Joelle Ruben, M.S.W.
Communications Lead
Joelle Ruben has nearly 20 years of experience working on child and family issues in a variety of communications, policy, advocacy, and direct service roles. At JBA, she contributes to a range of corporate and project efforts encompassing publications, videos, websites, social media, and branding. Ruben’s skills include developing processes for deliverable production, translating complex information into plain language, creating and implementing dissemination plans for various audiences, forming strategic partnerships, writing, and editing. She is adept at helping organizations strengthen their websites and social media presences.
Ruben supports multiple JBA projects spanning home visiting, pediatric primary care, child welfare, tribal evaluation, and other topics. She currently leads communications efforts for the Center for Indigenous Research Collaborations and Learning for Home Visiting, which aims to improve knowledge of Indigenous home visiting and support research-practice collaboration. She also serves as the dissemination co-lead for the Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative and as the dissemination lead for the National Home Visiting Resource Center. For the latter, she has helped create and/or refine the project’s public-facing website, Home Visiting Yearbook, and 30-plus briefs.
Prior to joining JBA, Ruben was a managing editor at JBS International, where she led content creation for a national clearinghouse for family and youth workers. She received an M.S.W. from the University of Pennsylvania.