Board of Directors

Anna is a lifelong social justice activist with a career rooted in nonprofit management and civic engagement. She earned a B.A. in History from Yale University and a M.A. in Museology from the University of Washington. She currently works for Harborlight Homes, a nonprofit affordable housing developer. Originally from Seattle, Anna lives in Hamilton with her family. Her passions include backpacking, sports of many kinds, collecting passport stamps, and completely disrupting the status quo.

Olivia is a Wenham resident and current freshman at UMass-Amherst.  She is a member of the Honors College and plans to double major in Math and Public Policy. She has been involved with the HWHRC since its inception in 2020 and served as a Youth Board Member until becoming the Vice Treasurer in 2023. Olivia is excited to be bringing her perspective as a young person, her experiences with political organizing and community service, and her passion for social justice to the HWHRC.

After earning her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at UMass Amherst, Joan decided to settle in Massachusetts and raise her family here. She moved to Wenham with her husband and children in 2015. She is an adjunct faculty member in psychology at two universities and has conducted research on ethnic minority and female patients in psychotherapy. When not carting kids to school and activities, she is baking desserts and sharing them with neighbors. Joan hosted several Bakers Against Racism events in 2020 raising over $2000 for organizations that promote racial equality. 

Innes is a lifelong resident of Hamilton and a current senior at St. John's Prep in Danvers. At school, he leads the St. John's Young Democrats, as well as serving on the Student Advisory Council for the school's office of Multicultural Affairs and Community Development, among a variety of other leadership and academically oriented extracurricular activities. He hopes to bring his passion for human rights and social justice to the board alongside the voice of his peers.

James is a recent graduate of Syracuse University and a proud former resident of Wenham, Massachusetts. He has spent his short career working in municipal government. Most recently, he started work in the Belmont Town Hall as an Administrative Coordinator. He hopes to bring his love of organization and community building to a non-profit whose work inspires him everyday.

Margaret is a recent graduate of Skidmore College with a BA in Psychology. They are passionate about helping and advocating for people on both macro and micro levels. In their short post collegiate career, Margaret has worked in municipal government and is learning the importance of getting involved on a local level. Margaret grew up in Hamilton and is a proud graduate of Hamilton-Wenham Regional High School. Margaret is motivated by their experience growing up in this community as a queer neurodivergent youth and hopes to work with this organization to create the safe spaces that were few and far between for them in their adolescence.

With two decades of experience in healthcare operations and technology, Dana is currently the Chief Operating Officer at FOLX Health, a Telehealth company that serves the LGBTQ+ community. She moved to Wenham with her wife in 2017, returning to her wife’s hometown to raise their family. She is Mommy to two incredible humans, an obsessive researcher, lover of good coffee, neutrals and soft lighting. As a queer person with a family in the HW community, Dana is incredibly grateful to the founding members of the HWHRC and excited to support diversity and inclusion efforts in our town. 

Katie has lived in Hamilton for the past 25 years and raised four children here, while also housing a number of international students. Members of her household have, unfortunately, experienced the differential treatment often experienced by people of color, immigrants, and LGBT+ people, while living in Hamilton-Wenham. Katie also works as an adjustment counselor in public schools and is often distressed by the treatment her LGBT, differently-abled, and students of color have received, but also amazed at their resilience. She's hoping to be a voice for young people like these on the Board.

Jeremy and his family moved to Wenham from Texas in 2006.  His volunteer activities have included work with the Westford Coalition for Non-Violence, Live for Liv Foundation, the City of Fort Worth Domestic Violence Task Force and the Wenham Zoning Board of Appeals.  He enjoys spending time with his family, watching his kids’ sports and activities, and coaching football and track at the regional high school.  In his spare time, Jeremy is a recovering lawyer, a wannabe entrepreneur and owns/operates a youth recreation center.

Yong is a first-generation Korean immigrant living in Hamilton who is passionate about making spaces more welcoming and affirming for everyone, especially LGBTQ+ youth of color. He has been working with youth on North Shore for the last 10+ years and is excited to work with the people in the community to make progress one step at a time.