Jim Ball (he/him) has been doing public relations, marketing, and strategic communications for nearly 40 years, holding positions at Harvard University, Massachusetts State Government, the Boston City Council, and as Press Secretary for the MBTA. He served three terms on the North American Board of the Union for Reform Judaism, as a Board Member of the Synagogue Council and InterfaithFamily.com (now 18Doors), and the Zamir Choral Foundation in NY, in addition to many volunteer positions in organizations. In 2009 he and Joey Baron created the Boston Jewish Music Festival, which ultimately merged with the New Center for Arts and Culture to become the Jewish Arts Collaborative. Jim currently serves as President of the Newton Community Chorus. He loves all the arts, his wife writer Anita Diamant, and the North Shore of Massachusetts.
