Our philosophy starts with the simple belief that kids are capable of incredible things. Our job is to nurture that ability; our goal is to support kids' healthy development. Play is how kids learn--here, it is in both a STEM-rich environment and inviting outdoor experience.
Board of Directors & Advisory Committees
Board of Directors
Harry Hollenberg, Chair, Acton, MA
Founding Partner, Carlisle and Company
Andrew Howard, Treasurer, Westford, MA
Vice President, Commercial Lending, Middlesex Savings Bank
Dr. Anthony Rao, Clerk, Chestnut Hill, MA
Founder, Behavioral Solutions; Author
William Ryan, Past Chair, Maynard, MA
Superintendent (retired), Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Cheryl Beaudoin, Boston, MA
Kindergarten Teacher, Acton-Boxborough Schools
Paula Bentinck-Smith, Sudbury, MA
Retired Brookline, MA, Educator and Primary School Counselor
Anthony DiBona, Boston, MA
Retired Executive Vice President, Strategic Alliances, PTC
Robert Ferrara, Acton, MA
Senior Director for Strategic Planning, and Alumni Relations, Division of Student Life, MIT
Pamela Gannon, Ph.D., Concord, MA
Board Member, MIT Alumni Association and MIT Association of Independent Living Groups; Director of FSILG Alumni Programs, MIT Division of Student Life; Former Chair, Concord School Committee
Jeffrey Glidden, Boxborough, MA
Retired CFO, PTC
Justin Kliger, Carlisle, MA
Associate, Ropes & Gray, LLP
Xuan Kong, Ph.D., Acton, MA
Senior VP for Research and Intellectual Property, NEUROMetrix Inc.
J. Kevin Nugent, Ph.D., Acton, MA
Founder and Director of the Brazelton Institute, Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital; Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Lecturer in Psychology, Harvard Medical School
Bruce Osterling, Sudbury, MA
Retired COO and CFO of several small, high-tech companies
Vibha Oza, Acton, MA
Principal, Oza Consulting, LLC
Margaret A. Ramsey, Lincoln, MA
Managing Trustee, The Ramsey McCluskey Family Foundation
Lees Stuntz, Acton, MA
Executive Director, Creative Learning Exchange
Umair Zia, Shrewsbury, MA
Director of Distribution Engineering, Eversource Energy
Accessibility Advisors
Terrell Clark
Allison Daigle
Maiya Dos
Valerie Fletcher
Denise Fournier Eng
Chris Hass
Kathy Heydt
Jennifer Hunt
Jennifer Johnston
Ingrid Kanics
Jeffrey Mansfield
Pamela McKillop
Eileen O’Donnell
Katie Prins
Nate Schildbach
Sophie Wadsworth
Brain Building Together Advisory Council
Jessica Dym Bartlett
Cheryl Beaudoin
Mary Beilman
Sunindiya Bhalla
Melissa Bible
Terrell Clark
Allison Daigle
Pamela McKillop
Charles Nelson
J. Kevin Nugent
Anthony Rao
Jeri Robinson
Stephanie Cox Suarez
Math Advisory Council
Tina Bloom
Caitlin Brosnihan
Sara Cordes
Denise Fournier Eng
Akash Gopisetty
Heather Haines
Marlene Kliman
Laurie Link
Natalie Saroufim
Dick Thornton
Dewi Win
Science and Technology Advisory Council
Scott Harris, Chair
Christina Agapakis
Bill Brady
Erika Ebbel Angle
Peter Fearey
Maxwell B. Hall
Lance Hartford
Henry Houh
Katie Joyce
Carleton F. Kilmer
Doug Lawson
Allison Scheff Little
Gareth H. McKinley
Peter Morico
Penny Noyce
Mike Phillips
Anthony Rao
Mitch Resnick
James D. Shields
Janice Vatland
Tom Witkin
Liyu Yang