Board of Directors 2023-2024
The Foundation is overseen by a Board of Directors whose members serve for 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-Past Presidents
Barbara Bulfoni & Nomita Ganguly
president@fbe-belmont.org
VP of Fundraising
Sponsorship & Fundraising
Sarah Caputo
fundraising@fbe-belmont.org
VP of Programs
Program Committee & Grants
Michael Gao
programs@fbe-belmont.org
Treasurer
Mauro Lance
treasurer@fbe-belmont.org
VP of Marketing
Pending
marketing@fbe-belmont.org
Secretary
Holly Javedan
secretary@fbe-belmont.org
Full Board of Directors
Natasha Bregel
Barbara Bulfoni
Lauren Capitani
Sarah Caputo
Nomita Ganguly
Michael Gao
Rui Guo
Lyn Hamer
Matias Infante
Holly Javedan
Valerie Krempus
Mauro Lance
Wenhong Liu
Amanda Lubarsky
Melissa McKenna
Maria Olagunju
Jessica Smith
Sara Townsend
Nominating Committee Chair
Jessica Smith
nominating@fbe-belmont.org
Ex Officio
Superintendent of Schools
Amy Checkoway,
School Committee Representative
Administrator
Lyn Hamer
administrator@fbe-belmont.org
Program Committee
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
programs@fbe-belmont.org
Christa Bauge
English
Erin Beattie
Chenery Upper Elementary School
Amy Brown
Math
Susan Burgess-Cox
Belmont Middle School
Natasha Bregel
Fine Arts
Angela Chan
Social Studies
Hannah E. Fischer
Belmont High School
Jerrel Jones
Wellington Elementary School
Mauro Lance
Butler Elementary School
Christy Lawrence
Foreign Language
Anita Liberty
Belmont High School Representative
Wenhong Liu
Burbank Elementary School
Nichole O’Connell
Science
Maria Olagunju
Winn Brook Elementary School
Deidre Siegert
Technology