"Walking into the Martin Luther King Center, I feel respected...I feel that we are all respected equally...whoever walks in here, no matter what our color, no matter how we are dressed. The staff are professional and supportive."
OUR TEAM
Heather Hole Strout
Executive Director
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Alyson Novick
Director of Development
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Tanya Gonzalez
Education Director
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Linda Ferreira
Administrative Operations Manager
*Fluent in English & Portuguese
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Heather Lynch
Finance Manager
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Gianna Sollitto
Marketing & Events Coordinator
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Judy Hall
Imagination Library Coordinator
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Diane Welch
Preschool Teacher
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Kyra Bunch
Preschool Assistant Teacher
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Joel Costa
Custodian
*Fluent in English & Portuguese
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Derlyanna Costa
Custodian
*Fluent in English & Portuguese
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Nancy Harten
Director of Volunteers & Community Programs
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Ed Crowley
Director of Hunger Services
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Melanie Saunders
Community Programs Coordinator
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Jose Ramos
Hunger Services Assistant
*Fluent in English & Spanish
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Mirasia Cassese, MSW
Hunger Services Program Coordinator
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Valencia Garrett-Friend
Lead Preschool Teacher
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Jeanine Richardson
School Age & Summer Camp Program Coordinator
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Peggy Leary
After School & Summer Camp Teacher
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Keity Lopez
After School Teacher
*Fluent in English & Spanish
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Isabel Woodward
Preschool Assistant Teacher
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Laura Barclay
After School Teacher
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The MLK Community Center is proud to also employ clients seasonally through a collaboration with Citizens Bank. For more information, contact Nancy Harten at