​Brookline’s Carla Reeves Appointed To YouthBuild Board of Directors

BROOKLINE, MA — Carla Reeves of Brookline has joined the Board of Directors of YouthBuild USA, the global nonprofit that champions opportunity youth - young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither in school nor employed - as they earn the knowledge, training and opportunities that lead to long-term professional and personal success.

This appointment creates a majority-female Board leadership - a first in its history - and advances the organization’s commitment to its mission by better reflecting the diverse population it serves.

Reeves brings more than ten years of experience in employment law and litigation to the board. She is a director at Goulston & Storrs, where her practice is focused on advising companies and organizations on employment matters, representing clients in state and federal litigation, administrative proceedings, and arbitration proceedings, and conducting investigations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other forms of workplace misconduct.

Reeves also develops and implements customized workplace trainings, cultural assessments, and equity reviews to support efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace. Her experience includes matters involving the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Justice, and State Attorney General offices.

“I am honored to be a member of the YouthBuild USA Board of Directors and to have the opportunity to collaborate with this group of accomplished, mission-driven colleagues,” Reeves said in a statement. “Empowering young people with the skillsets and mindsets they need to flourish and thrive has never been more necessary. I am excited to help guide this work at such a crucial moment in history.”

“Carla’s voice, knowledge, and passion will be instrumental for our Board, and I am so honored that she will help guide our work at YouthBuild USA,” John Valverde, president and CEO of YouthBuild USA, said in a statement. “Her legal and professional experience will serve us well, and her justice-oriented work rounds out her incredible accomplishments.”

In 2021, Boston Magazine named Carla one of Boston’s top lawyers in employment law, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly noted her excellence in the law as an up-and-coming lawyer, The National Law Journal named her an Employment Law Trailblazer, and Best Lawyers in America named her “one to watch” in the category of labor and employment litigation. This year, she was named to Lawdragon’s 2022 list of 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers in America.

Reeves is also a board member of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the Boston Bar Association. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science and Spanish from Union College, and her Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School.

YouthBuild USA is the nonprofit support center for a global network of more than 275 local YouthBuild programs in 18 countries, with 220 programs in 46 U.S. states and territories and 56 programs in 17 other countries.