The Team
Judi Wright, Director
Judi Wright has been with the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit since 1991 and has been its director since 2002. She finds helping to build relationships between the Boston Police and residents that serve to make their neighborhoods safer, better places to live is deeply satisfying. Judi says, “It is rewarding when I go to a street and am able to reduce the fear neighbors have and help them organize to fight crime.” She truly believes that Neighborhood Crime Watches are the embodiment of Community Policing its most basic level. She moved to the South End in 1972 with her husband and 2 small sons and she has been involved in community organizing ever since: over the years as a parent of Boston Public School students, as a member and co-chair of the City-Wide Educational Coalition—an independent citizen’s watchdog and advisory group—as a co-chair of the Community District Advisory Council that covered the area from Charlestown to Roxbury under Court Ordered desegregation, as a member of her neighborhood association, and as co-president of the Boston League of Women Voters—a nonpartisan policy and voter education/information group. Before being lured to the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit by its founder, Chris Hayes, Judi served as the Executive Assistant to the Commissioners of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. Judi is a certified Massachuesettes Crime Prevention Officer and a certified Mediator.
Contact Judi
617-343-4345
Wallace Tilford, Coordinator
A
Roxbury native and former Lexington METCO student, Wallace is a
Vietnam-era army veteran who earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Philosophy and Geography from Austin Peay State University. He was
employed as a Geographer for the U.S. Census Bureau before joining
Eastern Airlines, later The Trump Shuttle, and finally was retired from
U.S. Airways. Twelve years ago he joined the N.C.W.U. and since has
received Massachusetts Crime Prevention Officers Training, Dispute
Resolution Training, Homeland Security Community Awareness Training and
attended various crime prevention conferences and developmental
courses. He is committed to increasing crime watch participation by
working with residents, community groups, neighborhood associations and
community development corporations.
Contact Wallace
617-343-4345
Contact Wallace
617-343-4345
Joseph Porcelli, Coordinator
Joseph
Porcelli is the newest member of the Team. In
addition to his duties coordinating Crime Watches, he has been
developing the Neighborhood Crime Watch Network organizing methodology
which has resulted in triple the number of Neighborhood Crime Watch
groups started and revitatilized in the city in the past two years from
years prior. He also manages the units, technology and communication systems, a well as the interns.
Prior to working with the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit, he founded a non-profit called Neighbors for Neighbors that got its start as a Neighborhood Crime Watch group. Neighbors for Neighbors has been recognized as "Best of JP" for Neigborhood Organization in 2005, 2006, and 2007. On new years eve of 2007 Joseph started "The Nametag Project" and with help of BPD produced "Nametag Day at Fenway Park." In November of 2007, Joseph introduced his newest project called "The Mug Project" which raises awareness about the unnecessary waste caused by the use of disposable beverage containers and advocate for the use of mugs as an alternative.
In 1998, he earned a degree in Business from Saint Michael's College in Burlington, VT and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meridan NH. At a young age he was fortunate to acquire an appreciation for diverse cultures and people. Joseph has lived in Paris, Mexico City, London, Toronto, NJ, NH, and VT. He now resides in Jamaica Plain. Joseph is passionate about empowering people, building community, and technology; he also loves his job and often has to be ordered to go home.
Prior to working with the Neighborhood Crime Watch Unit, he founded a non-profit called Neighbors for Neighbors that got its start as a Neighborhood Crime Watch group. Neighbors for Neighbors has been recognized as "Best of JP" for Neigborhood Organization in 2005, 2006, and 2007. On new years eve of 2007 Joseph started "The Nametag Project" and with help of BPD produced "Nametag Day at Fenway Park." In November of 2007, Joseph introduced his newest project called "The Mug Project" which raises awareness about the unnecessary waste caused by the use of disposable beverage containers and advocate for the use of mugs as an alternative.
In 1998, he earned a degree in Business from Saint Michael's College in Burlington, VT and graduated from Kimball Union Academy in Meridan NH. At a young age he was fortunate to acquire an appreciation for diverse cultures and people. Joseph has lived in Paris, Mexico City, London, Toronto, NJ, NH, and VT. He now resides in Jamaica Plain. Joseph is passionate about empowering people, building community, and technology; he also loves his job and often has to be ordered to go home.
Contact Joseph
857-222-4420
