CLERK

​VICE PRESIDENT

TREASURER

Kate Vasinda - Chandler Street, moved to the South End in 2020. Kate lives with her husband, Joseph, and their adorable golden retriever named Maple. Kate is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Massachusetts and works as a senior internal auditor. She is an active member of the Ellis Wine Club and loves welcoming others to the neighborhood especially through stoop parties.

John Alekna - Tremont Street, grew up in South Boston and has been active in a variety of local business and civic groups over the years. A 1983 graduate of Babson College, he began his current professional career at Merrill Lynch and is currently a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley’s Private Wealth Management division.

Osman Amin - Hingham Institution of Savings, is responsible for growing existing and cultivating new relationships for personal and business customers in the Greater Boston Area. Prior to becoming Branch Manager, Osman began his career at Hingham as a Client Service Representative and then an Assistant Branch Manager. Before joining the Bank in 2016, Osman was employed at Massachusetts Convention Center Authority as an accountant. Osman holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Bentley University.

Hope Blanchette - Mass Design Group, is a member of the Advocacy team at MASS Design Group, a non-profit multidisciplinary architecture firm on Chandler Street in the South End. She is originally from New Hampshire, but has been a Boston resident since 2005. While she has lived in the South End for a few years, she is now a resident in Jamaica Plain. Prior to joining MASS, Hope was a Home and Property Manager for a family in Downtown Crossing and has held various roles in architecture firms around the city. She graduated from Northeastern University in 2011 with a Master of Architecture degree, which gave her a great understanding of how architecture and design can make a powerful impact on the world and our lives. In addition to her interest in design, Hope also loves live music, art, photography, event planning, and interior design.

Susan Cervenak - Appleton Street, moved to the South End in Fall of 2019 from Westborough, MA where she and her husband raised their son.  Susan is the Director of North American Business Development for an Ireland based technology company that specializes in the design of power conversion products.  She enjoys cooking, reading, travel and long walks.

Carol Caporizzo - Appleton Street, moved to the South End 4 years ago from Weston where she and her husband raised her daughter.  In Weston Carol was active in the Women’s Community League Board, including working on yearly scholarship fundraiser.  She has assisted in Ellis outreach projects at the Ellis Memorial School and the McKinley School.  In her spare time Carol enjoys flower arranging. ​

Jessica Chen - Community Music Center of Boston, is the Senior Director of Development and External Relations at the Community Music Center of Boston. She received her M.A. in Child Study and Human Development from Tufts University and previously worked at the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Outside of CMCB, she is actively involved in the contemporary a cappella community, serving as the Executive Producer for the NE Voices Festival and participating on the Board of Directors at the Contemporary A Cappella Society. She is enjoying being a part of the South End community through CMCB.

Kristi Keefe - Boston Center for the Arts

Patricia D. Keenan - Ellis Early Learning, is Vice President of Advancement, Community and Equity at Ellis Early Learning. She joined the Ellis Early Learning team in June, 2020 after 9 years raising funds for Facing History and Ourselves.  She has over 35 years experiencing building annual/ individual giving programs and increasing nonprofit board diversity. Patti and her husband, Matt, live in Sharon and have 3 grown children. She enjoys spending time outdoors, reading and travel.

Trea LaRaia - Appleton Street, has been a Boston resident for over 20 years, lived in several of its neighborhoods, and moved with her family to the South End in 2023. A mother to two school-aged children, she volunteers and supports schools, community centers, and youth sports in the South End, Beacon Hill, and Charlestown neighborhoods. Trea is co-founder and Principal of Joy Street Design, an architectural and interior design firm. Professionally, she works with and supports many local non-profits, and participates in neighborhood civic associations’ processes that serve toeducate, engage, and organize neighborhood residents.

Kevin Mulcahy - St. Charles Street, is a published author on trends in the workplace and an educator. His board experience ranges from small business advisory to supporting the arts (Boston Irish Film Festival) and promoting opportunity and protection for immigrants (Rian Immigrant Center of Boston). He and his wife, Diane relocated from Ireland to the South End in 2006. “Always room for one more at the table” is his guiding philosophy for broadening the membership of ‘the Ellis.’

