Impact Report 2025
JVS helped me turn uncertainty into opportunity.
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Rising to the
Moment
Dear Friends and Partners,
As we reflect on 2025, the urgency of our mission has never been clearer. Across California, families face rising costs, employers confront persistent shortages, and rapid technological change is reshaping industries. Political and economic uncertainty only heightens these pressures.
Through it all, JVS is meeting the moment with resilience, creativity, and a steadfast commitment to building a stronger, more inclusive, and just workforce. The initiatives in this report show how, throughout 2025 and beyond, we are turning challenges into opportunities for lasting change.
This year, we expanded programs and partnerships to meet urgent needs in healthcare, skilled trades, and beyond. We extended proven programs across California, co-developed innovative approaches to prepare workers and organizations for an AI-driven economy, and relaunched training that helps skilled professionals—including nurses through our Nursing Refresher Program—re-enter the workforce.
The stories in this report bring these efforts to life. From jobseekers transforming their futures with new skills, to regional strategies for addressing workforce shortages, the impact is clear: career advancement changes lives, strengthens families, and fuels community well-being.
Looking ahead, we remain steadfast in our belief that even in turbulent times, opportunity and justice can advance when we work together toward a shared goal — ensuring every person has access to a stable career and secure future. By investing in people, strengthening partnerships, and advocating for meaningful policy change, JVS is helping build a future of work that delivers lasting opportunity, fairness, and stability for all Californians.
With gratitude for your continued partnership,
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
Chief Executive Officer
At a Glance: Fiscal Year 2025
Support for one person can lift an entire household.
JVS’s career pathways programs help families achieve lasting economic mobility.
Estimate based on average household size of 3.
Gaining skills to secure thriving careers
Average Starting
Hourly Wage
Employer
Partners
Fast Pathways to Work
23 Days
Average Time to Placement
Graduate Hiring Rate Post JVS Program
of participants began their JVS journey unemployed or underemployed
Of Jobseekers we served came from low-income Households
Emergency Cash Assistance Provided to JVS Jobseekers
March 2020-July 2025
Jobseekers Creating Pathways Forward
JVS makes it possible for jobseekers to turn challenges into opportunity. In 2025, participants across California built the skills and confidence to launch careers that offer stability and growth, even as high turnover, rising living costs, and rapid technological change reshaped entire industries.
From earning professional certifications to stepping into quality jobs with benefits, alumni showed that despite economic and political uncertainty, career advancement remains one of the most powerful paths to transform lives. The stories in this section highlight the determination of jobseekers who, with JVS at their side, are securing brighter futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Pursuing a Career in Healthcare in San Diego
Jonathan’s Story
From cleaning hospital floors to joining a surgical team, I’m proud of how far I’ve come.
– Jonathan, Sterile Processing Technician
When Jonathan began his career in San Diego, healthcare wasn’t on his radar. He worked outdoors as a theme park mechanic, but the long days in the sun pushed him to explore new opportunities. That decision eventually led him to UC San Diego Health and toward a future in healthcare.
Jonathan first entered the hospital environment as an environmental services contractor. “I thought I was applying for maintenance,” he remembers. “But their idea of maintenance was cleaning. It wasn’t what I expected, but I took it. That role got me in the door.”
While working, Jonathan returned to school. He earned his associate’s degree, completed a pharmacy program, and soon after discovered the Sterile Processing Technician (SPT) program run by JVS and UCSD Health. At first, he hesitated. “They sent the email to over 500 people,” he recalls. “I thought, ‘What are the chances?’ But I applied anyway.”
To his surprise, Jonathan was accepted. The program led to a full-time role in sterile processing at UC San Diego Health, where he now ensures surgical instruments are safe and ready for patient care. “SPT is fast paced,” he says. “You have to be efficient and accurate. It’s hands-on, every day.”
Now as a SPT at UCSD Health, Jonathan prefers working the overnight shift because of the lack of commuting traffic and the flexibility it gives him during the day. As a lifelong learner, he’s now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and is considering medical school in the future. “I want to relax a little first, but my next step after I finish my degree is preparing for the MCAT. I know I want to stay in healthcare,” Jonathan shares.
