The guides to our young leaders
Meet our Board of Advisors
Meet our Board of Advisors
Jennifer Baird
Isabella Baird |
Stephen Baird, II |
Mary Anne Young |
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Gronk |
Nikita |
Gronkowski (Gronk) Baird is our 9 year old mascot provides emotional, fun support to our young leaders. He enjoys participating in the team meetings and encourages everyone to have a great time. He is a happy and loving asset to our group!
Nikita is affectionately nicknamed Kity. She loves cuddles, hugs, and many kisses during advisory meetings.
Jennifer Baird, LICSW, SAP- Jenn has always been involved in community organizing since she was a teenager. She always sought opportunities to help with the community at large. She volunteered for the Lawrence Community Partnership and was part of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council Board of Directors in Massachusetts. She was also a member of the Human Rights Commission for the City of Lawrence. Jenn is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and manages EAP and Behavioral Health services. She also has a private practice in Bedford, NH as well as virtually. During the past several years, she has helped her three children learn how to become young community organizers and leaders by researching, planning, and implementing a drive that they all agree on. She and her family also volunteer for Habitat for Humanity as well as Bread & Roses in Lawrence, MA. Jenn's goal with Good Shepherds is to continue fostering the growth of children and young adults in becoming positive leaders of their communities and teaching others the impact we have as we help others.
Isabella Baird, co-founder, recently graduated from Quinnipiac University where she is majored in Public Relations and double minored in Sport Studies and Media Studies. Bella is a former member of the NH Legislative Youth Advisory Council, a small organization in the Legislative branch in the New Hampshire State government. In 2016, Isabella was awarded the American Legion School Medal for possession of Courage, Honor, Leadership, Patriotism, Scholarship, and Service. Bella enjoys volunteering at Bread & Roses in Lawrence, MA as well as with Habitat for Humanity of Merrimack Valley. She loves spending time with her family, friends, and dogs, Gronk and Nikita. Bella hopes to make a difference in others, lives, for better.
Stephen Baird, co-founder: Stephen is a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he studies Aerospace Engineering. Stephen is very involved on campus as he is a decathlete on the track team and is an RA. Stephen loves finding different ways to help others in the community. He spends time volunteering at other organizations such as Bread and Roses in Lawrence, MA helping serve meals to those in need. He is also a volunteer for Essex County Habitat for Humanity.
Mary Anne Young grew up in an active household devoted to volunteering to help others through both military organizations and family interests, including The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. Sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America, Mary Anne has helped one of her grandsons with Scouting for Food for the past two years and volunteered with other community initiatives such as Good Shepherd’s Thanksgiving Brigade with her granddaughter, Brooke. Together with her husband, formerly in the food industry, she has been a volunteer with the New England Food Foundation, whose primary purpose is maintaining The Cape House in Sandwich, Massachusetts, providing a vacation retreat for qualifying children throughout New England.
With 27 years of experience, Mary Anne brings enthusiasm for education and the love of children of all ages to her teaching. She is currently a reading specialist at and the Literacy Lab Coordinator for Learning Skills Academy in Rye, New Hampshire. Mary Anne’s life motto: “With just a little bit of help, everyone needs to be recognized for their abilities, not their limitations.”
Isabella Baird, co-founder, recently graduated from Quinnipiac University where she is majored in Public Relations and double minored in Sport Studies and Media Studies. Bella is a former member of the NH Legislative Youth Advisory Council, a small organization in the Legislative branch in the New Hampshire State government. In 2016, Isabella was awarded the American Legion School Medal for possession of Courage, Honor, Leadership, Patriotism, Scholarship, and Service. Bella enjoys volunteering at Bread & Roses in Lawrence, MA as well as with Habitat for Humanity of Merrimack Valley. She loves spending time with her family, friends, and dogs, Gronk and Nikita. Bella hopes to make a difference in others, lives, for better.
Stephen Baird, co-founder: Stephen is a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he studies Aerospace Engineering. Stephen is very involved on campus as he is a decathlete on the track team and is an RA. Stephen loves finding different ways to help others in the community. He spends time volunteering at other organizations such as Bread and Roses in Lawrence, MA helping serve meals to those in need. He is also a volunteer for Essex County Habitat for Humanity.
Mary Anne Young grew up in an active household devoted to volunteering to help others through both military organizations and family interests, including The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester. Sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America, Mary Anne has helped one of her grandsons with Scouting for Food for the past two years and volunteered with other community initiatives such as Good Shepherd’s Thanksgiving Brigade with her granddaughter, Brooke. Together with her husband, formerly in the food industry, she has been a volunteer with the New England Food Foundation, whose primary purpose is maintaining The Cape House in Sandwich, Massachusetts, providing a vacation retreat for qualifying children throughout New England.
With 27 years of experience, Mary Anne brings enthusiasm for education and the love of children of all ages to her teaching. She is currently a reading specialist at and the Literacy Lab Coordinator for Learning Skills Academy in Rye, New Hampshire. Mary Anne’s life motto: “With just a little bit of help, everyone needs to be recognized for their abilities, not their limitations.”