Jean Sifleet

With a business career of over 40 years, Jean has worked in a variety of management, consulting, and private practice roles.  Her corporate experience includes strategic planning and program management positions in large high tech companies.  For the last 20 years, she has been in private practice advising privately held companies on legal and business matters.  Jean has written three books and authored many articles on business topics.  She has taught business and intellectual property law.

Jean earned a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from Boston University School of Law, a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Ohio University, and a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  In preparation for a productive retirement, Jean completed the MCLE Program on Immigration Law in 2014 and the Boston Language Institute’s TEFL Certification Program (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) in 2013.

Jean is a long time Rotarian and has served on a number of nonprofit boards including the Conservation Commission in Clinton, Finance Committee in Acton, Mt. Wachusett Community College Foundation Board, and an Advisory Board for the Polus Center.  She has worked on small business programs with organizations including the Center for Women and Enterprise, and Interise/Small Business Administration.  In her free time, Jean enjoys all sorts of outdoor activities.  She is also an active member of AMC, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and currently serves as the “Ski Chair” for the Worcester Chapter.

As an Access to Justice Fellow, Jean will be working with the Mass Law Reform Institute on immigration policy and reform initiatives with the objective of improving the laws and process for foreign born people to obtain legal status and become productive contributors to the US economy.  Specifically, she will be working to engage the business community in communicating their needs for worker-oriented immigration reform.