Volunteers from across Belmont are critical to the operation of the FBE. Follow the link below to ‘meet’ our invaluable 2024-25 volunteers, who are making a difference in the Belmont Public Schools.
Board of Directors 2024-2025
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directors whose members serve for two or three year terms. The Superintendent of the Belmont Public Schools and a member of the School Committee assist the Board in a non-voting, ex-officio capacity.
Executive Committee
Co-President
Melissa McKenna
president@fbe-belmont.org
Co-President
Maria Olagunju
copresident@fbe-belmont.org
VP of Fundraising
Sponsorship & Fundraising
Amanda Lubarsky
fundraising@fbe-belmont.org
VP of Programs
Program Committee & Grants
Michael Gao
programs@fbe-belmont.org
Treasurer
Mauro Lance
treasurer@fbe-belmont.org
Co-VP of Marketing
Valerie Krempus
marketing@fbe-belmont.org
Co-VP of Marketing
Open
marketing@fbe-belmont.org
Secretary
Holly Javedan
secretary@fbe-belmont.org
Full Board of Directors
Natasha Bregel
Amy Brown
Michael Gao
Kylia Garver
Kelly Gelfer
Rui Guo
Matias Infante
Holly Javedan
Jerrel Jones
Valerie Krempus
Mauro Lance
Wenhong Liu
Amanda Lubarsky
Melissa McKenna
Maria Olagunju
Carmen Ruiz de Gauna
Deepa Shakya
Jessica Smith
Sara Townsend
Nominating Committee Chair
Jessica Smith
nominating@fbe-belmont.org
Ex Officio
Dr. Jill Geiser
Superintendent of Schools
Meghan Moriarty,
School Committee Representative
Administrator
Lyn Hamer
administrator@fbe-belmont.org
Program Committee 2024-2025
FBE Program Committee members serve as liaisons to the Belmont Public School staff and administrators who apply for grants. Program Committee members are assigned to each school and subject area to review and guide grant applicants through the funding process. Every grant application is reviewed by the entire Program Committee who make funding recommendations to the Board of Directors.
Michael Gao
Vice President, Programs
Hannah E. Fischer
Belmont High School
Anita Liberty
Belmont High School Representative
Erin Rowland
Belmont Middle School
Erin Beattie
Chenery Upper Elementary School
Yang Han
Burbank Elementary School
Zebadiah (Zeb) Kimmel
Butler Elementary School
Jerrel Jones
Wellington Elementary School
Maria Olagunju
Winn Brook Elementary School
Amy Brown
English
Natasha Bregel
Fine Arts
Christy Lawrence
Foreign Language
Anne Pareti
Math
Nichole O’Connell
Science
Angela Chan
Social Studies
Deidre Siegert
Technology
Finance Committee 2024-2025
The FBE Finance Committee assists the Board of Directors in fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities related to financial management, budgeting, reporting, and risk management, and provides recommendations on financial sustainability and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Finance Committee Chair
& FBE Treasurer
Mauro Lance
treasurer@fbe-belmont.org
Finance Committee Members:
Corinne Fond
Ana Hammock
Megan Pickette