Deb Jospin - Co-Founder, sagawa/Jospin Consulting

Deb Jospin - Co-Founder, sagawa/Jospin Consulting

Deb Jospin, co-founder of the sagawa/jospin consulting firm, formerly served as the Director of AmeriCorps. In this position, she oversaw the management and direction of the AmeriCorps Grants program, AmeriCorps* VISTA, AmeriCorps*National Civilian Community Corps, and the AmeriCorps Recruitment, Selection and Placement unit. During this period, AmeriCorps grew from an annual budget of $150 million, with 18,000 members serving in 350 programs, to an annual budget of $234 million, with 60,000 members serving in 925 programs.

Deb continues to actively support AmeriCorps members by serving as co-chair of the Steering Committee of AmeriCorps Alums. Deb is President of the Daniel A. Dutko Memorial Foundation, established in memory of her late husband Dan Dutko. The Foundation has established the Dutko Fellowship program at Tufts University, enabling Tufts graduates who are interested in public policy management to spend ten months in Washington, D.C., working in politics or for a nonprofit organization.

Deb is a 1980 graduate of Tufts University. She earned an MSc in Public Policy from the London School of Economics in 1983 and a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. When Tufts University created the University College of Citizenship and Public Service (UCCPS) in 1999, Deb became a founding member of its Board of Overseers. Now called the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, its mission is to provide a comprehensive education, both inside and outside the classroom, that prepares Tufts graduates to be committed public citizens and leaders who take an active role in building stronger communities and societies. Deb is also a Trustee of Tufts, chairing the Board’s Committee on Trusteeship, co-chairing its Committee on Academic Affairs, and serving on its Executive Committee.