Jen Winslow joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2019 and was appointed President in 2025. She has 15 years of experience working in web development and digital marketing, and currently runs her own business based in Melrose.

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Jen’s first experience with MAAV was volunteering as a mentor in our Community Mentoring Program. She found it to be an amazing experience connecting with the next generation of Melrosians and seeing the world through their eyes. She believes it has inspired her continued commitment to our mission, “Being a part of an organization like MAAV is an honor.  I am so grateful to be on this journey alongside the incredibly talented staff, the creative and industrious Student Action Board, my fellow board members, and all of the generous members of the community who support MAAV in innumerable and beautiful ways.”

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Jen lives in Melrose with her family.

Jennifer Franco joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2022 and appointed Vice President in 2025.  She has more than 25 years of experience serving as legal counsel to various public safety and criminal justice agencies where her work has focused primarily on domestic and sexual violence, child abuse and victim advocacy.  She has provided pro bono legal advice to domestic violence victims and survivors.

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Jennifer is passionate about violence prevention, intervention and promoting healthy relationships, particularly in the schools and with young adults.  She is happy to work with MAAV and to be more involved in Melrose, where she lives with her family.

Imogen Thomas joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2023 and was appointed Treasurer in 2024. She is a CPA who works remotely and moved to Melrose in 2022 with her partner and cat. When she first moved to the Boston area after college, Imogen got involved with Big Brother Big Sister and has now been matched with her little for 4 and a half years. It has been an eye opening experience seeing the importance of gut intuition and the strengthening of analytical skills as it relates to safety in the current climate both digitally and physically. 

 

Imogen joined MAAV because she sits in a unique limbo between the students in Melrose schools and the parents in the Melrose community which provides her with a unique and blended point of view that she hopes will be of value to the Board. She also believes MAAV’s mission is creating a more aware and engaged community in Melrose and is proud to be a part of cultivating it.  

Dan Ehlers joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2012. He has been a police officer in Melrose for 20 years and currently holds the position of Detective/Domestic Violence Officer. Dan retired from the United States Air Force Security Forces after 20 years of service and served in the Gulf and Iraqi Wars.

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In addition to serving on the Board, Dan has worked on MAAV’s Safe Steps Task Force and the Annual Walk Committee. In his role as Domestic Violence Office in the City of Melrose, Dan works with MAAV to provide assistance to victims of domestic abuse. Dan says, “Domestic violence remains an issue in Melrose, but MAAV is such a valuable resource for serving victims and helping to break the cycle of domestic violence.”

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Dan has been married for more than 25 years to his wife Toni and has five children.

Jennie Schoeffler joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in March of 2024. She is a VP of Commercial Lending in the Stoneham area at a community bank with well over 10 years of experience in the banking industry. Before she moved into finance she owned her own small catering business for 6 years. She has been a volunteer for Mystic Valley Elder Services for three years as a money manager and loves working with her clients. The time she has spent volunteering with that agency has been a complete joy and she is looking forward to continuing for many years to come.

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When Jennie’s 3 children were younger she served on the fundraising and event planning committees for her children’s schools for many years, culminating in very successful galas, auctions, and year-end events. Now that her children are older she finds she has more time to offer to support women and children and people in need. “It’s such an honor to join the Board of MAAV.  I hope to bring my skill set, my time, and my passion to support such a worthy and necessary agency like MAAV.”

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Jennie is an avid sports and fitness fan who cares deeply about nutrition and loves to cook. She lives in Bedford with her youngest son when he’s not at college playing soccer.

Madelyn Strike joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2025. She received a bachelor’s degree in Human Services from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 2023. Madelyn currently works in housing at Harvard University. 

 

Madelyn began working with MAAV while at Melrose High School as a member of the Student Action Board. The group had a profound impact on her high school experience and led her to seek out similar opportunities in college. Madelyn later became an intern at MAAV from 2020 to 2023, assisting in the transition to online programming during Covid-19. Throughout her time at MAAV, Madelyn has developed a passion for educating youth to prevent violence before it starts. 

 

Madelyn lives in Melrose and is excited to help support the Board reach all generations of the community.

Taylor Tinmouth joined MAAV’s Board of Directors in 2025. She is a MSW candidate in the Boston College School of Social Work and a Boston College Institute for Early Childhood Policy fellow.

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Prior to BC, Taylor spent 16 years in research and management consulting, including seven years at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where she directed the marketing and communications for BCG’s Social Impact and Sustainability practice. Her work included collaboration with global partners, including Save the Children and the World Food Programme, for efforts spanning all 17 of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. She also led BCG’s first social impact research and knowledge management team.

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Taylor is passionate about social justice issues facing children and families, especially mothers, and focused on how early intervention and prevention efforts can drive better health and mental health outcomes for all. A proud Minnesota native, Taylor moved to Boston in 2002 and now lives in Winchester with her husband and three children.