Staff
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EXECUTIVE STAFF
Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Donovan, Chief Operating Officer, Health + Wellness
Todd Elkins, Chief Health and Wellness Officer
Shaida Etheart, Director of Human Resources
Hillel Hyman, Chief Financial Officer
Mindy Schachtman, Chief Development Officer
Elyssa Tannenbaum, Executive Assistant
Megan Whitman, Chief Program Officer
Eric Winick, Chief Marketing Officer
THE GOTTESMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIVING
Sarah-Kay Lacks, Senior Director, Shabbat and Holidays
Rabbi Lori Forman-Jacobi, Director, Jewish Journeys
Rachel Kunstadt, Director of Adult Jewish Learning
THE DAVID H. SONABEND CENTER FOR ISRAEL
Anila Sole-Zier, Ulpan Director
Udi Urman, Director
DEVELOPMENT
Cynthia Ceilan, Director of Institutional Giving
Shelby Ebert, Director, Leadership Giving
Adena Kerstein, Director of Special Events
Bari Lovi, Major Gifts Officer
Nikki Minkoff Nachimow, Director of Operations
Melissa Regan, Senior Director of Institutional Giving
Jennifer Rubenstein, Major Gifts Officer
WEB
Kwabena Appiah, Web Developer
Lawrence Quigley, Web Manager
FACILITIES
Michael O'Neill, Senior Director of Facilities
Simon Bogdanov, Engineer
Aleksandr Litvinskiy, Engineer
Jose Rodriguez, Mechanic
Eugene Uyterlinde, Mechanic
FINANCE
Vlasta Novak-Lee, Senior Staff Accountant
Sarahdia Pierre-Phillippe, Accounting Associate
Rowena Poblete, Controller
Gwen Randall, Payroll Specialist
Yelena Rozenblit, Senior Financial Analyst
HUMAN RESOURCES
Laura Wells, Director of Benefits
JCC HARLEM
Meg Sullivan, Director
Eric Hayes, Operations Manager
Alex Hyacinthe, Facilities
Festus Idonije, Site Supervisor
THE LAMBERT CENTER FOR ARTS + IDEAS
Udi Urman, Director
MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS
Lauren Alexander, Director of Public Relations + Community Engagement
Natalie Batshaw, Senior Director of Program Marketing
Jessica Epstein, Senior Director of Marketing Operations
Gwynn Galitzer, Senior Art Director
Peter Hines, Senior Director of Creative Services
Joshua Klafter, Manager of Program Marketing
Jordana Roat, Director of Program Marketing
Nicole Ruggiero, Graphic Design
Amanda Schechter, Director of Program Marketing
Shira Kaiserman Verteramo, Managing Director of Program Marketing
Debra Weinstein, Program Marketing Consultant
Rebecca Winzenried, Editorial Director
Arielle Zamore, Senior Director of Program Marketing
THE DAVIDSON FISHBERG CENTER FOR HEALTH + WELLNESS
Amy Blumenthal, Director of Personal Services
Joelle Evans, Assistant Program Director, Health + Wellness
Michael Fykes, Fitness Desk Manager on Duty
Carlos Galarza, Fitness Reception
Angela Gonzales, Personal Training Coordinator
Chris Gonzalez, Fitness Reception MOD
Jessica Gumora, Group Exercise + Fitness Desk Director
Diane Jimenez - Evening Manager on Duty, Fitness Receptionist
Caroline Kohles, Senior Program Director, Health and Wellness
Amanda Martinez, Fitness Reception
Erika Ortiz, Fitness Reception
John Spataro, Fitness Reception MOD
Christina Vega, Fitness Reception
Lamanda Woods, Fitness Reception/Manager on Duty
THE JOSEPH STERN CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Sheryl Parker, Director
Judy Gross, Director of Literacy + Math Programs
Austin Rieders, Program Manager
Tiaisha Tirado, Literacy, Math + Social Action Programs Coordinator
MEMBERSHIP
Alex Clavijo, Membership Director
Madeleine Ostwald, Membership Associate
Zuri Robert, Assistant Director, Membership
Vanessa Santiago, Membership Retention Associate, Part-time
