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WalkMassachusetts Announces New Leadership

2:58 PM EDT on August 2, 2023

Althea Wong-Achorn and Brendan Kearney. Courtesy of WalkMassachusetts.

WalkMassachusetts has announced the promotion of Althea Wong-Achorn and Brendan Kearney as the organization’s new co-Executive Directors.

Althea Wong-Achorn joined the organization as its Development Director in 2020 and became Deputy Director of Operations in 2022.

Brendan Kearney (who is also a founding member of the StreetsblogMASS board of directors) started out as the organization’s Communications and Development Coordinator in 2013 and became the Deputy Director in 2019.

In a press release, Wong-Achorn said that “people across Massachusetts are stepping up to advocate and work towards solutions for better street designs that promote equitable walking and save lives. This is an exciting time for the work towards safer streets."

“The need for equitable streets that promote safer and easier walking for all is ever critical in Massachusetts and the nation,” said Executive Director Brendan Kearney in a press release about the leadership change.

“People across Massachusetts are stepping up to advocate and work towards solutions for better street designs that promote equitable walking and save lives,” added Wong-Achorn. “This is an exciting time for the work towards safer streets, and I am honored to lead and work with Brendan, WalkMassachusetts, other advocacy groups, and communities across the state to provide access and tools to make Massachusetts safer.”

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