Staff

Abby Anderson

Executive Director

Abby Anderson joined the Connecticut Juvenile Justice Alliance as a Senior Policy Associate in September of 2004. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked for Family Services Woodfield (FSW) in Bridgeport where she had been in the Development Department for nearly three years. As Development/Communications Coordinator, Abby was responsible for the communications pieces created by the agency including internal and external newsletters, agency and program brochures, some direct mail letters and annual reports. She initiated FSW’s e-philanthropy efforts including a redesign of the agency’s website and the creation of an e-newsletter. Prior to working at FSW, Abby worked as an Account Executive at Soccer Jr. Magazine and Scholastic, Inc. Abby graduated from Grove City College with a BA in Literature/Communications and holds a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University.

Lara Herscovitch

Senior Policy Analyst

Lara Herscovitch has over 13 years of experience in nonprofit sector programs, policy, and organizational development. Prior to joining CTJJA, she served as Connecticut Fund for the Enviroment's Director of Grants & Special Projects, focused on post-merger strategic planning/re-branding and grants. Previously, Lara was Director of Programs at the Greater Bridgeport Area Foundation, providing strategic and operational leadership of the Foundation's grantmaking, and founded and led its Nonprofit Resource Center for building organizational capacity. She was with Save the Children/U.S. before that, focused on education/literacy, early childhood development, and youth development. Lara holds an MSW in Policy & Planning and Community Organizing from the University of Connecticut's School of Social Work and a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts.

John Bumpus

Policy Fellow

John Bumpus joined CTJJA in May 2010 after graduating from the University of Hartford. He graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics and Finance. He also studied at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute. John is no stranger to working with organizations serving and advocating for the youth. He has volunteered at the Salvation Army’s Kidz Café in his hometown of Manchester, NH, mentoring children in the community. He also worked for Citizen Schools and the Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services in Springfield, MA for over two years.