Mr. Carl W. Howell ’99

Carl W. Howell ’99 was appointed to the Saint Joseph’s College Board of Trustees in 2021. As an alumni of the college, he is especially interested in the student life experience along with the climate of the SJC community through diverse and equitable practices.

A Massachusetts resident, Mr. Howell currently serves as the Chief Program Officer (CPO) at Community Teamwork Inc., one of the largest Community Action Agencies in New England. His administrative focus is on community impact and compliance. Programming he oversees spans across 72 cities and towns. Mr. Howell has dedicated his career to mitigating the impacts of poverty and the disparities within social determinants of health.

Mr. Howell has served in advisory and/or board roles for Common Ground Inc., a Community Development Corporation (CDC); Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership, a first-time homeownership organization; Middlesex Community College’s Truth -Racial Healing and Transformation Center, a Community College’s department to support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice efforts; Community Housing Inc., a 40B monitoring organization; DEI Consortium of Lowell, a grassroots advocacy entity; and Homes For Families, homeless advocacy organization.

Mr. Howell earned his bachelor’s in psychology from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine; a master’s in clinical mental health counseling from McDaniel College; a certificate from the Institute of Nonprofit Management and Leadership at Boston University; and a LEADS fellowship at Harvard Business School.