Board of Directors

Kate Dineen, Board Member since 2021, President

Kate is thrilled to step into the role of President after serving as a Class Parent and Community Committee Chair. Kate has worked in the public, non-profit, and media sectors, and currently serves as the President & CEO of the Boston-based non-profit A Better City. She is an ardent advocate for reproductive justice at the local and national level and holds a Masters in City Planning from MIT and B.A. in English from Williams College. Kate lives in the South End with her husband, son, daughter, and unruly standard poodle. 

Grace Zakim, Board Member since 2021, President Emeritus

Grace and her husband, Josh, are longtime Back Bay/Beacon Hill residents. Their daughter is in the Red Room and their son is a JWS alum. Grace is an executive recruiter with the firm Isaacson, Miller where she leads national c-suite searches across higher education, health care, and the civic sector at large. Outside of work and parenting, Grace is an active board member and volunteer with several Boston-based non-profits and she is proud to support JWS.​​

Christina Pardy, Board Member since 2023, President Elect

Christina and her husband, Alex, live in Back Bay with their daughters. Christina is the Founder and CEO of the Boston-based knitwear brand, Sh*t That I Knit. She grew up in Weston and moved home to Boston after attending Skidmore College. After being a class parent last year, Christina is thrilled to join the JWS Board! ​​​​​​

John Nelson, Board Member since 2023, Treasurer

John and his wife, Jill, live in Beacon Hill with their daughter in the Green Room. This is their daughter’s second year at JWS and they are so happy to be a part of the JWS community. John works in finance and enjoys travel, exploring Boston’s parks and playgrounds, and regular trips to Dunkin’ with his family.    ​

Gaby Goldstein, Board Member since 2024, Clerk

Gaby Santana Goldstein is the Deputy Undersecretary of Economic Strategies for the Executive Office of Economic Development in the Healey-Driscoll Administration. She has more than 10 years of experience in the tech sector at companies such as Facebook and Wayfair. Most recently, Gaby was the Chief Revenue Officer of the women’s reproductive healthcare company, Hey Jane. Gaby serves on the Board of Directors for the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Massachusetts and on the Philanthropic Board of Directors for Boston Children’s Hospital. Gaby lives in the South End with her two boys, dog (Gimli), and husband – Adam. She is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Harvard Business School.

Candice Corvetti, Board Member since 2021

Candice and her husband Steve live in the South End with their three children – two alumna and a son in Blue Room.  This is their family’s seventh year as part of this incredible JWS community. Candice works in finance and loves biking (PMC!), spending time in the Adirondacks and enjoying her husband’s gardening. ​

Courtney Gay, Board Member since 2024

Courtney and her husband, Kyle, live in Beacon Hill with their 3 daughters, a JWS Alum, a Green Room student, and a June ’24 baby. Courtney has served as a class parent for the last two years, was a co-chair of the Street Fair in ’23, and a member of the JWS ’24 Spring Benefit committee. Courtney has worked for different investment firms in Chicago and San Francisco, but now enjoys being at home full time with her girls.

Amanda Goodman, Board Member since 2021

Amanda is mom to three daughters and lives in the South End with her husband, Campe. She is a Kindergarten teacher at the Park School and has been in the field of early childhood education for over fifteen years. Amanda’s youngest daughter attended JWS and her favorite part of school was her teachers!  ​​

Katie Kameswaran, Board Member since 2022

Katie and her husband Niranjan live in Newton with their son, a JWS alum.  Katie is a California native who lived in NYC prior to moving to Boston. Katie works in marketing at Tea Forte and has over 15 years of beverage marketing experience spanning luxury wine to Starbucks and Pepsi.​​​​

Kyle Karp, Board Member since 2023

Kyle and her husband, Doug, live in the South End with their two children, a JWS alum and a Green Room student. Kyle has spent her professional career in various roles within the retail world and is currently working for the family business, White Elephant Resorts managing retail. Kyle has been an active member of the Philanthropic Board of advisors for Boston Children’s Hospital since 2018.​​

Ben Levy, Board Member since 2017

Ben and his wife, Eden, live in the Back Bay with their two children, a JWS Alum and a Blue Room student. Ben has spent his professional career in finance and joined the JWS Board in 2017.​

Anna Noon, Board Member since 2022

Anna and her husband, Matt, live in the South End with their two children a JWS Alum and a Yellow Room student. Anna is a graduate of NYU and the Fordham University School of Law. Anna practiced law in the debt finance groups at Cahill Gordon in New York and Goodwin Procter in Boston; and has taken a step back to focus on her growing family. In her spare time, Anna likes to travel, eat delicious food, and see live music.  ​​​​​

George Schultz, Board Member Since 2024

George and his wife Jessy live in the South End with their two children, a Blue Room student and newborn. George is a Senior Analyst at an equity hedge fund based in Boston and has spent over ten years in the hedge fund industry. George received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and a BA from Bowdoin College in 2005.

Outside of family and work, George is an avid basketball player and world traveler (pre-kids!). He is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School and co-teaches a class titled “Mental Models” during the fall semester. George remains committed to Bowdoin and serves on the 1794 Committee.​​​

Xi Viola, Board Member since 2024

Xi and her husband Peter live in East Boston with their son in Blue Room and daughter in Green Room. Xi grew up in China and is excited to share her heritage with the JWS community. She received her graduate degree in Economics from Boston University and works for a management consulting and data analytics firm.​​​

Eric Wolkoff, Board Member since 2019, President Emeritus

Eric and his wife Dara live in the South End with their son and daughter – both JWS slums.  Eric is also a proud JWS alum.  He is a trial lawyer at Quinn Emanuel in Boston with a focus on general business and securities litigation