LYNN — Selvin Chambers III has joined the Family & Children’s Service community as its new executive director.
Chambers has more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit and local government work, along with extensive business development expertise. He previously served as executive director of BUILD Boston, the Margaret Fuller House in Cambridge, Root NS, Inc. in Salem, the Elizabeth Peabody House in Somerville, and The Food Project in Lynn.
His other prior executive and managerial positions include serving as the Metro Boston regional director for the Trustees of Reservations, director of youth development and family services at the Boston Center for Youth & Families, division head for the Cambridge Youth Program for the City of Cambridge Department of Human Services, and interim chief operating officer for the United South End Settlements. He also served as a senior fellow for the Institute for Nonprofit Practice at Tufts University’s Tisch College.
Chambers said he is passionate about building and supporting community-based programs and collaborations that serve a broad spectrum of youth and young adults.
“Family & Children’s Service has a great reputation for cultivating positive, social development and support services for youth and families of Greater Lynn and surrounding communities since 1885,” Chambers said. “We provide the opportunity for youth and families to be supported in a trusting environment.
“That is why I am honored to serve as the new executive director,” he said. “I look forward to advancing the organization’s goals.”
Chambers is a graduate of Fitchburg State University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in sociology. He also holds a certificate in nonprofit management from the Boston University School of Management, and a certificate in strategic perspectives in nonprofit management from the Harvard Business School.
