PBHA Officers 2007
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PBHA Board of Trustees

PBHA Officers 2007

President: Angelico Razon
The President has "general charge and supervision of the affairs of the Association." Specifically, the President's role is to maintain PBHA's relationship with external groups, such as alumni/ae, the University, funders, community leaders, etc. S/he is the PBHA liaison to the Board of Trustees and often represents PBHA at conferences, fundraising events, etc. The President helps set the agenda for the Board, support the programs, and is responsible for facilitating long-term planning for the Association.

Vice President: Francis Assaf
The Vice President works with the President in long-term planning and external relations. The Vice President is also oriented towards supporting internal operations, particularly as relates to programming, staff relations, and PBHA in-house communication and events.

Secretary: Sussan Lee
The Secretary keeps records, minutes, etc. at Board and Cabinet meetings. S/he also keeps Cabinet members informed about events and meetings, supervises the Web site, and works with the Programming Committee to facilitate program groups and the liaison system.

Treasurer: Ajay Kumar
The Treasurer is the Chief Financial Officer for the Association. S/he is chairs the Budget Committee, which writes the Association Budget, supervising all disbursements, advances, pledges, and other financial transactions. The Treasurer is responsible for the intake, management, and expenditure of Association Funds.

Programming Chairs: Connie Chen & Sabrina Forte
The Programming Chairs oversee and enhance PBHA's programs. Some of the more specific duties include working with program directors to ensure that programs provide responsible, innovative, and effective services to communities and clients. Programming Chairs work extensively with the Program Group Officers, facilitate the screening process for new committees and programs that want to join PBHA, and provide a source of programmatic knowledge and support for all programs. They chair programming committee and oversee the TIP review process and the MSP process.

Student Development Chair: Emily Parrott
The Student Development Chair is responsible for supporting directors and volunteers in their efforts to become better public servants. The SDC's primary responsibilities are the coordination of Cabinet meetings and retreats, the development and logisitics of the spring not for credit course Education for Social Action, and the planning of the Public Service Celebration. However, the SDC should expect to perform other miscellaneous duties relating to student development, such as developing an application for a new service scholarhip on campus or helping to write grants for training. The Student Development Chair serves on PBHA's Board and sits on several internal committees.

Resource Development Officers: Henry Agbo & JessicaKate Ogungbadero
The Resource Development Officers steer the Fundraising Committee of Officers and work proactively together with the President, Vice President, Events Fundraiser, Treasurer, the Outreach Officers, SUP Program Group Officer, Programming Chairs, and other Officers as needed to identify both PBHA and programmatic financial needs and assess methods to build resource development for both term-time and SUP programs. The two Resource Development Chairs will coordinate fundraising efforts among Directors and will work closely with the Director of Development and the Development staff at PBHA to strategize and create a larger fundraising plan for PBHA. They will coordinate the Annual and SUP Appeals, collaborate on PBHA and SUP-wide grantwriting with professional staff, and provide training and support for in-kind fundraising and program-specific fundraising. The Resource Development Chairs will also initiate efforts to fundraise with corporate donors, major individual donors, community businesses, work closely with the Outreach Officers to develop fundraising materials, and act as support to the Events Fundraiser for both on- and off-campus events.

Events Fundraiser: Jennifer Graham
The Events Fundraiser plans and implements major annual events, such as the Open House, Retreats, plant sale, bike auction, etc. S/he is also responsible for other one-time events (e.g., volunteer appreciation events). The Events Fundraiser works closely with the On-Campus Outreach Coordinator, the Secretary, and the Program Resources Officers.

