Staff

Senior Leadership

  • Kimberly R. Lyle

    Chief Executive Officer

    Executive Leadership

  • Paola Pelletier-Ozuna

    Chief of Staff

    Chief of Staff

  • Samariah Batts-Speller

    Director of People and Culture

    People and Culture

  • David Chen

    Director of Workforce Development

    Economic Opportunity

  • Reginauld Williams

    Director of Small Business

    Economic Opportunity

  • K. Beth O’Donnell

    Director of Real Estate

    Real Estate

  • David Simmons, CPA

    Director of Finance & Administration

    Finance and Administration

  • Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell

    Director of Resident & Community Engagement

    Community Engagement

Kimberly R. Lyle

Chief Executive Officer

Kimberly R. Lyle is the Chief Executive Officer at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation. Prior to her work in community development, Kimberly worked in financial services, tech, and higher education.

Kimberly holds a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Rutgers University. She serves on the board of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC), and as Vice President of the Board at the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast (CFNE). 

Kimberly is a proud native of the Roxbury neighborhood in Boston, where she currently resides. She is an amateur gardener, a mentor to college-bound teens and young professionals, and she is active in her community.

Paola Pelletier-Ozuna

Chief of Staff

Paola Pelletier-Ozuna is the Chief of Staff at Dorchester Bay EDC. She serves as a thought partner for executive leadership, overseeing the organization’s strategic planning, communications strategy, organizational impact, and systems development. She heads our Resource Development team which houses our fundraising, communications, and data and evaluations teams.

Paola is a proud Dominican-American and Bostonian. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she earned a degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Latin American Studies. Upon graduation, Paola pursued her passion for social justice and became a labor union organizer with UNITE HERE Local 26, where she represented 400 hotel and food service workers in the city of Boston. She then went on to work as a paralegal at the Civil Rights Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where she coordinated intake to help identify potential civil rights violations. Paola also brings ample experience in project management and development from her experience at nonprofits such as Be The Change, Inc., and Artists For Humanity.

Prior to arriving at Dorchester Bay EDC, Paola worked as Program Director at Enroot, where she led the program development and strategic initiatives for immigrant high school youth in Cambridge. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University where she was awarded Neighborhood Fellow and the City of Boston’s New Urban Mechanics Summer Fellowship. Her primary areas of focus were urban planning, economic development, racial equity, and public policy analysis.

She lives in Jamaica Plain with her husband and two cats and is currently working towards her Yoga Teacher certification.

Samariah Batts-Speller

Director of People and Culture

At Dorchester Bay EDC, Samariah works to define and cultivate an organizational culture that is collaborative, inclusive, empowering, and culturally sensitive, while administering all human resources functions. Prior to this role, Samariah worked in many HR leadership roles with a focus in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Samariah’s career in human resources began in 2011 with Upham’s Community Care (previously Upham’s Community Health Center). Previously, she was the HR Director for the Department of Transitional Assistance where she supported a staff of over 1,600 employees. She also served as the Employee Relations Specialist for the Massachusetts Teachers Association. Samariah is currently enrolled in the MBA HR Management accelerated program with Fitchburg State University and is expected to graduate in 2024.

David Chen

Director of Workforce Development

David leads the workforce development efforts at Dorchester Bay and aspire to empower residents to build prosperous careers.

Prior to Dorchester Bay, David was the Program Manager for the Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. After earning his Master of Education from Merrimack College, David is inspired to bridge the gap between stakeholders and community members. Some of David’s professional accomplishments include creating the A-Card at a previous organization that bridge the digital divide for limited-English speakers and organizing career fairs for targeted communities.

In David’s spare time, he enjoys training in Muay Thai and boxing. He believes that training in martial arts inspire him to be the best version of himself and is always a humble student everywhere he goes.

Reginauld Williams

Director of Small Business

Reginauld “Reggie” Williams is a strategic communications executive and management consultant working at the intersection of civic design, content production, and public policy. Most recently, Reggie served as the communications director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a leading think tank advancing racial and economic justice through equitable policy solutions. Prior to joining MassBudget, Reggie held roles on the Innovation and Government & Regulatory Affairs teams at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) where he honed his practice as a human-centered design strategist.

