Casa Myrna is Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors. Our comprehensive range of services, available in both Spanish and English, provide survivors with tools to recover from the trauma of abuse and begin to build sustainable self-sufficiency.
Each year, we serve over 2,200 survivors through three residential programs, housing assistance and advocacy, financial literacy education and job readiness skill building, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy and representation, children’s services, and community-based advocacy. Casa Myrna operates SafeLink, Massachusetts’ statewide 24/7 toll-free domestic violence hotline, which answers over 32,000 calls annually. We also provide domestic and dating violence awareness and prevention services by educating teens and adults across the state through workshops, seminars, trainings, social media, engagement with the media and annual ad campaigns on mass transit systems.
We support survivors of any race, ethnicity, language, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and sexual orientation.
Casa Myrna was founded in 1977 by neighborhood activists in Boston’s South End to provide a safe haven for women and their children who were being abused by their husbands and partners. The organization was named for Myrna Vázquez (1935-1975), an actress and activist who organized members of South End’s Puerto Rican community around housing, education and civil rights. In 2019, we moved our headquarters from our longtime office in the South End to a building of our own in Dorchester.
Stephanie Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Michelle Donabed
Director of Development and Communications
Ron Mason
Director of Operations
Venessa Rosemond
Director of Finance
Cesia Sanchez
Director of Housing Programs
Dina Scianna, President
Affordable Housing Foundation Fellow, Eastern Bank
Mike Licker, Esq., Vice President
Head of Litigation and Investigations, Wayfair
Carlos Famadas, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Yottaa
Melissa McDonagh, Clerk
Attorney, Littler Mendelson PC
Justin Alves
Addiction Educator, Boston Medical Center and Nurse Director, Justice Resource Institute
Schuyler Daum
Assistant Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Anne Giovanoni, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Counsel, Alkermes, Inc.
Cas Groblewski
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Liz Healy
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Anelise Lago
Chief Legal Officer, Senné
Maria Manrique
Chief People Officer, Dutchie
Catherine Mesner
Independent Pharmaceutical Consultant
Rontear Pendleton
Deputy Attorney General, Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
Christian Ponce
Senior Director of Technology Alliances, NexThink
Maria Roche
Vice President Clinical Development, Blueprint Medicines
Darrus Sands
Senior Producer & Writer, Beyond Measure Productions, LLC
Jeff Scheer
Executive Managing Director, Pathstone Federal Street Advisors
See Casa Myrna’s audited financial and annual reports for past years below.
Casa Myrna provides a supportive and rewarding workplace with an emphasis on the diversity and leadership development of our staff. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to workforce diversity and hiring people with diverse life experiences. Survivors, people who are bilingual/bicultural, BIPOC, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people are strongly encouraged to apply.
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including:
