Thank you to all those who attended our celebration party recognizing John’s 16 years of legacy as Executive Director.  YWCA Greater Newburyport welcomed over 140 people in celebration of John Feehan’s legacy as Executive Director at the Newburyport Community Senior Center, 9/24/25. John Feehan stepped down as Executive Director 8/22/25, moving to a Program Officer role and continuing to champion and focus on Affordable Housing and Childcare efforts. Board Members, past and present, staff, vendors, community partners and members lauded John’s sixteen years of service.

A very special thank you to LD Russo and Nancy Caswell from BRINE for their generous donations and sponsoring this event.

Kate comes with fifteen years of experience in the nonprofit and social impact sector with a focus on education and social justice. Kate’s previous roles include: Executive Director, the Teacher Collaborative, National Director at BUILD.org, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Brandeis University, Associate Director and Manager of Programs; Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT) and teacher University of New Hampshire.  Kate is the co-creator of the Anti-Racist Roadmap, a frequent facilitator and consultant on equity, inclusivity, and anti-racist practices for organizations around the country. She is a member of the Amesbury School Committee, where she chairs the Curriculum and Inclusion subcommittee, and she is a founding member of the Amesbury Racial and Social Justice group (ARSJ). She also served on Amesbury’s inaugural Juneteenth Committee.

“We are excited that she will be able to help elevate the YWCA’s role in racial and gender justice not only locally but regionally as well”, Julia McDonald, YWCA President Board of Directors.