Before his time at Blue Cross, Reggie served as the development director at the Transformative Culture Project after attending Morehouse College where he studied foreign policy and ethical leadership. As a small business advisor, Reggie trained entrepreneurs to develop go-to-market strategies with the Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative during their national program expansion. He is a faculty member at Tufts University’s Derby Entrepreneurship Center where he teaches creative entrepreneurship and innovation. Reggie is a dedicated advocate for arts and culture, having campaigned for arts education funding as a member of MassCreative’s Leadership Council and as the board chairman for the Boston Arts and Music Soul (BAMS) Festival. Reggie is a Neighborhood Fellow at Tufts University pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy, and serves on the President’s Council for the Dimock Center.

K. Beth O’Donnell

Director of Real Estate

Beth leads the Real Estate team with extensive experience in the real estate industry in both private and nonprofit. Beth joined us from Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation while also serving on the Board of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, and chaired the Real Estate Committee for 1.5 years.

Beth is a proud resident of Jamaica Plain.

David Simmons, CPA

Director of Finance & Administration

David brings nearly 40 years of professional experience to Dorchester Bay. David started in public accounting, spent 12 years in a healthcare system setting, and then another 12 years working in the behavioral health and human services industry. David serviced Real Estate Management and Development companies while in public accounting and has worked with nearly every source of revenue from State or Federal Funding, to Private Grants or Contributions. In addition, David has extensive experience with Accounting, Payroll, and Human Resources platforms.

Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell

Director of Resident & Community Engagement

Bio coming soon

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    Loan & Outreach Officer

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    Real Estate Project Manager

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    Climate Justice Community Organizer

    Fairmount Indigo

  • Brenda Bobadilla

    Associate Director of Small Business

    Economic Opportunity

  • Camila Kitadai

    Data and Evaluation Manager

    Resource & Development

  • Felicia Richard

    Climate Justice Community Organizer

    Fairmount Indigo

  • Kendra Beaver

    Climate Justice Coordinator

    Fairmount Indigo

  • Kimberly R. Lyle

    Chief Executive Officer

    Executive Leadership

  • Paola Pelletier-Ozuna

    Chief of Staff

    Chief of Staff

  • Samariah Batts-Speller

    Director of People and Culture

    People and Culture

  • Shira Burns

    Communications Manager

    Resource & Development

  • Susan Chu

    Senior Project Manager

    Real Estate

  • Tim Caplice

    Associate Director of Asset Management

    Real Estate

  • Margaret Doherty-Lopez

    Grants Manager

    Resource and Development

  • Mona Fuller Childs

    Accountant

    Finance and Administration

  • Edwidge LaFleur

    Business Assistance Officer

    Economic Opportunity

  • Linda Mello

    Reentry Case Manager

    Economic Opportunity

  • David Chen

    Director of Workforce Development

    Economic Opportunity

  • Reginauld Williams

    Director of Small Business

    Economic Opportunity

  • K. Beth O’Donnell

    Director of Real Estate

    Real Estate

  • Helena Pimentel

    Executive Assistant / Facilities Manager

    Finance and Administration

  • Angie Peguero

    Program Manager

    Community Engagement

  • Dychell Reeves

    Health Equity Liaison

    Community Engagement

  • Joseph Regan

    Donor Relations Manager

    Resource & Development

  • William “Bill” Riordan

    Associate Director of Accounting

    Finance and Administration

  • Karen “Cookie” Sheers

    Resident Services Coordinator

    Community Engagement

  • David Simmons, CPA

    Director of Finance & Administration

    Finance and Administration

  • Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell

    Director of Resident & Community Engagement

    Community Engagement

Gerardo Bacchus

Loan & Outreach Officer

Bio coming soon.

Alex Bob

Real Estate Project Manager

Alex is a Project Manager on the Real Estate team. He manages the Columbia Crossing project in Upham’s Corner and supports other real estate projects and initiatives.

