elevate: The JVS Gala
LEADERSHIP & LEGACY
HONORING ABBY FLAM
Co-Chairs: Amanda & Campe Goodman and Ellen & Steven Segal
Elevate: The JVS Gala
LEADERSHIP & LEGACY
Co-Chairs: Amanda & Campe Goodman and Ellen & Steven Segal
Honoring Abby Flam
Co-Chairs Amanda & Campe Goodman and Ellen & Steven Segal invite you to:
Elevate: The JVS Gala is Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at The Renaissance Hotel. Join us to connect with our community and learn more about how JVS leads the way in workforce development and continues our legacy of transformation, impact, and innovation for the people we serve.
We are honoring Abby Flam for her long-time support of JVS Boston as a volunteer, donor, board member, and Board Chair. Abby’s leadership has supported JVS’s growth, from the development of career training programs to public policy advocacy. Abby leaves a legacy of impact behind at JVS, as she concludes her final year of service as JVS’s Board Chair.
Tickets are no longer available to purchase. If you have questions about your tickets, please contact giving@jvs-boston.org.
Meet Our Honoree: Abby Flam
Abby Flam moved to Boston to attend Jackson College/Tufts University. She then received her MCP, City Planning from Harvard, with a focus on health planning. She has been a health care administrator, consultant, and planner for academic medical centers, community hospitals and health centers, and our city and state government. Abby spent the bulk of her career advancing strategic programs and facility development, focusing on community access and patient-centered care. Abby brings tremendous strength in relationship management and partnership to all her work.
As a parent of three and grandparent to five, Abby has long promoted the values of social justice and service, particularly to underserved and often overlooked urban populations. This includes volunteering and serving on several Boards, including Community (HIV) Research Initiative, JALSA, Jewish Community Relations Council, CJP’s Caring & Social Justice Commission, Temple Emanuel in Newton, and the Greater Boston Interfaith Coalition.
JVS embodies Abby’s deep commitments by recognizing the dignity of everyone by preparing people to do meaningful work in quality settings. Over her years of service, Abby has led JVS committees and served as the Board Chair, learning from others while sharing her outstanding leadership experience with JVS. Her continued involvement truly expresses her commitment to social justice, her Jewish values, and the importance of offering one’s knowledge, time, resources and skills to an organization like JVS.
2026 Co-Chairs
Amanda & Campe Goodman
Amanda and Campe Goodman live in Boston’s South End with their three daughters and share a deep commitment to education, service, and community.
With a passion for early childhood education and Jewish communal life, Amanda teaches at the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge and serves on the Board of the John Winthrop School for Young Children. A two-time fellowship recipient from the Yale Child Study Center, Amanda earned her A.B. in Sociology and M.Ed. in Child Development from Harvard. She also serves on the board and executive committee of Temple Sinai in Brookline.
Campe manages fixed income portfolios at Wellington Management, which he joined in 2000 after pursuing doctoral studies in economics at MIT and earning an A.B. in Mathematics from Harvard College. For more than 15 years, Campe has been a devoted leader at JVS Boston, serving on the board since 2008 and as Board Chair from 2016–18.
Amanda and Campe are proud supporters of JVS and its mission to help individuals and families build pathways to economic opportunity and stability.
Ellen & Steven Segal
Ellen and Steven Segal graduated from Washington University, where they met. Now, they live in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and are long-time supporters of community and civic causes.
With over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, Ellen led a national sales force at Arbor Commercial Mortgage Corp. She has held leadership roles at several nonprofit boards including as board chair of JVS Boston.
Steve is a retired private equity investor and former co-founder of J.W. Childs Associates. He went on to develop and teach a graduate-level private equity course as an Executive-in-Residence and Lecturer at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business for 14 years and has served on numerous nonprofit and for-profit boards.
The Segals are honored to co-chair JVS Boston’s annual Elevate Gala. Through innovative workforce development, training, and personalized support, JVS strengthens individuals, families, and the broader community—a mission the Segals are proud to champion.
