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Our dedicated and accomplished leadership team drives JVS Bay Area’s mission and ensures its success in transforming the future of work in the Bay Area and beyond.

Led by CEO Lisa Countryman-Quiroz, the leadership team at JVS brings a wealth of experience and expertise in workforce development, social services, policy, and community engagement. Our leadership team's commitment to innovation, collaboration, and inclusivity makes us an invaluable asset in our pursuit of a more inclusive and equitable California workforce where everyone can thrive.

Our Leadership Team

Lisa Countryman-Quiroz

Lisa Countryman-Quiroz

CEO

she/her

Lorraine Albert

Lorraine Albert

Assistant Director of Evaluation & Impact

she/her

Ryn Beeley

Ryn Beeley

Chief Financial Officer

she/her

Teresa Betancourt

Teresa Betancourt

Assistant Director of Programs

she/her

Sarah Charukesnant

Sarah Charukesnant

Chief Development Officer

she/her

Ashlyn Clark

Ashlyn Clark

Director of Learning

she/her

Leo Corella

Leo Corella

Director of Business Development

he/him

Jim Dowling

Jim Dowling

Assistant Director of Programs

he/him

Paolo Guttadauro

Paolo Guttadauro

Director of Human Resources

he/him

Nikkol Kinoshita

Nikkol Kinoshita

Assistant Director of Executive Operations

she/her

Yana Kusayeva

Yana Kusayeva

Director of Evaluation and Impact

she/her

Dorit Leavitt

Dorit Leavitt

Assistant Director of Programs

she/her

Karen Rice

Karen Rice

Director of Finance

she/her

Bekka Rosenbaum

Bekka Rosenbaum

Chief Strategy Officer

she/her

Dylan Ruggles

Dylan Ruggles

Interim VP of Program Operations

he/him

Steven Sanford

Steven Sanford

Assistant Director of High School and Bridge Programs

he/him

Richa Sharma

Richa Sharma

Director of IT & Facilities

she/her

Danielle Scheper

Danielle Scheper

Director of High School and Bridge Programs

she/her

Simone West

Simone West

Director of Development

she/her

Kelcie Wong

Kelcie Wong

Interim VP of Training

she/her

Luba Yusim

Luba Yusim

Director of Marketing & Communications

she/her


Executive Committee

President Emeritus, Wendy Kesser

Certified Divorce Coach, Get With Wendy LLC

President, Kirsten Wolberg

Board Director; Dynatrace, Sallie Mae, Cal Amp

Vice President, Anjana Berde

Chief People Officer, Accion Opportunity Fund

Vice President, Erran Berger

Vice President, Product Engineering, LinkedIn

Vice President, Jeffrey Rosichan

Managing Director, Citigroup

Treasurer, Hubert Ban

Chief Accounting Officer, BigCommerce

Secretary, René Kim

Managing Director – UBS

Vice President, Max Simkoff

CEO, Doma Holdings


Board Members

Mercedes Fuller

Managing Director, Accenture Strategy

Sahra Halpern

President & CEO, Business Consortium Fund

Jerry Hurwitz

Founder, J&J Air Conditioning, Inc. (Retired)

Maria Lazzarini

EVP, Regional President, Northern California, BMO U.S.

Susan Marsch

Public Company Executive, Board Member and Advisor

Gioia McCarthy

President, San Francisco – East Bay, Bank of America

Hakeem Oseni

Senior Product Manager – Detection and Response, Salesforce

Chuck Ramanujam

Senior Vice President, City National Bank

Kiren Rizvi Jafry

VP of Operations Integration, Sutter Health

Natalie Roesler

Associate Medical Group Administrator, Kaiser Permanente, The Permanente Medical Group San Francisco

Ben Tulchin

Founder & President, Tulchin Research

Michael Jones

Workforce Development Consultant, UCSF

Carrie Varoquiers

Chief Philanthropy Officer, Workday


Emeritus Council

Jean Strunsky, Chair

Max Bernstein

Lynn B. Bunim

John Brown

Andy Elkind

Shari Freedman

Peter Friend

Craig A. Howard

Eleanor Johns

Thomas M. Kasten

Jeffrey Lager

Maria Lazzarini

Anne Libbin

Elaine Lindenmayer

Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann

Susan Portugal

Linda Rubinstein

Nancy Siegel

Dr. Linda Sonntag

Gabriel Speyer

Roselyne C. Swig

Lisa Toppin

Sidney Tuchman

Melvin B. Wasserman

Judy Weil

Norman Zilber