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Tickets for Elevate: The JVS Gala are now on sale!

Join us on Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at The Renaissance Hotel 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. Click here to learn more about Abby Flam.




 Details

 

Wednesday, April 15

Cocktail Reception at 6pm

Program & Dinner at 7pm

Parking is available, and the venue is accessible via public transportation.

 

Location

The Renaissance Hotel

606 Congress Street,

Boston, MA 02210

 

2026 Co-Chairs

Amanda & Campe Goodman

Ellen & Steven Segal

 

 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*
Lori Simches Owades & Gordon Owades*
Debra & Joe Zeff*

*Current JVS Board Member

 

2026 Gala Sponsors

  • Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
  • CVS Health
  • Dara and David Grossman
  • Liz & Jake Grossman
  • Jane R. Matlaw
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Rabbi Alan Flam & Judy Semonoff
  • Mark & Janet Gottesman
  • United Way of Massachusetts Bay
  • CCS Fundraising
  • Judy Obermayer
  • AAFCPAs
  • Alan & Joanne Derr
  • Effect Collective
  • LISC Massachusetts
  • Nahma Nadich
  • Michelle & Aaron Rhodes
  • Joan Sapir