Newton for Everyone Steering Committee
Luke Mann-O’Halloran
Luke Mann-O'Halloran is the president of Newton for Everyone. He lives in West Newton with his wife, who grew up in Newton Highlands, and his two daughters, who attend Horace Mann Elementary. He works at Medidata Solutions building software to optimize the design and execution of clinical trials. He cofounded the Horace Mann Bike Bus and serves as coordinator and caboose, and coaches in Newton Girls Soccer. Luke advocates for housing in order to build a Newton where people of all backgrounds can belong, and where many more residents can choose to live walkable, carbon-light lifestyles.
Josh Herzig-Marx
Josh Herzig-Marx is the clerk of Newton for Everyone. After 25 years as a tech exec, he stepped back from full-time corporate work to be the primary parent to his two daughters.
Josh serves on several nonprofit boards, including that of the Rebecca Pomroy Foundation here in Newton and the Jewish Community Day School.
Brooke Lipsitt
Brooke Lipsitt is the treasurer of Newton for Everyone. She currently serves as vice chair of the Zoning Board of Appeals, as treasurer of Voters for a Vibrant Newton and on the Board of Historic Newton. She is the former President of the Newton Board of Aldermen and a founding member of Green Newton.
Tom Brown
Tom Brown serves on the steering committee of Newton for Everyone. He lives in Newton Highlands with his wife and their children, who attend Zervas Elementary School and Newton South High School. At Zervas, Tom is the Safe Routes to School coordinator and works closely with the school and the city to ensure safe and healthy transportation options. Tom is passionate about sustainability, environmentalism, and urban planning. By day, Tom is an intellectual property lawyer.
Deb Crossley
Deb Crossley serves on the steering committee of Newton for Everyone. While raising her two children in the Newton Public Schools, Deb served on the League of Women Voters board as well as a wide array of Newton Boards, commissions and citizen organizations focusing on energy, environmental and housing policy. Deb’s home-based architecture practice specialized in small group homes for cognitively and physically disabled adults, mixed-income housing projects, and private homes. After 41 years in Newton Upper Falls, Deb and her husband moved to Westport, MA, where she serves on the Community Preservation Committee and Affordable Housing Trust. Deb continues to volunteer with the Green Newton Building Standards committee, Mainstay Supportive Housing Board and Boston Society of Architects.
Jane Harper
Jane Harper serves on the steering committee of Newton for Everyone. She is a retired corporate and banking lawyer and lives in Newton Centre with her husband, a retired lawyer and teacher. Jane was a member of the board of the League of Women Voters, Newton for three years, two years as co-president, and still volunteers with the Newton League. She currently serves as a specialist for Affordable Housing on the Legislative Action Committee of the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts. Jane is an active volunteer with a local food pantry and for other causes she cares about.
Carol Jensen
Carol Jensen serves on the steering committee of Newton for Everyone and chairs the events team. She is a semi-retired psychotherapist, consultant and teacher of mental health professionals. She lives in West Newton with her husband, a scientist. She has volunteered in public transit advocacy, in housing advocacy efforts, and for arts organizations. She is an active volunteer for the AARP tax aide program and at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Kathy Pillsbury
Kathy Pillsbury serves on the Steering Committee of Newton for Everyone. She is the founder and a retired consultant for the Human Rights Campaign’s Welcoming Schools program and a retired climate change researcher for the Union of Concerned Scientists. She loves photographing the details and beauty found in nature. Her work has been exhibited at Newton City Hall and the Library. She is also active with 350 Newton that works to end our reliance on fossil fuels and secure an affordable transition to clean energy. She and her wife live in Newton Highlands, where they raised their two children, both of whom attended Newton Public Schools.