Our Board of Directors
Ilana Beigel
President
Ilana Beigel, MA, is a yoga and meditation teacher, life coach, medical speech therapist, and MSW candidate with nearly 30 years of experience in the healing arts. A 500-hour Kripalu Ayurvedic and Vinyasa Yoga teacher and teacher trainer, she integrates ancient wisdom with modern therapeutic practices to help people live with greater ease, resilience, and purpose.
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Ilana joined Everyday Wellbeing because she believes vibrant wellbeing should be accessible to all. Her work is rooted in the belief that healing happens when people are empowered with tools, support, and community.
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Outside of her professional life, Ilana nurtures her creative spirit through writing, knitting, and baking, and is a proud mom to three young adults.
Erin Schifferli
Vice President
Erin Schifferli, MS, is a licensed dietitian nutritionist, registered yoga teacher, and birth doula who has been working in heath and wellness for over 20 years. Her approach to care is collaborative and holistic in designing programs that best support the health and wellbeing of
individuals and their families.
Joining the board of Everyday Wellbeing was an instant yes for Erin. She was called by the opportunity to grow with an organization that values health, community, curiosity, inclusion, and access. Witnessing the way this community shows up for each other with trust,
engagement, and devotion drives her commitment to the mission and vision.
Out in the world Erin loves to be in nature in any weather. In the garden, on the hiking trails, skipping stones at the creek, reading, or listening to music are all favorites. Her four children have inherited her love for cooking fresh food, and when they all gather in the kitchen, or around the table, she feels overwhelming gratitude.
Linda Castronovo
Clerk
Linda Castronovo, MS, MEd, is a retired public-school teacher, exercise physiologist, and longtime Kripalu yoga teacher who thrives in the company of others.
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Her work with Everyday Wellbeing grew out of ten years organizing Yoga Outside, a daily offering of free yoga at Andrews Greenhouse in South Amherst. Teaching, coaching, and learning have always been central to her personal and professional life, and she values the opportunity to make health-enhancing and life-changing practices and education available to one and all.
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In addition to her work with Everyday Wellbeing, Linda enjoys writing, traveling, gardening, hiking, and connecting with others. She lives with her husband, a yellow lab, a black cat, and a dozen chickens on a tiny hobby farm with fruit trees, berry bushes, and too many weeds. Three adult children and four grandchildren live in far-flung corners of the country.
Paul ​​Carvalho
Treasurer, Non-Voting Member
Paul Carvalho, BSME, MSEM, is a retired aerospace engineer and independent consultant specializing in Google Sheets and Google Apps Script, with a focus on process automation, data management, and operational efficiency. He has extensive experience developing custom solutions for all kinds of businesses and organizations.
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Paul volunteers with Everyday Wellbeing because he believes in the power of a precise spreadsheet and a well-organized quarterly report in helping an organization achieve its mission.
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Outside of his professional life, Paul enjoys hiking and gardening, and is a proud grandfather of four.
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Jackie Alvarez
Board Member
Jackie Alvarez, Ph.D. (she/her) is a licensed psychologist who worked for 35 years in colleges and universities, serving most recently as Associate Dean for Health and Wellbeing at Amherst College. Passionate about psychological wellbeing and its intersection with other facets of wellbeing, she has spent her career healing, teaching, and nurturing young adults so they can flourish. In addition to her work with individuals, she also has coached organizations so they can develop cultures and practices that allow all their members to thrive.
Since retiring, she has found herself itching to continue her work but in a different form. Everyday Wellbeing’s mission is the perfect fit: make vibrant wellbeing accessible to all. She is excited to join the Board as it strives to expand its work, foster a connected community, and bring wellbeing into the daily fabric of life for everyone.
Jackie lives in the beautiful woods of Pelham with her wife, Sharon, and their two cats, while their newly-launched son lives in California. She is an avid gardener, baker of delicious things, long-distance hiker, hungry reader, and is happiest when spending time with friends and family.
Rebecca Feinberg
Board Member
In her current role as Director of Foundation Relations at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation, Rebecca works with faculty, staff, and students at UMass Amherst to secure private foundation funding for a wide variety of campus research programs and initiatives, with a specialty in those related to student wellbeing. Rebecca earned her graduate degree in epidemiology and, over the past few decades has held numerous positions in grant management and research coordination, specializing in mental and physical wellness, in both academic and hospital settings.
The common thread throughout all of Rebecca’s life’s work, both personal and professional, has been her deep-seeded passion and commitment to connection and wellbeing. It was no surprise then, that as soon as she learned about Everyday Wellbeing and met Linda and the Board of Directors, Rebecca immediately knew that this was a group she wanted to not only be a part of, but also an organization to which she wanted to commit her time, energy, and resources. By bringing together her professional background in philanthropy and her extensive network of connections, together with her authentic enthusiasm and passion for the mission of Everyday Wellbeing, Rebecca is determined to support and enhance this incredible organization.
During the past few years, as her only child has “flown” away to college, Rebecca has been fully embracing her newfound freedom as a “free bird” by getting to know herself more fully and finding meaningful activities that align with her true self in which to devote this newfound time. Everyday Wellbeing fits perfectly into this path; she is ready to soar!
