JALSA Annual Meeting 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | 6-9 pm
Location to be shared after registration
DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Rick Henken, President, The Schochet Companies, and the Devenscrest Village team
The Schochet Companies, in partnership with the Devenscrest Tenants Association, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, housing advocates, and the state, purchased a 114-unit housing complex in Ayer, preserving the property as affordable housing, keeping families in their homes at affordable rents.
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS
Eneida Román
President & CEO,
We Are ALX
We Are ALX maximizes the potential of underrepresented communities by championing leadership representation, economic mobility, and public policy solutions that highlight the immense contributions of Latino Americans to our country. JALSA is working closely with ALX on our shared policy issues and our Jews of Color, the Americas, and the Diaspora (JOCAD) project.
Greg Reibman
President & CEO,
Charles River Regional Chamber
The Charles River Regional Chamber brings together businesses and nonprofits from five communities with a particular focus on advocating for the construction of new housing and humane immigration policy that also benefits our economy.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT RECOGNITION
Chris Norris
Executive Director,
Metro Housing | Boston
Amy Schechtman
CEO,
2Life Communities
Clark Ziegler
Executive Director, Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Retiring Members of
JALSA's Legislative Advisory Committee
Senator Pat Jehlen
Senator Jason Lewis
For more information about sponsorship opportunities, contact Kara Brickman at kara@jalsa.org.
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs
David Abromowitz | Hillary Brown | Seana Gaherin | Juan Fernando Lopera | Dan Lyons | Colette Phillips | Gordon Pulsifer | Glenn Rosengard | Jason Weissman | Edward E. Zuker
Members
Christine Abramo | Claritza Abreu | Viviana M. Abreu-Hernandez | Lawrence Neil Bailis | Evelyn Barahona | David Bryant | Yully Cha | Howard Cohen | Jim Cohen | Melina Cortes-Nmili | Larry Curtis | Bob Dorfman | Turahn Dorsey | Andrew Fischer | Robert Fishman | Tim Forde | George Garcia | Mike Gildesgame | Susan Gittelman | Bill Grogan | Mary Ellen Grossman | Elizabeth L. Hailer | Roger Herzog | Ann Houston | Felicia Jacques | Joseph Kennedy III | Jonathan Klein | Sarah Lamitie | Bill and Nadia Lane | Anita Lichtblau | Lesley Litman | Marty Martinez | Rebecca Mautner | Eva Millona | James Mitrano | Rick Muraida | Shirley Nigri Farber | Gonzalo Puigbo | Jon Santiago | Esther Schlorholtz | Lauretta Siggers-Benton | Sharon Stout | Ellen Rappaport Tanowitz | Mathew Thall | Sasha Tulgan | Jeffrey Turk | Bob Van Meter | Eleanor and Amb. (fmr) Barry B. White | Kenneth Willis | Kris Wilson
SPONSORS
Partner
Eastern Bank Foundation | William and Nadia Lane / Superior Plumbing Inc.
Benefactor
Beth Israel Lahey Health | Miriam and Bob Dorfman | NEI General Contracting | Rockport Mortgage
Patron
Anonymous | Beacon Communities | Chestnut Hill Realty | Richard and Gabrielle Henken & The Schochet Companies | Keith Construction Inc. | The Architectural Team, Inc.
Champion
Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative, Inc. | Anonymous | Anonymous | Lawrence Neil Bailis and Susan Shevitz | BNY Wealth | Amy Silberstein and Jim Cohen | CohnReznick | Marla and Larry Curtis | First Resource Companies | Stan Griffith and Ann Schauffler | Holland & Knight | Jonathan Klein and Amy Schottenfels | KNC Mechanical | MassHousing | Monahan Technologies | Peabody Properties | Rockland Trust | The Norfolk Companies | Karen Tucker and Jerry Avorn | Wizard Computer Services, Inc.
Advocate
AFT Massachusetts | Anonymous | Ellen Berkman and David Bryant | Boston Realty Advisors | Davis Square Architects | Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston | Linda Jason and Andrew Fischer | Bob and Glenda Fishman | Mike and Catharyn Gildesgame | Greater Boston Real Estate Board | Louis Grossman | JVS Boston | Klein Hornig LLP | Massachusetts Housing Partnership | Metro Housing|Boston | Preservation of Affordable Housing | R4 Capital & Jay Segel | Rasky Partners | Amy Schectman and Mitchell Rosenberg | Pamela Schwartz and Joel Feldman | Alan and Susan Lewis Solomont | Biria and Elaina St. John | Synergy | The Boston Foundation | United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley
Supporter
2Life Communities | David Abromowitz | Action for Post-Soviet Jewry | American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts | Anonymous | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | BlueHub Capital | B'nai B'rith Housing | Hillary Brown and Michael Grill | Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell | John Carroll | Paul Chan | Citizens’ Housing & Planning Association | Lisa Danetz and Craig Smith | Dellbrook | Embrace Boston | First Citizens Bank | Foley Hoag LLP | Brenda and Harvey Freishtat | David Gasson and Diane Spinale | Gateways | Robert Gifford | Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg | Pamela Goodman | Groom Construction Co. | Committee to Elect Maura Healey | Hebrew College | Rick High | Homeowners Rehab Inc. (HRI) | Insource Services | International Institute of New England | Felicia Jacques | JCC of Greater Boston | JCRC Boston | Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Boston | Jewish Family Service of Metrowest | Just A Start | Joseph Kennedy III | Keshet | Terry Kwan | Sarah Lamitie | Lawyers for Civil Rights | Lesley Litman and Morris Milman | Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Massachusetts | MLJ Insights | Mass Equality | Massachusetts Housing Investment Corporation | Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) | Jane Matlaw | MIRA Coalition | Lynn Nadeau | New England Jewish Labor Committee | Chris Norris and Drew Bartley | Vince O'Donnell | Pennrose | Planning Office for Urban Affairs (POUA) | Rebecca Plaut Mautner and Emiliano Mazlen | Reproductive Equity Now | Gabriela Romanow | Esther Schlorholtz and Joe Hunter | ServiceMaster by Gilmore | Darryl Settles | Siggers-Benton Consulting LLC | Dr. Harry Smouse and Dr. Mary Pham | Fred Taub and Susan Cohen | Mathew Thall | Village Bank | Nancy Wagman and David Danning | Jim Wallack and Rebecca Matthews | WaypointKLA | Jean Weinberg | Amb. Barry B. and Eleanor G. White
Friend
Ediss Gandelman | HW Holmes | Fredie Kay | Joe Kreisberg and Dina Brownstein | Anita Lichtblau and Richard Brunell | Ariela Lovett | Massachusetts Teachers Association | Mary Ellen Moir | Samuel Petuchowski | Colette Phillips | Richard Piltch | Beth Pinals and William Jewett | Pine Street Inn | Dean Richlin | Adam and Rachel Scott
