Ruth Zakarin

Ruth Zakarin

Ruth Zakarin, Executive Director, Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Ruth spent over 25 years working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence before becoming the inaugural Executive Director of the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence in May of 2019. Ruth has her MSW and is trained as a community organizer. She is particularly interested in creating models of trauma informed advocacy. Ruth is very involved in local interfaith organizing, is an avid knitter, and is the proud mom of two incredible young adults.