About RCC

Jim Geraghty has over three decades of expertise in providing customized financial advice and investment strategies for ultra-high-net-worth clients. A distinguished member of Morgan Stanley’s Chairman’s Club, he was honored as one of America’s Top Advisors by Barron’s from 2008 to 2019. Jim began his career at Kidder, Peabody & Company after earning his B.A. from Brown University in 1985 and later worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette before joining Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in 2001.

Jim is dedicated to supporting disadvantaged youth in Massachusetts and beyond. He serves as board member and Chair of the Advisory Committee for the United Teen Equality Center, receiving the FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award in 2014. He is also Vice Chair of the Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps, Co-Chair of the Jackson Square Project, and Philanthropic Trustee at Boston Medical Center. Additionally, Jim supports the American Ireland Fund and has served on the VIP Committee for the Morgan Stanley Foundation.

Reverend Dr. Ray Hammond co-founded Bethel A.M.E. in Boston with his wife, Gloria. Rev. Hammond earned degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. He later earned a master’s degree in religion, focusing on Christian and medical ethics, from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Rev. Hammond is co-founder and chairman of the Ten Point Coalition, an ecumenical group of Christian clergy and lay leaders mobilizing the Greater Boston community around issues affecting black and Latino youth; an Executive Committee member of the Black Ministerial Alliance; chair of the Boston Opportunity Agenda. He also serves as a trustee of the Yawkey Foundation, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, BMC Health System, and the MATCH School.

Leslie Harris was appointed Associate Justice of The Suffolk Juvenile Court in 1994. Prior to his appointment, he worked as a teacher, street/youth worker, Probation Officer for the Suffolk Superior Court, Public Defender, and Chief of the Juvenile Division of the Suffolk County District Attorney. Judge Harris is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the Distinguished Alumni Award from Boston University, the David Nelson Public Interest Award from Boston College Law School, Public Service Award from the Ten Point Coalition, the Heroes Amongst Us Award from the Boston Celtics/ Herald Newspaper, and the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Boston College Law School Black Law Student Association.

Dr. Jefferson’s professional journey has evolved from technical, consulting, and strategic planning roles to influential academic administration roles. Before joining RCC, Dr. Jefferson served as Chief Academic Officer and Provost at Lesley University, where he played a key role in evolving the landscape of business education and leadership. Dr. Jefferson has also served as Director of the Institute for Leadership at the US Coast Guard Academy, and Dean of the Schools of Business at Clark Atlanta University and Albany State University, where he led initiatives to elevate academic programs, advance faculty development, and enhance student success. As Chair of the Faculty Assembly, he pursued governance and curriculum innovation excellence. 

“I am humbled and honored to join Roxbury Community College as its 18th President,” said Dr. Jonathan K. Jefferson. “I am excited to collaborate with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and the broader community to shape this esteemed institution's next chapter of success. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for her exemplary leadership, which has positioned RCC to continue its vision of empowering the community with an education that matters.” 

Gregory King is an entrepreneur and innovator with over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, business development, and executive management of technology focused businesses. Previously, he was the Vice-President of Business Development at Hancock Software, an MBE and product development company that develops program management software for the Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). He is currently the Managing Director of TSK Energy Solutions LLC, a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) focused on delivering energy innovations to commercial properties, and the Board Chair of Citizens for Safety, a not-for-profit focused on preventing gun trafficking in urban neighborhoods via Operation LIPSTICK and Where Did The Gun Come From (WDTGF). 

Eva Mitchell, CEO of the Coalition for Career Development (CCD) Center, has dedicated over 25 years to advancing academic and career readiness in American education. At CCD, she collaborates with leaders from various sectors to prioritize career and life readiness nationwide. Her extensive experience includes leadership roles in Boston Public Schools, where she managed significant state and federal programs and spearheaded equity-driven strategies. Eva has also served in key positions across Massachusetts’ education system, contributed to school turnaround efforts, and co-founded a pilot public school. She holds degrees from Harvard and Boston University and is completing her doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.

Robert Ward is of counsel with the law firm of Kenneth V. Kurnos Esq. Prior to that he was the former founding and first dean of the University of Massachusetts School of Law-Dartmouth and for 10 years prior to its merger with the University of Massachusetts he served as dean of Southern New England School of Law in North Dartmouth and has been involved in legal education since 1978.  In 1982 he joined the faculty at New England School of Law where he taught Evidence, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Prisoner’s Rights, and seminars on Race and the Law and Anatomy of a Homicide. Professor Ward also served as the Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Enrichment program, an academic achievement program designed to increase the number of people of color practicing law.  He has been a visiting professor at Northeastern University School of Law, the University of Idaho College of Law and an adjunct faculty member at Suffolk University School of Law. Professor Ward holds a B.S. from Northeastern University and a J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law. 

Gerald Chertavian is the Founder of Year Up Inc. and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. He began his career as an officer of Chemical Banking Corporation and then became the head of marketing at Transnational Financial Services in London. In 1993 he co-founded Conduit Communications. Mr. Chertavian serves on the Board of Advisors for the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative and is a member of the World Economic Forum's Youth Unemployment Council. In 2006, he was elected as a Fellow with the Ashoka Global Fellowship of social entrepreneurs, and in 2008, he was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick to serve on the Mass. State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. Mr. Chertavian has actively participated in the Big Brother mentoring program since 1985 and was recognized as one of New York's outstanding Big Brothers in 1989. Mr. Chertavian earned a B.A. in Economics, Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, from Bowdoin College; and an M.B.A., with honors, from Harvard Business School. 

As FVP| Regional Director of Government Banking & Finance, Ms. Lee manages People's United Bank’s Government Banking Group for MA, ME, NH, CT and NY. Prior to joining People's United Bank in August 2014, Ms. Lee was with the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, where she served as the Vice Chair of the Public Finance Group. Ms. Lee also served as General Counsel and then First Deputy Treasurer for the Massachusetts State Treasury from 2003 to 2011 where she was instrumental in the passage of the legislation that established the Asian American Commission, and served as the Commission’s first Interim Executive Director. Prior to joining the State Treasury’s senior staff, Ms. Lee was an associate at Morgan, Brown & Joy, concentrating her practice in employment discrimination, labor law and commercial litigation.  Ms. Lee’s other public sector experience includes her work as a civil rights attorney for the United States Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights and as an assistant district attorney and Chief of the Civil Rights Division for the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office.  Ms. Lee was named one of the “Best Lawyers Under 40” by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association in 2004.  In 2006 Ms. Lee was one of recipients of the Ten Outstanding Young Leader Award from the Boston Junior Chamber of Commerce. 

Sheriff Steven W. Tompkins, a member of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department since 2002, was appointed as the Sheriff of Suffolk County on January 22, 2013. In November of 2014, he was elected to the position, and was re-elected in 2016. As Sheriff, Tompkins manages all operations at the House of Correction, Suffolk County Jail and the Civil Process Division. In addition to providing care, custody and rehabilitative support for inmates and pre-trial detainees, he also oversees a management, security and administrative staff of over 1,000 individuals. He was recently appointed Chairman of Roxbury Community College’s Board of Trustees, having previously served as Vice Chair. Sheriff Tompkins is also a former member of the prestigious Executive Session on Community Corrections at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Sheriff Tompkins holds a Bachelor’s Degree in communications from Boston College and a Master’s Degree in Public affairs from the University of Massachusetts.