Our Leadership
JCS Board of Directors
Chair
Mindy Stone
Vice Chair
Minna Ellison
Treasurer
Christine Cannata
Secretary
Kayla Rosen
Kelley Berkerey
Matthew Blank
Elaine Farber Budish
Doug Emanuel
Robin Engle
Felice Farber
James Galkin
Marisa Garber
Marilyn Katz
Myrna Levine
Richard Licht
Bonnie Ryvicker
Niecie Weiner
Staff Leaders
Jewish Collaborative Services employs highly trained and credentialed professionals. Our staff includes licensed marriage and family therapists, masters of social work, licensed social workers, registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and assisted living administrators. In addition to their qualifications, they bring commitment and compassion in caring for clients and their families.
Our leadership team consists of dedicated professionals with many years of experience working to ease the burden of those facing hardship or transition in their housing, health, family or social situations.
Pamela Morris, MSW
President and CEO
Pamela is a RI native with a long career in health and human services, particularly serving older adults. She holds a Masters of Social Work degree from Rhode Island College and a Post Graduate Certificate in Long Term Care Administration from Iona College in NY. Pam has experience working as a case manager specializing with older adults needing protective services as well as a social worker in the long term care and skilled nursing environments. View Pam’s full profile.
Renee St. John, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Renee joined JCS in December 2019. As CFO, she is responsible for the overall financial strategy and direction of the organization’s business, finance and personnel operations. Within finance, she guides the staff, finance committee, investment committee and board of directors on all financial matters, including external audit functions, banking, investments, tax reporting and human resources. View Renee’s full profile.
Patricia Burns Harwood, LICSW
Chief of Programs
Patty oversees the coordination, integration, and delivery of all programs and services at JCS. She also works to promote collaborative relationships between program areas and to ensure that services consistently meet or exceed the expectations of clients, family members, funders, partners and other stakeholders. View Patty’s full profile.
Jessica Murphy Hoard
Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications
Jessica joined the JCS team in 2016. As the Senior Manager of Marketing and Communications, she develops and implements strategies to advance the agency’s mission, enhance brand recognition, and engage target audiences. Jessica holds a Bachelor’s from Rhode Island College and a Master’s degree from Merrimack College.[Email: Jessica@jcsri.org]
Helayne Goldstein-Ramirez
Executive Director of Tamarisk Senior Living
Helaynel is the Executive Director of Tamarisk Senior Living on JCS’s Warwick campus. She brings 20+ years of management experience in senior living and community services. She is licensed as a nursing home administrator, Assisted Living Residence Administrator, Independent Clinical Social Worker, and is Nationally Certified as a Dementia Practitioner.
Rachael Adams
Director of Shalom Apartments
Rachael is the Executive Director of Shalom and Shalom II on JCS’s Warwick campus. Full Bio to come.