Marina Seevak is the Founding Executive Director of
The Beautiful Stuff Project, an art center whose mission is to increase access to play and the arts through reuse. Marina is also an adjunct faculty in Early Childhood Education at Lesley University and Bunker Hill Community College. Previously, Marina was a public school classroom teacher, reading specialist, and curriculum developer for the Cambridge Massachusetts Public School System.
Julia Mejia is Councilor of the
City of Boston is currently the Chair of the Committee on Education, the Chair of the Committee on Government Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility as well as the Chair of the Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development. Driven by a lifelong pursuit of justice and equity, Councilor Mejia has created countless opportunities for others to step into their power and advocate for positive change as a community organizer. Following the 2019 election AND a historic two-month recount, Julia won her seat by a single vote and is now the first Afro-Latina to sit on the Boston City Council.
Elsa Gomes Bondlow is the Founder & Principal of
Ripple Acts whose mission is to unveil, utilize, and channel resources for the community effectively, by amplifying unheard voices, channels resources and promote giving in strategic and equitable ways through partnerships, networking, training and consultations. She is also CEO & Co-Founder of
Social Equity Access Fund and Vice President of Growth and Partnership Development for
Building Impacts. She is passionate about the potential of philanthropy to work at the world's challenges through an equitable lens, and to empower the unheard voices in our society.
