The Power of Us Program Book

Let’s Celebrate

THE POWER OF US

June 8, 2023

Working towards a more equitable, livable Boston.

Message from the Board President and CEO

On behalf of the Board of Directors and the staff of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation, we are thrilled to welcome you to this year’s fundraising event, The Power of Us. We are delighted you’re with us this evening to celebrate the Life Initiative team and honor community leader Trayce Booth.

At Dorchester Bay we are inspired by the fortitude of our community and the impact of our collaborative effort. The extraordinary neighborhoods we serve are the heart of all we do and exemplify collective power. There’s nothing we can’t achieve together. Just look at all that we have accomplished this past year:

• We launched Dorchester in Motion for health equity and environmental and transit justice. We distributed over 350 fans during this summer’s record-breaking heatwave, and reached out to neighborhoods about the impacts of climate change on our health.

• We rehabbed the historic Pierce building, a manifestation of Dorchester Bay’s commitment to building a strong, thriving Uphams Corner and home to Dorchester Bay, as well as small businesses who need the space to open, grow, and thrive.

• We completed lease-up on Indigo Block, a LEED Gold certified mixed-use residential

and commercial development with 80 units of affordable rental housing, nine units of affordable homeownership, and 23,000 square feet of light industrial commercial space that will bring jobs to the neighborhood.

• We provided loans, grants, and deep and responsive technical assistance - helping more than 360 businesses start, sustain, recover, or grow.

• We advocated for legislation to fund more affordable housing development, green infrastructure, and climate change mitigation measures.

Thank you to every resident, small business owner, partner, donor, and member of the staff and board. You have all helped to sustain the neighborhoods we serve and we are deeply grateful to have you all as partners in this work.

Dorchester Bay will continue to do our part to invest in small businesses, connect community members to sustainable employment, and create more affordable homes.

Let the spirit and collective power that has kept us connected through these tough years keep us all committed to the work ahead.

Sincerely,

WinnCompanies is thrilled to support the Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation's annual fundraiser in honor of its 44 years of community development work.

Program

June 8, 2023 | UMass Boston Campus Center Ballroom

6:00 - 7:00 PM | VIP Cocktail Hour

7:00 PM | Procession to Ballroom for Main Program

7:15 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks

Darryl C. Murphy, Master of Ceremonies

Kimberly R. Lyle, Chief Executive Officer

7:20 PM | Dinner

8:00 PM | Honorees

Trayce Booth

The Life Initiative

Presenters

Kimberly Langhorn Harrell, Director of Resident and Community Engagement

Kimberly R. Lyle, Chief Executive Officer

Address from Chief Executive Officer

Kimberly R. Lyle

8:20 | Dance Floor!

9:30 | Closing Remarks

Darryl C. Murphy

Reunion Gala MC

Darryl C. Murphy is the host of WBUR’s daily news and culture podcast, The Common.

Before moving to the host’s chair, he was a reporter in the newsroom covering business and transportation. Darryl comes to WBUR from Philadelphia where he covered transportation and mobility for WHYY, the local NPR station there. Prior to that, he got his start at the Philadelphia Public School Notebook covering K-12 education. Darryl has a bachelor’s degree in English from Temple University. In his free time, he enjoys baking and listening to vinyl.

Soul of Boston

Tonight’s Musical Performers

Soul of Boston is a dynamic group of 9 highly skilled artists, consisting of members trained at the elite Berklee College of Music and experienced in performing at venues throughout the US and Europe, including the White House, The Apollo Theater and Coachella. The band’s members have collaborated and shared the stage with the likes of Harry Styles and Grammy winner Oscar Hernandez, and have opened for Chaka Kahn, Chris Rock and Al B. Sure. Soul of Boston’s mix of old school R & B, Motown classics, 80’s rock and today’s hits is meant to keep you moving.