For anyone considering the SPT program, his advice is clear. “If this is what you really want to do, be ready. It’s fast, it’s busy, but it’s rewarding. You need to balance speed with quality. Once you find that rhythm, you’ll see how important the work really is.”
Serving Her Community through Nursing
Sarah’s Story
The JVS Nursing Refresher program gave me the confidence to step back into the hospital.
– Sarah, Registered Nurse
For Sarah, nursing isn’t just a career, it’s part of her identity. A third-generation nurse, she followed her mother and grandmother into the profession, beginning in the neonatal intensive care unit before moving into pediatric intensive care. For five years, she excelled in that role, caring for some of the hospital’s most vulnerable patients and supporting families through critical moments.
When Sarah started her own family, she stepped away from the hospital. “I wanted to be fully present for my kids during those early years,” she shares. Sarah served on nonprofit boards, led a Girl Scout troop, and coached new parents as a way to continue supporting families in her community. “Caregiving has always been at the center of who I am,” she reflects.
As her children grew, Sarah felt called back to nursing. Returning, however, meant updating her skills and rebuilding confidence in a rapidly evolving healthcare field. In early 2025, she enrolled in JVS’s Nursing Refresher program, the first cohort offered since the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program, designed to help experienced nurses re-enter the workforce, offered Sarah exactly what she needed: classroom instruction, clinical practice, and career development support. “I was amazed by how comprehensive it was,” she says. “I not only refreshed my technical skills but also learned how to present myself to employers. The career coaching was just as valuable as the clinical training.”
Today, Sarah is completing her clinical hours at California Pacific Medical Center in pediatric acute care, rediscovering the fast-paced hospital setting that first inspired her career. “Working with children and families has always been my passion,” she says. “Kids are resilient, and nursing them back to health means building trust and caring for the whole family.”
Looking ahead, Sarah hopes to mentor new nurses, continue her education, and eventually pursue an advanced practice role. “The Nursing Refresher program gave me the bridge back to the bedside,” Sarah says. “Now, I’m ready for the next chapter of my career.”
Finding Confidence, Community, and A Fresh Start
Dana’s Story
The support of the JVS cohort lifted my confidence when I needed it most.
– Dana, Senior Director, Product Marketing
When Dana joined JVS’s Job Search Accelerator (JSA) program in January, he was six months into a long, draining job search. Despite years of senior healthcare marketing, he kept running into the same wall: plenty of effort, little return.
“I thought I was doing the right things,” Dana recalls. “But there seemed to be a gap between the effort and the outcomes. I was feeling alone and wasn’t sure what to do differently.”
A friend recommended JVS. From day one in JSA, Dana found value not only in the tools and techniques, but also in the supportive cohort. “Even when I thought I had things down, like my resume or LinkedIn profile, I learned more. Being around people who were encouraging made all the difference.”
By the end of the program, Dana was advancing for final interviews and soon landed a role as Senior Director of Product Marketing at Lantern. The skills he practiced in JSA helped him stand out and rebuild confidence.
Now Dana is thriving in a culture he describes as collaborative and respectful, and the shift has transformed more than his career. “Being employed and happy means I’m less stressed, more optimistic, and more present for my family,” he says.
Looking ahead, Dana is eager to grow with Lantern as the company expands. Where he once equated success with reaching the C-suite, he now values balance and fulfillment. “Success is about being challenged at work and being able to shut down at the end of the day and be fully present at home.”
Reflecting on JSA, Dana is grateful for the empathy of the staff and peers who supported him. “I felt alone and scared—and they made a difference. I’m so grateful I had the opportunity to participate, and I recommend JVS to anyone navigating a tough job search.”
In Their Own Words: Paths to New Futures
Power in Collaboration: Building Workforce Solutions Together
Amid economic and political turbulence, employers and workforce systems are under immense pressure. Turnover remains high, industries are evolving with unprecedented speed, and workers risk being left behind without access to new skills and opportunities. In 2025, JVS deepened partnerships that tackle these challenges head-on, relaunching critical training, expanding career pathways into new regions, introducing innovation in technology, and shaping strategies to stabilize key industries.
