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Leadership

Robin Brandies Headshot Circle
Robin Brandies
President & CEO
Pia Eisenberg Headshot Round
Pia Eisenberg
Chief Business & Resource Development Officer
Stela Nurka Headshot 2
Stela Nurka, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin Rossi Headshot Round
Kevin Rossi
Chief Administrative Officer
Courtney Owen Headshot Round
Courtney Owen, LCSW
Chief Program Officer
Lana Pozdnyakov Headshot Circle
Lana Pozdnyakov, MBA/NHA
Chief Senior Care Officer

OUR BOARD LEADERSHIP VISION

In their leadership capacity, the Board of Directors provides overall strategic guidance and policy-level decision-making for JFCS. The Board’s leadership vision describes their role in serving the organization.

  • We support the JFCS staff and broader community by honoring our shared values, guiding positive growth and change, and leading through community service.
  • As a body, we reflect both the JFCS legacy and foundational purpose and the diversity of cultures and lived experiences of the community we serve.
  • We collaborate as a team and with community partners to address challenges, pursue opportunities, and meet community needs.
  • We are passionate, energetic, engaged, and committed to justice and service.

Board

Caren Barnet Headshot Circle
Caren Barnet
Chair of the Boards of Directors & Trustees

BOARD OFFICERS

Caren Barnet, Chair of the Boards of Directors & Trustees

David Lazarus, Chair Elect/Treasurer

Veenita Bleznak, Vice Chair

Ruth Horowitz, Vice Chair

Jill Aschkenasy, Secretary

Lindsey Marandola, General Counsel

Sheree Bloch, Immediate Past Chair

Robin Brandies, President & CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Jill Aschkenasy

Caren Barnet

Scott Barsky

Veenita Bleznak

Sheree Bloch

Lorraine Drobny

Kaity Eisenberg

Richard Frankel

Robyn Greenberg

Rabbi Seth Haaz

Ruth Horowitz

Joy Wilf Keiser

Jordan Klear

Deborah Gordon Klehr

David Lazarus

Dr. Abbie Leibowitz

Lindsey Marandola

Laura Bessen-Nichtberger

Frankie Olivieri

Anisha Sinha

Isa Welsch

Matthew A. White

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rabbi David Ackerman

Anna Z. Boni

Edward Brown

David Colman

Patricia G. Cramer

Lana Dishler

Stephen Dubin

Ruth Dubois

Irving Gerber

Joseph Gerber

Dena Goldberg

Bob Kagan

James Kahn

Abby Kline

Hon. Marlene Lachman

Howard Langer

Adam E. Laver

Murray Levin

Adam Levine

Barbara Lincow

Alan Lindy

Irwin Lipton

Lindsey Morgan

Ruth Nathanson

Rosalind Neff

Norman Olson

Robert Pearlstein

Curt Pontz

Charles “Les” Robbins

Douglas F. Schleicher

Lisa Schoenberg

Bob Shusterman

Doug Simon

Jessica Newman Solomon

Amy Stein

Marjorie Stein

Diane Steinbrink

Michael Willner

Marcia Wilkof

Joan P. Wohl

Hon. Flora Wolf

PAST CHAIRS

Sheree Bloch

Anna Z. Boni

Leonard J. Cooper z”l

Patricia G. Cramer

Joyce Fishbein z”l

Samuel L. Frieder z”l

Ivan Gabel  z”l

Joan Grossman z”l

James R. Kahn

Owen Knopping z”l

Adam E. Laver

Charles “Les” Robbins

Doug F. Schleicher

Carl Schneider z”l

Joseph Smukler z”l

Jessica Newman Solomon

Michael Willner

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