Brighton Neighbors United was founded by a group of community members interested in preserving the residential character of Brighton. The Allston-Brighton community is under enormous pressures due in no small part to the Institutional expansion of the three large Universities (Harvard University, Boston College, and Boston University) that surround the community.
Co-Chairpersons
Abigail Furey, business owner, board member Brighton-Allston Improvement Association (BAIA), member
of the International Fine Print Dealers Association, 15 years residing in Brighton.
Ram Rao, Presentation School Foundation Founding Member and Board Member, 11 years residing in Brighton
Other Founding Members
Louise Bonar, coordinator of guides of the Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum, 35 years residing in Brighton
Donal Carroll, Esq., board member of Brighton Allston Improvement Association (BAIA), 18 years residing
in Brighton
Theresa Hynes, community activist for 30 years, founding
member of Brighton-Allston Improvement
Association (BAIA), Co-chair of Brighton-Allston Bicentennial Committee, over 50 years living in Brighton
Bruce Kline is a retired educator, founding member of the
Radnor Neighborhood Association, member of
the BC Campus Community Partnership
Initiative, 30 years living in Brighton
Diane Kline is a retired small business owner, founding
member of the Radnor Neighborhood Association,
member of the BC Campus
Community Partnership Initiative, 30 years living in Brighton
Lisa Lieberman, retired Winship school teacher, 32 years residing in Brighton
Brenda Pizzo, marketing manager, Harvard Pilgrim Health, 13 years residing in Brighton
DB Reiff, owner ClearPath Resolutions, member International
Ombudsman Association and New England
Chapter of Association for Conflict
Resolution, 12 years residing in Brighton
Maria Guadalupe Moog Rodrigues,
Associate Professor, College of the Holy Cross, volunteer for
Presentation School Foundation (PSF) and Hobart Park Neighborhood Association (HPNA), 11
years
residing in Brighton
Daina Selvig, litigator, 3 years residing in Brighton
Alex Selvig, small business owner, and former City Council candidate, 15 years residing in Brighton
Members' Commitment to Allston-Brighton
BNU's founding members are active participants in the following Allston-Brighton civic groups:
Brighton Allston Improvement Association
Allston Civic Association
Chandler Pond Preservation Society
Presentation School Foundation
BC Campus Community Partnership Initiative
Brighton Garden Club
Allston-Brighton North Neighbors Forum
Brighton Elks
Allston-Brighton Community Development Corp.
Brighton Historical Society
MA County & Municipal Employees Retirees
57 Readers and Writers
Radnor Neighborhood Assoc.
Chandler Pond Neighbors Assoc.
Hobart Park Neighborhood
Claridge House Condominium Board of Trustees (located at 1933 Commonwealth Avenue)