About Us

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee will establish policies and procedures for BrooklineCAN. The Steering Committee shall be composed of the officers of the organization; one representative each of the Council on Aging, the Board of the Senior Center, and founding partner organizations; and committee chairs who will be selected through a collaborative process between committee members and the Co-Chairs. The Steering Committee may also appoint up to five at-large members drawn from the BrooklineCAN membership. Members of the Steering Committee will serve for two years. The Co-Chairs will establish staggered renewal dates. Members of the Steering Committee must be BrooklineCAN members.

Communications Committee

Chair: , 617-680-0583
Media Relations: Bea Mikulecky
Webmaster:
Social Media:

This Committee keeps the community informed of BrooklineCAN programs and services and other area events. It creates newsletters, promotional materials and a website – BrooklineCAN.org. The committee seeks individuals to draft newsletter articles, write and distribute news releases, help create promotional materials, and make suggestions to help bring BrooklineCAN to the attention of all Brookline residents. If you have skills in journalism, public relations, graphic design, or photography, please join us. We are also looking for individuals with experience with websites and content management software.

Education Committee

Chair: , 617-730-2756

The Education Committee responds to members' interests and needs by providing a variety of informational programs and forums. Topics range from alternative health and embracing your sexuality to housing, transportation, and legal issues. Events and forums have also included movie screenings, panel discussion and a health expo. New members are welcome to join us in brainstorming and developing programs to meet the needs of our diverse membership. All members are encouraged to suggest potential speakers and topics.

Livable Community Advocacy Committee

Chair: , 617-731-0822

While Brookline offers a great deal to its older residents, we want our town to be an even better place to live. This committee calls attention to what Brookline offers and advocates for improvements, including expanded housing for seniors, expanded property tax exemptions for seniors, improvements in specialized transportation for those with disabilities, safer sidewalks, and improved amenities for pedestrians. The committee has created three internet guides about Brookline features of interest to seniors and others: rental and condominium buildings with elevators, restrooms available to the public, and businesses with automatic door openers. The committee also deploys a team that monitors sidewalk conditions in commercial areas after snow storms. The committee provides additional opportunities through Brookline’s Age-Friendly City program, collaboration between BrooklineCAN, the Council on Aging, and the Town to make Brookline more age-friendly. Housing, transportation, libraries, and health are among the main concerns of the Age-Friendly Cities effort.

Membership Committee

Because BrooklineCAN has greater impact in the community with more members, this committee plans and conducts outreach at events, over the telephone, and through email and other media. Members of this committee work together and with others to make Brookline an even better place to live for people of all ages by inviting others to join us. The committee sponsors an event in May each year focused on a topic important to members as we age. Our work underlies and supports the work of all other committees and the organization.