Management Team
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Jon Firger
Executive Director
Jon Firger became NCSC Executive Director on September 7, 2010. He joins NCSC after 16 years as Executive Director of Jewish Family Service of the North Shore in Salem. While there, Jon led, designed and successfully implemented five strategic plans. He obtained funding and launched one of 19 NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities), a wrap-around program for seniors, nationally. In addition he created a Continuous Quality Improvement system that measured the strategic objectives of each service and function and improved the quality of the entire organization. Jon spent 11 years at The Psychological Center in Lawrence where he provided both clinical and financial management. He began his professional career providing clinical services to children and families and he looks forward to getting back to his clinical roots.
Jon received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from Hampshire College before obtaining a Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW) from the Boston College. He earned his Master in Business Administration (MBA) from Salem State College Graduate School of Business.
Maureen A. Lister
Associate Executive Director for Finance & Administration
Maureen is a corporate finance, operations and administration expert with experience at non-profits as well as multinational for-profit firms. She has worked with many non-profit organizations, including Germaine Lawrence, B’nai B’rith Housing NE and the ALS Therapy Development Institute. Germaine provides services throughout New England for adolescent girls with complex behavioral, psychological and learning challenges while the mission of B’nai B’rith Housing is to produce non-sectarian housing, both affordable and mixed income to ease the housing crisis, particularly in the communities of Greater Boston. At the ALS Therapy Development Institute, a non-profit research laboratory dedicated to ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) aimed at validating potential gene therapeutics, Maureen served as Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer overseeing all finance, operations, development and administrative initiatives.
Maureen’s for-profit experience includes: endoVia Medical, a developer of computer-assisted medical devices for minimally invasive surgery where Maureen served as CFO and Treasurer; Beacon Power Corporation, a publically traded manufacturer of energy storage systems where she oversaw the initial public offering of the company (IPO) as CFO, CAO and Treasurer; Reed Elsevier NV, a publically traded publishing conglomerate where she served as CFO of Cahner’s Direct Marketing; and Priscilla of Boston, a privately owned manufacturer and retailer of couture clothing.
Maureen holds an MBA from DePaul University and a BS from Northeastern University.
Carolyn Berry Copp
Associate Executive Director for Development
Carolyn Copp, CFRE is NCSC’s Associate Executive Director for Development, responsible for all development, marketing and public relations functions.
In 2001, after over 20 years in corporate marketing, Carolyn transitioned into nonprofits. For six years she worked with the Boston Classical Orchestra (a professional chamber orchestra that performs at Faneuil Hall), serving first as their Director of Marketing & PR and for three years as Executive Director. During this time, Carolyn also served as the part-time Executive Director for Boston Cecilia (Boston’s oldest volunteer chorus), where she was responsible for all development and marketing activities, including launching a capital campaign.
Carolyn left the BCO in June 2007 to become the Director of Development at Indian Hill Music—a community music school and professional orchestra based in Littleton, MA. At IHM, she raised funds for a new community outreach initiative, established a new patron development and recognition program, as well as a planned giving program, which resulted in a transformational gift from a Charitable Lead Trust.
Carolyn earned a B.A. in American Studies from Colby College and an MBA from Boston University. In 2007 she became a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE). Carolyn is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and Women in Development Greater Boston. She has served on the board of the Concord Youth Theater and the Carlisle Cultural Council, and currently serves on the Steering Committee for the MetroWest Nonprofit Network.
Debra Sosin
LICSW – Associate Executive Director for Services
Debra Sosin, LICSW, serves as Associate Executive Director for Services at Newton Community Service Center (NCSC) providing clinical, educational and administrative leadership for child, youth and family programs. She brings to this position over 30 years of educational and clinical experience with children and families, including work in diverse settings: human service agencies, mental health clinics, private practice, hospitals and schools—both private day-treatment and public. Prior to joining NCSC, Debby served for over 16 years as Director of Child & Adolescent Services at Community Council of Nashua NH, a community mental health center. During her tenure, she developed a Family Support Services unit, one of the first in New Hampshire’s mental health system. For over 10 years, she served as co-facilitator and/or member of a regional Birth to Six Mental Health Team in southern New Hampshire. In addition to providing direct clinical care, she has provided both clinical supervision and training for those working with young children, adolescents and their families. Debby was recognized by NAMI as New Hampshire Mental Health Administrator of the Year in 2004 and as Children’s Mental Health Provider of the Year in 1994.
Debby holds a master’s degree in clinical social work from Boston College and a BS in Special Education -- with distinction -- from the University of Michigan.
Jan Latorre–Stiller
Senior Director, SOAR 55
Jan Latorre-Stiller has directed the SOAR 55 program since 1993. Her tenure at SOAR 55 has allowed her to gain a great deal of experience in program management and community organizing. Under her direction, she has grown the program (previously named RSVP of Newton, Wellesley and Weston) to include four additional communities in the metro west area. Her vision has always been to create a volunteer program with challenging assignments that would honor the experience, skills and interests of older adults and assist nonprofits in re-imagining how volunteers could be useful to their organizations’ missions. During her tenure, SOAR 55 has been awarded several grants for Programs of National Significance and, most recently the Award of Achievement in Older Volunteer Program Management from MetLife Foundation and the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. The award honors exemplary volunteer programs that are creating meaningful opportunities for older adults to contribute their knowledge, skills and time to strengthen communities and enrich society.
Jan is on the Advisory Board of the Newton Office of Volunteerism and has served as Chair of the State Funding Campaign Committee and as President of the Massachusetts Association of RSVP Directors.
Jan received her Bachelor of Science degree in Liberal Arts from Northeastern University. She is also a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston. Before her involvement with NCSC, Jan worked in the fields of marketing and long term care advocacy.
Lonnie Schroeder
Senior Director of Early Education and Child Care
Lonnie Schroeder has worked in the field of Early Education for over 30 years with a broad experience that includes infants to school age children, center and family based programming, direct care services and child care resource and referral. Lonnie’s strong administrative skills have supported programs providing services to children from all socio-economic sectors encompassing strong private tuition programs as well as over 25 years of administration of state contracts.
Prior to joining NCSC in 1995, Lonnie worked for Community Teamwork, Inc. in Lowell for thirteen years. Her work included positions as Director of the Greater Wakefield Family Child Care System and Director of Child Care Search. She has actively served on the Executive Board of MADCA, the Massachusetts Association for Early Education and Care Providers; Chair of the Massachusetts Child Care Resource and Referral Network; Chair of the Massachusetts Family Child Care Affiliates; and advisory board member of the Wakefield Office for Children and the Wakefield Department of Social Services.