Anna has developed expertise in community organizing and coalition building, membership development and retention, fundraising and program implementation. She joined the ABHC as its first staff member in 2014. She grew the role to part-time Director in 2018 and transitioned to full-time in 2019. As Director, Anna supports and partners with ABHC team members and neighborhood residents to identify and improve Allston-Brighton’s public health priorities; leads ABHC's communication, operations and finances, and strategic growth aspects; and cultivates and grows a cross-sector collaborative membership that reflects the neighborhood's strengths and opportunities. From 2014-2019, Anna was also the part-time Director of Development and Evaluation for Union Capital Boston, a non-profit community network of rewards, recognition, resources, and relationships.Born and raised in Cambridge MA, Anna earned her BA at the University of Montana, Missoula in 2007. She worked in education in New Orleans before earning her Masters of Public Health from the Colorado School of Public Health in 2012, before returning to Boston in 2013. Anna has received numerous awards during her time leading the Collaborative, including a Community Hero award from Action for Boston Community Development, the Unity and Community Award from The Women's Table, and the Community Partner Recognition Award from the Allston-Brighton Adult Education Coalition.