Abby Snay, CEO of Jewish Vocational Service, will be stepping down next year after nearly three decades of leading the San Francisco job-training nonprofit. She will be replaced by Lisa Countryman, currently the organization’s chief strategy officer. Before coming to JVS, Countryman worked at St. Anthony Foundation in the Tenderloin, securing grants for its free…
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Education
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Education
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