Leadership
David’s speech from Spark 2025 inspires us to continue our work in creating a more connected greater Boston building bridges, finding community, hope and joy. We choose this work with pride and purpose to meet this moment.
David Shapiro, President and CEO
David Shapiro serves as the 14th President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Boston, one of the largest private social service providers in Massachusetts, offering programs to improve community health, build bright futures, end hunger, and advance intergenerational belonging and community. He joined the YMCA on October 17, 2022. Prior to this role, Shapiro was CEO of MENTOR and before that, its Massachusetts Affiliate, Mass Mentoring Partnership, helping to lead the mentoring movement for over 20 years and driving relationship-centered solutions through cross-sector collaboration. He has held leadership positions with the U.S. Golf Association Foundation and the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay and serves on multiple nonprofit boards. Shapiro’s work has been recognized by organizations including the Social Impact Exchange, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and the Barr Foundation. He and his family reside in Boston, where he is a husband, father, mentor, and youth coach.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
- María Fernanda Cantón – Chief People and Culture Officer
- Lauren Reyes – Chief Operating Officer
- Kait Rogers – Chief Financial Officer
- Wendy Zinn – Chief Partnerships & Social Responsibility Officer
- Marion Kelly – Senior Vice President, Center Innovation and Excellence
- Nancy Antunes – Vice President, Finance
- Adeline Campbell – Vice President, Information Services
- Dru Douillette-Belli – Vice President, Operations
- Latoya Jackson – Vice President, Operations
- Seth Lucas – Vice President, Youth Development
- Joanne Nolin – Vice President, Member Experience and Marketing
- Mary O’Leary – Vice President, Development
- Aline Ricketson – Vice President, Youth Development
- Helio Rosa – Vice President, Facilities and Real Estate
- Kathryn Saunders – Vice President, Partnerships & Community Relations
- Linda Stansbury – Vice President, Early Education
- Jeremy Stiles – Vice President, Risk Management
YMCA General Board of Directors
Chair
Dan Brownell
Community Volunteer
Vice Chairs
Elizabeth Burnett
Community Volunteer
Evelyn Kaupp
Community Volunteer
Charlayne Murrell-Smith
Boston Children’s Museum
Nancy Stuart
Community Volunteer
President
David Shapiro
Secretary/Clerk
Kait Rodgers
Treasurer
Jeffrey Carpenter
M&T Bank
Members
Philip Barr
Bright Horizons
Richard Baumert
Millennium Partner
Reverend Willie Bodrick II
Twelfth Baptist Church, Roxbury
Casey Carlson
Deloitte
Elaine Chow
Community Volunteer
Stephen Cormier
TJX
Arielle Dawkins
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Sekou Dilday
Point32 Health
Susan Farina
Community Volunteer
Adam Grossman
Fenway Sports Group
Kevin Hayden
Suffolk County
District Attorney
Neil Haynes
Sun Life
Andre Johnson
Community Volunteer
Ali Kelley
Bridgespan
Donna Kendall
Bentley University
Brenda McAuliffe
Community Volunteer
Gwendolyn McCoy
Diversity@Workplace Consulting
Matt McPherron
MVM Capital
C. Ann Merrifield
Community Volunteer
Tara Murphy
Wellesley College
William M. Parent
BankESB
Trevor Samios
WinnCompanies
Catherine Saunders
Community Volunteer
Doug Smith
Citizens Bank
Ellena Stinson
Boston Medical Center
Candice Stover
Delta Air Lines
Jeremy Suratt
Iron Mountain
Debra Taylor Blair
LINK
Adam Volwiler
Chestnut Partners
Kenneth Willis
Federal Home Loan
Bank of Boston
Adam Winn
Liberty Mutual
Center Board Leadership
YMCA OF GREATER BOSTON OVERNIGHT CAMPS ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE
Wendy Fisher
BURBANK YMCA
Christine Flaherty
CHARLESTOWN YMCA
Catherine Macris (Co-Chair)
Scott Grigelevich (Co-Chair)
CHARLES RIVER YMCA
Lynda Kelly
DORCHESTER YMCA
Becky Barstein
EAST BOSTON YMCA
James Buckley
HUNTINGTON YMCA
Chelsea Lauder
THOMAS M. MENINO YMCA
Christina Cole
NORTH SUBURBAN YMCA
Averil Kane (Co-Chair)
Lisa DeMauro (Co-Chair)
OAK SQUARE YMCA
Lynnelle Pittet
Mary Rush
WALTHAM YMCA
George Baker
WANG YMCA OF CHINATOWN
Dr. John Leung
Young Professionals
John Barry (Co-Chair)
Allison Parent (Co-Chair)
