JALSA Annual Meeting 2023
Tuesday, June 20, 2023 | 6:00 pm
The Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116
HONOREES
DISTINGUISHED
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Joe Rettman, President
NEI General Contracting
Joe Rettman is dedicated to transforming communities. The rehabilitation of 140 Clarendon Street, which preserves the Lyric Stage and creates affordable housing for low-income and formerly homeless people, is an inspiring example of Joe's leadership and the transformative power of collaboration.
FEATURING
The 140 Clarendon St. Project,
with The Lyric Stage and
Pine Street Inn
HONOREES
COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP AWARD
Embrace Boston
Imari Paris Jeffries,
Executive Director
Working at the intersection of arts and culture, community, and research, Embrace Boston reimagines what is possible both in our public spaces and dialogues about racial and economic justice. Imari Paris Jeffries brings his experience in community activism and passion to this groundbreaking opportunity for our City to examine its role in dismantling structural racism.
LIFETIME RECOGNITION AWARDS
Jack Cooper - MA Union of Public Housing Tenants
Joe Flatley - Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation
Ann Houston - Opportunity Communities
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE LIST
Co-Chairs
Michael Curry | Tom Gleason | Pam Goodman | Kathy McGilvray | Colette Phillips
Members
Charlie Adams | Shirronda Almeida | Jay Ash | Lawrence Neil Bailis | Sara Barcan | Rev. Willie Bodrick, II | David A. Bryant | Bithiah Carter | Paul Chan | Beth Chandler | Elyse Cherry | Kelley Cronin | Marc Cumsky | Tony Doniger | Bob Dorfman | Priscilla Douglas | Herby Duverné | Charles Eisenberg | Saskia Epstein | Pamela Everhart | Jenny Fauth | Ellen Feingold | Pamela Feingold | Glenda Fishman | Maureen Fitzgerald | Virginia Foote | Bob Giannino | Mike Gildesgame | Aaron Gornstein | Mary Ellen Grossman | Rachel Heller | Richard Henken | Sheridan Kassirer | Jonathan Klein | Joseph Kriesberg | Paul Lee | Sandy Lish | Keith Mahoney | Makeeba McCreary | Mary Jo Meisner | Rick Muraida | Steve Nolan | Chris Norris | Reggie Nunnally | Vincent O'Donnell | Brian Patten | Gonzalo Puigbo | Jerry Rappaport | Robert Rivers | Marty Rogosa | Peter Sargent | Esther Schlorholtz | Nancy Stager | Sharon Stout | Joanne Sullivan | Maggie Super Church | Ken Sweder | Naomi Sweitzer | Moddie Turay | Travis Watson | Eleanor and Barry White | Kenneth A. Willis
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Partner
Beacon Communities
Combined Jewish Philanthropies
NEI General Contracting
Benefactor
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
The Miriam Fund
Patron
Anonymous
Rockport Mortgage
Champion
BNY Mellon | Ken Crane, KNC Mechanical | Dellbrook|JKS | First Resource Companies | Mary Ellen Grossman | Hannah Environmental | HYM Investment Group | Sheridan and Jerome Kassirer | Jonathan Klein and Amy Schottenfels | Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation | Monahan Technologies | Paint & Coating Services | Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick | Peabody Properties | Rockland Trust | Superior Plumbing | Synergy | The Norfolk Companies | Trinity Financial | United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley | V10 Developers
Advocate
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative | Lawrence Bailis and Susan Shevitz | Chestnut Hill Realty | Marco Bitran | Citizens | Churchill James LLC | Daniel Dennis & Company LLP | Dorfman Capital | Pamela Everhart | Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston | Mike and Catharyn Gildesgame | ICON Architecture | KBF Contracting | Looney, Cohen & Aisenberg LLP | Madison Park Development Corporation | Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers | Massachusetts Teachers Association | Metro Housing|Boston | National Lumber | New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund | Pennrose | Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) | Preservation of Affordable Housing | Jerry and Lori Rappaport, New Boston Fund | The Architectural Team | The Boston Foundation | The Castle Group | WinnCompanies | Wizard Computer Services
Supporter
Pamela Goodman | Dr. Gerri and Kenneth Sweder | 2Life Communities | American Federation of Teachers | Affirmative Investments | AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust | Marsha and Tom Alperin | American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts | American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts | Bald Hill Builders | B'nai B'rith Housing | Greg Bialecki and Mary Herlihy | Blue Hub Capital | Ellen Berkman and David Bryant | Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell | Capstone Communities LLC | Paul Chan | Citizens' Housing & Planning Association | Conservation Law Foundation | Hon. Mo and Stacy Cowan | Lisa Danetz | Eos Transition Partners | Ellen Feingold | Andrew Fischer and Linda Jason | Glenda and Robert Fishman | David Gasson | State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg | Governor Maura Healey | Homeowners Rehab Inc. | Institution for Savings | Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Boston | JFS of Metrowest | John M. Corcoran & Co. | Kaplan Construction | Fredie Kay | Keshet | Henry Korman and Ann Houston | Paul Lee | Maloney Properties | Metro Credit Union | Betty Morningstar | NeighborWorks Housing Solutions | New England Blacks In Philanthropy | Nolan Sheehan Patten LLP | Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation | Colette Phillips | The Schochet Companies | Eleanor G. and Ambassador Barry B. White