Host Committee
The Host Committee is comprised of past and current board members in honor of their leadership at JVS.
Ilana Braun & Jed Weiss
Catherine & Hillel Bromberg
Hillary Brown & Michael Grill
Lauren Bruck Simon & Jon Simon*
Sarah and Rabbi Noah Cheses
Lisa & Dwight Clarke*
Molly Galler*
Ellen & David Gibbs*
Denver Gibbs*
Claudia Gilman Eisenbaum* & Harry Eisenbaum
Marjorie Glazer
Deborah Goldberg, Treasurer & Receiver General of Massachusetts, & Michael Winter
Janet & Mark Gottesman
Liz & Jake Grossman*
Rosa Hallowell & Mark Stein*
Rick Heller
Susan & Julian Houston*
Marcella & Claude Lancome
Elizabeth Letvin & Kris Wilson*
Richard Levin
Yamileth* & Simon Lopez
Jane R. Matlaw*
Margaret McKenna
Jordana Mirel* & Matt Traiger
Judith Obermayer
Jennifer Perry*
Michelle Rhodes-Volpe* & Aaron Rhodes
Alyssa & Jay Rosenbaum*
Jennifer Rosenbaum* & Barry Snyder
Jake Rosenfeld*
Susan & Jim Shulman
Susan & Eric Simas*
Lorri Simches Owades & Gordon Owades*
Debra & Joe Zeff*
*Current Board Member
Host Committee List updated as of February 10, 2026
Our Event Sponsors
Champions
Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
CVS Health
Barbara & Michael Eisenson
Amanda & Campe Goodman
Dara & David Grossman
Liz & Jake Grossman
Insource Services, Inc.
Kira Khazatsky
Lorri Simches Owades & Gordon Owades
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
Partners
Ilana Braun & Jed Weiss
Eastern Bank Foundation
Abby Flam
Rosa Hallowell & Mark Stein
JPMorgan Chase
Jane R. Matlaw
Guardians
AE Events
Beacon Bank
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Ellen & David Gibbs
Janet & Mark Gottesman
Oona Harrington
Judy Semonoff & Rabbi Alan Flam
Mark Thall & Thomas Slavin
Wendy Warring
Supporters
Beth Israel Lahey
Boston Medical Center
CCS Fundraising
Charlesgate
Claudia Gilman Eisenbaum & Harry Eisenbaum
Jordana Mirel & Matt Traiger
Judith Obermayer
Anita Raman & Jacob Rosenfeld
Alyssa & Jay Rosenbaum
Lauren Bruck Simon & Jon Simon
Friends
AAFCPAs
Dwight Clarke
Joanne & Alan Derr
Effect Collective
Doris & Robert Gordon
Hebrew College
Rick Heller
House of Possibilities (HOPe)
Susan & Julian Houston
Jewish Alliance for Law & Social Action
Jewish Family Services of Metrowest
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Local Initiatives Support Coalition (LISC)
MIRA Coalition
Nahma Nadich
Michelle & Aaron Rhodes
Alan Rosenfeld
UMass Memorial Health
Debra & Joe Zeff
Patrons
American Civil Liberties Union of MA
Ken Bettenhauser
Amy & Ben Bloomstone
Barbara E. Epstein
Gateways: Access to Jewish Education
Elizabeth Brody Gluck & Ronald Gluck
Denver Gibbs
Legacy Lifecare
Martha Matlaw & Michael Weinstein
Britta & Frank Nielsen
Douglas Newman
Joan Sapir & Joel Ristuccia
Karen Schoch
Sami & Sean Sinclair
Sue & Charlie Squires
Jonathan Wall
Norah Wylie & Jonathan Katz
Yachad New England
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Our Impact
11K
Individuals served 2023
113
client nations
43
total programs
63
languages spoken
1878
job placements in 2023