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Welcome to Boston!

Since 1996, 2,545 high school sophomores reflecting the Boston Metropolitan Area have chosen to become Summer Searchers.

We provide young people from Boston, Malden, Chelsea, Cambridge, Everett, and Lynn with year-round 1:1 and group mentoring, transformational experiential learning, and legit CONNECTs for the real world.

Read Our Boston Impact Report

Land Acknowledgement 

Our Boston office resides on the unceded land of the Pawtucket and Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) peoples, past and present. We honor with gratitude the land itself, and the people who have stewarded it throughout the generations.

We recognize this as just one step in acknowledging the history of forced removal of indigenous people from their land and our work toward racial justice.

We ask you to join us in acknowledging the Pawtucket and Massa-adchu-es-et communities, their elders both past and present, and future generations.

Get In Touch

3840 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130

(Phone) 617.524.9911

(Fax) 617.524.9988

boston@summersearch.org

Our People

(Choose a Category above to filter between our Boston Community Staff and the good people on our Board and Alumni Boards.)

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Abdelhak Belatreche

Alumni Board Member

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Johnny Chen

Alumni Board Member

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Madison Crosby

Post Secondary Program Coordinator | Boston

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Deirdre Curry

Board Member

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Jeff Dorigan

Board Member

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Dominique Ellis

High School Program Manager | Boston

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Adriana Espinal

Director of Post-Secondary Program and Alumni Relations | Boston

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Maria Farias

Summer Experiences Manager | Boston

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Tanya Freeman-Wisdom

Board Member

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Adam Gelaw

Co-Chair

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Amelia George

Alumni Board Member

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Ronald Germán

Board Member

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Chris Hoehn-Saric

Board Member

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Ashley Hudson

Program Associate | Boston

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Lariona Jacobs

Post-Secondary Program Manager | Boston

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Samuel Kibirige

Alumni Board Member

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Brian Kinney

Boston Board Chair

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Ruby Kirby

Career Navigator & Internship Manager | Boston

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Christine Komola

Board Member

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Sam Larkan

Senior Donor Relations Manager | Boston

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Ebriel Livingston

Program Associate | Boston

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Kristie Loftus

Deputy Director of Development | Boston

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Becks Loo

Development Coordinator | Boston

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David Lucchino

Board Member

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Libby Magalhaes

Program Operations Manager | Boston

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Beth Maury

Board Member

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Emmie Monsein

Board Member

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Haren Nayagan

Board Member

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Denise Peguero

Co-Chair

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Rachelle Pierre

Alumni Board Member

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Skaina Pierre

Program Associate | Boston

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Leeyan Redwood

School & Community Engagement Manager | Boston

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Adriana Salse

Post-Secondary Program Coordinator | Boston

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Yareni Sanchez

Board Member

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Lupita Sanchez

Alumni Board Member

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Marie Schwartz

Board Member

Lynda Schweitzer Wood
Lynda Schweitzer Wood

Board Member

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Ellen Segal

Board Member

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Gavin Smith

Board Member

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Lily Smith

Career & Internship Coordinator | Boston

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Julia Staron

Program Associate | Boston

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Fredericka (Fredi) Stevenson

Founding Board Chair, Summer Search Boston

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Jordan Summers

High School Program Manager

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Stephanie Tafur

Interim Executive Director | Boston

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Jeff Teschke

Board Member

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Josue Theosmy

Program Associate & Alumni Board Member | Boston

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Joanna Travis

Board Member

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Jacob Urena

Program Associate | Boston

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Sharhea O. Wade

Board Member

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Lauren Woody

Senior Manager of Institutional Partnerships | Boston

Connect With Us

Connect with us in person, on Summer Search CONNECT, and on Instagram to learn about all of the new, exciting projects we’re taking on here at Summer Search.

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Boston | #ThatsWhy

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"This team believe our students deserve the best and the highest quality program, and I witness them deliver that every single day. So for that, I am grateful."

— Hermese, Boston Alumna & Staff

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"You should join Summer Search because there's nothing more powerful than having a group of people believe in you, sometimes, even more than you believe in yourself."

— Nick, National Staff

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"Why summer search? Not only do we have great mentors, great trips, it's all free!"

— Alex Jesus, Boston Alum & National Staff

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"Summer Search saw the potential in me"

— Fernando, Boston Alum

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"ConGRADulations to our High School graduates!! 🎓"

— Trixie, Boston Staff

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" Even though it was a rainy, stormy day, these smiles really lit up the night ✨"

— Adriana, Boston Staff

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"Summer Search taught me authenticity, self-determination, and agency."

— Kati, Boston Alumna

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"Summer Search, is a huge part of my, growing and helped me become the woman that I am today."

— Rachelle, Boston Alumna

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"If you express what you want outta life, Summer Search has your back."

— Diane, Former Boston Staff

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"[Summer Search] gave me the tools, the space, the challenges, the opportunities, the mentorship I needed in my life to help me embrace where I come from and who I am."

— Lupita, Bay Area Alumna and Boston Alumni Board Member

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"The heart of what we do is relationships. And that's the heart of what alumni work is."

— Seth, National Staff

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