Steve Morgan and Liz bought a condo in the South End in 2002 where they would spend weekends enjoying city life. In 2019, after living in NH for 42 years, they decided to move permanently to Boston. While in NH Steve served on the board of the NH Symphony Orchestra, and on a couple of local and regional boards which managed the trash and recycling for several towns. After moving to Boston full time he became involved in promoting the city's recycling, the new electricity program (BCCE), and the recently launched composting program. Steve enjoys traveling, particularly to Portland Oregon, to visit their youngest daughter and two granddaughters. He and his wife also enjoy everything Boston has to offer - museums, ballet, symphony, and some of the best restaurants in the world all within walking distance of their South End apartment. Steve is looking forward to working with ESENA to create a stronger link between the city programs and South End residents.

Mary Powers and her husband Andy LaGrega have lived in the South End since 2017 after becoming empty nesters and moving out of the suburbs. They enjoy it immensely and love having the restaurants, theater and daily needs, including the walk to work, within 10 minutes of home. Mary is a principal broker at Atlantic Retail and has been doing commercial leasing in retail for over 30 years. She volunteers regularly and enjoys meeting new people.

Arthur Carver - Lawrence Street, is President and CEO of SRG, Inc., a management and operations company that he started in 2003. SRG now provides exclusive services for a multi-branded company based in North Carolina after years of providing services for more than twenty brands across the athletic and leisure industry. Art came to the Boston area to serve as a Senior Executive for Reebok International in 1990, followed by a west coast journey in 1999 to take on a similar role for the footwear and apparel brand Vans. Art and his wife Lennie, a retired elementary school teacher and librarian, lived in Back Bay and Lake George, NY for many years before moving to the South End in 2016.

Lynne Mooney Teta - Berkeley Street, is a lifelong Bostonian who moved to the South End two years ago.  After serving for over twenty-five years as a public school teacher and administrator, Lynne now enjoys the flexibility of running her own education consulting practice. Excited about getting more engaged in the neighborhood, Lynne also dedicates time to the American Red Cross. She and her husband Tony are the proud parents of two recent college graduates, Amelia and Michael.

Dan Niedzwiecki - Appleton Street, moved to the South End 2 years ago and is loving it. Originally from Northeast Ohio and spent the previous 10 years in Detroit Michigan. Dan lives with his partner, Bobby, regularly browses petfinder for adoptable dogs, and incessantly listens to Taylor Swift. Dan is an organic chemist by training and works remotely as a technical manager in the lubricants industry. He regularly volunteers to be an election worker. He enjoys pie making and yoga.

Danae Bucci has lived in the South End for more than two years but has lived in multiple Boston neighborhoods during her time at Northeastern University. There, she was recruited to the track & field team as a high jumper. Danae grew up in a military family and had the opportunity to live in multiple states and countries. She is now looking to grow roots in Massachusetts. Danae is a general assignment reporter for local ABC affiliate, WCVB. 

Cassie Pyle Veatch has been living in Boston for 5 years and recently settled into South End. Cassie now works in management consulting where she focuses on packaging and chemicals – a far cry from her prior life in the fashion buying world at Neiman Marcus. Home is her happy place with husband (Kyle) and son (Harley). She loves pilates, keeping up with Harley, and never turns down a good dinner or stoop wine night. She’s thrilled to be part of the neighborhood.

Paul Duffy - Clarendon Street, was born and raised in Boston’s South End and has remained a lifelong resident.  He took a role in improving the South End as a real estate developer and subsequently founded O’Ryan, Lopez & Chin, a real estate maintenance company, which he owned and operated from 1986 to 1998.  Paul is a Charter Member of the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association as well as other local organizations.

Bill Gregor - Appleton Street, is a retired general management consultant with over thirty-five years’ experience consulting to financial services firms on five continents.  When not in the South End you can usually find him skiing or sailing.  A former Ellis Chair, he has served the Association in many capacities and is currently chair of the Ellis Wine Group and an Ellis Marshal in Boston’s Pride Parade.

Carol Trust - Chandler Street, has lived in the South End 30 years, about a half mile from where her mother was raised on Columbus Avenue in the early 1900's.' She is the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers, the Massachusetts Chapter, and is a Licensed Independent Social Worker.