Posts by JT Staff
New Leadership Announcement

Yesterday, Mary Patrick, who has been with JT for forty years, shared that she will be retiring as CEO on June 30.  Today, we are pleased to announce that Jessica Smith has been named CEO and Managing Partner, and Lauren Foley, Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, effective July 1.

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Interview with Emily Rutowski  - Misha’s Angels

Emily Rutowski is a Michigander of Ukrainian-Polish heritage. A former corporate law attorney specializing in international transactions, she left her job at the onset of the unprovoked illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to work for a US-based, Ukrainian advocacy NGO.

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Johanna Mendelson Forman Interview

Johanna Mendelson Forman developed a new interdisciplinary platform at American University exploring how food, as a form of soft power, can drive diplomacy, conflict resolution and civic engagement in the 21st Century. She is a leading voice in the emerging movement of Social Gastronomy and  Gastrodiplomacy, which is the use of food as a means of social impact and investment to communities at risk—and explores the nexus between food, war, and civic engagement.

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JT Salutes its Friend Norman Lear

Known to many for his legendary role as writer and producer of television shows such as “All in the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Good Times,” “Maude” and so many others, Norman Lear passed away at 101 earlier this week.

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