Thank you for your service!

The Room to Write is a nonprofit and like all nonprofits we have a Board of Directors who work behind the scenes to ensure our mission is fulfilled, keep things in check, infuse energy, generate ideas and support all The Room to Write does in the community. 

Recently we said goodbye to founding board member of TRtW and secretary Jeanette Murray of North Reading. We are so thankful to Jeanette for her dedicated service to our organization and to the writers of all ages, abilities and means in the region since 2018. 

The Room to Write would also like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Jeanette for serving as Secretary for the past three years as we thank Brian McCoubrey of Wakefield, who joined TRtW's BOD in 2019, for taking over the position of board secretary.

Keeping with our attitude of gratitude, we thank Roseline Giglio (in post below:) of Saugus who joined our Board of Directors in 2020 and has taken on the position of Treasurer, which had been tended to by founding board member Roberta Hung of Wakefield. Roberta continues to serve as an active member of the BOD along with Emily Seward, Vice President, and Colleen Getty, President.


If you or someone you know is interested in volunteering for The Room to Write on the Board of Directors or in another capacity, please feel welcome to reach out to us for more information.

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