Welcome Home is run by a volunteer staff dedicated
to keeping useful home goods out of landfills and into
the hands and homes of those who can use them.
to keeping useful home goods out of landfills and into
the hands and homes of those who can use them.
Board Members
Julie Plaut Mahoney
Board President and Executive Director Julie comes to Welcome Home after working for 20 years in elder care in the Boston area, including EPOCH Hospice Care and Newton at Home. This professional experience, combined with the personal experience of caring for family, motivates her interest in giving used home goods their next home and limiting barriers to access. Julie grew up in Newton Center, raised her children in Newton Center, and is grateful to the Board of Trinity Church for hosting Welcome Home in Newton Center.
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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. |
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. |
Lisa Porter
Lisa joined Welcome Home at its inception. She loves the idea of recycling home goods in the best way possible, by keeping them in circulation. She is also an active volunteer for Newton at Home, an organization that provides assistance to Newton elders still living at home. Before dedicating herself to volunteerism, Lisa worked for 10 years in the editorial world at MFS Investments. After having children, she became a pre-school teacher at the Second Church Nursery School in West Newton where she worked for 13 years.
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Lynne Cohen-Friedman
Lynne has been a volunteer at Welcome Home for a little over a year. She works as a Commercial Real Estate Broker with Conviser Property Group. She enjoys interacting with those who donate goods as well as the individuals who come to shop. |
Melanie Siegal
After a 17 year hiatus from her own professional career in the nonprofit sector, Melanie returns to the field as a Welcome Home volunteer and leads the charge with our Price Center partnership. The Price Center mission is to empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to thrive in their living, social and work communities. Working with the Price Center participants, Melanie oversees the sizing, folding, and bundling of sheet sets that are returned to Welcome Home for shelving and distribution to our shoppers. “It gives me a sense of accomplishment, meaning and connectedness to many facets of our generous community.” |
Our Volunteers and Teen Interns
Jordana Alford-Jacquie Arbuckle-Jessica Aronoff-Hilary Bialek-Gabe Burdan-Sandy Cobb-Avital Dayanim-Kyra Dayanim-Maya Dayanim-Rachel Dayanim-Cara Dennis-Lynne Cohen Friedman-Heidi Gambino-Julia Hamilton-Sarah Housman-Sarah Healy-Sunwoo Kahng-Sheryl Kalis-Carol Kirson-Lisa Laniado-Tim Mahoney-Mindy Peckler-Sophie Peckler-Tim Mahoney-Lisa Porter-Michelle Roover-Cathy Shait-Francine Shron-Melanie Siegal-Gail Stein-Rebecca Stein-Lynn Yetra