#  Staff 

 



##  Phillips Brooks House (PBH) 

 



  [### Julie Reuben

 ](/people/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

 ](/people/kevin-buckley) <kbuckley@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/juliet-collins) <julietrichardson@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/pedro-de-abreu) <abreu@fas.harvard.edu>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 &amp; Engaged Scholarship at Harvard College, where he served as a Service to... 

 

 

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   [### S. Darrick Northington

 ](/people/s-darrick-northington) <dnorthington@fas.harvard.edu>Former Department Administrator

 

 

 Darrick Northington is the former Department Administrator at the Phillips Brooks House. 

 

 

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   [### Tonni Allen

 ](/people/tonni-allen) <amallen@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/alysha-johnson) <alyshajohnson@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/flavia-c-per%C3%A9a) <flaviaperea@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/maria-dominguez-gray) <maria@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/kate-johnsen) <kate@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/louise-wills) <louise@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/kerry-mcgowan) <kerry@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/nicole-young) <nicole@pbha.org>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. 

 

 

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   [### Stephen Griffin

 ](/people/stephen-griffin) <griffin.stephen@gmail.com>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

 ](/people/thalia-ramirez) <thalia@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/nathan-greenberg) <ngreenberg@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/matias-ramos) <matias@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/laurie-chroney) <laurie@pbha.org>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

 ](/people/jesse-leavitt) <jleavitt@fas.harvard.edu>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

 ](/people/varsha-ghosh) <vghosh@fas.harvard.edu>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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