Management Team
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William Morrison
Interim Executive Director
William Morrison is NCSC Interim Executive Director, working closely with NCSC’s senior management team until NCSC brings on a new executive director. Bill has been on the Board of Directors at NCSC for five years, and served as Board Chair for the past year.
Over the past four years, Bill has worked with a variety of non-profit agencies on issues of strategy, marketing, governance and finance as a consultant and board member. For the preceding fifteen years, he worked in the computer industry as an entrepreneur and senior manager in product management, marketing and engineering roles. Bill co-founded Sports Reward Systems (SRS), creating customer loyalty programs for Major League Baseball fans. Prior to starting SRS, Bill worked at ATG, a leading Internet commerce and loyalty marketing technology vendor and as Director of Product Marketing at Avid Sports, LLC. He also held a number of engineering management positions at Avid Technology and Learningways, Inc. Bill earned a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a bachelor of arts in computer science and economics from Williams College.
Carolyn Berry Copp
Vice President of Development & Marketing
Carolyn Copp, CFRE is NCSC’s Vice President of Development & Marketing, 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 – Vice President, Child & Family Services
Debra Sosin, LICSW, serves as Vice President of Child and Family Services at Newton Community Service Center (NCSC) providing clinical, educational and administrative leadership for child 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.
Gary Sinclair
Vice President of Youth Services
Licensed Certified Social Worker (LCSW)
Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor
Gary Sinclair is a social worker and substance abuse counselor with over 30 years experience working with people suffering from mental illness and addictions, as well as specializing in youth and teen issues both as a clinician and as an administrator. He has managed teen centers, club houses, psychiatric emergency services, day treatment programs, and has maintained a successful private practice. For the past eleven years, Gary was the executive director of the Tri-Town Council on Youth and Family Services, a North Shore agency working primarily with teens.
Gary is a member of the American Mental Health Counselors Association and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He is a past president and past assistant governor in Rotary International and is a Paul Harris Fellow.
Gary received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bates College in 1975 and a Masters degree in Education (Counseling and Guidance) from Salem State College in 1978.
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.