These collaborations prove that, even in difficult times, cross-sector alliances can create practical, lasting solutions that strengthen career pathways, support employers, and build a more resilient future of work for all Californians.
Nursing Refresher Program Relaunches with SFSU
Since 2012, JVS has offered 18 cohorts of our Nursing Refresher Program, helping licensed nurses reignite their calling, hone their skills, and re-enter the profession after time away. Following a pause during the COVID-19 pandemic, the program relaunched in May 2025 through a new partnership with San Francisco State University’s College of Professional & Global Education—marking the university’s first-ever Nursing Refresher Program.
Offered free of charge, the program provides registered nurses with a guided pathway back into practice: 12 weeks of online coursework, a 120-hour hospital practicum, and tailored job search support from JVS. Sixteen nurses joined this inaugural SFSU cohort, completing clinical rotations at California Pacific Medical Center in medical-surgical units and specialty departments.
The program culminated on September 24, 2025, with a ceremony celebrating graduates as they stepped back into the workforce with refreshed clinical skills, honed expertise, renewed confidence, and a deepened sense of purpose.
Graduates’ paths reflect the program’s impact. Sarah, whose story appears earlier in this report, used the refresher to update her skills and return to pediatric acute care, showing how JVS helps experienced nurses reclaim their calling.
Together, JVS and SFSU are supporting experienced nurses in resuming their careers, revitalizing their talents, and strengthening the Bay Area’s healthcare system so patients across the region can count on skilled, compassionate care.
Our partnership with JVS reflects a shared commitment to preparing and empowering nurses as they return to the workforce with confidence and competence. We are proud to collaborate on a program that supports nurses’ growth and strengthens the health of our communities.
– Elaine Musselman, Professor and Director of the School of Nursing, San Francisco State University
Building a Stronger Care Workforce with SFCJL
In 2025, JVS partnered with the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL) to strengthen recruitment, retention, and career pathways in long-term care. Our six-month engagement reflects a shared commitment to improving job quality and supporting the frontline healthcare workforce.
JVS provided targeted technical assistance focused on three priorities: aligning candidates with the right roles, streamlining hiring and onboarding processes, and designing internal career pathways to expand professional development. Over the course of the project, the JVS team facilitated staff engagement sessions, conducted onsite observations, and introduced a nationally recognized job quality framework. These efforts resulted in clear, actionable recommendations to support workforce stability and long-term success for the organization.
By centering practical, measurable interventions, JVS and SFCJL are laying the groundwork for a stronger, more inclusive care workforce. This collaboration demonstrates how employers can invest in their teams to improve stability and outcomes for both staff and the communities they serve.
Employers interested in strengthening their own workforce strategies can connect with JVS to learn more about how we partner with organizations to improve retention, recruitment, and career pathways.
JVS’s assessment gave us a valuable external lens on our hiring, onboarding, and retention practices. We now have an action plan to recruit and retain exceptional staff. The older adults who entrust their care to us deserve nothing less, and this collaboration empowers us to move forward with clarity, purpose, and commitment to workforce excellence.
– Adrienne Green, MD, CEO, S.F. Campus for Jewish Living
BAYWORK: Opening Doors to Good Jobs in the Skilled Trades
BAYWORK is a regional consortium of 44 public water and wastewater utilities that work together to ensure essential services remain strong by developing a skilled and diverse workforce throughout Northern California. Established in 2009 and in partnership with JVS since 2015, BAYWORK focuses on outreach, training, and career pathways that prepare people for high-demand jobs that keep water systems safe and reliable.
In 2025, BAYWORK and JVS partnered to help more residents enter these stable and well-paid roles. Together we offered hands-on workshops, operator certification preparation, mentorships, and internships that create clear routes to good jobs and long-term economic mobility.
At our 2025 Envision event, Diego shared how JVS training and a BAYWORK internship transformed his future. After completing a JVS career pathway program, he joined a BAYWORK internship where he gained the skills and confidence to thrive as part of a utility operations team at East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). His story highlights how access to hands-on training, industry partnerships like BAYWORK, and a supportive community helped him build confidence and a future in the trades.
“I’m not just earning a paycheck,” Diego shared. “I’m building a future and keeping our community’s water safe.”
