Rev. Anne Fowler, Chair

Ellen Fisher, Vice-Chair

Kimberly Haskins, Treasurer

Kate LaPine, Clerk

 

Michelle David

Nancy Gleason

Happy Green

Elizabeth Moroney

Martha Nencioli

Samuel Perkins

Brad Reichard

Lindsey Tucker

Rep. Marty Walz

 

 

 

Melvin Scovell, President

Andy Langowitz, Treasurer

Jan Levinson, Clerk

 

Gail Epstein

Kimberly Haskins

Mark Jones

Cynthia Medeiros

Evan Rauch

Julie Schecter

 

 

 

Andrea Miller is a reproductive rights and women’s health expert with a long history of advocating for the right to choose. For nearly two decades, Miller has served in the leadership of and as a consultant to a host of non-profit, advocacy, and philanthropic organizations. Before relocating to Boston to attend Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, Miller was a principal at Public Interest Media Group (PIMG), a national communications and public affairs firm based in New York City. While there, she was a key player in devising and implementing the successful strategy to gain over-the-counter access to Plan B, the emergency contraceptive pill. She also helped to conceive and launch national campaigns to counter the troubling trend of politics trumping science in the Bush Administration and to educate women about emergency contraception (Back Up Your Birth Control).

 

During her eight-year tenure at PIMG, Miller secured and supervised accounts for Advocates for Youth, the Guttmacher Institute, Ms. Foundation for Women, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Reproductive Health Technologies Project, United Nations Development Fund for Women, and the White House Project, among others. She also served as director of the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation’s Media Resource for Reproductive and Sexual Health. Before joining PIMG, Miller helped to found the Center for Reproductive Rights and served as communications director for its first five years, crafting and implementing public affairs strategies around high-profile Supreme Court cases such as Planned Parenthood v. Casey and federal and state policies affecting women’s health and rights. She started her professional career at the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. Miller has a Master of Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Columbia College, Columbia University. She is a native of Minnesota.

 

Pem joined the staff of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts in Summer 2006. Before joining NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, Pem had been active in various social justice movements, including LGBT, labor, and feminist issues. Pem graduated from Amherst College with majors in European Studies and French. Pem is originally from Philadelphia, PA.

 

Stacie Garnett (Director of Access and Outreach Programs)

Stacie joined the staff of NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts in 2004. She grew up in Atlanta, GA and studied English at Wellesley College. After graduation, Stacie participated in the Jewish Organizing Initiative fellowship program, learning community organizing skills and working on social justice from a Jewish context. Before coming to NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, she worked as a community organizer at Massachusetts Senior Action Council, organizing senior citizens to fight for better health care. She also has an interest in diversity and has facilitated White People Challenging Racism courses at adult education centers around Boston.

 

Heather graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, IL with a major in Public Relations and minors in Marketing, Sociology, and Women's Studies. After college, she completed a year of service through the AmeriCorps Massachusetts Promise Fellowship Program at Health Care For All. As the Child Health Outreach Fellow at Health Care For All, Heather coordinated outreach and enrollment initiatives aimed at uninsured youth and families. She transitioned from her year of service to a full-time position as NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts' Organizer. Heather is originally from Northeast Ohio.

 

Kelly O'Bryan (Political Director)

Prior to joining NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, Kelly worked for a number of political and advocacy organizations including People For the American Way, EMILY's List, and America Coming Together. At America Coming Together, she coordinated major donor fundraising, on-site field programming, and coalition organizing. Most recently, Kelly worked for a consulting firm in Washington, DC where she focused on public relations strategy and media outreach for domestic and international clients. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and a minor in Sociology from the George Washington University, Kelly is originally from Chicago, IL.

 

Abby Thorp (Development Associate / Events Planner)

Abby has been a part of women and family-centered non-profit organizations doing development, human service, and advocacy work. She earned her BA in Political Science and Classics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and earned a Master's Certificate from the McCormack Institute of Policy Studies' Women in Politics and Public Policy Program at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Abby joined NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts in January 2007 as Development Associate responsible for all fundraising events.