Board of Directors

Jim Carmack
Paul Deninger
Susan Bralower
Larry Dunn
Rachel Graves
      Jackie Hennessey
Sharon K. Jefferies
Carrera Jefferies Shea
Maxine Syrjamaki
Tom Tarrant


     Jim Carmack
Co-Chair, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Jim is Co-head of Equity Sales and Regional Sales Manager in the Firm's Los Angeles office. He joined Jefferies in 1984.
University of Southern California
University of Southern California, Graduate School of Business
Board Member since 2005
Named Co-Chair in 2007
 

     Paul F. Deninger
Co-Chair, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Paul is a Vice Chairman of Jefferies & Company, Inc. and former Chairman and CEO of Broadview International, acquired by Jefferies in 2003, now Jefferies Broadview, the Firm's technology investment banking division. Paul joined Broadview in 1987 and works primarily in the Firm's Waltham (MA) Office.
Boston College
Harvard Business School
Board Member since 2006
Named Co-Chair in 2007
 

     Susan Bralower
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Susan is a special education teacher and math specialist. Susan is on the Board of Trustees at The Long Ridge School and is a supporter of the arts. She is married to Ed Bralower, a Regional Sales Manager in Jefferies' Stamford office. Ed began with the firm in 1984.
Cornell University
Columbia University Teachers College
Board Member since 2005
 

     Larry Dunn
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Retired from Jefferies in 2006 after 30 years of service
Elected to the Board of Directors and
appointed the Chairman of the Investment Committee in 2008
 

     Rachel Graves
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Rachel is the Director of Human Resources for the Investment Banking Division of Jefferies and Company. She joined Jefferies in 2006 and works in the Firm's New York office.
Franklin and Marshall College
Board Member Since 2007
 

     Jackie Hennessey
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Jackie is an Account Executive in the Equity Sales division in Jefferies' Boston Office. She joined the Firm in 1988.
Babson College
Board Member since 2005
 

     Sharon K. Jefferies
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Sharon was involved with the Jefferies Family Scholarship long before she became a director. Sharon's husband, Boyd L. Jefferies, started this scholarship program in 1981 in honor of his son, Stephen.
Board Member Since 2001
 

     Carrera Jefferies Shea
Director, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Carrera is the daughter of Stephen Jefferies and the granddaughter of founder, Boyd Jefferies. She is also a former employee of Jefferies & Company. Carerra served on the Selection Committee from 1995-2001.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Board Member since 2001
 

     Maxine Syrjamaki
Treasurer, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Retired after 24 years in the Los Angeles Office - Former Jefferies Group Controller and Jefferies and Company Chief Financial Officer. She is a CPA formerly with KPMG.
University of Minnesota
University of California - Los Angeles
Elected to the board in 2008
 

     Tom Tarrant
Secretary, Jefferies Family Scholarship

Tom is Director of Marketing and a Managing Director at Jefferies & Company, Inc. He joined the Firm in 1997 and works in the Firm's Stamford and New York offices.
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
University of California, Berkley, Graduate School of Business
Board Member since 2006


Boyd asked for my involvement from the very beginning - getting the applicants, preparing them for the Committee, paying the tuitions and the necessary record keeping. It has evolved to the enormity it is today. Our first meeting was sitting around Boyd's kitchen table on a Saturday afternoon. I am honored to have been a part of this wonderful benefit for the children of Jefferies employees.

Dorothy P. Grace, Secretary & Treasurer of Jefferies Family Scholarship, Board Member






  • The average total cost for just one year at a private four-year college exceeds $33,000, according to CollegeBoard.com.
  • For the last two years, forty percent of JFS recipients' parents reported total family incomes under $100,000 and many of our scholarship winners are being raised by single parents.
  • Nineteen percent of Jefferies' employees make less than $75,000 per year.