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Deborah Brooks and her family have lived in Brookline for 31 years. A long-time Town Meeting Member she served on many local boards including the Brookline Music School, and is a past president of the Heath School PTO. Deborah was Executive Director of the Brookline Education Foundation for ten years.

Lloyd C. Dahmen is a managing member of Alphametrics Capital Fund, a mathematically guided commodities investment fund, and serves on the boards of the Brookline Music School and Rogerson Communities.

Hsiu-Lan Chang is the owner of FastFrame, a Brookline small business, since 2004. She is a Member of the Board of Overseers of the Brookline High School 21st Century Fund, Senior Vice President of the Brookline Chamber of Commerce, Board Member of the Jennifer Lynch Fund Committee, a Member of the Rotary Club of Brookline and Past President of the Driscoll School Extended Day Program. During 2007, she was active in the Brookline Teen Center Initiative, working on fundraising for the 1st Annual Brookline Community Basketball Tournament.

 John Gallagher (Treasurer), who grew up in Brookline, is co-founder of a telecommunications technology business, a mentor with Tenacity, a tennis and academic support program for inner-city youth, and a long-time board member, and former President of the Longwood Cricket Club.

 Judith Kidd is an Associate Dean of Harvard College for Student Life and Activities, serves on the boards of Project HEALTH and Phillips Brooks House Association among other organizations. She is also the former Director of Donor Relations for The Boston Foundation.

 Dick Klein is a retired President of the Retail Division of Stride Rite Corporation and retired Chairman of the Stride Rite Day Care Center. He is a consultant and an emeritus member of the Board of the Executive Service Corps of New England, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, and a consultant and member of the executive committee of SCORE.

 Susan Manaras has been a social worker with the Brookline Public Schools Early Education Program since 1987. Susan is chair of the Special Education Team, and is a member of the multidisciplinary team for ongoing program development in response to the needs of the school and general community.

Michael Maynard spent the first fifteen years of his career in film production, advertising and entertainment (Warner Communications). He has been self-employed as a real estate developer and investor since 1986. Michael has been a Town Meeting Member since 1997, served on the Board of the Park School for eight years including four years as Board Chair. He is currently Vice Chair of the Board of the Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation and involved in fundraising for a number of educational institutions.

Pat Meaney held a number of executive positions over a 23-year career with the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in New England. Prior to that, she was assistant director and researcher in the Center for Careers at Wellesley College. A former Town Meeting Member Pat is currently an active participant in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement.

 Tom Mendelsohn (Chair) is co-owner and Principal of Mendelsohn, Gittleman & Associates management consulting services, a founding board member of the Brookline Extended Day Advisory Counsel, and serves on the board of Pierce School Extended Day Program.

 Jim Notman was a banker with Bank of Boston, and is currently an independent financial consultant. He is a past member of the Brookline Education Foundation, and a member of Longwood Cricket Club, The Country Club, and the Church of the Redeemer.

 Emily Novick was a partner in the law firm of Kehoe, Doyle, Playter & Novick for many years and is now is practicing attorney in Brookline. She is a Town Meeting Member, and has been a co-chair of the Pierce School Council, vice-president of the Pierce School Extended Day and a co-chair of the Pierce School METCO Partnership Committee.

 Lynn Osborn is an architect, and Principle of West Hill Architects. She has served as PTO President at Runkle School and Brookline High School. Lynn is a member of both the Board of Overseers of the Brookline Education Foundation and the North Bennet Street School.

 Robert Sperber was Superintendent of Brookline Public Schools from 1964 until 1982. He implemented many new programs, including Facing History and Ourselves, and the Brookline Early Education Program.

Anne Turner (Clerk) is a product management and strategy professional in the financial services industry. She is a founding board member and co-President of the Brookline Extended Day Advisory Counsel, Vice President of the board of Lawrence Extended Day Program, and active in the Friends of Lawrence Park.

Rosamond B. Vaule serves on the boards of Brookline Bancorp, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and Old South Meeting House, and she has written a book on early 20th century American photography.

Cheryl Whitfield is a longtime resident of Brookline who has served on the boards of the Pierce School Extended Day Program and the Brookline Arts Center. She has worked as a HR professional for many years in both profit and not-for organizations. Cheryl is currently the Director of HR Programs and Employee Relations at Northeastern University.

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