Mission Hill Health Movement Board of Directors

Angel Pizarro
President, 
  Angel is a local Contractor. He serves on many committees including finance, programs, and buildings and chairs the Health Fair Committee. Angel, a longtime Mission Hill resident, is also an active gardener.

James "Jim" Farrow, J.D.
Vice President 
Jim retired from being a public-school history teacher after thirty-two years. . With a J.D. from Suffolk School of Law, Jim is, also, an experienced mediator and negotiator. A longtime resident of Mission Hill, he has been involved in many community activities. He serves as the Manager and Coach of the Boston Breakers Wheelchair Power Soccer Team. 

Barry Twomey, Treasurer
A retired transportation union member, Barry Twomey helped to develop the Mission Hill farmers Markets currently at Brigham Circle (Thursdays) and Roxbury Crossing (Tuesdays and Fridays)..  For over 30 years, he has resided in one of the few Coops on Mission Hill.

Carolina Cole Allen
Clerk
Carolina Cole raised her family on Mission Hill as residents of Mission Main. A licensed registered nurse, she works for the Women, Infants, and Children program at Whitter Street Community Health Center improving maternal and child health in Boston. 

Board Members:
Ceredo Dean​                 Rod Kersey
​Maryam                          ​Eric Rivas
Larry Ronco                  Dianne Williams
​Founding Members in Memoriam

Theresa Parks       Betty Commerford

MHHM Staff:
Mary Ann Nelson
Executive Director ​

Mary Ann Nelson became Executive Director in 2016, after serving on the MHHM Board for 4 years.  A long term Mission Hill resident, she formerly practiced law in the areas of environmental protection, conservation, and real estate. She has been involved with several national and local environmental organizations. She appreciates the support of her Mission Hill friends and neighbors in her recent battle in overcoming colon cancer. Mary Ann says the only Boston news item she remembers from 1977 was the announcement that the MHHM and other MH organizations had an agreement with the local hospitals for them to stay on their side of Huntington Avenue. As MHHM Executive Director, she works For a Healthier Hill.

Dawn Twomey
​Farmers Market Leader

As Farmers Market Leader, Dawn Twomey brings her considerable customer service skills to bear on the challenge of assisting shoppers with the use of City of Boston Farmers Market Coupons and other programs at the Mission Hill Farmers Market for the Season.