HONOREES The Life Initiative

In 1998, with insurance companies and dedicated community advocates at the table, the Life Initiative was created for the economic benefit of local disenfranchised communities. Over the last 25 years TLI has committed over $700 million to projects that benefit low- and moderate-income communities and households throughout Massachusetts. TLI has invested in 19,210 housing units, 1,908 permanent jobs, 11,253 construction jobs, 2,048 childcare spots, and 30 community facilities. TLI is proud to have supported Dorchester Bay over the past 20 years in its work in several projects creating transformative mixed-use and affordable housing developments throughout the Dorchester community.

HONOREES Trayce Booth

Trayce has been a resident of Dudley Village since 2011. She gives back to her community in many ways, regularly assisting neighbors, friends and family (providing resources, signing folks up for free food baskets every holiday and by being a strong advocate for those with pets). Trayce serves and has served on many boards in or around the city including the DSNI Board, as a Co-Chair on the Sustainable Development Committee, the Board of Trustees for Boston Arts Academy, the Board of Directors for Union Capital Boston, the Committee for the Mass Sickle Cell Association, Vital Village Community Partnership, R.A.C.E. Committee, the Trustees Outreach Committee for Leyland Community Garden, and the Grove Hall Taskforce. Trayce is also is an investor and a board member of the Dorchester Food Co-op.

Our mission

The mission of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation is to build a strong, thriving, and diverse community in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood. Working closely with neighborhood leaders, government officials, residents, businesses and partners, we access and activate resources to:

Board of Directors

Paul Black, President

Leighton Richardson, Vice President

Brian Welch, Treasurer

Lorraine Payne Wheeler, Clerk

Maria Andrade

1. Develop and preserve homeownership and rental housing across income levels

2. Create and sustain economic development opportunities for businesses and individuals

3. Build community through organizing, civic engagement, and leadership development

Derrick Bellinger

An Duong

Kristen Halbert

Phil Hillman

Rosalyn Johnson

Eileen Kenner

Ricky Ochilo

Mary Walker

Najah Wallace

Daryl Wright

Our work

Dorchester Bay has a 44-year history of responsive and community-informed housing and economic development. Since its inception, Dorchester Bay has built and preserved over 1,200 units of affordable housing and over 200,000 square feet of commercial space, served over 3,000 residents and families, and issued more than $10 million in direct and indirect small business and home improvement loans, resulting in thousands of new and preserved jobs. We have created robust workforce development and re-entry programs, small business technical assistance and lending programs, technology classes, and resident leadership training, while also advocating for climate change resiliency measures and housing policies.

& Innovation District and will produce 48 new affordable rental units, including artist housing and associated arts amenity space. Construction will begin in 2024.

Dorchester Bay’s

Current

Affordable Housing Projects Include:

• Columbia Crossing: Dorchester Bay’s Columbia Crossing project with Preservation of Affordable Housing is a mixed-use, transit-oriented rehabilitation of the former Dorchester Savings Bank site on Columbia Road. The project will help position Upham’s Corner as an Arts

• 9 Leyland: In partnership with Hebrew SeniorLife, Dorchester Bay is completing construction on the first affordable senior housing development in Upham’s Corner, promoting healthy aging and a high quality of life for seniors in the community. In the face of a growing senior population, the majority of whom are low-income, all 43 units will be affordable with the majority of units reserved for seniors earning up to 30% and 50% Area Median Income (AMI). The building will be accessible and will achieve Passive House certification, furthering efforts around environmental sustainability in a community disproportionately impacted by climate change. Residents will move in during summer 2023.

Dorchester Bay has a strong vision for the future of our organization. We will continue meeting our communities’ needs and ensuring the vitality of Uphams Corner for the next 44 years and beyond.

