Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors consists of 10 individuals who meet four times annually. Our board is reflective of the community serve. 100% make solicitations on behalf of the Cambridge Community Center in addition to personal annual unrestricted donations.
PRESIDENT
Lindsey Thorne-Bingham
Lindsey is a double Eagle holding both her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Boston College. Lindsey is passionate about building teams and uplifting others. A lifelong resident of the Coast, she has generational ties to the Center and believes that we are better when together in community.
VICE PRESIDENT
TBA
TREASURER
Cindy Silva, Just-a-Start
Cindy Silva is a seasoned accounting and finance professional with over 20 years of experience. She has a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science from Bentley College. Her expertise spans a wide range of areas, including general ledger management, financial statement preparation, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and GAAP accounting. Throughout her career, Cindy has worked with diverse organizations across various industries, including property management, energy, healthcare, and professional services. Cindy has a proven track record of managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and providing valuable financial insights. She is a highly skilled accountant with a strong commitment to accuracy and efficiency.
CLERK
Rashaad "Skeeter" Wharton, Middlesex County Superior Court
Growing up in the Coast community the CCC has always been a place Rashaad cherished for allowing him to attend at a young age, make life long friends and instill the passion of giving back. To Rashaad, being a "Center Kid" means giving back to the future in positive ways.
DIRECTORS
Alexandria N. Berry, Draper Laboratories
Alexandria is a Naval Academy Graduate and currently works as an analyst at Draper Labs and an independent research fellow in Harvard’s Earth and Planetary Science department.
Reverend Lonnie Daniels, Associate Director of Supportive Housing at Pine Street Inn
Reverend Daniels oversees approximately one hundred and eighty units of housing for formerly homeless individuals throughout Boston and greater Boston. He has many years of working with the homeless population, and at risk youth in various settings. He has years of experience working in non- profit organizations and providing training, program development, quality control and staff retention both, in New York and Boston. He is also a member of the Abundant Life Church which has been a longtime supporter of the Center.
Vikas S. Dhar, Dhar Law, LLP
Over his 20 years of practice, Vikas S. Dhar has twice been invited by Boston’s Federal judiciary to serve on Merit Selection Panels to appoint new Federal magistrate judges, served as a Hearing Officer for the Board of Bar Overseers and is a panel member of Senior Partners for Justice. Vikas is committed to making a positive impact on the New England legal community and participates in a variety of legal and business initiatives and is frequently invited to serve as a speaker at seminars and workshops led by the Boston Bar Association, Social Law Library and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Vikas is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and his firm’s pro bono work and socially conscious community engagements have been profiled by Forbes Magazine and the Boston Globe.
Luba Falk Feigenberg
Luba Falk Feigenberg is a researcher, psychologist, and educator whose work is committed to supporting children's social and emotional development. She has extensive experience managing programs, directing research and evaluation teams, and leading organizational change across the nonprofit, education, and public sectors. Luba lives with her family in Cambridge.
Michael Monestime, Morningside Group
Michael Monestime is an accomplished marketer, entrepreneur, urban planner and community-builder. Monestime works to maintain and uplift what makes communities special, leveraging longstanding, intergenerational relationships to create spaces and opportunities for local residents, artists, and entrepreneurs to benefit from the richness of the community. He holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from UMass Boston and is currently on the Senior Leadership team for Morningside Group. He is the former Executive Director of the Central Square Business Improvement District.
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Shawn Proctor, The Agenda for Children
Shawn has dedicated over a decade to serving youth as a Co-Program Director and Lead Teacher with the Department of Human Service Programs and the Cambridge Community Center. Shawn brings a deep knowledge of the challenges young people face in and out of school and is committed to addressing barriers and creating opportunities for learning. Shawn is looking forward to building a stronger network across youth-serving systems in Cambridge while keeping social justice and equity at the center of his work.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board serves as an informal collective of supporters of the Cambridge Community Center who provide guidance to staff and the Board of Directors on a range of topics as needed.
Yvonne L. Gittens, Cambridge Community Center, Inc.
Richard Guidelli, Gilman, Guidelli, & Bellow Co.
