Legislative Breakfast at the State House to highlight the strength and value of CFCE programming in Boston and statewide.

The Governing Council​

The Governing Council is the citywide oversight committee for the Boston Family Engagement Network and our state funded Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant. The Governing Council defines the goals and sets the strategic direction of the Network.  Council members are key stakeholders in the early childhood community in Boston and provide direct services to young children, birth to age 8, and their families.  

​The role of each Council member is to educate the community about our work, empower parents with knowledge about how to support their children at home, and manage the work of the Boston Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant by setting strategic goals and monitoring our subcontractors.  

* Our meetings are open and welcome to all individuals invested and passionate about early childhood (birth to 8) in the city of Boston
The Governing Council meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 2:00-4:00 pm, September through June.

Current Governing Council Members

Richard Claytor, Family Nurturing Center
Gloria DeVine, East Boston Social Centers
Cynthia Dye, Boston Public Library - Fields Corner Branch
Marie Enochty, Boston Public Schools - Early Childhood Department
Tara Haughney, Raising a Reader, MA
Kacy Hughes, Boston Children's Museum
Doris Imahiyerobo, Live, Laugh, Learn Child Care
Cheryl Itri, South Boston Neighborhood House
Terry Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Center

Alyssa Lowell, United Way of Massachusetts Bay - DRIVE 
Amy McCarthy, Boston Suffolk County Family Resource Center
Lisa Melara, Parent
Luz Reyes, Child Care Choices of Boston
Meghan Savicke, Parent
Vickey Siggers, Mattapan Family Engagement Network
Eileen Whittle, Boston Public Library - Charlestown Branch
Josette Williams, Countdown to Kindergarten
Claudia Wilson, Boston Public Health Commission - Defending Childhood Initiative