About Us > Board of Directors
Renata von Tscharner
Renata von Tscharner of Newton was trained as an architect and urban
designer in Switzerland. Her professional life has focused on planning
and improving public spaces. She has worked on Covent Garden in London,
co-authored several books, and taught at various colleges in the US.
She windsurfs from Community Boating and in-line skates along the river.
(Founder and President, see also
Jay Baldwin
Jay Baldwin of Cambridge started his professional career as a landscape entrepreneur with City Gardens. After selling his company, he joined Keen Partners — now called Wind River Capital — a venture capital firm in Boston. He jogs along the Charles daily. For many years he has served on the board of the Environmental Careers Organization and the New England Wildflower Society. (Chair of Skatepark Fundraising Committee)
Daniel Calano
Daniel Calano of Cambridge is managing partner of Prospectus, a real estate firm based in Harvard Square. Before his career with Prospectus began, Dan was a planner for Massachusetts Coastal Management and also served as chair of the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. He lives near the Parklands and strolls there regularly.
Catherine Donaher
Catherine Donaher of Brookline is the principal of CD&A, a planning and development consulting firm. Previously, she was president of the Trust for City Hall Plaza, where she directed a public-private partnership for redesigning and redeveloping this important urban space. She is on the Board of the Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses and Walk Boston. (Clerk)
Michael Epstein
Michael Epstein of Cambridge is a retired physician who spent his 35-year
career at Harvard Medical School first as a neonatologist and later as
the COO of Children's Hospital and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center. His thrice a week runs along the River take him from his home,
one block off the River, downstream to the BU Bridge or upstream to the
N. Beacon Street Bridge.
Virginia Foote
Virginia Foote has a finance background and was the Controller and Director of Strategic Operations for Hult International Business School, a subsidiary of EF Education. Formerly, she taught at the BU School of Management, and worked in investment banking in New York and Mexico. Living in Cambridge near the parklands, she frequently walks, picnics, bikes, and kayaks with her family and dog along the banks of the Charles.
Catherine Henn
Catherine Henn of Cambridge retired from the Boston Globe in 2002 where she worked as the General Counsel and overseer of the Boston Globe Foundation. As President of the Old South Meeting House Association, she pursues her interest in historic preservation, civic discourse and education. She also serves as an overseer at WGBH and as a director of the John F. Kennedy Library. She is an active gardener and enjoys doing environmental volunteer work with Earth Watch. (Chair of Development Committee)
Mark Kraczkiewicz
Mark Kraczkiewicz of Watertown is a retired economist and strategic planner who worked overseas with United States Agency for International Development. Earlier in his career, as planning director, he helped the Commonwealth develop its first program for managing the resources of the Massachusetts Coast. He enjoys daily walks along the Charles River Parklands near his home. (Treasurer)
Linda Lerner
Linda Lerner of Boston spent several years as vice president of Human Resources for UST Corp and US Trust Bank, and now serves as a consultant in leadership development and human resources management. Linda’s column in the Boston Globe addresses employment issues. She exercises regularly along the Charles River.
Matthew Petrie
Matthew Petrie of Watertown is a Senior Architect with ADD in Cambridge. He has worked on the renovations to the Hasty Puddings Theatre and the MIT Media Lab. He is a former Board Member for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Matthew enjoys walking along the banks of the Charles River with his family and his dog. (Chair of Skatepark Design Committee)
Nancy Schön
Nancy Schön of Newton is probably best known for her “Make
Way for Ducklings” sculpture in the Public Gardens. Nancy, a renowned
public artist, cares deeply for the river and the parklands and works
tirelessly to raise funds for the world-class skatepark.
Karen Schwartzman
Karen Schwartzman is founder and principal of a crisis management public
relations firm based in Boston’s South End. Consulting to businesses
and non profits since 1999, Karen began her career working under the
Dukakis administration, then served as chief spokesperson for BankBoston
(now B of A). Originally from New York, Karen did her homework on the
parklands while a student at BU and MIT—and now walks a multi-mile
loop along the Charles several days a week.
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