Our liaisons may or may not be members of these groups – they are either members of the groups they liaise to or have agreed to serve as a link to that group for the purposes of NRN connection.
Ramin AbrishamianNeedham Diversity Initiative; NUARI; Baha’i
Joanne Allen-WilloughbyMETCO;REAL Coalition; Voices in Unity
Georgina Arrieta-Ruetenik At My Neighbor’s Table; League of Women Voters; Needham Art Association
Tina BurgosNeedham Human Rights Committee
Bill BurkeCatholic Leader; Independent Schools
Lieutenant Belinda CarrollNeedham Police (Alternate)
Tom DentonYouth Mental Health
Don DeVeuveRotary Club of Needham; VFW;Knights of Columbus; Masons
Michael DienerDemocratic Town Committee
Kate FitzpatrickNeedham Town Manager
Massiel GallardoSpanish-Speaking/Latino Community of Needham; Equal Justice Needham
Cynthia GanungQuaker; Interfaith Clergy Organization
Dan GutekanstNeedham Public School Leadership
Paula JacobsonYMCA; Needham Business Alliance; Exchange Club
Liz KaponyaRepublican Town Committee
Katie KingNeedham Assistant Town Manager (Alternate)
Frederica LalondePTC Leaders and Parent Community
Rinaz MalaImmigration Justice Task Force; Immigrant Community
Tim McDonaldNeedham Public Health
Marcus NelsonNeedham Select Board;Black Community of Needham
Rabbi Jay PearlmanNeedham Jewish Community
Jen PintoBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Trauma; Needham Medical Community
Zeenat RasheedMuslim Community of Needham
Jessica ReeseNeedham Housing Tenants Association
Sandy RobinsonNeedham Community Council
Jenn Scheck-KahnSEPAC; Charles River Center; Needham Commission on Disability
Chief John SchlittlerNeedham Police
Reverend Catie ScuderaUnitarian Universalists; Interfaith Clergy Group
Sherri SklaritzLGBTQ+ Community of Needham
LaTanya SteeleNeedham Council on Aging
Kritika StorerAAPI Community ofNeedham
Valine ValbrunMETCO Parents’ Association
Bala VenkatICON; Needham Council for the Arts