On-Campus Outreach Officer: Vijay Warrior
Off-Campus Outreach Officer: Conrad Zhuang
The Outreach Officers work as a team to support each other in events or projects and together coordinate PBHA-wide outreach efforts including Officers, Directors, and professional staff. The On-Campus Outreach Officer develops and coordinates a consistent campus outreach plan to be utilized for all major PBHA-wide news and events (e.g., fundraisers, Open Houses). The On-Campus Outreach Officer also aims to broaden awareness of PBHA throughout Harvard, serving as a proactive liaison to different relevant student groups, helping recruit volunteers, developing relationships with different departments in the University, establishing relationships with faculty, and working with on-campus publications. The On-Campus Outreach Officer also coordinates the fall and spring Open Houses and works closely with the Off-Campus Outreach Officer, Events Fundraiser, and Resource Development Chairs. The Off-Campus Outreach Officer develops and coordinates a consistent off-campus outreach plan to be used whenever PBHA has relevant events or news that need to be publicized beyond the Harvard community; the off-campus outreach officer also helps recruit volunteers outside of Harvard as needed (i.e., SUP). The Off-Campus Outreach Officer also aims to broaden awareness of PBHA outside of Harvard, establishing contacts with other public service organizations, cultivating off-campus media contacts as part of a concerted strategy, and staying for the summer to publicize SUP and Midsummer Celebration by coordinating site visits program, et al. The Off-Campus Outreach Officer works closely with the On-Campus Outreach Officer, Events Fundraiser, and Resource Development Chairs.

Summer Program Group Officer: Jonathan Tannen
The Summer Program Group Officer chairs the Summer Program Group, which entails communicating information between summer programs and the Officers on issues such as housing, storage, training, reflection, and vehicle management.

Afterschool Program Group Officer: Lydia Lo
The Afterschool Program Group Officer chairs the Afterschool Program Group, which works with all afterschool Program Directors on general issues of trainings, fundraising, curricula, child safety, counselor screening, America Reads, licensing, and other program group-relevant matters.

Mentoring Program Group Officer: Laura Powers
The Mentoring Program Group Officer chairs the Mentoring Program Group, which works with Program Directors on issues such as training, safety procedures, and licensing.

Adult Education Program Group Officer: Frances Tompkins
The Adult Education Program Group Officer chairs the Adult Education Program Group, which works with Program Directors on issues such as training and developing curricula.

Housing Program Group Officer: Mallory Hellman
The Housing Program Group Officer leads the housing programs in a weekly programming meeting, attends Officers meetings, and sits on the Programming Committee. The goal of this position is to unite the housing groups around their common cause, create a forum for best practice sharing, and enhance inter-PBHA collaboration. This year, we brought in advocates to talk about the affordable housing crisis, discussed program evaluation, and how the Housing Program Group Officer group fits into the broader PBHA structure. Last year, we organized affordable housing awareness week on campus (the week before Thanksgiving).

Alumni Relations Coordinator: Jungmin Lee
With the June 2005 successful completion of the Centennial Campaign, PBHA will be transitioning into its next stage of development. The Alumni Relations Coordinator will work closely with the President, Vice President, Executive Director, members of the Board of Trustees, as well as with a small working group of dedicated alumni, to design and launch the PBHA Alumni Association. This officer will also help plan the exciting kickoff of the Alumni Association with the first annual Robert Coles 'Call to Service' event.

Vehicles & Space Coordinator: Jessica Ranucci
The Vehicles and Space Coordinator oversees the van fleet, which includes: running a semesterly meeting in which van usage schedules are worked out with the Directors of each of the programs; creating and maintaining workable van schedules for the entire semester including spring break; ensuring that drivers adhere to those schedules and are respectful of the vehicles usage policies; overseeing van maintenance; ensuring van cleanliness; and resolving any other issues involving the vans. In the summer, the fleet will grow to approximately 30. The Vehicles and Space Coordinator is responsible for arranging the rental, delivery, and disbursement of these vans for the various summer programs. S/he is also responsible for finding parking for the vans and making sure the vans are insured properly. In terms of responsibilities for building spaces, the Vehicles and Space Coordinator is responsible for training Officers and Directors to keep their supplies stored in a structured way in the Program Supply Room. S/he organizes periodic clean-ups and also initiate a project to organize the Program Library in the Shepard Room, so the Programs can better use the resources that are there.

