JVS BOSTON
leadership
Kira Khazatsky, CEO, JVS Boston
JVS BOSTON
leadership
Connecting Vision To Action
Get to know the people behind our mission as we work together to build pathways to economic independence for all. The JVS leadership team brings a wealth of experience from various fields, uniting to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and create impactful opportunities.
Meet The JVS Leadership Team
executive team
KIRA KHAZATSKY
PRESIDENT & CEO
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JENNIFER JEWELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
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SHER OMEROVIC
CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER
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Julian Cure
Senior VP OF Programs
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AMY NISHMAN
SENIOR VP OF STRATEGY
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KELLY TESSITORE
SENIOR VP POLICY & ADVANCEMENT
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MANDY TOWNSEND
SENIOR VP EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT
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DAWN HAYES
VP of Philanthropy
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ELIZABETH HOGAN
VP CAREER & ACADEMIC SERVICES
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Lily Sonis
VP Refugee & Disability Services
JVS Board of Directors
chair
abby flam
RETD: ATRIUS HEALTH, BIHL, BMC
vice chair
JACOB ROSENFELD
STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST
treasurer
JAY D. ROSENBAUM
NIXON PEABODY, LLP
secretary
CLAUDIA GILMAN EISENBAUM
NOVARA GLOBAL CONSULTING LLC
Directors
howard brick – Etiometry Inc
CATHERINE BROMBERG – MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM
RABBI NOAH CHESES – YOUNG ISRAEL OF SHARON
DWIGHT CLARKE – HR EXECUTIVE & COACH
MOLLY GALLER – LaunchSquad; Entrepreneur
DAVID GIBBS – RETD: Nixon Peabody LLP
DENVER GIBBS – Gibbs Software Solution
CAMPE GOODMAN* – WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
MICHAEL S. GRILL* – FAIRLANE PROPERTIES, INC.
JAKE GROSSMAN – The Grossman Companies
RICHARD HELLER – Pineapple Hospitality Consulting Group LLC
SUSAN HOUSTON – RETD: MassEcon
YAMILETH LOPEZ – Monroe EFI
JANE R. MATLAW – RETD: BIDMC
Jordana Mirel – Eaton Vance
Douglas Newman – RSM
Judith Obermayer – RETD;Â Venture Partner
Gordon Owades – RETD; Congress Auto Insurance Agency, Inc.
Jennifer Perry – JPMorgan
Michelle Volpe – MITÂ
Jennifer Rosenbaum – Bank of America
Eric Simas – HarbourVest
Jon Simon – Arrowstreet Capital LP
Mark Stein – Morgan Lewis’s Corporate and Business Transcations
Kris Wilson – Cummings Properties
Richard Yanofsky – Holland & Knight LLP
Joe Zeff – PrismHR
