s Charter
Ginger Connearney, Retired, WHS
Connee Counts, Retired teacher, Community supporter
Katherine Cunningham, The Rivers School
Kaytie Dowcett, Education and Non-Profit Consultant
Marianne Duffy, Director of WSO, Waltham Public Schools
Anne Dugan, Development Director, Family ACCESS of Newton
Rabbi David Finkelstein, Rabbi, Temple Beth Israel
Bill Fowler, Former Waltham City Council, Retired community supporter
John Frassica, School Committee
Jane Gately, School Committee
Keith Gilbert, CEO, Park Lodge Hotel Group
Margarita Grande
Robert Herrera
Jessica Herwick, Waltham Fields Community Farm
Liz Homan, Arlington Public Schools, formerly WPS
Tammi Kibler, Gore Place
Cynthia Lasker, volunteer
Marya Levenson, Professor of Education, retired, Brandeis University
Kelly Linehan, Director, Waltham Public Library
Jeannette MacInnes, Senior Associate Director, Bentley University
Tom Maehl, First Lutheran Church
Gary Marchese, former Waltham City Council
Janis Marchese, teacher, WPS
Bob Marcou, Retired/Former Owner, Marcou Jewelers
Cheryl Marcou, Marcou Jewelers
Jeannette McCarthy, Mayor, City of Waltham
Britta McNemar, retired, Waltham Family School
Mithra Merryman, Lawyer, Greater Boston Legal Services, Latinas Know Your Rights
Myriam Michel, Executive Director, Healthy Waltham
Vinodini Murugesan, Brandeis University
Bonnie Newman, Consultant
Claudia Olivero, Symonds
Alla Ovechkis, Assistant VP - Branch Manager, Rockland Trust
Jonathan Paz, Waltham City Council
Mary Jo Rendon, Waltham High School
Molyna Richards, Executive Director, Waltham Chamber
Daniela Romero, Boston College Law School
Nuria Sanchez, WFS Alumna, Board of WATCH
Sheryl Seller, Brandeis University
Brian Shea, Senior Associate Director of Students, Programs, and Center Operations, Bentley University
Matthew Sheehy, Brandeis University
Delia Soza, WFS alumna
Mary Sprogell, Librarian, Waltham Public Schools
Tom Stanley, Waltham City Council & MA State Rep
Nadene Stein, Administrator of Pupil Personnel, Waltham Public Schools
Rachel Kramer Theodorou, Lecturer in Education, Brandeis University
Sandra Vasquez, Kindergarten Teacher, Waltham Dual Language School
Pat Vasquezi, Principal, Retired, Whittemore Elementary School
Carlos Vidal, Waltham City Council
Lizeth Wakuthii Gatei, DCF
Jonathan White, Associate Professor, Director, Service Learning, Bentley University
Karen Wilinski, Attorney at Law