Organizations Filed Purposes:
WALKBOSTON MAKES WALKING SAFER AND EASIER IN MASSACHUSETTS TO ENCOURAGE BETTER HEALTH, A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.
OUTREACH, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION:WALKBOSTON BUILDS AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SAFE, ENJOYABLE WALKABLE COMMUNITIES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS. AS EXPERTS IN WHAT MAKES PLACES WORK FOR WALKING, WE HELP RESIDENTS, MUNICIPAL STAFF AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT AFFECT WALKING. WE THEN WORK WITH THEM TO IDENTIFY WAYS TO IMPLEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO WALKING CONDITIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. WE CONDUCT MULTI-SESSION TRAINING PROGRAMS THAT COMBINE CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND FIELDWORK TO GIVE PARTICIPANTS THE TOOLS TO MAKE THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAIN STREETS MORE WALKABLE. WALKBOSTON ALSO PRODUCES A VARIETY OF DIGITAL MEDIA, GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS, MAPS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO PROMOTE WALKING AND WALKABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE:WALKBOSTON CONDUCTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES WITH THE GOAL OF IMPLEMENTING BUILT ENVIRONMENT CHANGES THAT INCREASE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN HIGH CRASH LOCATIONS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE WALKING ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN/TOWN CENTERS, AROUND SCHOOLS, AND IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE PERFORMING WALK AUDITS, CONDUCTING SURVEYS, USING HANDHELD SPEED DETECTORS, ANALYZING DATA, AND PREPARING PRESENTATIONS TO BE GIVEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS. WALKBOSTON ALSO CONTINUES TO WORK TO ADDRESS SIGNAL TIMING ISSUES IN THE CITY OF BOSTON AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES.
WALKING POLICY AND DESIGN:WALKBOSTON WORKS TO INFLUENCE WALKABLE DESIGN AND POLICY ON THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS. WE WORK IN FOUR DISTINCT WAYS INCLUDING: REVIEWING TRANSPORTATION AND DESIGN PROPOSALS; REPRESENTING WALKING WITH STATE AGENCY AND ADVOCACY PARTNERS; PROMOTING LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS WALKING; AND, PLAYING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN AMERICA WALKS - THE COUNTRY'S ONLY ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON WALKING ADVOCACY AND BUILDING A NATIONAL WALKING MOVEMENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Stacey Beuttell | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/FORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR | 38 | $76,461 |
| Wendy Landman | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR | 38 | $53,957 |
| Nina Garfinkle | COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR/DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $4,794 |
| Cacilda Teixera | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anita Johnson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Art Kramer | FORMER DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carol Steinberg | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emma Rothfeld Yashar | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Matt Lawlor | SECRETARY & DEVELOP. CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Karen Cord Taylor | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Linda C Sharpe | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paula Gold | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bill Reyelt | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jerry Pucillo | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erik Lund | COUNSEL/DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Betsy Johnson | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ann M Hershfang | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joyce Dibona | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Joseph Beggan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Greg M Rogers | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Branger | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Betsy Boveroux | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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