OUR PURPOSE

The purpose of the Board of Directors is to sustain the mission of our founder through our commitment to service and fostering name recognition and understanding in the community.  We rely on the many talents of our board members to serve, innovate, and collaboration to reach our common goals.

Our values

Communication

We value consistent, positive, and mission-related communication to our fellow board members, potential and existing donors who support us, and the agencies we serve.

Commitment to Service

As leaders in the community we share a commitment to serve, sustain, and grow the Mission of Maria Love through our gifts of time, financial resources, fund-raising, and teamwork.

Wisdom

We value the many talents of our board members to serve, innovate, and collaborate with accountability as outlined in our shared bylaws, strategy, and vision.

beauty

We see the inherent beauty in each other to trust, focus, and empathize with each other to reach our common goals.

Executive director

Nancy B. stevens

Nancy served on the Maria M. Love Convalescent Fund Board for 7 years prior to accepting the Executive Director position. Her advocacy for the Fund and its mission resonates throughout the community. As a board member, Nancy was actively involved in membership recruitment, fundraising, and chaired the Charity Ball. Nancy has lived all over the world, and is very happy to be back serving her home town. Nancy was a teacher at Nardin Academy for many years and is active in many community based organizations.

Advisor

Samantha and Brian Stead-Dorval

TFS Consulting

KATE TODD HUBBELL

Chief Operating Advisor

Samantha and Brian
Stead-Dorval

TFS Consulting

2026 – 2027

board of directors

Sarah Williams

Board President

Terry Anderson

Vice President

JILL METZ

Secretary

Laura Lyons

Treasurer

Christina Arthurs
Jessica Baird
Christie Berardi
Juli Chikaraishi
Susan Ciminelli
Lauren Hall Connors
Allison Drake
Sarah Duddy
Amanda Durkin
Elise Edwards
Jennifer Dulac-Silverman
Brooke Felgemacher
Marcia Found Hawkes
Kate Hibbard

Leigh Hunt Farah
Allanna Kelly-Beaton
Jamie Kelly
Heather Loomis
Amy Mahoney
Melissa Norman
Julie Plata
Danielle Schmidt
Emily Shepherd
Uzma Siddiqui
Catherine Surianello
Kayla Tinen
Danielle Vallas
Karen Walcott

Interested in joining as a Director or Committee Member?

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director emeritae

Dedicated Directors who have served on the Board for six or more years and have chosen to serve as a non-voting Director.

Mary Bacon (Past President)
Amy Bair
Amy Carnevale
Patti Deni
Julie Gicewicz (Past President)
Amy Habib Rittling
Jane Hamilton
Melissa Jerge

Patti Lawley
Angela McLellan-Desai, M.D.
Amy Nagy
Nandita Sharma
Mindy Shine (Past President)
Jennifer Bernacki Smith
Kate Bowen Smith
Julie Szumigala-Farkash, M.D.

Jessica Baird
Amy Bard
Nina Barone
Jennifer Bernacki Smith
Kate Bowen-Smith
Amy Carnevale
Candace Darby
Kristin DiCunzolo
Sarah Duddy
Jennifer Dulac-Silverman
Elise Edwards
Jamie Kelly
Leah Kliment
Jane Hamilton
Kate Hibbard

Beth Holmwood
Molly Hugar
Heather Jermak
Allana Kelly-Beaton
Patti Lawley
Angela McLellan-Desai
Jill Metz
Amy Nagy
Melissa Norman
Julie Plata
Danielle Schmidt
Uzma Siddiqui
Julie Szumigala-Farkash
Karen Walcott
Sarah Williams, Past President