Leigh Hurd

Co-President

Leigh has lived in Charlestown for 13 years and has been a CMA Board member since December 2005. Leigh grew up in the ‘burbs’ locally in Sharon before settling in the city with her family. She is married to Doug and has 3 children: Braden, a 3rd grader at the International School of Boston, Sienna, a 1st grader at the International School of Boston, and Grayson, born March 2010, who can be found out and about Charlestown at the parks and taking advantage of all the great local gym and music programs. She has her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston College and works as a Portfolio Manager for a local financial services firm. Leigh loves her long summer beach days in Ogunquit, Maine, skiing with her family during the winter, and exercising whenever she can (less and less these days unfortunately)! When not working or attending CMA events, Leigh can be found enjoying all Charlestown has to offer families including travel soccer for her son, local playgrounds, or our great local restaurants!

Rebecca Love

Co-President

Rebecca has lived in Charlestown for the past seven years and has been on the board since January 2010. She currently lives in Charlestown with her husband Jim, and her two children, Colette 2 and Mitchell 6 months old, and their dog Lexi. Rebecca is an Adult Nurse Practitioner who currently works as a full time Professor of nursing at a local College. Rebecca grew up in Michigan, came to Boston for College and has settled in Charlestown to raise her family. In her free time she loves to spend long summer days on the beach, traveling with her family or reading a good book. When not attending or organizing a CMA event, you can find her at one of the many parks in Charlestown with the kids in tow or attending a local political or community event. 

Sarah Newlin

Secretary

Sarah has lived in Charlestown since September 2008 when she relocated from New York City with her husband Nick. Their three children -- son Gilly born two weeks after their move and twins Phoebe and Lucy, born in 2010 -- are all happily Charlestown natives! Sarah has been on the board since January 2010. Prior to becoming a mom, Sarah worked in higher education marketing and product management. She now divides her week between being a stay-at-home mom and a work-at-home mom. She also holds a master's degree in Social Work from New York University. In her spare time, Sarah likes to sail (she and her husband share a sailboat with two other couples) and travel. Sarah loves Charlestown’s neighborhood, yet urban, feel. She's particularly fond of the fact that Charlestown boasts a wonderful mix of families who have lived here for generations and new residents from all over the world. Sarah is often found at one of Charlestown’s many playgrounds or out for a walk with 1, 2 or all 3 of her kids. .

Becky King

Treasurer

Becky King joined the CMA Board as Treasurer in 2010. Becky is originally from Indiana and moved to Boston after college for work and never left. She has been living in Charlestown for 19 years! She and her husband, Dave, have 3 children and 1 dog, Cammie. Their 2 daughters (9 and 8) attend the Park Street School and their 6 year old son is at the Warren Prescott. Becky and her family enjoy their summers and ski season in Waterford, Maine, skiing, reading, traveling and keeping up with the Indiana University basketball team. When not balancing the CMA books you can find Becky and her family at the fields for soccer practices and games, at the Monument getting ice cream with the kids or at the Eden Street playground walking the dog while the kids skate.  

Laura Carroll

Laura has three children and has been living in Charlestown for 27 years. Her older daughter, adopted from Latin America as an infant, is now in college. Her younger daughter was adopted from China as an infant, and is now in high school at Beaver Country Day School. Laura’s son, Boston-born, just completed 6th grade at the Park School which both his sisters attended. Laura was raised in the Midwest, went to college in California, and then moved to Boston, where she attended graduate school and Harvard Law School. Laura is a partner at the law firm of Burns & Levinson in Boston, where she concentrates on intellectual property and business litigation. She serves as legal counsel to CMA, and has been on the CMA board for many years. Laura can regularly be found on her running loop through the Navy Yard, and at Friday night dinners with her kids at the 99 Restaurant. Laura loves living in a family-friendly, urban neighborhood, where everything is in walking distance. Especially now that her kids are older, they all appreciate and enjoy how accessible the city is.  

Kristen Flores

Kristen has lived in Charlestown for nearly seven years. Her 7 year old son, Matt, attends Warren-Prescott School. Kristen is from Newton, MA and her husband, Nelson, is from Southern New Jersey. Kristen works for a finance company in Boston and enjoys sailing, reading and sports. Besides her work with the CMA board, she has also done volunteer work for Respond Inc, and sits on the Charlestown Library Friends Board. Kristen loves the sense of community in Charlestown and the ability to walk down the streets and know her neighbors. She can be found at the library, various community events and at her son’s sporting events around town.

