Staff


EXECUTIVE STAFF

Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Donovan, Chief Operating Officer, Health + Wellness
Todd Elkins, Chief Health and Wellness Officer
Liz Freirich, Chief Development Officer
Sivan Gopen, Special Projects Associate
Deborah Kadetsky, Chief Engagement Officer
Jacqueline Marks, Chief Children and Family Officer
Julia Nelson, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer
Elyssa Tannenbaum, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison 
Megan Whitman, Executive Vice President


THE GOTTESMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIVING

Rabbi Yael Rapport, Director
Sarah-Kay Lacks, Senior Director, Shabbat and Holidays
Rabbi Nadia Gold, Director, Jewish Journey Off-the-Bimah B'nai Mitzvah Program
Michael Kalmin, Program Coordinator, The Selma and Lawrence Ruben Center for 20s + 30s
Anila Sole-Zier, Ulpan Director


THE DAVID H. SONABEND CENTER FOR ISRAEL

Udi Urman, Director


DEVELOPMENT

Ashley Bannon, Development Associate
Bari Lovi, Director, Leadership Giving
Nikki Minkoff Nachimow, Director of Operations
Melissa Regan, Senior Director of Institutional Giving


WEB

Kwabena Appiah, Web Developer


FACILITIES

Michael O'Neill, Senior Director of Facilities
Simon Bogdanov, Engineer
Aleksandr Litvinskiy, Engineer
Jose Rodriguez, Mechanic
Eugene Uyterlinde, Mechanic


FINANCE

Sarahdia Pierre-Phillippe, Accounting Associate
Gwen Randall, Payroll Specialist


HUMAN RESOURCES

Vanessa Santiago, HR Coordinator


JCC HARLEM

Naomi Sage, Director
Dylan Goodman, Director of Engagement
Rabbi Mira Rivera, Rabbi-in-Residence
Lenora Wednesday Sharpe, Children + Family Programs Coordinator


THE LAMBERT CENTER FOR ARTS + IDEAS

Udi Urman, Director
Liel Ben David, Program and Art Studios Manager


MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS

Natalie Batshaw, Senior Director of Children + Families Marketing
Jessica Epstein, Senior Director of Engagement Operations
Peter Hines, Senior Director of Creative Services
Noelle Pileggi, Director of Children + Families Marketing
Ellen Putneymoore, Senior Director of Adult Marketing
Jordana Roat, Director of Engagement Operations
Amanda Schechter, Director of Adult Marketing
Shira Kaiserman Verteramo, Managing Director of Marketing


THE DAVIDSON FISHBERG CENTER FOR HEALTH + WELLNESS

Kimberly Avendano, Fitness Desk Reception 
Amy Blumenthal, Director of Personal Services
Whitney Chapman, Program Manager, Health + Wellness
Cody Correa, Fitness Reception Manager on Duty
Michael Fykes, Fitness Desk Reception
Angela Gonzales, Personal Training Coordinator
Sam Greenberg, Fitness Desk Reception
Jessica Gumora, Group Exercise + Fitness Desk Director
Diane Jimenez, Fitness Reception Lead Manager on Duty +  Scheduler
Caroline Kohles, Senior Program Director, Health + Wellness
Christina Vega, Fitness Reception Lead Manager on Duty
Janice Velazquez, Fitness Desk Reception
Bryan Wong, Fitness Reception Manager on Duty


THE JOSEPH STERN CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Sheryl Parker, Director
Jay Charriez, Community Engagement Manager
Ines Malone, Director of Literacy + Math Programs


MEMBERSHIP

Alex Clavijo, Membership Director
Zuri Robert, Assistant Director, Membership
Vanessa Santiago, Membership Retention Associate
Rushie Bieler, Membership Associate, Part-time
Demesha Joe, Membership Sales Advisor
Madeleine Ostwald, Membership Sales Advisor
Erika Ortiz, Membership Associate
Amanda Matinez, Membership Associate
Zoe Tchapraste, Membership Associate


