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