Biographical Information 
Joan Cirillo, Executive Director

Prior to joining Operation A.B.L.E., Joan spent 13 years as a teacher and consultant in the ChicagoPublic School system and nine years in increasingly more responsible human resources positions at John Hancock Financial Services and BankBoston.  She is the recipient of three John Hancock Employee Recognition Awards for outstanding contributions to the Human Resources Department.

Joan holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Education and a Master of Business Administration degree from Simmons College Graduate School of Management.  She currently serves on the Statewide Workforce Investment Board (SWIB), along with the Executive Committee of the SWIB.  She also serves on the South Coastal, Brockton and Metro South/West Workforce Investment Board.  She is a Board member of the Massachusetts Society for the Education of University Women, a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Simmons College Graduate School of Management Alumnae Association and Women in Development.  Joan has served as Chair of the Job Training Alliance of Massachusetts and on the Boards of the Boston Workforce Development Coalition, Human Resources Council and Union Park Neighborhood Association.  She is also a member of The Boston Club, an organization for senior executive women.  For the past two years, she has served as a national judge for the AARP BEST Awards to determine the best companies for workers 50 and older to work.

Beginning in December 2001, Joan became one of the four Job Docs for the Sunday Boston Globe.