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:

Board Of Directors

Paul English

Founder, Emeritus

Reverend Liz Walker

Co-Founder, Emerita

Reverend Jeffrey Brown

Co-Founder and Co-Chair

Tito Jackson

Co-Chair

Michael Curry

Vice Chair

Alison Quirk

Pat Mitchell

Clerk

Terence "TK" Ankner

Treasurer

Linda Mason

Paul Francisco

Kate Guedj

Kevin McGovern

Dr. Joan Reede

Dr. Brandon Terry

Janet Tiampo

Andy Youniss

Embrace Boston Leadership

Imari K. Paris Jeffries

President and CEO

Duncan Remage-Healey

Executive Senior Vice President, COO

Yully Cha

Senior Vice President of Research and Policy, Senior Advisor

Ana Maria Medina

 Senior Vice President, CDO

Elizabeth Tiblanc

Vice President, Arts & Culture

Nakeisha Johnson

Vice President, Development

Embrace Boston Team

Jenny Lafleur

Director, Research & Policy

Vahsaun Givans

Director, Advancement and External Affairs

Jessica Estelle Huggins

Director, Activation & Community Engagement

Gregory Ball

Director, Editorial & Creative Strategy

Lynsey Prosper

Executive Manager to the President and CEO

Ester Farah

Senior Program Manager, Everyone250

Kesha DelSignore

Senior Business & Operations Manager

Erika Chen

Senior Program Operations Manager

Melissa Clavijo

Digital Media Manager

Khari Thompson

Policy & Editorial Producer

Melanie Sola

Development Associate

Rob Manning

Myechia Minter-Jordan

Signature Series Host Committee Chairs

The Honorable Charlie Baker and Mrs. Lauren Baker

The Honorable Governor Maura Healey

The Honorable Deval and Mrs. Diane Patrick

The Honorable Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Conan Harris

The Honorable Martin J. Walsh

The Honorable Senator Elizabeth Warren

The Honorable Mayor Michelle Wu

Honorary Host Committee Members

Amy and David Abrams

T.K. Ankner Brenda and Stéphane Bancel

Jeff Bellows

Michael J. Bobbitt

Amy and Joshua Boger

Katie and Paul Buttenwieser

Shelby and Miceal Chamberlain

Renee Chan and Pat Mitchell

Sandy and Paul Edgerley

Audrey and Jim Foster

Betty and Paul Francisco

Barbara and Amos Hostetter

John Hynes

Sandy Lish and David Mackinnon

Manny Lopes

Melissa Macdonnell

Louis D. Maiuri

Linda Mason and Roger H. Brown, Jr.

Jennifer and Marty Meehan

Anmol Mehra

Thomas N. O'Brien

Russell Paulding

M. Lee Pelton

Colette Phillips

Tony and Yadira Richards

Bob RIvers

Klare Shaw

Jerome Smith

Tanisha Sullivan

Charlotte and Herbert Wagner

C.A. Webb

Reverend Mariama White-Hammond and Turahn Dorsey

Andy and Mariann Youniss

Signature Series Host Committee Members

Executive Director, New England, Facing History and Ourselves

Director of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, Commonwealth

MLK Professor of Ethical Leadership, Boston University

Executive Director, Great Grove Hall Main Streets

Chair, MA Advisory Board, The Trust for Public Land

Chief Philanthropy Officer, The Boston Foundation

Founder, JRJ Leadership Coaching and Consulting

Founding Faculty Member, Boston Arts Academy

MLK Scholar, Professor, Harvard University

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:

Director of Education, Museum of African American History

Boston Art Commission, and the Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Public Art Scholar, Professor of Art History, Emerson College

Boston Poet Laureate, Professor, Lesley University

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:

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