# Our Staff ## expand\_more ## Departmental Leadership [### 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... ![Julie Reuben headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/jreuben-website.jpg?itok=XiHzYVhA) [### Travis Lovett ](/people/travis-lovett)Assistant Dean, Civic Engagement and Service Travis Lovett serves as the Assistant Dean of Civic Engagement and Service at Harvard College. Through his work, Travis is responsible for communications, partnership building, and mobilizing key stakeholders to broaden and deepen Harvard’s community... ![Travis Lovett](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/tl_headshot_2022-1024x1536.jpg?itok=CboQTuZd) ## Our Staff [### Abel Ortiz ](/people/abel-ortiz) Building Services Coordinator person [### Abrianna ‘Aby’ Hansell ](/people/abrianna-%E2%80%98aby%E2%80%99-hansell) Non-Profit Management Fellow Abrianna (she/her) is PBHA's first-year Non-Profit Management Support Fellow supporting Abrianna is a 2023 graduate of Barry University with a B.S.B.A. in Management. As an undergraduate, she was a first-generation, low-income student and a two-year Chan... ![Aby Hansell](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/aby_hansell.jpg?itok=vdeXkdXR) [### Bryan Zuluaga ](/people/bryan-zuluaga) Director of Programs, Phillips Brooks House Association As a Director of Programs at PBHA, Bryan supports primarily after school, mentoring and summer programs for middle and high school students across Cambridge, the Recent Immigrant Term-time Enrichment program in Boston (RITE) and the Y2Y Homeless Shelter... ![Bryan Zuluaga](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/bryan.png?itok=MrUF_hyP) [### Caitlin Schmid ](/people/caitlin-schmid) Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship, Mindich Program Caitlin Schmid is the Assistant Director of Engaged Scholarship for the Mindich Program. Caitlin supports curricular and co-curricular opportunities for community-engaged teaching, learning, and student research, and works closely with the Mindich Student... ![Caitlin Schmidt](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/caitlin_shmidt_heeadshot.jpg?itok=OK4Ymo1p) [### Emily Maguire ](/people/emily-maguire) [emily\_maguire@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:emily_maguire@fas.harvard.edu)Director of Pathways to Practice Emily Maguire serves as the Director of the Pathways to Practice program, overseeing summer and winter fellowship programs and supporting post-graduate opportunities in public service. Prior to joining the Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship... ![Emily Maguire](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Emily_Maguire-4.jpg?h=166d6751&itok=mDBZaz6a) [### Flavia C. Peréa ](/people/flavia-c-per%C3%A9a) 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... ![Flavia Perea, Director of the Mindich Program for Engaged Scholarship](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/flavia_perea_director_of_the_mindich_program_for_engaged_scholarship.jpg?itok=N_3KAMHI) [### Juliet Richardson ](/people/juliet-collins) 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... ![Juliet Collins 12.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-04/Juliet%20Collins%2012.jpg?itok=OA18oJzx) [### Kate Johnsen ](/people/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... ![kate.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/kate_0.jpg?itok=cNVulIzU) [### Kathleen Comber ](/people/kathleen-comber) Department Administrator Kathleen is the Department Administrator at Phillips Brooks House of Harvard College. Prior to PBH, Kathleen worked as an Executive Assistant at The Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Ambulatory Services Administrator at Boston Children's... ![Kathleen Comber](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/kathleencomber.jpg?itok=0D0EkPbh) [### Kerry McGowan ](/people/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... ![capture.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/capture_9.jpg?itok=D2EpfQtT) [### Kit Carroll ](/people/kit-carroll) Director of Programs As Director of Programs, Kit supports PBHA's Shelters (Y2Y and Harvard Square Homeless Shelter), as well as legal and advocacy programs. She was a PBHA volunteer herself as a college student, as well as a Summer Director of Programs for a few years... person [### Lauren Crispi ](/people/lauren-crispi)Manager, Student Development and Evaluation As Manager of Student Development and Evaluation, Lauren engages directly with undergraduate students who work across 80+ public service outreach programs across Boston and Cambridge. She oversees a variety of training and reflection opportunities run... ![Lauren Crispi](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-02/lauren_crispi.png?itok=4y7zooYd) [### Laurie Chroney ](/people/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. ![Laurie](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/laurie.jpg?itok=ikwF4UqO) [### Louise Wills ](/people/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... ![louise](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/seniorsendoff700-300x300-c-center.jpg?itok=dkyI53S2) [### Lucy Wickings ](/people/lucy-wickings) Program Support Fellow Lucy (she/her) is PBHA's first Program Support Fellow supporting cross-program administrative initiatives. Lucy coordinates and supports programming and events, program-related communication and student volunteer recruitment, student engagement through... ![Lucy Wickings](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/lucywickings.png?itok=QfQUHs7I) [### Maria Dominguez Gray ](/people/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... ![Maria Dominguez Gray](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/maria_test_1.jpg?itok=OwgpA4p4) [### Michaela Rheault ](/people/michaela-rheault)Financial Team Michaela Rheault (she/her) is the first Finance Assistant supporting Phillips Brooks House in the Finance Department alongside Juliet Collins, Tony Sun, and Tonni Allen. Michaela is a finance professional with an MSF and MBA from UMass Lowell. She has... ![Michaela Rheault](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Michaela%20Rheault.jpg?itok=WXGSeQmd) [### Preach Cepeda ](/people/preach-cepeda) Vehicles and Building Operations Coordinator person [### Samantha Levin ](/people/samantha-levin) [samantha\_levin@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:samantha_levin@fas.harvard.edu)Assistant Director, Nonprofit Pathways Sam Levin serves as the Assistant Director of Nonprofit Pathways at Harvard College’s Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship (CPSES), where she leads a portfolio of public service internship and fellowship programs. With ten years of experience... ![Samantha Levin](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/461159810_1758270878335675_2606949764648972242_n.jpg?h=8fee3bec&itok=mce583_t) [### Thomas Bary ](/people/thomas-bary) [thomas\_bary@fas.harvard.edu](mailto:thomas_bary@fas.harvard.edu)Administrative Coordinator Thomas is the Administrator Coordinator at Phillips Brooks House of Harvard College and supports Julie Reuben and Travis Lovett. Thomas has over 12 years working in higher education in multi-media and senior administration work, and enjoys being creative... person [### Tonni Allen ](/people/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. ![Tonni](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/tonni.jpg?itok=wOGp8gGe) [### Varsha Ghosh ](/people/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... ![Varsha Ghosh](/sites/g/files/omnuum3641/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/servicetosociety/files/varsha.jpg?itok=a0MZExIT)