Erika Barber Named Hebrew SeniorLife Chief Compliance Officer
Barber has a long history of working in mission-driven organizations and a commitment to advocating for Boston’s most vulnerable populations.
Hebrew SeniorLife, the largest nonprofit provider of senior health care and senior living communities in New England and an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, has appointed Erika Barber as chief compliance officer. Barber comes to Hebrew SeniorLife from Boston Medical Center, where she has worked since 2019 as chief privacy officer and director of compliance.
“We are pleased to welcome Erika Barber to Hebrew SeniorLife,” said President and CEO Louis Woolf. “She has a long history of working in mission-driven organizations and has a commitment to advocating for Boston’s most vulnerable populations. She has extensive experience working to ensure the care, services, and well-being of patients and residents by teaming with clinical, program, and administrative staff who adhere to all laws and regulations and that patient, resident, and employee information is carefully guarded.”
Prior to her tenure at Boston Medical Center, Barber held compliance, privacy, and grants management positions at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, and Father Bill’s & MainSpring homeless shelter. She is a licensed attorney with a law degree from New England Law | Boston, where she is an adjunct professor of health law. Barber also proudly serves as a volunteer member of the Board of Trustees for the New England Innocence Project.
About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching, and redefining the possibilities of aging. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 4,500 seniors a day across campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline, Brookline; Jack Satter House, Revere; and Leyland Community, Dorchester. Founded in 1903, Hebrew SeniorLife also conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a portfolio of more than $98 million, making it one of the largest gerontological research facilities in the U.S. in a clinical setting. It also trains more than 500 geriatric care providers each year. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and LinkedIn.
