Ellen Marshall, Board Chair
Ellen Marshall is Managing Director, Information Services and Technology, at CIT Global Media Entertainment & Communications Group. She began her career more than two decades ago at Bankers Trust Company and has since held senior positions at CIBC World Markets, Fleet Bank, National Westminster Bank and, most recently, Sovereign Bank.
Ms. Marshall has received many honors for her contributions to business and the community. She has received the Brandeis University Distinguished Community Service Award and was named to the YWCA/NYC Academy of Women Achievers. She has served on the boards of several local business associations, including the Newark Regional Business Partnership and the Commerce and Industry Association of NJ.
Judith Kahan, Chief Executive Officer
Since Judith Kahan became Chief Executive Officer in 1992, the Center Against Domestic Violence has created a wide range of programs that educate people of all ages about the warning signs of domestic abuse and how to escape from an abusive relationship. Community-based workshops and the Center’s school-based programs – the Relationship Abuse Prevention Program for high-school students, Speak Your Peace for middle school students, and Relationships are Elementary for elementary school students, all created under Ms. Kahan’s direction – aim to prevent abuse and break the cycle of violence before it starts.
As founder and co-chair of the Coalition of Domestic Violence Residential Providers, Ms. Kahan advocates for more shelters and affordable permanent housing for battered women and their children.