Before Dorchester Bay, Alex worked at the Somerville Community Corporation where he managed the “100 Homes” scattered site affordable housing program that acquired and converted existing multifamily housing to deed-restricted affordable homes. He has also previously worked at the City of Somerville’s Housing Division developing new anti-displacement and affordable housing production policies.

Andrealis Martinez

Climate Justice Community Organizer

Andrealis Martinez Padilla is one of the two Climate Justice Community Organizers for the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative. She’s originally from Puerto Rico, and her first language is Spanish. Andrealis traveled all the way to Springfield, Massachusetts to get her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Bay Path University! After working, studying, understanding, and connecting with the earth, she understood the importance of taking care of what provides us with basic human needs. She enjoys volunteering at OASIS on Ballou Urban Community Farm right in Dorchester, MA. Andrealis has been part of the FICC team for 2 months now, and she has enjoyed empowering the community to learn and understand the importance of climate change, and connecting and networking with members interested in being part of the change. She is loving her new role at FICC since it’s been an amazing learning experience.

Brenda Bobadilla

Associate Director of Small Business

Bio coming soon.

Camila Kitadai

Data and Evaluation Manager

Before coming into her current role as the Data & Evaluation Manager, Camila worked in the Economic Opportunity Department at DBEDC as an intern. For about one year and four months, she provided service assistance and elaborated a data system for the team.

Previous to her collaboration at DBEDC, she worked at Cambridge College as a consultant for the Institutional Planning and Effectiveness Department and served as Program Manager for their Small Business Development Certificate. She is an observant and analytical thinker and trusts that fair opportunities, equity, and inclusion can change lives and make the world a better place.

In her spare time, Camila enjoys new experiences, trying unique food and flavors, suspense, sci-fi, and thrillers movies. She has a curious mind that loves discovering mind-blowing facts and good stories.

Felicia Richard

Climate Justice Community Organizer

Felicia is a Climate Justice Community Organizer, engaging with the community on the dangers of climate change and how it affects our community and our health, and also giving residents real, tangible things that can be done to advocate for change. Felicia was born and raised in Boston, MA in the Dorchester neighborhood. In her free time, Felicia enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading and cooking.

“Getting involved with community advocacy comes very naturally for me; My parents have always been involved with community advocacy, so I have learned by example. I have been a volunteer for over 20 years with the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA), advocating for affordable homeownership in the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts.” – Felicia Richard

Kendra Beaver

Climate Justice Coordinator

Kendra Beaver is the Climate Justice Coordinator for the Fairmount Indigo CDC Collaborative (FICC), an umbrella organization of which DBEDC is a member along with Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation and Southwest Boston Community Development Corporation. FICC works to bring climate justice and health equity to the communities united by the Fairmount Rail Line.

Kendra holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with a minor in Political Science from Dickinson College. Prior to joining FICC, Kendra worked in philanthropy, urban agriculture, sustainability in higher education, regional government, and watershed conservation.

Kendra is a proud resident of Dorchester and serves on the board of the St. Marks Area Civic Association. She is also a member-owner of the Dorchester Food Co-op and a mentor in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts program.

Kimberly R. Lyle

Chief Executive Officer

Kimberly R. Lyle is the Chief Executive Officer at Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation. Prior to her work in community development, Kimberly worked in financial services, tech, and higher education.

Kimberly holds a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Rutgers University. She serves on the board of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC), and as Vice President of the Board at the Cooperative Fund of the Northeast (CFNE). 

Kimberly is a proud native of the Roxbury neighborhood in Boston, where she currently resides. She is an amateur gardener, a mentor to college-bound teens and young professionals, and she is active in her community.

Paola Pelletier-Ozuna

Chief of Staff

Paola Pelletier-Ozuna is the Chief of Staff at Dorchester Bay EDC. She serves as a thought partner for executive leadership, overseeing the organization’s strategic planning, communications strategy, organizational impact, and systems development. She heads our Resource Development team which houses our fundraising, communications, and data and evaluations teams.

