The Ombuds Program: Who We Are

Heidi Hart-Gorman

Associate Director of Operations and Finance

Center for Public Leadership

Taubman 133, 495-4560, e-mail

Heidi joined the Center for Public Leadership at the Kennedy School in 2007 as the Associate Director for Administration and Finance. Prior to joining CPL Heidi was the Director of Administration and Finance at UMass Medical School ’s Center for Health Policy Research, and before that was the Administrative Manager of a Community Health Center in Dorchester . In addition to her work in operations and finance, Heidi has worked as a Clinical Social Worker, primarily with people dealing with trauma and substance abuse. Heidi earned both a Masters in Social Work and a Masters in Business Administration from Boston College , and a BA in Psychology from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY.

Laura Johnston

Program Officer

Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations

Belfer L-2C, 496-9814, e-mail

Laura joined the HKS community in 2004 as part of the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, a Harvard university-wide research center dedicated to nonprofits and civil society. At Hauser she is responsible for the Center’s student and alumni engagement initiatives, marketing and communications, and various research projects on international civil society. Laura served in Bolivia as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and has supported social entrepreneurs around the world at Ashoka. She has BAs in Psychology and Spanish from Tufts University and a Master’s in Mind, Brain, and Education from Harvard. She volunteers as an interviewer for the Tufts Alumni Admissions Program, and has also served as a mentor in HGSE’s Student Alumni Mentoring Initiative.

Donna Levy Wray

Senior Program Director

Executive Education

Belfer 209, 495-9599, e-mail

Donna began working at HKS in 1998, and currently serves as Senior Director, Federal Programs in Executive Education. In this position, she is responsible for managing the federal portfolio of programs designed for managers and professionals in the federal government and their international counterparts, senior military officers and private sector managers working with the public sector. Prior to joining HKS, she served as vice president of corporate communications with Fleet Financial Group. Donna is a graduate of and has an M.A in Communications Management from Simmons College.

For additional information, please contact the HKS Ombuds Coordinator:

Eleanor Ayres, 495-1339, e-mail