Jessica Lander, Lowell Public School District
Toni A. Phillips, Retired
Richard C. Rossi, Retired
Elaine Thorne, Retired
Rev. Virginia Ward, Abundant Life Church
PRESIDENT
Lindsey Thorne-Bingham
Lindsey is a double Eagle holding both her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from Boston College. Lindsey is passionate about building teams and uplifting others. A lifelong resident of the Coast, she has generational ties to the Center and believes that we are better when together in community.
VICE PRESIDENT
TBA
TREASURER
Cindy Silva, Just-a-Start
Cindy Silva is a seasoned accounting and finance professional with over 20 years of experience. She has a Master of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science from Bentley College. Her expertise spans a wide range of areas, including general ledger management, financial statement preparation, financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, and GAAP accounting. Throughout her career, Cindy has worked with diverse organizations across various industries, including property management, energy, healthcare, and professional services. Cindy has a proven track record of managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and providing valuable financial insights. She is a highly skilled accountant with a strong commitment to accuracy and efficiency.
CLERK
Rashaad "Skeeter" Wharton, Middlesex County Superior Court
Growing up in the Coast community the CCC has always been a place Rashaad cherished for allowing him to attend at a young age, make life long friends and instill the passion of giving back. To Rashaad, being a "Center Kid" means giving back to the future in positive ways.
DIRECTORS
Alexandria N. Berry, Draper Laboratories
Alexandria is a Naval Academy Graduate and currently works as an analyst at Draper Labs and an independent research fellow in Harvard’s Earth and Planetary Science department.
Reverend Lonnie Daniels, Associate Director of Supportive Housing at Pine Street Inn
Reverend Daniels oversees approximately one hundred and eighty units of housing for formerly homeless individuals throughout Boston and greater Boston. He has many years of working with the homeless population, and at risk youth in various settings. He has years of experience working in non- profit organizations and providing training, program development, quality control and staff retention both, in New York and Boston. He is also a member of the Abundant Life Church which has been a longtime supporter of the Center.
Vikas S. Dhar, Dhar Law, LLP
Over his 20 years of practice, Vikas S. Dhar has twice been invited by Boston’s Federal judiciary to serve on Merit Selection Panels to appoint new Federal magistrate judges, served as a Hearing Officer for the Board of Bar Overseers and is a panel member of Senior Partners for Justice. Vikas is committed to making a positive impact on the New England legal community and participates in a variety of legal and business initiatives and is frequently invited to serve as a speaker at seminars and workshops led by the Boston Bar Association, Social Law Library and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. Vikas is a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and his firm’s pro bono work and socially conscious community engagements have been profiled by Forbes Magazine and the Boston Globe.
Luba Falk Feigenberg
Luba Falk Feigenberg is a researcher, psychologist, and educator whose work is committed to supporting children's social and emotional development. She has extensive experience managing programs, directing research and evaluation teams, and leading organizational change across the nonprofit, education, and public sectors. Luba lives with her family in Cambridge.
Michael Monestime, Morningside Group
Michael Monestime is an accomplished marketer, entrepreneur, urban planner and community-builder. Monestime works to maintain and uplift what makes communities special, leveraging longstanding, intergenerational relationships to create spaces and opportunities for local residents, artists, and entrepreneurs to benefit from the richness of the community. He holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from UMass Boston and is currently on the Senior Leadership team for Morningside Group. He is the former Executive Director of the Central Square Business Improvement District.
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Shawn Proctor, The Agenda for Children
Shawn has dedicated over a decade to serving youth as a Co-Program Director and Lead Teacher with the Department of Human Service Programs and the Cambridge Community Center. Shawn brings a deep knowledge of the challenges young people face in and out of school and is committed to addressing barriers and creating opportunities for learning. Shawn is looking forward to building a stronger network across youth-serving systems in Cambridge while keeping social justice and equity at the center of his work.
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board serves as an informal collective of supporters of the Cambridge Community Center who provide guidance to staff and the Board of Directors on a range of topics as needed.
Yvonne L. Gittens, Cambridge Community Center, Inc.
Richard Guidelli, Gilman, Guidelli, & Bellow Co.
Jessica Lander, Lowell Public School District
Toni A. Phillips, Retired
Richard C. Rossi, Retired
Elaine Thorne, Retired
Rev. Virginia Ward, Abundant Life Church