Virginia Melanson Mansfield

Virginia Melanson Mansfield is a lifelong Charlestown resident and joined the CMA board in 2009. Ginny has been married to James Mansfield for 16 years, and has two sons, Evan James Melanson Mansfield (14) and Cole Francis Mansfield (8), who both attend the Warren-Prescott. She grew up on Chappie Street and now raises her family on Cook Street. Ginny is a School Crossing Guard (Boston Police Dept.) and lunch monitor at the Warren-Prescott K-8 School. She has previously worked as an Executive Assistant/Office Manager and an Insurance Broker – Account Manager. Besides her work on the CMA board, Ginny is the Charlestown Community Center Council President, an active member of Warren-Prescott K-8 Site Council, a neighborhood volunteer for the redesign of Hill Street/Cook Street Playground, a Charlestown Woman’s Club Member (2011/2012), a member of St. Francis de Sales Parish Social Club, Co-coordinator of the Charlestown Youth Basketball Program, Coordinator of the bike riding instructional program for children/adults, and previously was head coach in the Charlestown Youth Soccer Program and Parent Coordinator. Ginny enthusiastically supports the Charlestown Working Theater, Charlestown Boys & Girls Club, Charlestown Youth Hockey Program, Charlestown Little League, Charlestown Branch Library, Charlestown Against Drugs, Anthony’s Dream, Special Townies, MGH Youth Care, and Autism Speaks. Ginny loves to spend time with her friends and family and enjoys meeting new families and sharing her vast knowledge of the neighborhood past/present/future! You can find Ginny out walking in the neighborhood or the Navy Yard, at the Doherty Playground, Peter Looney Park, Harvard Mall, Eden Street Park, the Charlestown High School Track/Field, the Clougherty Pool (aka The Bunka), or at the Captain Francis E. Powers Swimming Pool @ the Charlestown Community Center Sports Facility on Medford Street.

Jen Rossi

Jen has lived in Charlestown for nearly five years and has been on the CMA board since November, 2010. She is married to Ben Schenker, an Englishman and they have a boxer, two cats and a two year old daughter, Georgi who attends the Charlestown Nursery School. Jen grew up near Cleveland, Ohio and enjoys traveling and sports. She works for a life science company in strategic marketing and has a PhD in biochemistry; she also teaches courses at the BU metropolitan campus. When she isn’t working or attending CMA events, Jen is up at the Monument or at one of the local playgrounds with her family. She can also be found at Zume’s every morning while on her daily morning walk with her daughter and their dog, Kopper.  

Jane Reitz

Jane Reitz has lived in Charlestown for 7 years and has been a board member since 2008. She is married to Allen and has two children, Charlie, 7 and Emma 3. Jane’s Dad Ken also lives in Charlestown with her family. Her son Charlie attends the Warren Prescott and Emma attends the Good Shepherd. Jane recently gut renovated their home on Elm Street After a successful career in corporate sales, while developing real estate on the side, Jane switched careers to real estate full time. Jane is a realtor for Keller Williams and sells exclusively in Charlestown You can find Jane all around town. In the mornings at Zumes and in the afternoon at Warren Prescott playground. Jane and her husband Allen plan to stay in Charlestown and raise their children here. 

Lynne Soutter

Lynne has lived in Charlestown for 6 years and joined the CMA Board in 2010. Lynne is a lawyer and mother of two young sons.  Both boys attend neighborhood schools and enjoy soccer, swimming, and many other great activities organized right here in Charlestown - by CMA, CHAD, Friends of City Square Park, Friends of the Charlestown Library and others.  Originally from Upstate New York, Dartmouth College brought her to beautiful New England.  After attending graduate programs at Cornell, she and her husband settled here in Boston.  Prior to joining the Board, Lynne practiced securities and business litigation at a law firm in downtown Boston.  She is active in the Charlestown Sprouts community garden and also serves on the Board of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. Lynne is excited to work with the CMA to make this a safe, healthy and fun neighborhood to raise kids!

Deanna Sutton

Deanna Sutton has lived in Charlestown for 9 years and has been a CMA Board member since fall 2011. She and her husband, Ryan, have a 2 ½ year old son, Will, and 2 dogs. Will attends the Good Shepherd School. Deanna grew up in central Massachusetts before settling in Charlestown and graduated from Assumption College. Deanna is now a stay at home mom but formerly worked as an account manager and consultant in the Information and Business Solution industry for over 10 years. When she isn’t helping and attending CMA events, Deanna enjoys running, spending time with her extended family in the area or enjoying the local parks. To Deanna, Charlestown offers the same small town and community feeling that she grew up with but has all the amenities of the city too!

Ann Harrer

Ann Harrer has lived in Charlestown for 5 years and has been a CMA Board member since the fall 2011. She and her husband, Nick, have a 2 ½ year old daughter, Ellie, who attends Bright Horizons at the Schrafft’s Building, and a black cat Maleficent. Her husband, Nick, is originally from Chicago, so please don’t hold it against him when you see him wearing a Cubs hat, Blackhawks jersey or Bears shirt. He’s learned to love the Boston teams just as much. Ann is originally from southern California and began her journey east when she went to school at the University of Illinois. She is a structural and materials engineer who specializes in repair and restoration of historic buildings (Boston is the perfect place!). When she is not participating in CMA events, she loves to travel, bake (but not cook…), and read, especially enjoying suspense novels and historical fiction. On the weekends she and her family can be found exploring all the playgrounds Charlestown has to offer; bouncing from one with swings to another with the best slide, all decided by their 2.5 year old. She loves that whichever playground they end up at, odds are they will see someone we know.

Sue Lacey

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