Staff

SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Kimberly R. Lyle, Chief Executive Officer

Paola Pelletier-Ozuna, Chief of Staff

Samariah Batts-Speller, Director of People and Culture

David Chen, Director of Workforce Development

Susan Chu, Director of Real Estate

Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell, Director of Resident and Community Engagement

Samantha Menard, Director of Resource Development

David Simmons, CPA, Director of Finance and Administration

Reginauld Williams, Director of Small Business

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Reginauld Williams, Director of Small Business

Gerardo Bacchus, Lending and Outreach Officer

Edwidge LaFleur Bayas, Business Assistance Officer

Brenda Bobadilla, Associate Director of Small Business

Nicholas Fernandes, Business Assistance Officer

Cesar Camacho, Lending Officer

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

David Chen, Director of Workforce Development

Linda Mello, Reentry Case Manager

FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

David Simmons, CPA, Director of Finance and Administration

Mona Fuller Childs, Accountant

Helena Pimentel, Executive Assistant, Facilities Manager

William Riordan, Accounting Manager

Lucia Silveria, Administrative Coordinator

Shermaine Thompson, Associate Director of Accounting

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT

Susan Chu, Director of Real Estate

Alex Bob, Real Estate Project Manager

RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Kimberly Langhorn-Harrell, Director of Resident and Community Engagement

Anyonellis Peguero, Program Manager, Resident and Community Engagement

Karen “Cookie” Sheers, Resident and Community Engagement Coordinator

Jaylee Lebreton, Resident and Community Engagement Coordinator

Felicia Richard, Resident and Community Engagement Coordinator

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Samantha Menard, Director of Resource Development

Shira Burns, Communications Manager

Margaret Doherty-Lopez, Grants Manager

Joseph Regan, Donor Relations Manager

Dorchester Bay EDC is proud to host staff from the Fairmount

Indigo CDC Collaborative:

Kendra Beaver, Climate Justice Coordinator

Andrealis Martinez, Climate Justice Community Organizer

Thank you to our sponsors

COTTAGE BROOK CHAMPION SPONSOR

NEI General Contracting

WinnCompanies

QUINCY HEIGHTS CHAMPION SPONSOR

Eastern Bank

Kaplan Construction

Maloney Properties

UHM Properties

COMMUNITY CHAMPION SPONSOR

AAFCPA

Bald Hill Builders

Daniel, Dennis & Company LLP

Dedham Savings

Insource Services

BWA Architecture

Cambridge Trust

Cranshaw Construction

Davis Square Architects

Klein Hornig

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation

Needham Bank

Northern Trust

ADVOCATE

Housing Opportunities Unlimited

Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation

GOOD NEIGHBOR

Hebrew Senior Life InterContinental Insurance Brokers

Metro Credit Union Santander Bank

FRIENDS OF DORCHESTER BAY

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation

Moody Nolan

Urban Edge

Rockland Trust Bank

Rockport Mortgage Corporation

TEK Building Services Inc.

The Life Initiative

West Insurance Agency

Amanda Pelcher

Preservation of Affordable Housing

Progressive Electric

Stull & Lee

Thank you to our Columbia Circle Giving Society Members

AAFCPAs

Boston Private Bank

Daniel Dennis & Company

Klein Hornig

Maloney Properties

NEI General Contracting

TEK Building Services

UHM Properties

WinnCompanies

GOOD DEVELOPS

Eastern Bank is committed to recognizing the good in our communities and celebrating the work of the DORCHESTER BAY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

We proudly support 44TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER THE POWER OF US

Insource Services proudly supports Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation as they celebrate our vibrant, diverse community.

We’re celebrating this year too. 30 years of helping organizations succeed with Finance, HR, and Technology solutions

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The Life Initiative

Congratulations

Needham Bank is proud to support programming provided by the

DORCHESTER BAY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Here for the dreamers, the doers and the builders.

Whether you’re building a business, a home or a neighborbood, we’re ready to help.

Northern Trust is proud to support Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation. For more than 130 years, we’ve been meeting our clients’ financial needs while nurturing a culture of caring and a commitment to invest in the communities we serve. It’s all part of being a good neighbor.

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BWA supports the goals of Dorchester Bay EDC to build community through engagement and develop and preserve housing opportunities

Working towards a more equitable, livable Boston.