meet our team

More Than Words is led by a team of 60+ dedicated staff across our Boston , Cambridge and Waltham locations. Our team includes:

  • Business Training Managers

    running hands-on job training

  • Youth Development Managers

    coaching youth on life goals

  • Career Services Managers

    supporting graduates in other jobs and education

  • Admissions Staff

    helping youth find and start our program

  • Community Advocates

    supporting youth with complex barriers and enabling conditions

  • Evaluation Staff

    helping our youth and team use and learn from data

  • Administrative Staff

    doing fundraising, technology, facilities, and more

  • Alumni Coordinators

    only for alumni, roles that bridge to full-time staff positions

leadership team

  • Jodi Rosenbaum

    Founder & CEO

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  • Jude Chio

    Chief Financial Officer

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  • Jennifer Herbert

    Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President

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  • Shaun Newell

    Chief of Social Enterprise

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  • Naomi Parker

    Chief Advancement Officer

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  • Marcella Raines

    Chief of Advocacy and Community Engagement

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  • Noah Schectman

    Chief of Learning and Evaluation

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department leadership

  • Stefanie Allen

    Associate Director of Thrift Retail - Cambridge
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  • Serge Andre

    Director of Career Services
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  • Zachary Berkowitz

    Associate Director of Youth Development, Waltham
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  • Shi Brown

    Associate Director of Youth Development - Boston
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  • Will Cahalane

    Associate Director of Online Operations - Boston
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  • Kristin Carmichael

    Director of Operations
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  • John Depina

    Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement
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  • Erin Dyson-Enamorado

    Director of New Business & Marketing
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  • Shannon Fitzgerald

    Director of Youth Development
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  • Tania Golden

    Director of Business Development
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  • Sheila Graham

    Associate Director of Technology Support
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  • Christian Grant

    Boston Site Director
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  • James Mackey

    Associate Director of Government Relations and Policy
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  • Giana Manganaro

    Associate Director of Retail, Boston
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  • Izzy Sarra

    Associate Director of Development
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  • Edi Sauerwald

    Site Director - Waltham
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  • Elizabeth Saul

    Associate Director of Events
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  • Betsy Sylvia

    Director of Administration
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  • Emily Zango

    Associate Director of Development and Marketing
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board of directors

  • Chris Anderson

    MTW Alumnus - Technology Consultant

  • Barbara Berke

    Board Vice Chair and Clerk

  • John Chory

    Board Chair - Ret. Partner, Latham & Watkins, LLP

  • Gordon Dorisitn

    MTW Alumnus - Internal Auditor, Sunlife Financial

  • Michael McCullough

    Board Treasurer - Senior Director, Corporate Development, Thermo Fisher Scientific

  • Jodi Rosenbaum

    ex officio - Founder & Chief Executive Officer, More Than Words

  • Christopher Casgar

    Managing Partner, The Newcastle Network

  • Renee Chan

    Founder, Everyday Deeds

  • Christopher Farrington

    Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

  • Hon. Gail Garinger

    Ret. Judge and Massachusetts Child Advocate

  • Juliette Kopecky

    Chief Marketing Officer, Rally UXR

  • Anne Peacher

  • Lorna Sabbia

    Head of Retirement and Personal Wealth Solutions, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

  • Sam Tully

    Gov. Relations + Public Affairs, The Boston Foundation

  • Patrizio Urciuoli

    Executive Vice President, Liberty Mutual Investments

advisory board

  • Jay Blitzman

    Ret. First Justice of the Massachusetts Middlesex Juvenile Court

  • Cheryl Carner

    Sr Managing Director, Siena Lending Group

  • Malli Gero

  • Eric Groves

    CEO & Co-Founder, Alignable

  • Jefferson Macklin

    Partner, Traveler Street Hospitality

  • Nicholas Malone

    Chief Financial Officer, E78 Partners

  • Elizabeth March

  • Kevin Murtaugh

    Senior Partner, Reimer & Braunstein

  • Ed Orazem

  • Dan Pedro

  • Jeff Porter

    Partner, Holland & Knight

  • Elisabeth Powell

    Consultant, Boston Consulting Group

  • Patti Saris

    Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts