People
The strength of any organization lies in the quality and capacity of its people.
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Staff Directory
Barr’s staff consists of 48 people across nine teams who bring a rich diversity of interests, skills, and experiences to our collective work.
Adrian Jones
Executive Assistant/Manager of Board Operations
Andrea Prado Tuma
Senior Officer, Learning & Evaluation
Anya Rooney
Information Technology Support Engineer
Brit Vasconcellos
she/they
Office Management Specialist
Cassandra Bruny
Program Associate, Sector Effectiveness and Learning & Evaluation
Christi Craig
she/her
Senior Manager, Grants Management & Business Systems
Dave Geary
Controller
Dylan Everett
Program Associate, Education
E. San San Wong
Director of Arts & Creativity
Ellie Winter
she/her
Digital Communications Manager
Emily Sidla
she/her
Climate Program Manager
Erica Nunnally
she/her
Communications Officer
Barr Foundation
Francisco Torres
he/him/el
Program Officer, Arts & Creativity
Jamilah Bradshaw
Program Officer, Arts & Creativity
Jenny Curtin
Director of Education
Jill Valdés Horwood
Director
Boston Waterfront Initiative
Jim Canales
he/him
President & Trustee
Joe Rodriguez
he/him
Grants Management Assistant
John Dello Russo Jr.
he/him/his
Program Associate, Special Initiatives
John Travis
Senior Program Officer, Education
Julie Rosen
she/her
Senior Accountant
Kalila Barnett
she/her
Senior Program Officer, Climate Resilience
Kathryn Wright
she/her
Senior Program Officer, Clean Energy
Kelly Perkins
she/her
Senior Business Solutions Analyst
Kerri Hurley
she/her
Director of Grants Management
Kimberly Haskins
Senior Program Officer, Sector Effectiveness
Leah Bennett
she/her
Program Associate, Education
Lisa Jacobson
she/her
Senior Program Officer, Mobility
Lisette Le
Director, Racial Wealth Equity Initiative
Lynn Harwell
Vice President for Administration
Maia White Tillotson
she/her
Human Resources Coordinator
Manjula Karamcheti
she/her
Program Officer, Education
Mariella Puerto
Director of Climate
Mary Chalifour
she/her
Associate Director of Communications
Maryam Greene
Grants Management Associate
Najah Casimir
they/them
Program Officer, Mobility
Natasha Ushomirsky
Senior Program Officer, Education
Nina Minella
Program Assistant, Climate
Pam Jensen
Vice President, People and Talent
Pouya Shahbodaghi
Enterprise Applications Manager
Roger Nozaki
he/him
Vice President for Strategy and Programs
Rory Neuner
Senior Learning Officer
Stefan Lanfer
he/him
Director of Communications
SueEllen Kroll
Senior Program Officer, Arts & Creativity
Yvonne Belanger
she/her
Director of Learning & Evaluation
Board of Trustees
The Barr Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees who provide strategic direction and fiscal oversight for the Foundation’s affairs, in service of its mission. Since September 2017, the board has grown from three members to nine. It is anticipated that the board will continue to include others to share in the governance of the Foundation.
Pictured from left to right: Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Jim Canales, Mark Edwards, Barbara Hostetter, Amos Hostetter, Sue Tierney, Lee Pelton, Caroline Hostetter Walsh. Not pictured: Tracy Palandjian. — Photo by Marilyn Humphries
Amos B. Hostetter, Jr.
Co-founder
Barbara W. Hostetter
Co-founder and Chair
Caroline Hostetter Walsh
Trustee
Barr Foundation
Jim Canales
he/him
President & Trustee
M. Lee Pelton
CEO & President
The Boston Foundation
Mark Edwards
CEO and Co-founder
Upstream USA
Susan F. Tierney
Senior Advisor
Analysis Group
Tracy Palandjian
CEO and Co-Founder
Social Finance
Vanessa Calderón-Rosado
Chief Executive Officer
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA)
