Gandara Center
Janine Kent has extensive experience in finance and accounting roles. Janine is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Gandara Center and Gandara Mental Health Center, Inc. Prior to this, they worked as the Corporate Finance Director at Mason Wright Foundation from 2016 to 2021. Before that, they held the position of Assistant Controller at Designs For Health from 2015 to 2016. Janine also worked as the CFO at Northwestern Mutual from 2010 to 2015. Janine started their career at Colfax Corporation, where they served as an Accounting Manager from 2010 to 2010 and an Accounting Supervisor from 2005 to 2010.
Janine Kent earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) with a major in Accounting from Western New England University from 1997 to 1999. Janine later obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in Business Administration and Management, General from the same university, completing their studies in 2013.
Gandara Center
The mission of the Gándara Center is to promote the well being of Hispanics, African Americans, and other culturally diverse populations through innovative culturally competent behavioral health, prevention, and education services. EMPOWERMENT, INNOVATION, COMMUNITY Founded in 1977, Gándara Center provides the highest quality services to our clients and our community. We respect the dignity, promote the human and civil rights, and value the ethnic and cultural diversity of all people. Our performance outcomes and client satisfaction ratings demonstrate the critical importance of empowering people and families to be meaningfully involved in decisions related to their own lives and futures. At Gándara we look ahead - beyond current practices - to offer clients the comprehensive services and resources that they require for well-being. We look outward - connecting with our regional partners to build a safer, more involved, and healthier community. Gándara Center serves more than 11,000 people each year at over 40 locations across Massachusetts.