Michael Bacon is the Director of Nutritional Services at the Boston Living Center. He oversees the Meals Program, Nutrition Works Food Pantry (a collaboration with The American Red Cross of Mass. Bay) and also the Volunteer Program. He started work at the BLC in 1996. He has an extensive background in all aspects of food service, from catering, to teaching kitchen skills to developmentally disabled adults. Michael is an enthusiastic gardener and chef who always has room for one more at his dining room table. He joined the Board in 2008.
[no image available] Elizabeth Boveroux is Clerk of The Art Connection. She has been on the Board since 1999.
Prilla Smith Brackett has been working professionally as a painter for 27 years. Her work is in public and private collections, such as the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University Museums, DeCordova Museum, Art in US Embassies Program, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Radcliffe College, Boston Public Library, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, E. F. Hutton, Fidelity Corporation, Honeywell, and Shell Oil in the USA, Japan, and Europe.
Fay Chandler is founder of The Art Connection. She is a painter and sculptor who has been working in Boston since the early 1970s. Through her career, Fay Chandler has had more than 30 solo art exhibitions. Her work appears in collections in the Danforth Museum, the DeCordova Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Chrysler Museum of Art.
Kim L. Clark is a business development consultant, specializing in strategic plan facilitation and training in the sales process. Kim maintains a strong commitment to service and she has lent her support to the volunteer committees of several community organizations. Her interest in art led her to discover The Art Connection. Kim joined the Board in June 2006.
Dr. Mary Coogan was trained in the Jungian tradition at the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California. As a psychotherapist working in the depth tradition, she has over twenty years of consulting experience working with individuals and groups in private, community and institutional practice. Her "Ultima Thule" project is currently used as a clinical tool by creative arts therapists in the treatment of anxiety, depression and grief work. Dr. Coogan holds a Master of Fine Arts from The Instituto Allende in Mexico. She is Chair of the Board of The Art Connection and the Hanover Cultural Council.
Deborah Fraize is a fundraiser and project developer for environmental and social change nonprofits, a novice writer, and an enthusiastic supporter of the arts and The Art Connection. Originally from central Massachusetts and rural Maine, she currently lives in Cambridge. She joined the Board in 2008.
David Greenberg is a health care operations consultant with Balon Process Management, which helps non-profit hospitals deliver services more effectively. His passion is helping people and organizations navigate complex and mission critical environments. He holds a MBA from Boston College and a degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Carleton College. David joined the Board in 2009.
Amanda Hurd is Chair Emeritus, and has been with The Art Connection since its inception in 1995. She has a B.S. in Art History from Columbia University, and she is a retired administrative officer.
Tony Rello manages housing programs for the St. Francis House, New England's largest day shelter. Prior to that, he taught their Moving Ahead Program at the Norfolk County House of Correction, working with inmates transitioning back into the community. A former businessman with interests in international travel, art and design, Tony truly believes in the transformative power of art. He is thrilled to serve on the Board and the Program Committee of the Art Connection.
Robert Savage is the Finance Manager of Buckingham Browne & Nichols School and has over twenty five years experience in private and public accounting. He is a CPA and holds an MBA from Babson College and a BS from Boston State College. Bob joined the finance committee in 2007 and the board in 2009.
Lynn Schweikart is the owner of LKS Creative Counsel in Boston, where she is a marketing communications writer and strategist; brand storyteller; and new product and content development expert. She authors a food blog, Savoring the Seasons, and is interested in cooking, bird watching, watercolors, storytelling, photography, and travel. Lynn joined the Board of the Art Connection in 2005 because she passionately believes that everyone should have access to the transformative power of art.
Ildiko Szabo is Director of Community Life at Youville House Assisted Living Residence in Cambridge. Interest in communities led her from teaching to The Children's Hospital and to Assisted Living Residences. At Youville House, she oversees the smooth transition of new residents into community life and reaches out to the larger community to enrich life within the residence. As a recipient of art through The Art Connection for Youville House, she gained insight into the application process and even more convinced of the need for The Art Connection, she joined the Board in 2009.
Alisa Taylor-Kapoor is the founder of Spice Genie, a spice business for the gift trade based in Boston. Alisa was introduced to the Art Connection as an intern at The Children's Advocacy center, a recipient agency of The Art Connection. She lives in Weston with her husband Al, their two year old son, Axel and newborn son, Ace. She joined the Board in 2004.