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