Meet the Team
Ruth Zakarin
Chief Executive Officer
Ruth spent over 20 years working with youth and adults impacted by domestic and sexual violence before becoming the inaugural Executive Director of the Coalition in May of 2019. Ruth has her MSW from the University of Pennsylvania and is also trained as a community organizer. She is particularly interested in creating models of trauma informed advocacy and policy making. Outside of her Coalition work, Ruth is very involved in local interfaith organizing, is an avid knitter and foodie, and is the proud mom of two incredible young adults.
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
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President: Mark Scott
Boston Public Health Commission​
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President Emerita: Janet Goldenberg
Temple Beth Elohim GVP Coalition
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Treasurer: Bruce Baron
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Clerk: Kevan Barton
YouthConnect​​
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Briana Butterworth
New England Aquarium
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Ben Conery
WilmerHale
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Faustina Cuevas
City of Lynn
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Abrigal Forrester
Teen Empowerment
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Mike Gildesgame
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
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Molly Malloy
Community Activist
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Jack McDevitt
Northeastern University
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Ellie Miller
First Church Boston
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Edward Notis-McConarty
Episcopal Diocese of MA
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Aminah Pilgrim
UMass Boston
Cindy Rowe
Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action
Nichelle Sadler
UTEC
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Stephanie Shapiro-Berkson
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Rob Stegman
Emerson College
Community Council
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Chair: Tania Mireles
Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Juanita Batchelor
Darrell Lee Jenkins Jr. Resource Center
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Toy Burton
DeeDee’s Cry, Light Up Boston Against Violence, Roxbury Unity Parade
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Tina Cardoso
Cape Verdean Women United,
Boston Medical Center
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Shondell Davis
Roxbury Presbyterian Social Impact Center
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Lavell Fulks
Boston Medical Center
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Masika Gadson
Boston Public Schools
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Nan Garrett-Logan
Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, Falmouth Gun Safety Coalition
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Ann Haaser
UU Church of Newburyport
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Jenny Herzog
Chaos Theory
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Bobby Iacoviello
Transformational Prison Project
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Tamia Jordan
Emerson College
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Thomas Koonce
Center for Teen Empowerment
Jarix Santiago
New North Citizens’ Council
Jillie Santos
Citizens for Juvenile Justice
Lawrence Stevenson
Boston College
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