Eastern Bank Foundation is pleased to welcome Miriam Ortiz as its new Chief Impact Officer. In this key leadership role, Ms. Ortiz will lead the Foundation’s impact strategy, driving initiatives that promote economic mobility and inclusion across the communities it serves in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, while overseeing efforts in measurement, evaluation and learning.
“Miriam is an expert in all dimensions of our work, from organizational development to evaluation to nonprofit strategy and operations. More important than her knowledge in these areas is her leadership in community change work that has transformed lives,” said Turahn Dorsey, President and CEO of Eastern Bank Foundation. “We’re excited and grateful to have her on the Eastern Bank Foundation team.”
Ms. Ortiz brings over 15 years of cross-sector leadership experience in nonprofit management, training, workforce development and philanthropic strategy. Most recently, she served as Senior Director of Education and Training at Just A Start Corporation, a community development corporation offering community resources, affordable housing and training programs, where she doubled its adult workforce programs and expanded evaluation and measurement capacity.
Throughout her career, Ms. Ortiz has held operational leadership roles across the nonprofit sector, including at the Italian Home for Children and Centro Latino Inc., where she focused on programming for underserved communities with a focus on adult learners and opportunity youth. She currently serves as a Trustee at Roxbury Community College and is an Allocations Committee Member at the Boston’s Women’s Fund. She previously served as an Advisory Board Member of the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority and as a Commissioner of the Massachusetts Future of Work Commission. She is also a co-founder of Stories Inspiring Movement, an immigrant youth-led advocacy organization. Ms. Ortiz holds a Master of Public Policy degree from Tufts University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr College.
“I’m honored to join the Eastern Bank Foundation team and contribute to its leadership on deep, local community impact as well as advancing economic mobility. My career and work have consistently intersected with the Foundation’s areas of focus on small businesses, housing, workforce development and early childhood development. I’m excited to bring this experience to help sustain and strengthen our impact strategy,” said Ms. Ortiz. “I look forward to working with our team and many community partners to continue the Foundation’s legacy of creating good across our region.”
Ms. Ortiz succeeds Mr. Dorsey, who previously held the Chief Impact Officer position.
About Eastern Bank Foundation
Eastern Bank Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Eastern Bank, collaborates with businesses and community partners in the nonprofit, for-profit and government sectors to advance thriving communities. Through philanthropy, employee volunteerism, advocacy and collaboration, Eastern Bank Foundation responds to community needs and supports sustainable solutions to our communities’ most vexing challenges across eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, and Rhode Island including advancing the small business ecosystem, enriching early childhood development, securing safe and affordable housing, and promoting workforce development for adults. Learn more at www.easternbank.com/
