Administrative Staff

Co-Executive Director
Maria L. Baldwin Community Center

Before assuming her current position as Executive Director, Maria (she/her/hers) served the the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center in a variety of roles, beginning as an afterschool teacher in 2008 and later advancing to 1st-5th Grade Site Director and then Director of Children’s Programs. Under her leadership, the Maria L. Baldwin Community Center Children’s Programs have significantly grown in enrollment and continue to thrive.

In her role as Executive Director, Maria is dedicated to implementing MLBCC’s mission across all of its programs. She believes in creating a welcoming and inclusive space that fosters lifelong learning and love of creativity, and she is committed to serving the whole community by increasing scholarships for low-income families.

Maria is a lifelong student herself, with many “afterschool” hobbies of her own, including vegetarian cooking, soccer, crosswords, making jewelry, and tie-dye. In addition to this long list of skills, she holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and Sociology from Beloit College (2007) and a certificate from Boston University’s Institute for Non-Profit Management and Leadership (2015).

Contact Maria at: mlapage@agassiz.org, 617-465-2927

Co-Executive Director
Maria L. Baldwin Community Center

Beginning in 2005, Phoebe Sinclair (she/her/hers) has served as the first point of contact for community-related inquiries and issues, writes and produces The Whistler newsletter, and serves as chief website wrangler. She is a life-long writer who holds a bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Writing, Literature, and Publishing from Emerson College.

Phoebe is trained in and continues to study facilitation, meeting design, consensus-building and dialogic approaches. She brings always an enthusiasm for connecting with people, inviting them to join her in working hard, laughing often, and honoring life’s challenges and triumphs.

For a decade, Phoebe has joyfully resided in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston with her partner, a musician and graphic designer. In her off-time, she can be found biking Boston, visiting with friends, and scoping out new libraries.

Contact Phoebe at: psinclair@agassiz.org, 617-465-2926

Afterschool Site Director
Maud Morgan Arts

Working in childcare for the last decade, Jules Wyse (she/her/hers) specializes in creative art projects for elementary school aged children. Jules’ passions are illustration, design and fostering the artistic creativity of all children!

Contact Jules at: jwyse@agassiz.org

Interim Adult Arts Program Coordinator
Maud Morgan Arts

My name is Sophie Mark-Ng (she/her/hers), and I am a lifelong resident of Cambridge and Somerville. I grew up in Cambridge, before making a quick detour to St Paul, MN to complete my BFA at Macalester College with a major in American Studies and minor in Studio Art, and then settling back in Somerville after graduation. Prior to accepting the position at MLBCC, I spent the past four years as a community organizer in Boston Chinatown. There, I worked primarily with low income workers, elderly residents, and new immigrants in the Chinese community to better their quality of life through civic participation. I am passionate about building community and fighting for equity in all aspects of life, from work and housing to the arts. Outside of work, I enjoy ceramics, taking care of my many plants, cooking and eating new foods, and biking around the city.

Contact Sophie at: smarkng@agassiz.org, 617-329-1439