Erich is responsible for the overall administration of My Brother's Keeper. He is originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1993 with a degree in Finance. From 1993-94, he volunteered full-time at My Brother's Keeper through a post graduate service program called Holy Cross Associates. He returned in 1998 as the ministry's first paid employee, became the first Operations Manager in 2001 and the first Executive Director in 2008. He was appointed President in September 2011.

Jim and Terry are the only unpaid members of our staff. They have always been volunteers, choosing not be compensated for their service. Terry supervises the intake process for all program requests while Jim assists with community-building and fundraising / major gifts. Both are members of the Board of Directors and are employed by the Congregation of Holy Cross as members of the Holy Cross Retreat House management team.

Vin joined My Brother's Keeper in September 2009 as the first full-time fundraising and community relations staff person. He is responsible for the annual development plan and helps foster relationships with individuals, businesses, foundations and agencies interested in our work. Vin received a Master of Science degree in Accounting from Bentley University and he has more than 20 years experience working in the non-profit sector with government agencies and faith-based educational institutions.

Ryan joined My Brother's Keeper in August 2005. He coordinates all deliveries and creates volunteer schedules for more than 300 high school and college students who serve with us annually. Ryan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Stonehill College in 2004. He completed a year of post-graduate volunteer service through Holy Cross Associates in Coachella, California, working at the Esperanza Youth and Family Center.

Josh joined our staff in 2007. He manages the Furniture Donation Program and also serves as our chief grant writer. Josh started volunteering at My Brother's Keeper during his freshman year at Stonehill College (Class of '04). After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, he completed a year of service through Holy Cross Associates working at a homeless shelter in Portland, Oregon. To gain an international perspective, he served at several sites in Africa before returning to Massachusetts to work as a community organizer in Fall River.

Beth joined our staff in September 2007 and manages our in-house programs such as the Food Assistance Program, Credentials for Credibility, and Christmas volunteering. She began volunteering with My Brother's Keeper in May 2002 as a senior at Ursuline Academy. She fell in love with the work and continued volunteering as a summer intern throughout her four years at Assumption College. After graduating with a double major in Philosophy and Social Services, she completed a post-graduate volunteer year working in England through L'Arche, faith based communities for people with and without developmental disabilities.

John started at My Brother's Keeper as a volunteer in 2008. After 32 years at a major life insurance company in Boston, most recently as a Project Manager, he was ready for a career change and joined our staff in November of 2009. He is responsible for supervising volunteers on furniture and food deliveries as well as furniture pickups. John graduated from the University of Lowell in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

Heather began volunteering at My Brother's Keeper in 2009 and joined our staff part-time in September 2011. She is a 2008 graduate of UMass-Boston and is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration, Civic and Nonprofit Leadership at Bridgewater State University. Her primary duties include answering phones, greeting visitors, scheduling furniture donations, website maintenance and special projects as needed.