BAYWORK’s partnership with JVS shows how collective investment in workforce reliability strengthens public infrastructure and creates opportunity for workers across the Bay Area.
In 2025, BAYWORK and JVS supported 344 learners from 44 utility agencies, delivering 1,100+ hours of training through webinars, workshops, and apprenticeships.
Diego’s Journey:
From Training to Transformation
AI Accelerator: Preparing Workforce Organizations for the Future
In 2025, JVS began laying the groundwork for the Economic Mobility AI Accelerator, an important initiative designed to help workforce organizations adapt to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Developed in partnership with Leading Educators and Playlab, the accelerator will launch in early 2026 and bring together California nonprofits focused on economic mobility.
Over three months, participating organizations will learn the fundamentals of AI, explore labor market trends, and co-develop practical AI tools that address their most pressing challenges, from streamlining case management to enhancing program impact. Each organization will leave with new technical capacity, customized AI solutions, and a roadmap for implementation.
AI is advancing at a pace that far outstrips current workforce systems. If organizations do not take action now, workers in vulnerable roles will be left behind. By building capacity and shared solutions today, JVS is helping the workforce sector and the jobseekers we serve prepare for a future of work transformed by AI.
Interested in learning more or getting involved? Contact Nikkol Kinoshita, JVS’s Assistant Director of Executive Operations at nkinoshita@jvs.org.
Championing Jobseekers Through Policy & Advocacy
In 2025, JVS strengthened its role as a champion for jobseekers and nonprofit training providers, advancing systemic change through policy and advocacy. With California facing its largest budget deficit in more than a decade, rising living costs, and looming federal cuts to workforce programs, thousands of jobseekers were at risk of losing access to training and career pathways.
JVS responded by putting jobseekers and frontline providers at the center of state and local decision-making. We elevated worker voices, forged partnerships with policymakers, and secured critical resources so that training programs can continue to connect people with skills, stability, and careers.
Defending Vital Workforce Programs
California’s severe budget deficit put workforce programs at risk of deep cuts. JVS and our partners fought to safeguard funding for training and career pathways.
State level: In partnership with the Coalition for the Employment Training Panel (ETP), JVS successfully advocated for the restoration of $50 million in the ETP reserve fund. This investment helps employers upskill workers, supports jobseekers in gaining in-demand skills, and keeps businesses competitive in a changing economy.
City level: Despite widespread cuts, the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development increased JVS’s sector partnership funding for the first time in several years, strengthening local training and employer connections.
These victories ensured that, even in a challenging year, programs preparing jobseekers for family-sustaining wages were preserved and grew stronger.
JVS has helped so many people break out of the cycle of poverty. Your mission is not just about workforce development. It’s about building a California where everyone has an opportunity and a chance to provide and survive.
– Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
Centering Workers in Policy
JVS CEO Lisa Countryman-Quiroz was appointed as the first workforce development representative to California’s Cradle-to-Career Community Engagement Advisory Board. This statewide body is building a data system to track education and job outcomes, and her appointment ensures that the experiences of jobseekers balancing multiple jobs, pursuing career pathways, and striving for economic mobility are part of this critical conversation.
Lisa also joined the Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) Working Group, where her leadership is helping improve access to training programs for both workers and nonprofit providers.
Shaping the Public Conversation:
Media Highlights
At a time when policymakers weighed cuts that would have closed doors for workers, JVS leaders and alumni spoke out in the media, reminding the public what was at stake. Op-eds in major outlets reached tens of thousands of readers across California and beyond.
Through these platforms, JVS amplified the experiences of workers and made a powerful case for continued public investment in workforce development.
We sincerely appreciate our deep, long-standing partnership with JVS. Together, we are advocating for expanded access to workforce development programs and addressing the systemic obstacles that hinder economic opportunity.
– Barrie Hathaway, President & CEO, JobTrain
2025 Donors & Funding Partners
From July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025
Corporations, Foundations & Government
- $200,000+
- Anonymous
- California Workforce Development Board
- Crankstart Foundation
- The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc.
