BostonGreenAcademy

Founders and Proposed Board of Trustees

This is prepared by the founding group of the proposed BostonGreenAcademy.

Board Member / Professional Credentials(** = Founding Group Member)
Dr. Larry Myatt, Board Chairperson** /
  • Founder and Headmaster, FenwayHigh School (retired)
  • Co-Founder, Center for Collaborative Education
  • Senior Fellow for Leadership and Education Ventures, Northeastern University

Brenda Rodriguez-Andújar /
  • Director of School-Based and Cultural Programs, Hyde Square Task Force
  • Former bilingual education teacher and curriculum developer
  • Former educator, Boston Juvenile Court

Richard A. Johnston /
  • Partner, WilmerHale
  • Member, Board of Advisors, GeorgeWashingtonUniversityCollege of Arts & Sciences
  • President, Focus on Tanzanian Communities
  • President, Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts
  • President, Dennis Conservation Trust

John Belcher /
  • Professional Development Specialist, TERC
  • Co-developer, “African Drums and Ratios Curriculum”, The Algebra Project
  • Co-founder: CrossPulse Consultants; Dougouto Nganya Percussion Ensemble
  • Former elementary and secondary school mathematics teacher
  • Former coach/staff developer for middle and high school mathematics teachers

Molly Schen** /
  • Director of Program Growth and Development, Facing History and Ourselves
  • Former President, Learning Journeys
  • Former Director of New School Development, Big Picture Company
  • Former Director of Learning and Teaching, Auburn, ME School Department

Chris Stokes /
  • Associate Electronics Engineer, Rowland Institute at HarvardUniversity
  • Instructor, Harvard University Freshman Seminar
  • Board Member, The Eyebeam Atelier
  • Founder, Scenario, Inc.

James W. Hunt, III /
  • Chief for Environmental and Energy Services, City of Boston
  • Mayoral Appointee, Mass. Water Resources Authority Board of Directors
  • Trustee, Boston Groundwater Trust
  • Former Assistant Secretary, Mass. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs
  • Board Member: BostonHarbor Association, the MassachusettsOcean Partnership, and the DorchesterYouthAcademy

Barbara Fields /
  • Senior Officer, Boston Public Schools, Office of Equity (retired)
  • Board Member: Black Educators’ Alliance of Massachusetts, Citizens for Public Schools, and the Racial Imbalance Advisory Council of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Former BPS elementary school teacher

Jeffrey Liberty** /
  • Headmaster, ParkwayAcademy of Technology and Health
  • Lead Founder, BostonGreenAcademy
  • Former Senior Program Coordinator, BPS Office of High School Renewal
  • Former Assistant Headmaster, BostonCommunityLeadershipAcademy
  • Former Boston Principal Fellow
  • Former BPS high school teacher (Fenway and Madison Park TVHS)

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