Our Leadership

Jason Patenaude

Jason Patenaude

Chief Executive Officer

Jason has three decades of experience leading nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Before joining Hephzibah he served as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Schuler Education Foundation. He has also worked as COO for Reading in Motion, COO of Cricket Media, and President of the Carus Publishing Company.

As a leader, Jason is focused on driving sustainable growth, increasing mission impact, and fostering intelligent innovation through strategic thinking and operational rigor. He is an adoptive parent and an Oak Park resident. He earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a BA from Bates College. He is an avid reader, an amateur furniture and stained glass maker, and a slowly improving endurance athlete.

Our Board of Directors

Lisa Azu-Popow

Treasurer

Jennifer Ellis-Jackson

President

Lisa Emerson

Immediate Past President

Amy Muran-Felton

Secretary

Donna Rolf

Vice President

Gal Apeloig

Greg Flinn

John Ide

Jennifer Ierardi

Alex Leibowitz

Kenna MacKinnon

John McConville

Lynde O’Brien

Marcia Preston

Rondell Richardson

Pete Senechalle

Byron Taylor

Farah Usmani

Craig Williams

Jon Yates

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