Leadership Team

Lisa Gibalerio, MPH
BWC Program Coordinator

Wendy Conroy, MPH
BWC Chair
Wendy Conroy is a trained Health Educator with a Master in Public Health from the University of Michigan. She has been leading sexuality education programs for many years to youth in Belmont, Arlington and surrounding areas. She facilitates workshops to help parents navigate challenging conversations with their children about relationships. In addition, she works to educate families about substance use and mental health issues that affect youth. She is the parent of two teens and understands the challenges today’s parents are facing.

Danielle Topaz, BA
BWC Program Assistant
Danielle Topaz is a Prevention Specialist with Wayside Youth & Family Support Network at the Watertown Multi Service Center. She supports the Belmont Wellness Coalition (BWC) in all of its outreach and leads the Belmont High School student group (Student Mental Health Advocates). Danielle graudated from the University of Washington, Seattle, with a degree in Psychology and Education. She is working on her Master’s in School Counseling at Boston College. She is from Redmond, WA, and is passionate about working with youth.

Molly Pistrang-Gomes M.Ed.
Evaluator
Molly Pistrang-Gomes, M.Ed., she/her/hers, is an Evaluator working with Data + Soul Research to support the Belmont Wellness Coalition and the 2025 YRBS. She brings extensive experience working with nonprofits and school communities from the elementary school to university level. In her previous role at REACH Beyond Domestic Violence, she worked as Youth Education Program Manager, partnering with school communities to promote healthy relationships and prevent violence. Molly uses a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, evaluative, and participatory approach to evaluate programs, examine policy, provide training, support organizational learning, strategic planning, and evaluation practices, write grants, and promote skill and capacity building. Molly received her Master’s Degree in Education, with a focus on Community Arts/ Arts in Education, from Lesley University.