- Hellman Foundation
- The James Irvine Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Salesforce Foundation
- San Francisco Office of Economic & Workforce Development
- State of California, Employment Development Department
- State of California, Employment Training Panel
- Tipping Point Community
- $100,000+
- Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein
- Sobrato Philanthropies
- State of California, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
- Stupski Foundation
- U.S. Bank
- Workday
- Younger Family Fund
- $50,000+
- Bank of America
- Bank of Montreal
- The Kimball Foundation
- Mount Zion Health Fund
- Sierra Health Foundation
- $25,000+
- Anonymous
- Alexander M. & June L. Maisin Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
- The Bernard Osher Jewish Philanthropies Foundation of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
- Charles Schwab Foundation
- Morris Stulsaft Foundation
- Okta
- UCSF Health
- $10,000+
- The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
- Citi
- City National Bank
- The Faultline Foundation
- Frank A. Campini Foundation
- The Koret Foundation
- The Sahana Fund
- $5,000+
- Baker Tilly
- ELM Advisors, LLC
- Palo Alto Networks Foundation
- The Swig Company
- $1,000+
- Eli & Mae Rosen Foundation
- EMC Communications
- Esther D. Kahn College Intern of the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund
- The Giving Block
- The Handlery Foundation
- J. the Jewish News Weekly of Northern California
- Primark Benefits
- RMLow Foundation
- San Francisco Giants
- Suzi Boyle Giving
- Visa Inc.
Individuals
- $200,000+
- Anonymous (2)
- $100,000+
- Arthur & Toni Rembe Rock
- Max Simkoff & Jennifer Saslaw
- $50,000+
- Marcia & John Goldman
- Lisa Stone Pritzker
- Kirsten Wolberg
- $25,000+
- Barbara & Gerson Bakar Foundation
- Jeffrey B. Rosichan & Mardi Dier
- Seiger Family Donor Advised Fund
- $10,000+
- Anonymous (1)
- Ben Barclay & Lena Tjosvold
- Lilli I. Alberga & Larry Bardoff
- Anjana Berde
- Erran Berger & Johanna Carney
- Lynn Feintech & Anthony Bernhardt
- Deborah & Terry Houlihan
- Bill Jackson & Jackie Holen
- Cathy & Jim Koshland
- Esther & Gerry Levandoski
- Abby Snay & Edward Yelin
- Roselyne C. Swig
- Toole Family Foundation
- Ben Tulchin & Laurie Beijen
- The Meera & Ashok Vasudevan Foundation
- Carrie Varoquiers & Steve Crystal
- $5,000+
- Evelyn & Norman Feintech Family Foundation
- Patricia Hellman Gibbs & Richard Gibbs
- Jerry Hurwitz & Susan Borkin
- Lauder Family Venture Philanthropy Fund
- Susan Marsch
- Chuck Ramanujam
- Harry & Karen Rosenbluth
- Mark & Tobi Rubin
- $2,500+
- Jeffrey Chiu
- Lisa Countryman-Quiroz & Rafael Quiroz
- Kim & Chris Drew
- The Kaplan Family
- Allen & Hannah King
- Michael & Jane Luckoff
- Fran & David Meckler
- The Purple Lady/Barbara Meislin
- Eleanor & Laurence Myers Foundation
- Hakeem Oseni, II
- John S. Osterweis
- Eric Racusin
- Natalie Roesler
- Marcia & Stephen Ruben
- Amy E & Eric Sahn
- Lynn Tsoflias
- Micki Turner
- Marilyn Waldman
- $1,000+
- Anonymous (3)
- Brian & Tamara Anderson
- Sharyn Bahn
- Eddy Bedock
- Lynn B. Bunim & Alexander L. Fetter
- Bonnie Burt & Mark Liss
- Gary Caine & Lori Feldman
- Joseph Catalano & Joan Varrone
- Kathleen Chaikin & Gerald Bernstein
- Avi Cieplinski & Jenny Yelin
- David Feltman
- The Hollingsworth Family
- Sonya & Steve Hurst
- Kiren & Zahid Jafry
- Tom & Kendra Kasten
- Kristine Kern
- Nikkol Kinoshita & Nathan Palmore
- Vivian Kremer
- Elaine & Ward Lindenmayer
- Lipsett Family
- Olga & Adrian Lozovskaya
- Todd Maibach
- Gioia McCarthy
