Boston-based HomeStart Inc. announced yesterday that it has formed an advisory board.

The new nine-member advisory board will assist the organization in its mission to end homelessness in the Greater Boston area. It members include the following:

• Bryce Blair, Hingham, housing developer

• Scott Bosworth, Dorchester

• Dennis Kelly, Hingham, Boignet

• Devon Kinkead, Cambridge, Micronotes

• Neil McCullagh, Cambridge, The American City Coalition

• Francis McGrail, Boston Deutsche Bank

• Martin O’Neill, Hingham, Cabot Corp.

• Peter Rosenberg, Wellesley, Ropes & Gray     

• Amy Tierce, Waban, Fairway Independent Mortgage, Needham Branch

HomeStart Inc. has also added Fendy Alexis and Shankar Krishnamony to its board of directors. Alexis is a personal trainer and motivational speaker who provides assistance to those transitioning from shelters to permanent housing. Krishnamony is vice president of capital markets at Wipro Technologies. He has worked with HomeStart for many years and wants to utilize his mentoring skills and business acumen to benefit HomeStart clients and the board of directors.

"2013 has been a great year for HomeStart. With the help of our wonderful supporters, we’ve been able to exceed fund raising goals, place more families in housing and get closer than ever to ending homelessness in Boston for good," Linda Wood-Boyle, president and CEO of HomeStart, said in a statement. "I am confident that with the help of our new advisory board and board members we will continue this year’s progress well into the future."