Executive Director

Chloe-Rose joined the team at the CDCW in August 2023 as the Operations Manager. She stepped into the Executive Director role in June 2025. With a background in adult education and humanitarian aid, she previously managed community centers for migrants and refugees in northern Greece. She is excited to apply her knowledge of trauma-informed practice and psychosocial support to the Community Day Center of Waltham.

Case Manager

Nina has been at the Community Day Center for over ten years as a Case Manager. Nina meets one-on-one with guests to conduct intakes and create a tailor-made action plan for each guest. Working closely with area hospitals, shelters, agencies, and law enforcement, Nina is tuned into the needs of the community. Over the years, Nina has trained dozens of student interns and volunteers to perform case work and consistently receives rave reviews for her knowledge, teaching skills, and deep level of commitment.

Kitchen Coordinator

Warren joined the team at the CDCW six years ago, and had been serving our guests lunch each day since then.

As a former guest at the CDCW, Warren experienced homelessness for seven years before finding a place of his own with the support of our Case Management team. Since then, he’s been an incredible inspiration for the guests he serves each day, leading by example, and proving that a bright future is possible even for those in the darkest of circumstances.

Facilities Manager

One of the most important pillars in a trauma-informed approach is safety; this is the pillar that serves as the foundation of the work we do at the CDCW. Therefore, Vinny’s job is perhaps the most fundamental of them all—keeping our facilities clean and safe for our guests each day.

Vinny joined the team at the CDCW in 2023. Coming from an artist’s background, Vinny not only cleans and disinfects our facilities but helps us pick furniture and design our spaces in a way that is in line with trauma-informed care.

Volunteer Kitchen Coordinator

“The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.” This Maya Angelou quotes is Annmarie’s favorite, and its how she thinks of her work at the CDCW.

Annmarie, affectionately known to our guests as “ma,” is a retired elementary and middle school teacher of over thirty years. Even in retirement, she continues to dedicate her life to service as a volunteer at the CDCW. Annmarie’s talent is sourcing and procuring free, healthy food for the kitchen at the CDCW. Whether that’s coordinating our food volunteers, establishing relationships with partnering organizations in Waltham, or cooking herself in-house, we count on her to fill fifty hungry bellies each day!

Volunteer Shopkeeper

Dev is the driving force behind our newest program, the Shop@20 Felton, where guests can access free clothing in a way that prioritizes dignity and choice. She helps manage a steady stream of clothing donations, and has trained over thirty shop volunteers since she started at the CDCW over a year ago.

Dev is currently working on a degree in Social Work at Bunker Hill Community College, and she is a Certified Peer Specialist through the Department of Mental Health. We are so excited to see the Social Worker she’ll become!

Volunteer Nurse

Kit has been volunteering at the Community Day Center since 2016. She has an incredible background as a United States Army nurse, first deploying in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. After that, she was Head Nurse at Madigan Hospital at Fort Louis and an LPN instructor at Fort Bragg. She also deployed to a Combat Support Hospital in Mosul, Iraq in 2005.

At the CDCW, Kit offers her services during our drop-in hours. She takes blood pressure, gives out over the counter medicine, changes bandages, takes out stitches, and offers foot care.

Volunteer Nurse

Jeannie Chaisson is a retired RN who has been volunteering at the CDCW for several years. In her nursing career she worked both in hospital settings and in home care. She specializes in hospice care and has worked in this field for over 20 years.

At the CDCW, Jeannie meets with our guests during our drop-in hours. The rapport and trust she’s built with our clients over the years is truly remarkable, and we are so grateful to have her on our team.

Josh is a Brandeis University graduate, where he served as a coordinator for Waltham Group’s Hunger and Homelessness program. Josh liaised between Hunger and Homelessness and the CDCW, coordinating volunteer activities, scheduling weekly meals, and participating in advocacy. Josh is currently pursuing MD-PhD programs, with a special interest in providing quality medical care to those experiencing homelessness.

Linda is a retired special education teacher and administrator, and a current proud Grammy to six. She started teaching swimming as a teenager and has continued to assist local and national organizations ever since. In addition to her work on the CDCW Board of Directors, she currently serves as Membership Director at Temple Beth Israel in Waltham where she is involved with the Sunday Warming Center for the unhoused.

Pat has called Waltham home for four decades. With a rich background in the corporate sector spanning over many years, she garnered extensive expertise in Sales, Marketing, Training, and Logistics. In 2018, Pat decided to embark on a new journey and transitioned into the realm of real estate. Before joining the board, Pat was--and still is--an active volunteer making significant contributions, including the streamlining of clothing distribution, the implementation of Welcome Boxes for the Newly Housed, and organizing a community-based dinner donations for our seasonal night program.