- Gladys Monroy & Larry Marks
- Michael & Ashley Pollack
- Paul & Sheri Robbins
- Eleanor Saslaw
- Jim & Emily Scheinman
- Mark Sugarman
- Diane & Bob Wagner
- The Wolfe Foundation
- Susan Zetzer
- The Arthur & Charlotte Zitrin Foundation
- $500+
- Anonymous (4)
- Sonya Q. Abrams
- Joseph & Joyce Behar
- Joanna Berg & Dan Finkelstein
- Jack Bernstein
- Sarah Charukesnant & Ruchir Shah
- Kevin & Christine Chessen
- Stephanie Choy
- Howard & Carol Fine
- Janet Gallin Kelter
- Michael Gordon
- Michael Gordon & Sharon Chen
- Michael J. Gothelf
- Marsha & Ralph Guggenheim
- Paolo Guttadauro
- Sahra Halpern
- Mimi Heft
- Phyllis C. Helfand
- Allan & Nancy Herzog
- Elaine A. Hilp
- Ellen & Robert Jasper
- Carla Javits & Margaret Cecchetti
- Alex Justman
- Irene F. Krohn
- Mark Leno
- Jessica Ly
- Carla McKay & Martha Ehrenfeld
- Nancy Neyer-Kinoshita
- Ellen Rothmann
- Dorothy R. Saxe
- Evan Schneider
- Martin & Roberta Schwartz
- Stephen Schwarz
- Paige Scott
- Sally Sexton & Hal Meggison
- Robyn & Loren Shalinsky
- Steven Sherr & Karen Hall
- Mitchell & Harriet Sollod
- Marcie & Artie Storch
- Suzanne E. Sullivan & Frederic N. Johnson
- Deidre Triplett
- Marc Weisman
- Matthew Wolden
- Mike Wong
- $250+
- Anonymous (8)
- Judy & Robert G. Aptekar
- Nick Arevalo
- Madison Barton
- Janet Beach
- Carol & Leslie Benet
- Susan & Ron Berman
- Michael & Nancy Borah
- Christopher Boyd
- Guy Chicoine
- Henrietta Cohen & Lee Trucker
- Julie Cohn
- Erica N. Fono & Morry J. Katz
- Bertrand Ginsberg
- Stella & David Goodwin
- Marc & Diane Gordon
- Jocelyn Gottlieb & Matt Reining
- Shelly D. Guyer
- Xenia & Gary Hammer
- Raza Handan
- Leonard Hellman & Sarah Dang Hellman
- Yuriko Hirohashi
- Mark Horne
- Helen Hubert
- Eileen L. Kahaner
- David Levitin & Elana Rosenbaum
- Donald Maisel
- Vivian & Steve McClure
- Alfredo Medina
- Jeanne Miller
- David & Jan Mishel
- Peter & Sara Ogilvie
- David Pendrake
- Margaret Prowitt
- Samantha Ray
- Ann Rosen
- Caitlin Safradin
- Marlene & Jon Sakol
- Cheryl Salem & Elisabeth Ochs
- John C. Schaaf & Michael R. Weaver
- Rebekah Schechtman
- Gene & Abby Schnair
- Mike & Teddi Silverman
- Keith Stattenfield & Loretta Beavers
- Ann Swidler & Claude S. Fischer
- Christina Tai
- C. Henry & Susan Veit
- Lisa Trogdon
- Nina Weil
- John Weinstein & Heidi Stewart
- Caroline K Werboff
- Molly Trinh Wiebe
- Lauren Wilson
- Ben Yelin & Gretchen Nettle
- Amy S. Yen
- Jonathan Yolles & Stacey Silver
- Norman & Lucille Zilber
Financials
Revenue
$15,902,052
| Foundations | 35% |
| Individuals | 8% |
| Government | 34% |
| Corporations | 5% |
| Fee-for-Service | 7% |
| Other | 2% |
This statement does not conform to GAAP
Expenses
$15,441,563
| Program Delivery | 37% |
| Program Support | 27% |
| Management & General | 19% |
| Development | 15% |
| Policy | 2% |
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President, Erran Berger
Vice President, Product Engineering, LinkedIn
Vice President, Jeffrey Rosichan
Retired Investment Banker
Vice President, Max Simkoff
Founder and CEO, Doma Holdings
Treasurer, Chuck Ramanujam
Wholesale Banking Executive, F&M Bank
Secretary, Anjana Berde
EVP, Chief People & Culture Officer, Pathward
President Emeritus, Kirsten Wolberg
Public, Private and Nonprofit Board Director
As JVS Board Chair, I see every day how essential our community of supporters are to our impact. At a moment when political and economic uncertainty threaten opportunities for workers, your partnership ensures we can safeguard pathways to stability and open doors for people who might otherwise be left behind.
