2024-2025 Board Members

Kevin Linton
President

Pronouns: He/Him

Director: TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
Salem State University
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970

Bryan Landgren
Past President

Pronouns: He/Him

Program Director, McNair Scholars
Suffolk University
73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02125

Chasneika Astacio
President-Elect

Pronouns: She/Her

Associate Director, McNair Scholars Program
Mentoring & Academic Achievement
Pine Manor Institute for Student Success
50 College Road | Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Jordan Pina
Vice President

Pronouns: He/Him

Assistant Program Manager, High School Educational Services
Seven Hills Behavioral Health
230 Hathaway Boulevard
New Bedford, MA 02740

Abraham Peña
Treasurer

Pronouns: He/Him

Executive Director & PI: Center for First-Generation & Educational Equity
Suffolk University
73 Tremont Street, Boston, MA

Ashley Booker
Secretary

Pronouns: She/Her

TRIO Program Manager, Veterans Upward Bound
Suffolk University
73 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02125

Lisbeth Martinez
Alumni Representative

Pronouns: She/Her

Academic Counselor/Resource Specialist, Gateway to College
Mount Wachusett Community College
444 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440

Naomi Brown Jones
State Liaison

Pronouns: She/Her

Associate Director: Upward Bound
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125

Suamy Ventura
Scholarship Chair

Pronouns: She/Her

Director: Upward Bound & Urban Scholars
UMass Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125

Mai Pham
Membership Chair

Pronouns: She/Her

Talent Search/Project REACH
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125

Tchorzky Eugene
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair

Pronouns: He/They/Li

Upward Bound Academic Resource Counselor
Boston University
2 Silber Way, Room 444
Boston, MA 02215

Franklin Ortiz
External Relations Chair

Pronouns: He/Him

Student Support Services
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
Boston, MA 02125