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Deborah Halperin Colbert, of Boston Uncornered
A mother for half of her 42 years, Boston Uncornered director of operations, Inita Jones, of Randolph, draws on memories of her teenage years in Dorchester, along with her experience as a married mother of two, in her work helping former gang members earn college degrees and become positive change agents in their communities.
“In every student I talk to, I see myself as a teenager, Jones said. These are the same kind of guys I hung out with at 15, 16 years old, doing all the wrong things. I would love to see things change through the power of knowing the most troubled people in the neighborhood are capable of more.”