Our Team
Kerry Anne Kilkelly, Managing Director of Urban Bridges and ACAT
Kerry Anne Kilkelly joins the Urban Bridges team as the Director of ACAT as well as Managing Director of Urban Bridges. She brings her years of administrative experience as well as a love of the arts and theatre and joy in building creative, enriching, and fun learning experiences for children and youth.
Kerry Anne studied Graphic Design, Communications and Theatre at Endicott College and Suffolk University and has spent year engaged in varying aspects of stage theatre and film work. She most recently served as the Director of Faith Formation for Families at the The North Parish of North Andover where she worked together with teachers and volunteers in creating diverse programming for children and youth while providing a safe and supportive environment for exploration and personal growth. She appreciates being present to the enthusiasm and curiosity that children bring forth as they explore and learn!
Contact: kakilkelly@urbandbridgesinc.org or by phone 978-457-1538.
Angela Soto, Director Dinah’s House
Angela Soto is the Program Director of Dinah’s House. Born in New Jersey and raised in Puerto Rico for 12 years. Soto, and her children Darian and Damir, have made Haverhill home for last six years
She remembers her first experience visiting Dinah’s House and the impact it made on her. “I was picking up my son from the school bus, when Reverend Deacon Gay Cox approached me and invited me to come in with my son. She started talking to me about Dinah’s mission, that it was a safe place for women to come in with their children to talk about their problems and needs. So every day after my son came from school we would come into Dinah’s House. My son loved it because he got to know more kids and play with them.”
Soon Soto started helping translate flyers into Spanish. Director Kerry Chomic director, recognized her skills and asked if she wanted to work with her as an assistant director to help support the women in Dinah’s. Soto would grow into the role on go on to become Program Director two years later.
“One of the reasons I love working at Dinah's House is to see the smiles on the women's faces when we are able to help with their needs,” she said.
Contact: asoto@urbandbridgesinc.org or by phone 978-457-1538.
Photo Credit. LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF