Staff

Phillips Brooks House (PBH)

Julie Reuben
Faculty Director, Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship
Julie Reuben is a historian interested in the intersection between American thought and culture and educational institutions and practice. Her book, Making of the Modern University (1996), examines the relation between changing conceptions of knowledge...
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Kevin Buckley
Maintenance Building Technician (retired)
Kevin Buckley was born in Boston, but grew up in Cambridge. He graduated from Matignon High School 1973. He took courses in Business Management and Accounting at Bentley College for two years. He worked in high speed manufacturing at Polaroid Corporation...
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Juliet Richardson
Financial Administrator
Juliet is an experienced Financial Administrator and is responsible for managing the finance department for the Phillips Brooks House Association. With a background in nursing, Juliet was employed by the Star Markets Company in their HR department. She...
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Pedro De Abreu
Service to Society Fellow: 2018-2020
Pedro De Abreu is currently a Ph.D. student in Management and Organizations at Duke University and a Research Affiliate at Harvard. He is an alumnus of the Center for Public Service & Engaged Scholarship at Harvard College, where he served as a Service to...
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Tonni Allen
Finance Associate
As Financial Associate, Tonni works to manage the department's finances. She also supports students in the areas of payroll and budgeting.
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Center for Public Interest Careers (CPIC)

Alysha Johnson Williams
Former Director, Pathways to Practice (2021-2023)
Former Public Service Tutor, Quincy House
Alysha Johnson Williams served as the Director of Pathways to Practice programs for the department. In this role, Alysha oversaw several programs including the Mindich Service Fellows, Harvard Clubs Summer Community Service Fellowship Program, Public...
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Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship (MPES)

Flavia C. Peréa
Director, Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship
Flavia is the founding Director of the Mindich Program in Engaged Scholarship, and a Lecturer on Social Studies at Harvard College. As Director she works across the Harvard community to stimulate community-collaborative curricular innovations and develop...
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Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA)

Maria Dominguez Gray
Class of 1955 Executive Director, PBHA
As the PBHA Executive Director, Maria builds and maintains the infrastructure to sustain the organization. By working with the student leaders and members of the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director leads in shaping and carrying out the vision and...
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Kate Johnsen
Deputy Director, PBHA
Kate Johnsen began working with the greater Boston community as an undergraduate at Phillips Brooks House Association in 1998. Upon graduation, Kate received a Stride Rite Post-Graduate Fellowship to open a youth center in Mary Ellen McCormack Housing...
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Louise Wills
Senior Development Coordinator, PBHA
A proud graduate of Wellesley College, Louise went on to earn an A.M. and a Ph.D. in Harvard’s Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. She worked for four years at a small nonprofit promoting conservation and indigenous rights in Latin America...
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Kerry McGowan
Director of Programs, PBHA
While attending Boston College, Kerry McGowan was involved in the PULSE program, a service learning program, volunteering at a placement where he tutored teens at a group home and served on the PULSE council. Kerry joined the Peace Corps after college...
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Nicole Young
Former Director of Programs, PBHA
As a Director of Programs, Nicole supports student leaders running programs in South Boston and the South End, as well as PBHA’s prison education, mentoring, gender, and special needs programming.

Stephen Griffin
Maintenance, Vans Technician (PBHA), Building Support (retired)
Steve Griffin is from Boston and has lived here most of his life. Before coming to PBHA, he worked mainly in and with small engineering companies. He enjoys working with the other staff members in the building and the wonderful student body, a group which...
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Thalia Ramirez
Former Non-Profit Management Fellow, PBHA
Thalia Ramirez supported students and PBHA within the areas of communications, fundraising, and event planning. As a former student, Thalia served as a director for both the Mission Hill After School Program (MHASP) and the Mission Hill Summer Program...
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Nathan Greenberg
Non-Profit Management Fellow, PBHA
Nathan supports students and PBHA within the areas of communications, fundraising, and event planning. Prior to joining PBHA, Nathan worked at Fresh Truck, a food-access nonprofit in Boston. A native of Cambridge, he got his first taste of PBHA in high...
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Matias Ramos
Director of Programs, PBHA
Matias Ramos is a Director of Programs at PBHA, serving the city of Cambridge. He also supports programs dedicated to advocacy and civic engagement. Prior to joining PBHA, Matias worked as a communications coordinator for the Talloires Network at Tufts...
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Laurie Chroney
Director of Programs, PBHA
Laurie supports all of PBHA’s afterschool programming and works closely with the Afterschool Programming Group Officer. She also coaches students working in Boston’s Dorchester and Roxbury neighborhoods.
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Jesse Leavitt
Former Manager of Student Development and Evaluation, PBHA
Former Public Service Tutor, Eliot House
Jesse Leavitt has been a part of the Phillips Brooks House for over a decade. He managed the Trainer Corps for over 60 student and alumni-led workshops each year, and connects students to community and development opportunities through Public Service...
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Public Service Network (PSN)

Varsha Ghosh
Director, Student Engagement and Leadership
Director, First Year Urban Program, Harvard College
Varsha Ghosh serves as Director of Student Engagement and Leadership, as well as the First Year Urban Program (FUP), a pre-orientation program for first year students. She acts as a key advisor over 40 public service programs in areas of risk manageent...
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