REGISTRATION

Colton Tracy, Director of Registration
Chris Santa-Cruz, Registration Associate
Nyasia McCoy, Registration Associate
Abby Messina, Registration Associate
Verine Morris, Assistant Manager of Registration
Jennifer Terrell, Welcome Desk Greeter


THE JACK AND SHIRLEY SILVER CENTER FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

Caitlin McInerney, Director
Hannah Badain, Director of Connections
Hannah Kaplan-Cohen, Director of Special Needs Parenting + Support Programs
Julie Singer, Teen Coordinator
Verunka Vlkova, Center for Special Needs Administrator
Michelle Wexler, Director of Adaptations


THE BERT AND SANDRA WASSERMAN CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE

Yael Kahn Pinto, Director
Rachel Alter, Director of School Age Programs
Aliya Gottehrer Cohen, Assistant Director, BBYO Manhattan
Mary Gipe, Assistant Director, Camp Settoga
Emmy Goodman, Regional Director, BBYO Manhattan
Kelley Malloy, Associate Director, Programs for Infants + Toddlers
Kerin Robins, Community Engagement Manager
Naomi Skop Richter, Senior Director, Teen + Young Adult Mental Health Initiative
JessAnn Smith, Tween + Teen Program Coordinator
Jessica Spiegel, Director, Camp Settoga


THE WECHSLER CENTER FOR MODERN AGING

Susan Lechter, Director
Jen Cinclair, Program Manager
Rabbi Brian Fink, Director, Engage Jewish Service Corps
Sherri Lerner, Projects and Initiatives Coordinator
Arienne Pelletier, Department Administrator


THE SAUL AND CAROLE ZABAR NURSERY SCHOOL

Shari Pick Taishoff, Director
Alex Reynolds, Associate Director
Linda Sierra, Receptionist


THE CAROLE ZABAR CENTER FOR FILM

Isaac (Yitzi) Zablocki, Senior Director, Film Programs + Israel Film Center
Caroline Calandro, Film Manager
Juliette Klitz, Program Associate
Ryan Bottitta, Program Administrator


OPERATIONS

Lauren Moriah Stern, Program Operations Director
Carlos Damian Galarza-Londoño, Operations Coordinator
Jeremy Handler, Operations Assistant
Loraine Mota, Space Operations and Rental Manager
Sean O'Connor, Senior Director of Security


TECHNOLOGY + AUDIO/VISUAL SERVICES

Audio/Visual Services

Jeff Fontaine, Senior Director, Theater + Audio Visual Services
Samuel Brunswick, AV Specialist: Digital Media and Projection
Bennett Leeds, Lighting Specialist
Matt Temkin, Director of A/V Operations and Technology

Technology

Myra Barcan, Senior Director
Nike Idowu, Network Systems Administrator
Suleiman Ahmed, Help Desk Specialist
Phillip Dwarka, Help Desk Specialist
Erin Moran, Membership Monthly Billing Specialist
Serge Nechiporuk, Data Analyst
Raymond Santana, Database Manager


PROGRAM DEPARTMENTS

Athletics

Eric Hayes, Athletics Manager
Sheima Worthy, Sports Coach

Aquatics

Carolina Stapleton, Senior Director, Aquatics
Caitlin Boker, Director, Children's Aquatics Programs (Infants + Young Children, Adaptive)
Elana Pici, Director, Children's Aquatics Programs (School Age, Adaptive, Private Swim)
Emily Cannon-Brown, Swim School Administrator
Justin Cordero, Operations Manager
Brenda Pacheco, Lifeguard
Genesis Contreras, Lifeguard/Instructor + MOD
Ivette Batista, Head Lifeguard/Instructor
Osiris Rodriguez, Lifeguard/Instructor
Pedro Vasquez, Lifeguard + MOD
Christopher Lucas, Private Swim Booking Coordinator
Yajaira Claudio, Private Swim Financial Coordinator