Board
MEET THE BOARD
Ellen Lubell, President has worked for over 30 years as an attorney for non-profit organizations and has a longstanding interest in the criminal law system. She represented a Guantanamo detainee pro bono for four years and now serves on the Board of Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts, as well as Prison Book Program. She has been an ardent supporter of PBP as a book donor, volunteer and advisor on many PBP projects. Ellen lives outside Boston with her husband and has two grown sons. She joined PBP’s board in 2022.
Tim Cross, Treasurer, spent 35+ years in academic leadership included serving as assistant to the dean at The Medical College of Pennsylvania, associate dean for finance and administration and acting dean for development and alumni relations at Harvard Divinity School, executive director of advancement services at Tufts University, vice president for advancement services at Brandeis University, and vice president for advancement at Lesley University. Tim has degrees from Dartmouth and the University of Pennsylvania and spends summers in Greece.
Judy Doctoroff, Clerk is a former television producer with many of her 30-plus years of broadcast experience working with Bill Moyers on public television. In 2015, she founded Public Square Media, a non-profit production company that produced content about issues vital to democracy, including mass incarceration. She is currently managing director of Covering Climate Now, an organization working to improve climate reporting throughout the world. Judy and her husband Jim have been consistent PBP volunteers since they moved to Boston in 2019. They have three grown kids.
Shehime Arshad has been actively volunteering at PBP since 2022. She can usually be found picking books or fulfilling special requests. She spent years working in luxury hospitality operations all over the world. She is grateful to the PBP community and for their commitment to literacy, advocacy, and philanthropy towards marginalized populations. She has served 2 terms as a Trustee of the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation and joined the PBP Board in 2024.
Tim Riser is an entrepreneur, investor, and strategic advisor. He has led growth strategy consulting engagements with Fortune 500 firms and held a number of leadership roles at technology companies. Tim was named a board member of the Prison Book Program in 2021.
