Executive Director, Community Service of Newburyport

Ray’s journey to Newburyport spans several decades of working in leadership roles at the Department of Children and Families in Massachusetts and several Schools of Social Work in the Boston Area. His career started out working with homeless youth on the streets of Wellington New Zealand where he was born and raised.

Ray has a strong sense of purpose and social justice rooted in his own family and community experiences, combined with many years of professional experience where he strived to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

Over the course of his career, he has learned to deeply appreciate the value of community and partnership as prerequisites for working on complex social problems. Ray also credits Boston University School of Social Work where he obtained his master’s degree with shaping how he sees the world and impacting his commitments. Ray is married to Tien, also a social worker, and has four children