Our Team
Our Founders
Embrace Boston Team
EMBRACE BOSTON BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Paul English, Reverend Liz Walker, and Reverend Jeffrey Brown would like to thank the following people for serving as the Board Of Directors for Embrace Boston:
TK Anker
Rev. Jeffrey Brown
Michael Curry
Paul English
Paul Francisco
Kate Guedj
Tito Jackson
Linda Mason
Kevin McGovern
Pat Mitchell
Alison Quirk
Dr. Joan Reede
Rev. Liz Walker
ART COMMITTEE
The Art Committee was responsible for the solicitation and selection of the artists who became finalists for the memorial and the selection process, and continues to provide feedback on the work.
The Committee was co-chaired by Barry Gaither and Karin Goodfellow, and included:
L’Merchie Frazier
Director of Education, Museum of African American History
Ekua Holmes
Boston Art Commission, and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Cher Krause Knight
Public Art Scholar, Professor of Art History, Emerson College
Danielle Legros Georges
Boston Poet Laureate, Professor, Lesley University
Brandon Terry
MLK Scholar, Professor, Harvard University
EMBRACE BOSTON ADVISORS
Paul English, Reverend Liz Walker, and Reverend Jeffrey Brown would like to thank the following people for serving as advisors to Embrace Boston during the project:
Fran Colletti
Executive Director, New England, Facing History and Ourselves
Elizabeth Dobrska
Director of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, Commonwealth
Joyce Ferriabough Bolling
Journalist, Boston Herald
Walter Fluker
MLK Professor of Ethical Leadership, Boston University
Carol Fulp
CEO of The Partnership, Inc
Ed Gaskin
Executive Director, Great Grove Hall Main Streets
Pastor Arthur Gerald
Twelfth Baptist Church
Jody S. Gill, Esq.
Chair, MA Advisory Board, The Trust for Public Land
Reverend Gregory Groover
Charles Street Church
Kate Guedj
Chief Philanthropy Officer, The Boston Foundation
Pastor Ray Hammond
Bethel AME Church
Tito Jackson
CEO, Verdant Medical Inc
Julia Johannsen
Founder, JRJ Leadership Coaching and Consulting
Alan and Harriet Lewis
The Lewis Family Foundation
Joyce Linehan
Independent Director
Kathleen Marsh
Founding Faculty Member, Boston Arts Academy
Kevin M. McGovern
New England Managing Partner, Deloitte
Deval Patrick
Managing Director, Bain Capital
Seth C. Pearson
Cooley LLP
Colette Phillips
CEO, Colette Phillips Communications
Susan Rodgerson
Artists for Humanity
Darryl Settles
President, Catalyst Ventures Development
Bianca Sigh Ward
ACLU, Development Committee
Tanisha Sullivan
President, Boston Branch NAACP
Brandon Terry
MLK Scholar, Professor, Harvard University
Michael Weekes
Providers’ Council
Benaree Wiley
Principal, The Wiley Group
Flash Wiley, Esq.
Paul Yin
Racism In Boston Meetups