– Erran Berger, JVS Board President, VP of Product Engineering at LinkedIn
Board Members
Ben Barclay
SVP, Strategy & Corporate Development, Zendesk
Yasmeen Gonzales
Practice Manager, UCSF Health, Department of Neurology
Sahra Halpern
President & CEO, Business Consortium Fund
Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez
Senior Director of Policy & Outreach, Oceanic Network
Anoop Lalla
Chief Data & Analytics Officer, F5
Susan Marsch
Former C-Suite Executive and General Counsel
Hakeem Oseni II
Director SecOps, Salesforce
Eric Racusin
Senior VP, Business Banking Regional Executive, U.S. Bank
Natalie Roesler
Associate Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Ben Tulchin
Founder & President, Tulchin Research
Lynn Tsoflias
CEO, CustomerGuru
Carrie Varoquiers
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Workday
Serving as an alumni representative on the JVS Board has shown me how vital this work is right now. I experienced JVS’s support firsthand, and I am proud to give back and help strengthen programs that prepare people to succeed in an economy changing faster than ever.
– Yasmeen Gonzales, JVS Alum & Board Member; Clinic Practice Manager, UCSF Health
JVS Leadership
Lisa Countryman-Quiroz
Chief Executive Officer
Teresa Betancourt
Director of Contract Compliance
Sarah Charukesnant
Chief Development Officer
Ashlyn Clark
Director of Learning
Jim Dowling
Director of Job Search & Placement
Sarah Gordon
Director of Individual Giving & Special Events
Paolo Guttadauro
Director of Human Resources
Gabriela Jiménez
Director of Government & Community Affairs
Nikkol Kinoshita
Assistant Director of Executive Operations
Yana Kusayeva
Director of Evaluation & Impact
Dorit Leavitt
Director of Program Design
Doug Mihok
Director of Finance
Karen Rice
Controller
Arathi Rivier
Interim Chief Strategy Officer
Dylan Ruggles
VP of Program Delivery
Richa Sharma
Director of Technology
Danielle Scheper
Director of Participant Success
Kelcie Wong
Chief Program Officer
Luba Yusim
Senior Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing
JVS Staff
- Imue Aiguwurhuo
- Karen Alarcon
- Erin Ahlich
- Julie Barton
- Tierney Berlinski
- Mel Biendara
- Vannesa Blanco
- Shument Cheng
- Rosy Corado-Biggs
- Hong Dang
- Ally Darling
- Eliyana Regmi Dhakal
- Amy Preut Duncan
- Crystal Duong
- Jasmine Ebrahim
- Nikki Freadhoff
- Andrew Giese
- Mark Guterman
- Amy Howard
- Macy Huang
- Tashae H-Kodjale
- David Johnson
- Jinny Jung
- Irina Leyzerovich
- Danny Liao
- Peter Lipatov
- Kate Lorch
- Pauline Madriaga
- Mike Madayag
- Jan Magat
- Aaliyah Martin
- Doug Mihok
- Pablo Ngo
- Daniel O’Brien
- Julissa Ontiveros
- Sesa Pabalan
- Sabrina Paynter
- Dina Plotkin
- Amy Rivera
- Claire Rivera
- Steven Sanford
- Jeff Suslow
- Henry Smith
- Dominique Stean
- Brittany Stewart
- Khang Tran
- Elizabeth Toups
- Wenya Tan
- Carolyn Tsai
- Alicia Velez-Rivers
- Tia Walme
- Cecilia Young
- Amy Zhao