Staff Leadership

Prior to joining Jeremiah, Jess was a human resources leader at Target Corporation for many years, managing store managers and HR professionals to promote a unified guest culture and drive profitable sales. She also led senior leadership teams and designed high-performing strategies to support the organization’s mission and vision. Jess received her B.S. in child psychology from the University of Minnesota and her master’s in counseling from Indiana University.

Whitmore comes to Jeremiah Program from Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA) where she is Director of Consulting Solutions, leading a team of business consultants to assist over 850 minority entrepreneurs in starting and growing their Minnesota-based businesses. Prior to MEDA, she held a variety of roles at Target Corporation, including leadership positions in Enterprise Strategy & Innovation and Merchandise Process & Technology Development. She is a founder of BlackTwinCities.com and has acted as a small business consultant and entrepreneurship expert throughout her career.

Diamant joined Jeremiah from Prozdor of Hebrew College where she served Assistant Director. She is heading efforts to grow current and new approaches to delivering the core elements of Jeremiah’s two-generation model to families in the Boston area. A graduate of New York University and the University of North Carolina, Diamant has taught and worked in New York, Costa Rica, North Carolina, Ukraine and Italy.