Jua Robinson (B.S., M.A., M.Div.)  has led the Boston Collaborative since its inception in 2018. Under his leadership the organization has developed partnerships with groups such as the Cory Johnson Program, the City of Boston’s Mayor’s Office, The Boston Foundation, Made to Flourish, Daintree Advisors, the Boston Public Schools, clergy, and many others throughout Boston. He serves as the chaplain for the New England Patriots, in addition he serves on the Patriots player wellness and social justice teams. A former lead pastor, Jua co-founded Heart Change Fellowship, a multi-ethnic church of 23 countries in Jamaica Plain, MA. He serves on multiple boards including Boston Flourish, Vision New England, and Massachusetts Society to Aid Discharged Prisoners.

Over a diverse career, Dano Jukanovich (B.S., M.A., M.B.A) has held responsibility for business development and finance for start-ups and established companies including AT&T Wireless and Philips Healthcare. He served five years as CEO of Seattle-based Real Estate Development and Construction Firm. In 2008, Dano co-founded East Africa-based Strategy Consulting and Private Equity Firm, Karisimbi Partners. After having lived in East Africa for a four years, Dano continues today as Executive Chairman for the firm. He also co-founded the Boston Collaborative and fulfills an Executive Pastor role at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Danvers, MA. His background includes five years of service as an Airborne Ranger and Senior Intelligence Officer for the United States Army.

Barry Kang (B.A., M.Div., D.Min) is the directional leader for Greater Things for Greater Boston, a diverse network of missional leaders stubbornly committed to accelerating Christ’s work in Greater Boston. He is the lead (and founding) pastor of Symphony Church, a pan-Asian church focused on making disciples of Jesus among the young people of Boston, equipping them to seek and work for the flourishing of Boston. Barry has a passion for bringing pastors together to pray and partner together for the kingdom of God to come. Before his call into ministry, Barry was a bond trader at a boutique investment management company in Los Angeles.

Dana Baker (B. A., B. Arch., M. Div.) Dana formally joined the Boston Collaborative in November of 2020 in order to launch the Boston Trauma Healing Collaborative.  She also serves on the Greater Things for Greater Boston directional team and on the Board of Directors of Evangelicals4Justice. Dana has over 30 years of experience in urban and multicultural ministry in Greater Boston. She served on the staff of Grace Chapel for 18 ½ years until March of 2019, when she left to begin consulting with the Cory Johnson Program for Post-Traumatic Healing. Prior to joining the staff at Grace Chapel, Dana practiced architecture for 20 years before feeling called to vocational ministry. 

Born and raised on the South Shore of Massachusetts, Andrew grew up in Boston’s shadow. Eventually, the city would become his home for college and as a member of Hearth Change Fellowship where he first met Jua Robinson and his wonderful family. Upon graduation, he worked with at-risk youth throughout the metro and Greater Boston areas. In this role, he discovered his operational passions via an experimental spreadsheet project designed to reduce repetitive data entry in order to reclaim administrative time to better-serve clients and clinicians alike. This project sparked nearly a decade in backend operations where he developed his gifts for equipping teams and their missions with behind-the-scenes optimizations.

Jennie began consulting with The Boston Collaborative at the end of 2022. She has organized the Boston Trauma Healing Collaborative  Community of Practice and assisted trauma healing groups for adults and children. She has served as a missionary since 2007. Since 2012, Jennie’s focus has been on populations vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. She formerly served with the Emmanuel Gospel Center and was one of the founding members of the Massachusetts Coalition to End Human Trafficking.  She has been an ordained Chaplain since 2019 with the International Fellowship of Chaplains.  She serves as a team member with the Boston Healing Rooms.  She is also the founder of Global Prayer Advocacy Nexus and author of “Prayer Advocacy: How I Learned to Pray for the Vulnerable. Abused and Exploited”.  Before being called to ministry, Jennie worked as a medical technologist for over 20 years. 

Joel RIchards (B.A. M.Ed) was a public school teacher for 17 years. As a community advocate, Mr. Richards is a board member of Little Saigon where he works to support the vibrant and historic Vietnamese community in Dorchester. He also served as President of the Fields Corner Main Street where he planned and implemented community events and directly helped businesses navigate the chaos of COVID. In the aftermath of COVID and the long summer of 2020, Mr. Richards saw the need for Dorchester to come together in celebration of one another. That is why he founded and is still the head planner for the Dorchester Juneteenth Celebration. Mr. Richards is also a pastor where he delivers sermons across Boston preaching on the need to bridge divides and return to values of unity and justice. Mr. RIchards is currently building a youth trauma database with the Boston Collaborative to better serve the young people of Boston. 

DIRECTOR OF APPLIED RESEARCH, CONNECTED COMMONS

FINANCIAL REPRESENTATIVE, THE BULFINCH GROUP

SENIOR PASTOR, RESTORATION CITY CHURCH

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CIVETTA THERAPEUTICS

SENIOR LECTURER, HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

PH.D. CANDIDATE IN SOCIAL POLICY, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY