Board Members List

Office of the Child Advocate Advisory Board Members Mandated by MGL Chapter 18C

Chair, Gail Garinger
The Child Advocate
Office of the Child Advocate

Dr. JudyAnn Bigby
Secretary
Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Mr. Kevin M. Burke
Secretary
Executive Office of Public Safety & Security

Mr. Paul Reville
Secretary
Executive Office of Education

Mr. Curtis M. Wood
Executive Director
Criminal History Systems Board

Ms. Mary Elizabeth Heffernan
Undersecretary of Criminal Justice
Executive Office of Public Safety & Security

Sherri Killins
Commissioner
Department of Early Education and Care

Mr. Mitchell D. Chester
Commissioner
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Ms. Barbara Leadholm
Commissioner
Department of Mental Health

Ms. Elin M. Howe
Commissioner
Department of Developmental Services

Mr. John Auerbach
Commissioner
Department of Public Health

Mr. Angelo McClain
Commissioner
Department of Children and Families

Ms. Julia Kehoe
Commissioner
Department of Transitional Assistance

Ms. Jane Tewksbury
Commissioner
Department of Youth Services

Ms. Laurie McGrath
Deputy Commissioner
Child Support Enforcement Division Department of Revenue

Mr. David F. Capeless
President
Massachusetts District Attorneys Association

Mr. John J. O'Brien
Commissioner
Department of Probation

Attendees from Department of Probation:
Ms. Patricia Walsh
Deputy Commissioner
Department of Probation

Attny. Nicola Pangonas
Attorney
Department of Probation

Attny. William J. Leahy
Chief Counsel
Committee for Public Counsel Services

Hon. Barbara J. Rouse
Chief Justice
Superior Court

Hon. Michael F. Edgerton
Chief Justice
Juvenile Court

Hon. Paula M. Carey
Chief Justice
Probate and Family Court

Ms. Suzin Bartley
Executive Director
Children’s Trust Fund

3 members yet to be appointed by the Governor