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Leadership
Joyce Davison
Joyce is the Program Manager for the Senior Center for Healthy Living. She was a key figure in establishing GCS over a decade ago. She coordinates a myriad of talented consultants who do everything from leading Zumba classes to teaching quilting.
You can reach Joyce at davisonjg@gmail.com
Kerry Pereira Watterson
interim Executive Director
Kerry Pereira Watterson, CFRE has spent 27 years proving that big ideas—and good people—can change the world. As Founder & CEO of Fundraising Well, he helps nonprofits turn ambition into impact, drawing on a career that has raised and leveraged more than $600 million for social causes.
His path has taken him from civil rights and economic justice campaigns to university classrooms, boardrooms, political campaigns and Broadway—where he worked with legendary producer Harold Prince and even helped give Ariana Grande her breakout role. Along the way, his work contributed to the historic United States v. Windsor marriage-equality victory and to closing the opportunity divide in America by helping more than 12,000 youth achieve their college and career goals.
Today, Kerry advises nonprofit leaders and boards, teaches the next generation of social good leaders, and serves his Jersey City community—including alongside the staff, volunteers and guests of Grace Community Services. Whether talking with a CEO, a major donor, or a neighbor over breakfast, Kerry believes strong momentum always begins with good humans and great stories of impact – and GCS is overflowing with both.
Volunteers
GCS also relies upon a pool of many dedicated volunteers who plan, shop for and prepare hundreds of meals a week, welcome our guests, coordinate volunteer schedules and make it possible for GCS
to serve hundreds of people every week.
GCS Board of Directors
GCS’ board is comprised of dedicated volunteers who are currently creating an infrastructure to expand and deepen the services GCS is able to provide to better meet the tremendous need in Jersey City. The Board is cultivating new members with ties to Jersey City’s business community, key city stake holders, and local leaders who will help us spread the word about GCS. They are also reaching out to leaders of like-minded organizations who serve populations
similar to those served by GCS.