The Children's Room: Dedham Resident Named to Board of Directors

DEDHAM, MA—A Dedham resident will continue her work helping the area’s children, teens and families as a member of The Children’s Room Board of Directors.

According to a press release on Tuesday, the Arlington-based nonprofit has elected Dedham resident Jenny Carlson-Pietraszek to its board of directors. Carlson-Pietraszek began her work with the organization in 2009.

The press release states:

“Jenny currently works as an educator at the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. She has taught and presented on various topics at local, national, and international educational conferences. In 2013, she cofounded the Alliance of White Anti-Racist Educators (AWARE) at Nobles. She also co-chairs the Board Diversity and Inclusiveness Committees at the Tenacre Country Day School, where she has served as a trustee since 2012.

Jenny’s relationship with TCR began in 2009, when she and her daughters began attending TCR’s peer support groups. “Members of the club nobody wants to join need a great deal of support,” she said. “I want to do what I can to ensure that families can receive the types of support my daughters and I benefited from when we were living under the dark cloud of grief.”

Carlson-Pietraszek is joined by Dr. Pearl Riney, M.D., of Lexington as the two newest members of the organization’s board of directors.