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CNC Subcommittees

​Subcommittees are an integral part of our work. They are open to staff and volunteers from CNC member organizations and non-member organizations. Read more about CNC governance and decision making practices and policies here. 

​Standing
​Subcommittees

Fundraising and Finance
Provide financial oversight for the CNC. Lead effort to create and execute multi-year fundraising plan. Lead process for creating and approving annual budget, monitoring expenses and regular financial reports. Present quarterly financial reports to steering committee.
  • Members: Sasha Purpura* (Food for Free), Elissa Spelman (Breakthrough Greater Boston), Ben Clark (Enroot)

​Governance and Membership
Lead the coalition on issues related to governance structure, subcommittee structure and process for electing leadership. Facilitate the recruitment of member organizations. Develop plan for member engagement activities and facilitate implementation. 
  • Members: Maritza Grooms* (Cambridge Community Television), Joan Squeri (Union Partnership for a Whole Community), Laurie Rothstein (Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse), Hannah Parra (Cambridge Camping) ​
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Community Benefits & Strategic Thinking
Organize activities that focus on improving the health of the nonprofit sector and advancing systems changes in Cambridge, through building capacity on the organizational level and sector level. 
  • Members: Maria LaPage* (Agassiz Baldwin Community), Kathryn Fenneman (Tutoring Plus), Michael Delia* (East End House), Joan Squeri (Union Partnership for a Whole Community), Sharon Zimmerman (Cambridge Camping),  Ronnie Millar (Rian Immigrant Center) ​
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Supervision:
Provide support and supervision for CNC Managing Director, including providing feedback on first drafts of proposals/materials and steering committee meeting agendas. Manage annual review process.
  • Members for 2020: Michael Delia (East End House), Sharon Zimmerman* (Cambridge Camping)

Issue-based Subcommittees

Convene nonprofit leaders addressing a variety of mission areas to provide support, advice and resources to one another, and identify opportunities for collective action.​​​
Arts and Culture
  • Members: Rachel Roccoberton* (The Dance Complex), Maggie Abdow* (Central Square Theater), Alan Toda- Ambaras (Euerka Ensemble), Ivy Moylan (Brattle Film Foundation), Mary-Catherine Deibel (Cambridge Center for Adult Education), Dan Marshall (Cambridge Community Center for the Arts), Shelley Neill (Multicultural Arts Center), Callie Chapman (Studio@550), Kristen Swartz (Cambridge Arts Council), Susan Fleischmann (Cambridge Community Television), Erin McCarty (Cambridge Arts Center)​
Unhoused Advocacy
  • Members: Michelle Long* (Cambridge Women's Center), Kate Layzer (The Friday Cafe), Cassie Hurd (Material Aid and Advocacy Programs), Alice Killer (Solutions at Work), Eva Martin Blythe (YWCA Cambridge), LeNay Harper (YWCA Cambridge), Tom Hathaway (Outdoor Church), Shayok Chakroborty (GBIO), Lisa Loughlin (Outdoor Church), Benny Wheat (On the Rise), Adam Dyer (First Church Parish), Robin Lutjohann (Faith Lutheran), Ayala Dayan (Housing Justice and Outreach Collective), Jim Stewart (First Church) ​​
Out-of-School-Time (OST) Partnership with Cambridge Public Schools
  • Members: Darrin Korte* (Cambridge Community Center), Kathryn Fenneman (Tutoring Plus), Ben Clark (Enroot) Meg Ramsdell (Cambridge School Volunteers), Steven Nutter (Green Cambridge), Erin Muirhead  (Community Arts Center), (Community Art Center), Christine Del Vecchio (East End House), Laurie Rothstein (Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse) ​
Universal Pre-Kindergarten
  • Members: Michael Delia* (East End House), David Gibbs* (Community Action Agency of Somerville), Mardie Hinkley (Violeta Montessori), Maria LaPage (Agassiz Baldwin Community) ​
An asterisk (*) indicates subcommittee chairs and vice chairs who make up the CNC steering committee. ​