JACLYN TORRES, CO-SECRETARY

Jaclyn Torres is a creative nonfiction writer, emerging thespian, and sales professional. She understands the importance of critical conversations and creativity and enjoys finding ways to blend the two. She loves pursuing the arts, especially the written word, and believes the best connections are built through artistic expression and engaging content. Jaclyn graduated from Brown University in 2017 where she played Varsity Field Hockey and was the Arts & Culture Editor for the Brown Daily Herald, the university’s oldest campus newspaper. While the Arts & Culture Editor, Jaclyn managed a team of eight writers and wrote original content for the section. Upon graduating and moving to Boston, she co-hosted Grown Up Storytime, a monthly literary event based in the Somerville/Cambridge area, where local writers submitted short stories and local readers performed the pieces. Jaclyn’s literary work has been featured in Hobart, Drunken Monkeys, Anti-Heroin Chic, and The Lesbian Blog. She is currently working on a collection of short stories and personal essays, the title forthcoming. Jaclyn is also a part of the Queer Theatre Project, a group focused on creating safe, inclusive, and queer spaces for thesbians. She has lived in Medford since 2021 and resides in the Wellington Circle area with her wife, Hannah, and their tabby cat, Pecan.

MARJORIE COELLO

Marjorie Coello is a retired 68-year-old blue collar worker and a new resident of Medford as of November 2021. Since retiring, she considers art her calling and has been receiving a solid education through art classes offered by art centers, museums and adult education. She is a painter, mainly, in acrylics and pastels.

KATE MOYNIHAN, CO-SECRETARY

Kate Moynihan joined “Medford Arts” (formerly known as MACI, the Medford Arts Center Inc.) within the first year of moving to Medford, where she served for several years. In this capacity, she helped to plan and manage numerous artists showcases throughout the area, including MACI’s Mystic Gallery storefront in Medford Square which was open for 3 years.

She worked for 7 years at the Radcliffe Alumni Office, planning and running reunions and other large events as Assistant Director for Radcliffe Classes and Reunions. More recently, Kate worked for 10 years at MIT’s Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program (UPOP) as Mentor Liaison and Events Coordinator.

In an earlier life, Kate’s professional acting experience included work at numerous small area theaters and roles with the Lyric Stage, Gloucester Stage Company and Theater of Newburyport as well as on-camera work in commercials and as an extra on several movies. She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild.

Dwayne a. johnson

Dwayne A. Johnson is a music producer and marketing professional born and raised in Boston, MA. He graduated with a BM in Music Business from University of Massachusetts, Lowell and an MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University. Dwayne was introduced to music at an early age through lessons on the violin and viola. He also sang for numerous ensembles, both domestically and internationally. He joined the Medford Arts Council in 2020 to bring beautiful and inspirational art programs to the Medford Community.