Paola is a proud Dominican-American and Bostonian. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where she earned a degree in Political Science with a concentration in International Relations and Latin American Studies. Upon graduation, Paola pursued her passion for social justice and became a labor union organizer with UNITE HERE Local 26, where she represented 400 hotel and food service workers in the city of Boston. She then went on to work as a paralegal at the Civil Rights Division of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, where she coordinated intake to help identify potential civil rights violations. Paola also brings ample experience in project management and development from her experience at nonprofits such as Be The Change, Inc., and Artists For Humanity.

Prior to arriving at Dorchester Bay EDC, Paola worked as Program Director at Enroot, where she led the program development and strategic initiatives for immigrant high school youth in Cambridge. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Tufts University where she was awarded Neighborhood Fellow and the City of Boston’s New Urban Mechanics Summer Fellowship. Her primary areas of focus were urban planning, economic development, racial equity, and public policy analysis.

She lives in Jamaica Plain with her husband and two cats and is currently working towards her Yoga Teacher certification.

Samariah Batts-Speller

Director of People and Culture

At Dorchester Bay EDC, Samariah works to define and cultivate an organizational culture that is collaborative, inclusive, empowering, and culturally sensitive, while administering all human resources functions. Prior to this role, Samariah worked in many HR leadership roles with a focus in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Samariah’s career in human resources began in 2011 with Upham’s Community Care (previously Upham’s Community Health Center). Previously, she was the HR Director for the Department of Transitional Assistance where she supported a staff of over 1,600 employees. She also served as the Employee Relations Specialist for the Massachusetts Teachers Association. Samariah is currently enrolled in the MBA HR Management accelerated program with Fitchburg State University and is expected to graduate in 2024.

Shira Burns

Communications Manager

Shira Burns is the Communications Manager. She oversees public relations and communications to DBEDC constituents, and the organization’s print and digital marketing.

Shira is passionate about nonprofit communications and storytelling. She recently managed communications for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston and prior to that handled communications for the nonprofit Keshet. Shira is currently a part-time graduate student at Johns Hopkins working online toward a Masters in Communication, expected May 2023.

In her free time Shira enjoys singing in a choir, volunteering with Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, and playing with her cat at home in Jamaica Plain.

Susan Chu

Senior Project Manager

Susan is a Senior Project Manager on the Real Estate Team. Prior to DBEDC, Susan worked at a Chinatown nonprofit where she led the organization through several affordable housing development initiatives and projects, including the development of 85 new units of affordable rental housing.  Before entering the world of affordable housing, Susan practiced law for several years, representing individuals, private companies, and nonprofit organizations in various civil and transactional matters, including zoning appeals.

Tim Caplice

Associate Director of Asset Management

Bio coming soon.

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Margaret Doherty-Lopez

Grants Manager

Ms. Lopez is DBEDC’s grants manager. Ms. Lopez is fluent in Spanish, has a master’s degree from Suffolk University and has worked in foundation and corporate relations in several local nonprofits including Oxfam America and Physicians for Human Rights. In her free time, Ms. Lopez enjoys cooking, reading, traveling and being outdoors.

Mona Fuller Childs

Accountant

Bio coming soon.

Edwidge LaFleur

Business Assistance Officer

Edwidge was the Director of the Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) – Eastern Massachusetts. At CWE, Edwidge spent about eight years supporting the organization’s growth and its successful delivery and administration of competitive and innovative business and entrepreneurship programs for women, minority, and low-income entrepreneurs in the greater Boston area.

Edwidge has over 25 years of experience in business, economic development, and project management working for organizations such as Harvard Medical International (HMI) and Action Aid. She is also a former entrepreneur who effectively launched and managed two businesses.

Edwidge speaks Haitian Creole, French, and Spanish fluently and holds a degree in Development Economics and International Relations from the University of Miami.

Linda Mello

Reentry Case Manager

Linda holds a Master’s degree in Industrial and Career Counseling and has 15 years of counseling experience. She has an uncanny knack for building a relationship that leads to jobs for the hard to employ. Linda served as a Human Resources and Job Placement Manager for Inner City, a subsidiary of the Polaroid. She was responsible for making over 700 job placements over a ten year time period. She was also the Regional Human Resources Manager for Polaroid’s New Bedford and Norwood Manufacturing Organization.

David Chen

Director of Workforce Development

David leads the workforce development efforts at Dorchester Bay and aspire to empower residents to build prosperous careers.

Prior to Dorchester Bay, David was the Program Manager for the Boston Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. After earning his Master of Education from Merrimack College, David is inspired to bridge the gap between stakeholders and community members. Some of David’s professional accomplishments include creating the A-Card at a previous organization that bridge the digital divide for limited-English speakers and organizing career fairs for targeted communities.

In David’s spare time, he enjoys training in Muay Thai and boxing. He believes that training in martial arts inspire him to be the best version of himself and is always a humble student everywhere he goes.

Reginauld Williams

Director of Small Business

Reginauld “Reggie” Williams is a strategic communications executive and management consultant working at the intersection of civic design, content production, and public policy. Most recently, Reggie served as the communications director at the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, a leading think tank advancing racial and economic justice through equitable policy solutions. Prior to joining MassBudget, Reggie held roles on the Innovation and Government & Regulatory Affairs teams at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) where he honed his practice as a human-centered design strategist.

Before his time at Blue Cross, Reggie served as the development director at the Transformative Culture Project after attending Morehouse College where he studied foreign policy and ethical leadership. As a small business advisor, Reggie trained entrepreneurs to develop go-to-market strategies with the Uptima Entrepreneur Cooperative during their national program expansion. He is a faculty member at Tufts University’s Derby Entrepreneurship Center where he teaches creative entrepreneurship and innovation. Reggie is a dedicated advocate for arts and culture, having campaigned for arts education funding as a member of MassCreative’s Leadership Council and as the board chairman for the Boston Arts and Music Soul (BAMS) Festival. Reggie is a Neighborhood Fellow at Tufts University pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy, and serves on the President’s Council for the Dimock Center.

K. Beth O’Donnell

Director of Real Estate

Beth leads the Real Estate team with extensive experience in the real estate industry in both private and nonprofit. Beth joined us from Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation while also serving on the Board of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, and chaired the Real Estate Committee for 1.5 years.

Beth is a proud resident of Jamaica Plain.

Helena Pimentel

Executive Assistant / Facilities Manager

Bio coming soon.

Angie Peguero

Program Manager

As a new member of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, Angie is the Residents Service Coordinator for all the families at Indigo Block.
She is an outgoing and passionate person who strongly believes everyone deserves a place to call home! She has worked in different departments throughout her time in affordable housing, such as inspections, compliance, and of course resident services. Throughout her experience, she has learned that being out in her community and serving the residents is exactly where she is supposed to be.

As a member of the community and having over 10 years of housing experience, she looks forward to being an advocate for residents and a support system for the management team. Her number one goal is
to reassure them that they are living and working in the safest and most enjoyable community, all while staying in compliance with their lease.

Dychell Reeves

Health Equity Liaison

Bio coming soon.

Joseph Regan

Donor Relations Manager

Bio coming soon.

William “Bill” Riordan

Associate Director of Accounting

Bio coming soon.

Karen “Cookie” Sheers

Resident Services Coordinator

Karen “Cookie” Sheers works closely with our residents and teaches the Technology Goes Home computer class. Cookie has successfully graduated over 650 students in or around the Dorchester area. 15 years ago, Cookie started at Dorchester Bay as an AmeriCorps VISTA member then became the Administrative Assistant/ Building Manager to Resident Service Coordinator for Dudley Village N&S.

Cookie is professionally trained in Early Childhood Education and School Age Child Care. With over 12 years of experience, Cookie has worked at several youth programs that include the Dorchester YMCA and Bird Street Community Center.

David Simmons, CPA

Director of Finance & Administration

David brings nearly 40 years of professional experience to Dorchester Bay. David started in public accounting, spent 12 years in a healthcare system setting, and then another 12 years working in the behavioral health and human services industry. David serviced Real Estate Management and Development companies while in public accounting and has worked with nearly every source of revenue from State or Federal Funding, to Private Grants or Contributions. In addition, David has extensive experience with Accounting, Payroll, and Human Resources platforms.

Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell

Director of Resident & Community Engagement

Bio coming soon

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