Jennifer Holme
Board Member
Jennifer Holme is a retired non profit executive leader, committed to non profit work for her entire career. She most recently served as Senior VP of Administration and Finance and Chief of Staff at VentureWell, a national organization based in Hadley supporting science and technology innovators. She brings to the Board a wealth of knowledge and expertise in strategy, budget and finance, people development, change management, and corporate governance.
Jennifer is deeply committed to advancing equity and justice. She sees opportunities for Everyday Wellbeing to bring yoga and health programs to more individuals and groups regardless of body type, age, income and race.
Yoga is an important part of Jennifer’s life. She has practiced yoga regularly for 15+ years and completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training at Amherst Yoga Center, studying with Patti Townsend. She currently studies with Rebecca Zantander. With more time to devote to yoga now, Jennifer is enjoying occasional substitute yoga teaching at Cadence Yoga in Sunderland. She lives in Amherst with her spouse, Robyn, and their dog, Lucy. She enjoys spending time with her two adult daughters in Boston, and loves hiking, biking and all things outdoors.
Tiffany Joseph
Board Member
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Amy Rothenberg
Board Member
Dr. Amy Rothenberg has practiced as a licensed naturopathic doctor since 1986. She wrote the Amazon Bestseller and Nautilus Book Award winner: You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field Guide for Cancer Survivors. She is the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians’ 2017 Physician of the Year. She served on the Board of Health in Amherst for six years and as Vice President of the Board of the Amherst Survival Center. She is currently the co-chair of the Tikkun Olam Committee of the JCA.
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Dr. Rothenberg travels the world to teach and writes extensively in the field of natural and integrative medicine. Joining the Everyday Wellbeing board, Amy hopes to bring her committee and board work experience to help amplify the mission and efforts of Everyday Wellbeing to improve health and quality of life for local people and to support the ongoing creation of this vibrant and welcoming community of those interested in vital health.
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She shares her life with partner extraordinaire, Dr Paul Herscu, with whom she raised three wonderful, now adult children, and continues to be grateful for their beautiful life in Amherst, including the arrival of their first grandchild.
When not working in the world of natural medicine, Dr Rothenberg enjoys time with family and friends, making art and music, and puttering in the garden and kitchen.
Our Advisors
Kristi Nelson
Kristi Nelson grew up in Amherst and has lived in Western Mass since 1967 (with intermittent, notable meanderings). She is the author of Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted and is currently working on a book about aging gratefully.
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Since 1985, Kristi’s work in the non-profit sector has focused on leading, inspiring, and strengthening organizations committed to progressive social and spiritual change, including the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Spirit in Action, Institute for Jewish Spirituality, and The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, among others. She has also served as Executive Director of the Women’s Fund of Western Mass, founding Director of the Soul of Money Institute with Lynne Twist, Director of Development at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and Director of Development and Community Relations for the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society.
Most recently, from 2014 - 2023, she was the Executive Director at A Network for Grateful Living. Kristi’s current work as a consultant includes uplifting the beauty and power of gratefulness through teaching, speaking, interviews, and writing. Being a long-time stage IV cancer survivor moves her every day to live and love wholeheartedly, and to support others to do the same.
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Kristi received her BA from UMass/Amherst, a graduate certificate in Business and Sociology from Boston College, and her Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in Leadership Studies, from Harvard University.
Alison Morse
Alison Morse is a Senior Account Manager with Newton Street, a strategic communications firm that works with philanthropists and other changemakers. Alison brings an abundance mindset to her work – a belief that the most challenging issues of today are best solved through building relationships, working collaboratively, and sharing stories of lived experience that shift narratives.
Prior to joining Newton Street, she served as a trusted philanthropy advisor. At National Philanthropic Trust, she led thought leadership initiatives and ran a consulting practice that accompanied donors through strategies to advance their vision and voice. She spent nearly 10 years at Geneva Global, a philanthropy consulting firm, where she led a team focused on engaging ultra-high-net-wealth individuals and families. She also served as a consultant to the Gates Foundation and spent a year embedded at the foundation leading a portfolio of grantmaking focused on women’s philanthropy. Early in her career, she worked in several Boston-based nonprofits. She worked in refugee resettlement and on issues of gender-based violence and women’s health. She holds degrees from Mount Holyoke College and the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
After 20 years away from the Pioneer Valley, Alison is happy to be back. She lives in Amherst with her husband and two dogs.
Katie Zobel
Katie Zobel is the founder of Prosper & Bloom, a strategic consulting firm providing leadership coaching for non-profit CEOs and Boards, and is a Co-Founder of the Community Foundation Impact Initiative, a social enterprise made up of former community foundation senior leaders who provide consulting and advising services.
Katie was the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for 10 years after serving 8 years as Vice President of Philanthropic Services. During her CEO tenure, financial assets and staff size doubled. She led the Foundation through a significant evolution, guiding the Trustees toward a new strategic vision centered on increasing equity and opportunity.
Earlier in her career, Katie taught a writing course at the Hampden County House of Correction in Springfield, MA, honed her fundraising skills in Public Television and served 10 years as a member of Amherst College’s Alumni/Development team.
She currently volunteers as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster youth, is a member of the Loomis Communities Board of Directors, and is a member of the Town of Amherst’s Community Preservation Act Committee. Katie holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® (CAP®) designation.
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Lynne Saner
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