Our Leadership
Shared Leadership, Collective Impact
Gil Preuss, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Sara Brenner
Executive Director, Jewish Community Foundation
Elisa Deener-Agus
Chief of Staff
Anna Freiman
Chief Talent Officer
Craig Mintz
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Helenka Shy
Chief Communications Officer
Keren M. Waranch
Chief Development Officer
A community like ours—bold, diverse, ever evolving—deserves a leadership model that reflects who we are and where we’re going. That’s why, over the past two years, we’ve approached this work with deep intention: reimagining our governance model to reflect our values, our community and our future. This change is the result of careful listening, learning, and collaboration across our leadership and community, rooted in where we’ve been and designed for where we’re headed.
Here’s what’s new:
- A smaller, sharper Governing Board, focused on Federation’s strength and strategy
- A new Community Leadership Council: a powerhouse group of 70–90 leaders, connectors, and changemakers bringing the voice of the community to the table
- A renewed commitment to data-informed decision-making, gathering broad community insight, analyzing what we learn, and acting with clarity and purpose
Robin Hettleman Weinberg
President, Governing Board
Marla Schulman
Chair, Community Leadership Council
Samuel Kaplan
President, Jewish Community Foundation
Jill Granader
Vice President for Financial Resource Development
Philip Blumenthal
Vice President for Strategic Planning & Allocations – Local
Daniel Raskas
Vice President for Strategic Planning & Allocations – Israel & Overseas
Marty Janis
Vice President for Finance & Treasurer
Brad Stillman
Vice President for Leadership & Volunteer Development
Brad Lackey
Vice President for Network
Jessica Heines Wolf
Vice President for Next Gen
Abby Cherner
Vice President for Women’s Philanthropy
Jeffrey Distenfeld
Secretary
Riva Mirvis
Audit Chair
At-Large Members
Zachary Friedlis
Robyn Garnett
Staci Eichelbaum Levine
Melanie Franco Nussdorf
Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Janis Schiff
Rabbi Amy Schwartzman
David Wellisch (Community Change Initiatives)
Mark A. Levitt
Past President
Gil Preuss, PhD
Executive Vice President & CEO
Marla Schulman, Chair
Linda Adams
Rise Ain
Sarah Barnett
Vivian Bass
Sarah Bederson
Josh Bender
Gary Berman
Philip Blumenthal
Rabbi Dr. Hillel Broder
Josh Brown
Scott Brown
Johanna Chanin
Abby Cherner
Laura Cutler
Jeff Dannick
Rabbi Sholom Deitsch
Jeffrey Distenfeld
Lisa Downing
Nancy Duber
Staci Eichelbaum Levine
David Ervin
David Farber
Shai Fierst
Jeffrey Finkelstein
Julie Fisher
Daniel Flesch
Toby Frank
Sharon Freundel
Zachary Friedlis
Robyn Garnett
Eric Goldberg
Havi Goldscher
Jill Granader
Ariela Greenberg
Ronald Halber
Jessie Heines Wolf
Amanda Herring
Robin Hettleman Weinberg
Daniel Hirsch
Rachel Hofstatter
Kerry Iris
Rabbi Ari Israel
Rabbi Brett Isserow
Marty Janis
Samuel Kaplan
Stuart Kaswell
Amanda Chorowski
Jeffrey Kupfer
Brad Lackey
Amy Lancellotta
Rabbi Esther Lederman
Bruce Lederman
Mark A. Levitt
Marc Levitt
Liza Levy
Laura Loeb
Oliver Macklin
Mitchell Malasky
Rabbi Mitchel Malkus
Matthew Manes
Philip N. Margolius
Joshua Maxey
Stacy Mensh Schlactus
Alexandra Meyer
Riva Mirvis
Rabbi Daniel Novick
Ayala Nuriely Kimel
Melanie Franco Nussdorf
Ellen Oshinsky
Ira Polon
Daniel Raskas
Deborah Ratner Salzberg
Rabbi Steven Rein
Shane Rock
Benjamin Rosenbaum
Ilana Rothberg
Jeffrey Rum
Ruth Ruskin
Yolanda Savage-Narva
Todd Schenk
Janis Schiff
Philip Schiff
Jacqueline Schultz
Rabbi Amy Schwartzman
David Selden
Arnold Sherman
Jane Shichman
Lisa Silver
Craig Simon
Samantha Sisisky
Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn
Rabbi Alexandra Stein
Bradley Stillman
Mindy Strelitz
Daniel Strouse
Avery Sudow
Jody Tick
Danielle Traub
Aviva Walls
Annie Weinberg
Jessika Wellisch
Natalie West
Tal Widdes
Naomi Yadin-Mendick
David Yaffe
Robert Zahler
Jennifer Zwilling
Samuel Kaplan, President
Trustees
Ann Bennett
Adam Berman
Jeffrey Distenfeld
Isabel (Liz) Dunst
Vicki Fishman
Meg Flax
Robin Hettleman Weinberg
Michele (Cookie) Hymer Blitz
Ellen Kagen Waghelstein
Drew Karr
Jocelyn Krifcher
Stuart Kurlander
Jonathan Lerner
Shary Levitt
Gil Preuss, Ph.D.
Deborah (Debby) Ratner Salzberg
Todd Rich
Jonathan Schilit
Daniel Simpkins
David Sloan
Daniel Solomon
Mindy Strelitz
Shira Stutman
Stefan Tucker
Trustees Emeriti
Joel Breslau
Steve Jacobson
Alan L. Meltzer
Dr. Ronald A. Paul