Board
Justin Pasquariello
Board Chair, AFC Founder
Executive Director, Children's HealthWatch- Boston, MA
Justin, adopted at age nine by his foster family after intermittent stays with relatives and his birth mother, founded AFC during his senior year at Harvard College. Recognizing the importance of many caring adult relationships in his life, Justin created AFC to bring more consistent relationships to other youth in care. Justin served as AFC’s first Executive Director, receiving recognition and support including an Echoing Green Fellowship, the Boston Celtics Heroes Among Us Award, and the Bank of America Local Heroes Award. In 2007, Justin left the full-time ED role to pursue a concurrent MBA/ MPA at Harvard Business School and the Harvard Kennedy School; during his graduate studies he was a Reynolds, George, Goldsmith, and Rappaport Fellow. Justin is currently Executive Director of the Boston based Children's HealthWatch, which aims to improve child health by bringing evidence and analysis from the front lines of pediatric care to both policy makers and the public.
Matt Hegarty
Vice Chair
Vice President of IT, New York Life - Westwood, MA
Matt has worked in Information Technology for the past 20 years, most recently responsible for managing Infrastructure and Technical Services for the company's Retirement Planning division. A graduate of Harvard College, he is on the Budget and Athletic Committees of the Harvard Club of Boston. He is also a member of the Danversbank Advisory Board, and former Board Director for Bank Malden. Matt is AFC’s treasurer. In February 2010 Matt and his mentee will celebrate the first anniversary of the mentorship.
Vanessa Fazio
Board Clerk
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists/Screen Actors Guild - Boston, MA
Vanessa graduated from Boston College in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in Communications, during which time she interned at AFC. She received her law degree from Suffolk University Law School in May 2006 and is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts. Vanessa also has an LL.M. degree from S.U.L.S. in Global Law and Technology. Vanessa currently works for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists/Screen Actors Guild in Boston. She is also an AFC mentor.
Linda T. Sanford
Licensed Independent Social Worker - Simmons College - Boston, MA
Lynn. Sanford is a licensed independent clinical social worker who began working with survivors of sexual assault in l973 and with children with sexual behavior problems in l983. Over the past twenty years she has served as Clinical Director for: an outpatient trauma clinic; a 40 bed staff-secure facility for teen boys convicted of crimes against people; a 16 bed long-term locked psychiatric unit for teen girls and most recently, a day school and residential treatment center for 95 latency-age children with profound learning differences, mental illness or attachment issues. In 2002, Linda received the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Work Practice. She serves on AFC’s Program Committee and helps lead evidence-based evaluations of our programs.
Chiemeka J. Azubuine
Senior Manager for Events Scheduling and Support at Harvard Law School - Cambridge, MA
CJ graduated with a BA in Music Business and Management from Berklee College of Music in 2002. He currently works at the Harvard Law School as the Senior Manager for Events Scheduling and Support. CJ is studying leadership in project management through a masters degree program at Northeastern. CJ serves on the development committee and chairs the special events subcommittee.
Danielle Halderman
Director of Finance and Administration at The Partnership, Inc. - Boston, MA
In her role as D.O.F., Danielle oversees financial, operations, fundraising, and business development activities. The Partnership, Inc. is a strategic advisor to CEOs and senior executives of Fortune 500 companies regarding best practice strategies for effective diverse talent management, succession planning and retention. Clients include financial services firms, law firms and insurance institutions. Non-profit clients include higher education institutions and hospitals. Prior to joining The Partnership, Danielle served as the Director of Finance for Millennium Hotels & Resorts and has over 15 years of financial management leadership in Hospitality Finance. Joining The Partnership in 2009, she is proud to be a part of an organization championing diversity and inclusion throughout New England. Ms. Halderman holds a B.S. in Accounting and Business Management from Westfield State University in Westfield, Massachusetts. Danielle is currenlty an AFC mentor.
Alfonso Perillo
Partner at Edelstein & Company LLC - Boston, MA
Alfonso is a Certified Public Accountant who specializes in providing audit and tax services to nonprofit organizations. As a partner at Edelstein & Company LLP he oversees the firm’s nonprofit practice which consists of over 150 tax-exempt organizations. Prior to working in public accounting, he worked as a social worker, and served emotionally disturbed children, individuals suffering from chronic mental illness and head injuries, and the elderly. Alfonso is a graduate of Boston College and Boston University School of Social Work.
Shuman K. Chakrabarty
Vice President Retail Savings Products at Bank of America - Boston, MA
AFC Mentoring is glad to welcome Shuman as our newest board member.
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