The 25-member Federal Funds Equity and Accountability Review Panel is charged with tracking how federal ARPA funds are spent in communities disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The panel is part of the Executive Office of Administration and Finance but isn't subject to the office’s control. Panel members, listed below, include appointees from across state government and nonprofit organizations representing populations most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panel Members
Appointing Authority | Name | Organization | Title |
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Access & Opportunity | Marcony Almeida-Barros |
Governors Office | Deputy Chief of Access & Opportunity |
Coalition for an Equitable Economy | Tracye Whitfield | Coalition for an Equitable Economy | Executive Director |
State Auditor | Diana DiZoglio | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Auditor of the Commonwealth |
Comptroller | Amy Nable | Comptroller | General Counsel & Asst. Comptroller |
Inspector General | Michael Frieber | Inspector General's Office | Director of Pandemic Funding Oversight |
Supplier Diversity Office | Bill McAvoy | Supplier Diversity Office | Executive Director |
Chief Data Officer | Kris Johnson | Executive Office of Technology Services & Security | Chief Data Officer |
Chief Digital Officer | Erica Seery | Executive Office of Technology Services & Security | Digital Strategist Lead |
Mass Nonprofit Network, Inc. | Shaheer Mustafa | HopeWell | President & CEO |
Mass Nonprofit Network, Inc. | Leemarie Mosca | Rosie's Place | President & CEO |
Commission on the Status of Women | Denella Clark | Boston Arts Academy Foundation | President & CEO |
Common Cause Massachusetts | Geoff Foster | Common Cause Mass. | Executive Director |
Center for Women and Enterprise, Inc | Gwen Hart | Center for Women & Enterprise | Vice President of Policy |
Mass. Association of Community Development Corporations | Emily Haber | Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations | President and CEO |
Commission on the Status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders | Yasmin Padamsee Forbes | Asian American and Pacific Islanders Commission | Executive Director |
Commission on the Status of African Americans | Kerima Lewis | ||
Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities | Vacant | ||
Commission on the Status of Latinos and Latinas | Vacant | ||
North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc. | Raquel Halsey | North American Indian Center of Boston, Inc. | Executive Director |
NAACP New England Area Conference | Bishop Tony Branch | Brockton NAACP Branch | First Vice President |
Mass Budget and Policy Center, Inc. | Jason Wright | Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center | Senior Analyst |
Mass. Association of Regional Planning Agencies | Elizabeth Weyant | Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Deputy Executive Director of Public Affairs & Advocacy |
Mass. Minority Contractors Association, Inc. | Max Charles | Mass. Minority Contractors Association, Inc. | President |
Green Justice Coalition | Cindy Luppi | Clean Water Action | New England Director |
Northeast Clean Energy Council, Inc. | Joe Curtatone | Northeast Clean Energy Council, Inc. | President |