2025-2026 Board Members

Kevin Linton
Past President

Pronouns: He/Him

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

Chasneika Astacio
President

Pronouns: She/Her

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

Vacent
President-Elect
Vacent
Vice President
Vacent
Treasurer
Vacent
Secretary
Vacent
Alumni Representative
Ramon Gonzalez
State Liaison

Pronouns: He/Him

Sr. Director, College Access Programs
Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC)
444 Green Street, Gardner, MA 01440

Suamy Ventura
Scholarship Chair

Pronouns: She/Her

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

Naomi Brown-Jones
Membership Chair

Pronouns: She/Her

Upward Bound
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