About the BNA
Founded in 2001, the Brookline Neighborhood Alliance (BNA) is a network of neighborhood associations in Brookline. Its purposes include strengthening existing associations and encouraging the formation of new ones; facilitating communication between neighborhood associations; and promoting the resolution of issues of concern to Brookline’s neighborhoods.
BNA Executive Board
The Executive Board of the BNA consists of four officers (two Co-Chairs, a Secretary and a Treasurer) and up to six other BNA members serving as at-large Executive Board members, all elected at the BNA Annual Meeting.
There must be at least four Neighborhood Associations represented on the Executive Board. The current board represents eight different Neighborhood Associations.
Current Executive Board Members:
Lynda Roseman, Co-Chair, The Settlement
Dan Saltzman, Co-Chair, White Place Neighborhood Association
Carla Benka, Recording Secretary, Chestnut Hill Neighborhood Association
Lee Cooke Childs, Treasurer, Aspinwall Hill Neighborhood Association
Gina Hahn, Lawrence Neighborhood Association
Alisa Jonas, South Brookline Neighborhood Association
Janice Kahn, Chestnut Hill Village Associates, Inc.
Sean Lynn-Jones, Longwood Neighborhood Association
Wendy Machmuller, High Street Hill Association
Diana Spiegel, North Brookline Neighborhood Association
BNA Activities
Timely meetings on topics of interest to Brookline’s neighborhoods.
Representation on various Town boards and commissions.
Forums for candidates for the Select Board and other townwide offices.
Reviews of Warrant Articles before Town Meetings, in partnership with the Town Meeting Members Association and the League of Women Voters of Brookline.
BNA annual meetings, featuring a guest speaker and the presentation of Neighborhood Leadership Awards.
Current BNA Members
Aspinwall Hill
Button Village
Chestnut Hill Neighborhood Association
Chestnut Hill Village Associates, Inc. Neighborhood Association
Coolidge Corner South Side
Corey Hill Neighborhood Association
Emerson Garden Neighborhood Association
Fischer Hill Association
Greater Point Neighborhood Association
Griggs Park Neighborhood Association
High Street Hill Neighborhood Association
Lawrence Neighborhood Association
Longwood Neighborhood Association
North Brookline Neighborhood Association
Salisbury Hill - Corey Farm
The Settlement
South Brookline Neighborhood Association
White Place Neighborhood Association