Former Office Manager Victoria Connors has moved into the Volunteer Manager role at Circle of Hope! Victoria now oversees our growing volunteer program and serves as the primary point of contact for all of our wonderful volunteers. Reach out to her at victoria@circleofhopeonline.org with any questions about volunteering!

This spring, we bid farewell to our wonderful Special Projects Manager, Kamryn Eller, who moved to Florida. Her time with us was short but her impact was great -- she got our new inventory system up and running, created a robust new volunteer training program, and grew our volunteer family significantly. We miss her but we know she will continue making an enormous impact in her next chapter!

We are pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors!

Karen Marryat is a marketing professional with over 30 years of experience in brand strategy, product development, customer acquisition, community relations and foundation management. Her most recent position was as chief marketing officer of Needham Bank, a thriving community bank serving consumers and businesses throughout Metrowest, Greater Boston and Southern New Hampshire. Karen’s prior volunteer service includes the Menino YMCA in Hyde Park, Charles River Y in Needham, Cambridge Housing Assistance Fund (CHAF), and Pilgrim Hall Museum. She has a BS in business from the University of Rhode Island and an MBA from Simmons College.

Robert DeWitt spent his career in the apartment industry at GID Investment Advisors where he served as its President and CEO for nearly 25 years. He was on the Board of the National Multifamily Housing Council for over 20 years and served as its Chairman for two years; a member of and past Chairman of the Multifamily Gold Council of the Urban Land Institute and served on the Governmental Affairs Committee of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board. Bob has appeared in numerous national and regional publications, CNBC’s Squawk Box and was a contributor to “Multifamily Housing: The Essential Industry Text,” published in 2015. Capping off his 40-year career, he was the sixth inductee into the Multifamily Executive Hall of Fame in 2021.

Locally, Bob served on the vestry and on the Rector Search Committee of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in his hometown of Weston, MA, and on the Board at The Weston Golf Club as Golf Committee Chair. Bob holds an MBA from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College in 1982 and a BA cum laude from Middlebury College in 1978.

Cycling off our Board of Directors this spring are Phil Shapiro and Franchesca Carrington. We extend our deepest gratitude to Phil and Franchesca for their Board service and years of dedication to Circle of Hope!