CDSC Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Pedro Spivakovsky-Gonzalez joined CDSC in 2023 after nearly a decade of experience in legal aid. Pedro has served as a legal aid lawyer for low-income veterans in Massachusetts and as an immigration lawyer, and also teaches as a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School. He has assisted and represented clients in mediations in the Boston area and is a trained mediator in Massachusetts. He supervises staff and mediators, overseeing mediation services as well as the design and delivery of various training programs. His responsibilities include fundraising and general administration & management.
DIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROGRAMS: Daniele Natali Ozeri is a mediator and coach with an interest in youth, family and divorce mediation. In her role at the Center, Daniele designs, implements and supports youth-related programming with the intention of developing sustainable infrastructure for local and regional positive youth development since 2021.
DISTRICT COURT SUPERVISOR & HOUSING MANAGER: Sooty Heng is a seasoned educator hailing from Singapore. He recently completed his Master's in Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he served as an Equity and Inclusion Fellow. Since graduation, he has actively volunteered with CDSC as a mediator and facilitator, before becoming the organization's Case Coordinator in 2024.
OFFICE MANAGER: Grace Ballenger worked in journalism and education before developing an interest in mediation. At CDSC, Grace oversees the organizaton's administrative functions, including general communications, social media and non-grant fundraising as well as data collection and grant reporting. She joined CDSC in 2023.
AMERICORPS MEDIATION AND INTAKE SPECIALIST: Emma Knight will be serving at CDSC through August 2025. She primarily supports center staff with youth programming and intakes. Before beginning her service term at CDSC, Emma worked as a public defense paralegal in Boston.
CDSC Board of Directors
Amy Mariani
President
Steven Bardige
Treasurer
Ellen Waldorf
Clerk
Akosua Bediako
Janet Grogan
Sheila Hubbard
Charlotte lselin
Susan Holden Martin
Kym Oliver
Madison Thompson
Advisory Board
James Grumbach, President Emeritus
Alisha Bloom
Chris Karam Brodie
Bill Boris-Schacter
Jacob Esher
Debbie Evans
Patrick Field
Vivian Hsu
Claudia Kaufman
Fredie Kay
Victoria Lazzell
Michael Leshin
Barbara Lund
Steven Manos
James McGuire
Cathy Mondell
Delphene Mooney
Eileen Scafidi
Steve Seeche
Rafaela Serrano
Jacqueline Sonnabend
Conna Weiner
Emily Weiner
John G. Wofford
Frank Zito