Leaders’ Bios
Olga Tacure, Executive Director
Olga Tacure is the visionary Executive Director of Women Encouraging Empowerment, Inc. (WEE), where she has served since 2019. She has advanced education equity and community engagement since 2017. Starting as a Parent Lead Organizer, she co-led the development of the District-wide Family Engagement Policy for Revere Public schools, which was approved and implemented in 2021.
Through her vision, dedication, and the trusted relationships she has built with community members, funders, and partners, Olga has expanded and implemented programs and services that respond directly to community needs. Under her leadership, the organization has grown, increased visibility, staff capacity from two part-time employees to nine, expanded its annual reach from 200 to over 2,500 people, strengthened its impact through new funding, community-driven initiatives, and strategic partnerships, and played a key role in leading the successful revision of the local ordinance for family child care providers in 2024.
An immigrant Latina from Peru with a nursing background, Olga brings firsthand understanding of the barriers facing low-income families. Her advocacy spans co-founding the Revere Education Justice Alliance, serving on the Revere High School PTO, and shaping local and state policies.
Clauna Laurent, Deputy Director
Clauna Laurent will be working closely with the Executive Director, Olga Tacure to oversee WEE’s daily operations, with the goal of empowering immigrants, and low-income families to thrive civically, economically and socially. This includes overseeing the planning and implementation of all WEE’s programs, Staff and Community planning.
Widely considered a coalition builder, a change agent, and effective communicator, Clauna, who comes to us from New Jersey, began her Public Service career by working at the Community Planning and Advocacy Council. As the Executive Director of Senior Services for Camden, Gloucester and Burlington County Managing Americorps Grants for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) She then went on to work for the State of New Jersey, Department of Labor, Workforce and Development, where she worked as an Advocate for the Migrant Seasonal Farm Workers (MSFW) and undocumented workers in the role of Director or Employee relations and MSFW State Advocate.
Ms. Laurent is a graduate from Liberty University. She is the proud daughter of immigrant parents, has 5 siblings, is Wife to a Champion for Change, and a mother of two amazing children. When she’s not working, you will find Clauna... Before moving to Boston, Clauna was a member of Parent Inc. Foundation’s Network, a member of the Human Services Advisory Committee (HSAC), and a fellow of the Haitian Women Network Executive Leadership Program, just to name a few.