Prior to joining NCJW, Kaufman was the Executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Boston. Kaufman also held a variety of positions in Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis’ administration including: Deputy Director of the Governor’s Office of Social Policy, Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Deputy Commissioner of the Welfare Department for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Kaufman is a graduate of Brandeis University and received her MSW in community organization and social planning from the Boston College School of Social Work, as well as a Master’s in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She holds an honorary doctorate degree in Public Service from Northeastern University.