Welcome Home is run by a volunteer staff dedicated
​to keeping useful home goods out of landfills and putting them
into the hands and homes of those who can use them.

Board Members

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​Julie Plaut Mahoney
Board President and Executive Director
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​Julie is committed to keeping usable home goods out of landfills and in the hands of people who can use them. Before Welcome Home, Julie worked in elder care for 20 years, including end of life care, and Newton at Home. Julie places high value on the partnerships that sustain Newton non-profit organizations and for-profit businesses, to make Newton a thriving place for all. She grew up in Newton, raised her children in Newton, and appreciates that she can now walk to work.

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​Mindy Peckler
Mindy has been a part of Welcome Home since its inception.  She cares deeply about the mission and is passionate about helping people turn their houses into warm and welcoming homes. Mindy is also committed to the Sisterhood at Temple Emanuel, CJP, Community Hevra Kadisha, Tufts Hillel, League of Women Voters and the Newton Election Commission. Professionally, she has worked for Mersky, Jaffe & Associates, a fundraising consulting firm, for 24 years where she coordinates the firm’s research, feasibility/campaign readiness studies.

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​Jordana Alford​
A lifelong volunteer, Jordana left behind a corporate marketing job to become a volunteer for Stop Stigma Now, a company that fights the stigma associated with addiction. She also dedicates time to many other local causes that have global reach. In addition, Jordana is on the executive board of CJP/Women's Philanthropy and on the board of directors for Temple Emanuel in Newton. Jordana loves volunteering at Welcome Home helping donors recycle and repurpose their home goods and working with clients to pick out items that will make their house a home.  

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​Tim Mahoney, CPA, Treasurer
Tim Mahoney has been a Welcome Home volunteer since the earliest days, and has been Treasurer since 2019. Tim is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at Starr, Finer, Starr, LLP in Boston, Ma. He is President of Temple Emanuel, Newton, and is an avid player on the Temple Emanuel men's softball team.

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​Lynne Cohen-Friedman
When Lynne isn't volunteering at Welcome Home, she  works as a Commercial Real Estate Broker with Conviser Property Group. She enjoys interacting with those who donate goods to Welcome Home, as well as the individuals who come to pickup their orders. 

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​Julia Hamilton
Julia joined Welcome Home as a volunteer in January 2020.  Before raising two children full-time, she worked in Marketing, Training and Development. Volunteering has been an important source of joy, fulfillment and community since her high school years.  She has tutored elementary children, built homes through Habitat for Humanity, served as a Buddy at AIDS Action, assisted with coordination of the Newton Kids PMC, and contributed to numerous PTO events and fundraisers. “It’s great to be a part of protecting our environment while gifting basic household necessities to those facing financial hardship.  What is useless to some is worth a lot to others.”  

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Our Volunteers

Alex Ablon
Jordana Alford
Laurie Alford
Jacquie Arbuckle
Jessica Aronoff
Ronna Benjamin
Alberto Betancour Longas
Carol Chudnofsky
Sandy Cobb
Jean Dahlben
Rachel Dayanim
Cara Dennis
Bridget Faison
Lynne Cohen Friedman
Shayna Dudley
Elliot Gabriel
Heidi Gambino
Karen Garb
Louise Gessel
Abby Gordon
Lynda Gordon

Kiki Gross
Robin Gross
​Julia Hamilton
Cullen Hoffmann
Sarah Housman
Martha Tobar Hoyas
Madison Jackson
Sunwoo Kahng
Sheryl Kalis
Carol Kirson
Noah Kumin
Martin Larson
Tim Mahoney
Robin Maltz
Lauren Meese
Gigi Metcalf
Jill Millis
Joan Minklei
Liz Mintz
Nancy Nelson
Ali Newman
​Caleb Newman
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Maureen Oates
Marla Olsberg
Rebeca Pazo
Mindy Peckler
Sophie Peckler
Rachel Pemstein
Eva Radding
Dave Roover
Michelle Roover
Cathy Shait
Francine Shron
Gail Stein
Jack Stein
Jason Stein
Rebecca Stein
Rick Thau
Sandy Cohn Thau
Millie Tubman
​Jim Wieder
Zoe Wyett
Marlene Yudelman