Laura Perille, Executive Director

Laura Perille was hired by the founding Governing Board to launch EdVestors in 2002. Since then, EdVestors has raised and helped investors to direct over $12 million in funds for urban school improvement efforts in Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts. Prior to EdVestors, Laura led Perille Consulting Group, whose clients included private and public schools, foundations, and a variety of nonprofit organizations serving children and families. Previously, she served as Director of Education for Crittenton Hastings House, Policy Analyst for Community Catalyst/Families USA, and Director of Programs for the Greater Boston Food Bank. Laura and her family live in Boston, and her children attend the Boston Public Schools. Laura graduated from Brown University with a B.A. in International Relations.

Janet Anderson, Senior Vice President

Janet Anderson joined EdVestors in 2002, the organization's first year of operation. As Senior Vice President, Janet oversees EdVestors' core functions, including grantmaking, education analysis, strategy and program development, as well as overall fiscal management of the organization. Prior to joining EdVestors, Janet spent twelve years in a variety of education settings, primarily in higher education with a focus on student support programs and student retention. Janet completed her MBA degree in nonprofit and public management at Boston University's School of Management. She holds an M.S. in educational administration from Iowa State University and a B.A. from Syracuse University. Janet also serves on the English Language Learners Task Force of the Boston School Committee.

Sonya Bhabhalia, Development and Communications Coordinator

Sonya Bhabhalia joined EdVestors in August 2010 and coordinates donor outreach programs, gift processing, communications, and events. She brings development experience from a previous role with UMass Medical School's Annual Fund and communications and marketing experience from Boston College University Advancement. Prior to joining EdVestors, she worked in a variety of other fields including textbook publishing at Pearson Education, hotline counseling at Project Bread, freelance writing, and assistant teaching at Phillips Andover. Sonya graduated from Boston College in 2009 with a BA in English.

Amy Luster, Director of Finance and Operations

Amy Luster joined EdVestors in fall of 2010 in the newly created position of Director of Finance and Operations, reporting to the Associate Director. Amy's background has covered several non-profit sectors: healthcare, arts, and education. Prior to joining EdVestors, Amy worked for small organizations as a part-time consultant focused on operations and financial analysis and management. Previously, she worked as a staffing manager at Mainspring Consulting and for four years in the Strategic and Financial Planning department at Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare. Amy graduated from Colorado College with a BA in Art History and received an MBA from Yale School of Management. She lives in Brookline with her family.

Brittney Nichols, Executive and Special Projects Assistant

Brittney joined EdVestors in October 2010 and collaborates with EdVestors staff to provide organizational and administrative support. She assists and coordinates special projects including the annual grant review and selection process, which includes organizing the work of the Education Review Panel, preparing grantee communications, scheduling site visits, and tracking grant funds. Prior to EdVestors, Brittney worked in telecommunications for Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital for five years and as an administrative assistant at Tufts Medical Center. She has also held the role of Marketing and Special Events Intern at Community Servings in Jamaica Plain. Brittney graduated from Emmanuel College in May 2010 with a BA in Communications Management.

Marinell Rousmaniere, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

Marinell Rousmaniere brings 15 years of experience working in youth development and education in both the public and nonprofit sectors to the role of Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at EdVestors, where she previously served as Project Director for the BPS Arts Expansion Initiative. Most recently, as a consultant, she has helped lead cross-sector partnerships to sustain systems that support out-of-school time programming and to increase college completion rates in Boston. She previously served as Executive Director of mytown, inc., a nonprofit focused on connecting Boston teenagers to local history. She was also a senior staff member in Mayor Thomas M. Menino's first-in-the-nation mayoral initiative aimed at increasing the number and quality of after-school activities for youth. A graduate of Connecticut College, Marinell also holds an MBA in public and nonprofit management from Boston University.

Klare Shaw, Senior Advisor for the Arts

Klare Shaw is the Senior Advisor for the Arts at EdVestors, supporting the Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion Initiative. For ten years, Klare was a Senior Advisor/Program Officer for Education, Arts and Culture at the Barr Foundation, responsible for some of the grantmaking in education and a large portion of the arts portfolio. Prior to the Barr Foundation, Klare served as Executive Director of The Boston Globe Foundation and held positions at Bank of New England, Action for Boston Community Development, the Children's Museum/Boston, and the YWCA-Aswalos House. She has also volunteered with The Diversity Initiative, Boston Parent Organizing Network, English for New Bostonians, and the Boston Capacity Tank.

Alison Stevens, Director of Grantmaking

Alison Stevens joined EdVestors as its first full-time Director of Evaluation in July 2007 and currently serves as Director of Grantmaking. In addition to overseeing the grant review and selection process, Alison collaborates with grantees on collecting and reporting outcomes, while also incorporating evaluation into EdVestors' own self-assessment and business planning. Prior to joining EdVestors' staff, Alison served for six years as Executive Director of Tutoring Plus in Cambridge, a community-based tutoring and mentoring organization for low-income children. Previously, Alison was a consultant for McKinsey & Company in Boston and graduated from Dartmouth College with an A.B. of Economics.

Rob Zaccardi, Vice President for Development

Rob Zaccardi joined EdVestors as the Vice President for Development in August 2011. Previously, Rob was the Director of Development for Urban Engagement at Northeastern University. Prior to Northeastern, Rob spent over five years at the political think tank MassINC as Director of Development and Director of Strategic Partnerships. After volunteering to help raise funds for two child welfare organizations in his late 20's, Rob found his calling and decided to become a professional fundraiser in the nonprofit sector. Rob has his master's degree in social work from Boston University and resides on the south shore of Massachusetts, where he can usually be found coaching youth soccer and basketball or running trails with his vast network of running friends.

Katherine McHugh, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, Chair

Wendell Knox, Abt Associates (Retired), Vice Chair

David Simon, Simon Brothers Family Foundation, Treasurer

Steve Koppel, Accenture (Retired), Clerk

Philip Gordon, Gordon Brothers Group (Retired), Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus

Hardin Coleman, Boston University

William Dandridge, Lesley University (Retired)

Michael Douvadjian, UBS, Inc., Co-Founder

Kate Guedj, The Boston Foundation

Michael Marino, Deloitte Consulting

William Schawbel, Schawbel Corporation

Linda Beardsley, Tufts University

Scott Friend, Bain Capital Ventures

Robert Lewis, Jr., The Boston Foundation

Sue Pucker, Pucker Gallery