PBHA Staff

Class of 1955 Executive Director: Gene Corbin
Many PBHA policies require that committees receive Executive Director permission or assistance to engage in certain activities (e.g., signing contracts, taking long distance trips). The Executive Director oversees issues of program design, management and long-term planning/support of Board of Trustees and PBHA leadership. He/she supervises the Directors of Programs, supervises servicing of contracts, and coordinates training. He/she assists our programs in relations with communities and funders. The Executive Director is also the point person for questions about vehicles and insurance. He/she works closely with the PBHA programming committee to ensure the quality of our programs.

Deputy Director: Maria Dominguez
The Deputy Director is charged with supporting the programming of the organization. The Deputy Director supervises the four DOP's and works closely with the student Officers to oversee and enhance PBHA resources. He/she serves as the Director of the Stride Rite Community Service Program at Harvard and plays an important role in the supervision of PBHA's America Reads programs. He/she coordinates training for both the term-time and summer programming, and is PBHA's professional staff contact person for human service agencies and community groups in Boston and Cambridge.

Development Director: Susan Collings
The Development Director is responsible for the general management and supervision of PBHA annual fundraising efforts and capital funds drive. He/she assists students in grant-writing, implements the PBHA foundation solicitation policy, and maintains contacts with foundations and funders. He/she works closely with the fundraisers and finance committee. The Development Director reports to the Executive Director.

PBHA Directors of Programs: Robert Bridgeman, David Dance, Kerry McGowan & Kate Johnsen Meunier
The Directors of Programs directly service PBHA programs by acting as program consultants. They ensure that programs are running effectively, responsibly, and safely. They work in conjunction with program directors to plan for the semester, do site visits, and write evaluations of the program. Finally, they provide institutional memory as program directors change each year. They report directly to PBHA's Deputy Director.

Grants, Technology & Alumni Relations Coordinator: Louise Wills

Student Development Coordinator: Ariel Harms

PBHA Vechicles Manager: Steve Griffin
This person is responsible for training new drivers and overseeing maintenance of PBHA vehicles. He/she runs all driver trainings and oversees the certification process in conjunction with the Transportation Coordinator on the PBHA Board. He/she ensures that all vehicles are running safely and services them as necessary.

Finance Administrator: Barbara Cone
Accounting Assistant: Phyllis Fallon
The Finance Adminstrator works with the PBHA Treasurer in handling financial affairs. She maintains records of all committee and department expenditures, cash advances, vouchers, pledges, etc. She supports the Treasurer in providing periodic information to committees, and works with an auditor in a yearly, legally-required audit of our finances. She is our liaison with the University on issues of payroll and with the IRS. The Accounting Assistant is responsible for handling expense vouchers and preparation of checks. They are charged with insuring that all PBHA internal financial information remains confidential with the appropriate program director or the Treasurer.

Building Manager: Robert Kelly
The Building Manager provides programs with well-maintained, efficiently scheduled, and accessible space for PBHA programs as needed.

Department Administrator: Zandra Kambysellis

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees holds the legal and fiduciary responsibility of PBHA. It is elected by the Cabinet and is usually composed of eight students; eight non-students from the faculty, alumni/ae, and human service community; and three representatives of Harvard University. The President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Programming Chairs of the PBHA Officers Committee sit on the board ex officio. The Cabinet also elects three other students who are members of the Officers Committee to the Board. All Student Trustees' tenure lasts for one year. The Assistant Dean for Public Service, the Dean of Students, and the Chair of the FAS Standing Committee on Public Service represent Harvard University and sit ex officio. Their tenure lasts until their office expires. Other non-student Trustees are elected for three-year terms, once renewable. The PBHA Executive Director sits on the Board as a nonvoting member. The Board is the place where all of PBHA's important constituencies - students, the University, alumni/ae, and community members - interact and share viewpoints in developing the organization. It is charged with carrying out long-term planning and management of the organization. Its responsibilities include capital fundraising, staff hiring, deciding major policy issues, and ratifying the organizational budget. Much of the work done on the Board occurs at the subcommittee level. The formally chartered Subcommittees include Executive, Program Development, Development, and Finance; in addition, the Board has the Trusteeship and Nominating Subcommittees. While the Board carries a great deal of responsibility, it is essential to stress that the Board of Trustees is accountable to the Cabinet.