Rushie Bieler, Membership Associate
Demesha Joe, Membership Associate
Bennett Leeds, Membership Associate
Erika Ortiz, Membership Associate
REGISTRATION
Colton Tracy, Director of Registration
Gerardo Gomez, Registration Associate
Verine Morris, Registration Associate
THE JACK AND SHIRLEY SILVER CENTER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS
Allison Kleinman, Director of Adaptations and The Center for Special Needs
Hannah Badain, Director of Connections
Andrea Goodman, Director of Job Programs
Hannah Kaplan-Cohen, Director of Special Needs Parenting + Support Programs
Caitlin McInerney, Director of Partnerships and Future Planning Initiatives, 40+
Julie Singer, Teen Coordinator
Nicole (Nikki) Stein, MSW, Director of Employment and External Relations
Verunka Vlkova-Fierro, Center for Special Needs Administrator
Michelle Wexler, Director of Adaptations
THE BERT AND SANDRA WASSERMAN CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE
Yael Kahn Pinto, Director
Emmy Goodman, Regional Director, BBYO Manhattan
Nick Goutman, Clubhouse Coordinator and Administrator
Amy Grassel, Associate Regional Director, BBYO Manhattan
Adam Metzger, Director, Camp Settoga
Kerin Robins, Program Manager + Director of Camper and Staff Care, Camp Settoga
Genna Singer, Director of Camps
Julie Singer, Tween Coordinator
THE WECHSLER CENTER FOR MODERN AGING
Susan Lechter, Director
Sherri Lerner, Projects Coordinator
Rabbi Brian Fink, Director, Engage
Sally Kaplan, Program Director, What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life
Susie Kessler, What Matters Site Coordinator
Arienne Pelletier, 60+ Department Administrator
THE SAUL AND CAROLE ZABAR NURSERY SCHOOL
Alicia Stoller, Director
Shari Pick Taishoff, Associate Director
Tara Ekelman, School Administrator
Linda Sierra, Receptionist
THE CAROLE ZABAR CENTER FOR FILM
Isaac (Yitzi) Zablocki, Senior Director, Film Programs + Israel Film Center
Yaara Kedem, ReelAbilities National Coordinator, JFilmBox Coordinator
Miranda Lee, Program Associate
Juliette Klitz, Program Administrator
OPERATIONS
Jeremy Handler, Operations Assistant
Loraine Mota, 8th floor Receptionist
Tamar Reiner, Operations and Space Manager
TECHNOLOGY + AUDIO-VISUAL SERVICES
Audio Visual Services
Samuel Brunswick, AV Specialist: Digital Media and Projection
Jeff Fontaine, Senior Director, Theater + Audio Visual Services
Joshua O'Guinn, Audio Engineer + Hybrid Event Specialist
Matt Temkin, Audio Engineer + A/V Digital Media Specialist
Technology
Myra Barcan, Senior Director
Nike Idowu, Network Systems Administrator
Erin Moran, Membership Monthly Billing Specialist
Serge Nechiporuk, Data Analyst
Towan Khoshabeh, Help Desk Specialist
Raymond Santana, Database Manager
PROGRAM DEPARTMENTS
Athletics
Andrea Bernardo, Gymnastics Coordinator
Michelle Jimenez, Sports Coach
Mary Beth Greiss, Health Club + Athletics Operations Manager
Sheima Worthy, Sports Coach
Aquatics
Carolina Stapleton, Senior Director, Aquatics
Ivette Batista, Head Lifeguard/Instructor
Brett Bender, Lifeguard/Instructor
Caitlin Boker, Director, Children's Aquatics Programs (Infants + Young Children, Adaptive)
Yajaira Claudio, Private Swim Financial Coordinator
Christian Lajara, Settoga Aquatics Director + Aquatics Operations Manager
Janina Marie Londono, Director of Adult Aquatics Programs + Aquatics Operations Manager
Christopher Lucas, Private Swim Booking Coordinator
Brenda Pacheco, Lifeguard/Head CPO
Elana Pici, Director, Children's Aquatics Programs (School Age, Adaptive, Private Swim)
Maria Giraldo, Lifeguard
Pedro Vasquez, Lifeguard