GBLS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Development Officer
Ana Cruz joined GBLS in late 2016 and is responsible for the oversight and direction of the organization's fundraising and communications efforts. In her role as Chief Development Officer and Director of Communications, she supervises a talented and knowledgeable staff of six, and works closely with the Development Committee of GBLS' Board of Directors and related sub-committees. Ana began her career in legal services in 2005 with Bay Area Legal Aid in the San Francisco Bay Area, and has experience with all aspects of resource development, donor relations, grants management, and nonprofit communications. Ana earned a B.A. in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA with emphases in Nonprofit Management and Marketing from Boston University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice President / Fiduciary Trust Company
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Vice President
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Diaz / Community Representative - Dorchester / William
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- GBLS' Executive Director
Jacquelynne J. Bowman became GBLS' Executive Director in 2011 and is responsible for the overall management and operations of the organization. She initially started work at GBLS as a senior attorney and then Managing Attorney of the Family Law Unit. She left GBLS in 1991 to work at MLRI as the state support attorney for family and juvenile law matters. Jacqui returned to GBLS in 1998, first as an Associate Director and then later became the Deputy Director. She is a nationally recognized expert in family and juvenile law as well as in law practice management. She serves on the Access to Justice Commission of the SJC as well as several boards of non-profit organizations.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Attorney
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- Treasurer / Potomac Law Group
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Clerk
- Member of the Board Officers Team
Joanne Sanders, CFO, joined GBLS in 2014. As part of the senior management team, Joanne, working with her accounting team, is responsible for overseeing all financial aspects of Greater Boston Legal Services. Her responsibilities include strategic financial planning, maintaining external financial relationships, preparation of financial statements and managing the annual financial audit. Joanne returns to GBLS where she served previously as Comptroller between 1986 and 1997.
Sanders' 20-plus year career in finance has included roles at nonprofits such as Common Impact where she most recently served in two capacities: as Director of Finance and as Finance Consultant. In her role as Director of Finance, Joanne managed the daily financial activity of the organization. In her capacity as Finance Consultant, Joanne managed teams of volunteers from global companies who helped to implement capacity-building projects for high potential nonprofit clients.
Joanne also was a founding Team Manager and Finance Director for the South Shore Charter School, one of the first independent public charter schools in Massachusetts. Joanne earned her B.S. in Business Management at the University of Massachusetts.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Dominican Development
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board Officers Team
- President