Staff & board of Directors Staff Administrative Team Judy Halper, Chief Executive Officer*** Mari Forbush, Chief Operating Officer*** Beth Toso, Chief Financial Officer Tammy Cohen, Human Resources Director* Margie Earhart, Career & Community <strong>Service</strong>s Director**** Ruth Paley, Clinical <strong>Service</strong>s Director** Annette S<strong>and</strong>ler, Aging & Disability <strong>Service</strong>s Director* Robin Segal, Communications Director*** JFCS Staff as of December 30, <strong>2011</strong> Deka Abdi, Home Visitor, PCHP Emily Adams, Employment Development Coach, Career Initiatives Sara Adams, Home Visitor, PCHP Carol Allesee, Social Skills Educator, St. Louis Park School-Based <strong>Service</strong>s* Jessica Ariza, Home Visitor, PCHP Mary Bahneman, Senior Community <strong>Service</strong> Employment Program Manager S<strong>and</strong>ra Baron, Shopper, LCSS Jane Bates, Intake Counselor, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Brittany Beck, HY-HC Specialist Pam Berkwitz, Therapist, Counseling** Alison Bey, Employment Specialist, MFIP Debra Bjorgaard, Supervisor, PCHP* Tonia Boike, Home Visitor, PCHP** Elena Borochin, LCSS Program Manager* Alex Botvinnik, Deikel Transportation <strong>Service</strong>s Supervisor, LCSS** Cheri Brady, Program Manager, St. Louis Park School-Based <strong>Service</strong>s & PCHP** Jethra Br<strong>and</strong>, In-Home <strong>Service</strong>s & Meals on Wheels Supervisor, LCSS Laura Britting, Case Manager, MHSS Darlene Burns, Data & Customer <strong>Service</strong> Assistant, BSF** Leah Burtzlaff, BSF Program Coordinator* Julia Goldstein Carpenter, Communications Specialist* Carole Cera, <strong>Jewish</strong> Big Brother/Big Sister Program & Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Program Manager**** Aleks<strong>and</strong>r Chaplin, Deikel Transportation <strong>Service</strong>s Driver, LCSS Shelly Christensen, Minneapolis <strong>Jewish</strong> Community Inclusion Program for People with Disabilities Program Manager** Nicholas Clevel<strong>and</strong>, Employment Specialist, MFIP* Christina Corwin, Case Manager, St. Louis Park School-Based <strong>Service</strong>s* Robert Cruse, Technical Support Specialist, Information Systems Department Heather Duchscherer, Beyond Safety Program Coordinator Justin Elvebak, Career Placement Specialist, Vocational Rehabilitation 46 JFCS <strong>2011</strong> Annual Report Janet Flam, Career Initiatives Program Manager Megan Flanagan, Case Manager, LCSS Helen Fogg, Home Visitor, PCHP Neal Frank, Planned Gifts Director, Development Asya Fridl<strong>and</strong>, Immigrant & Refugee <strong>Service</strong>s Program Coordinator**** Julia Funari, Accounting Assistant, Finance Patty Gadberry, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professionals Team** Ben Galperin, Deikel Transportation Driver, LCSS** Martha Garcés, Graphic Designer Anna Geraets, Case Manager, LCSS Gwen Ghess, Worksite Supervisor, Corporate <strong>Service</strong>s Wendy Goda, Home Visitor, PCHP Bobbie Goldfarb, <strong>Jewish</strong> Big Brother/ Big Sister Program Program Coordinator**** Joy Gordon, Community Specialist, Nurturing Our Retired Citizens* Brooke Greenwell, Employment Development Facilitator, Career Initiatives Melissa Greenwood, Home Visitor, PCHP Lisa Haffely, Case Manager, MHSS Jackie Henning, Grants Coordinator, Development* Allison Hillman, Case Manager & Caregiver Coach, LCSS Karen Hoffman, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professionals Team* Anab Ibrahim, Home Visitor, PCHP Ann Jacobs, Intake & Employment Facilitator, MFIP Rosanne Jacobsen, Controller, Finance*** Deanna Johnson, Supervisor, PCHP* Aaron Karasov, Employment Development Facilitator, Career Initiatives Sam Kelner, Development Associate Opothy Kiru, Nursing Assistant, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program Natasha Koyrakh, Case Manager, LCSS*** Jill Kozberg, Therapist, Counseling*** Laurie Kramer, Mental Health Education Project Conference Coordinator Rhonda Krolak, Home Visitor, PCHP Augustine Lahai, Nursing Assistant, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program Ashley Lanigan, Employment Counselor, Vocational Rehabilitation Lynne Lee, Case Manager, LCSS****** Melissa Lowe, Career Placement Specialist, Vocational Rehabilitation Margaret Lund, Payroll Administrator, Finance**** Margaret Macneale, Database Administrator, Information Systems Department** Andor Madarasi, Meals on Wheels Driver, LCSS** Key to abbreviations: BSF—Basic Sliding Fee Childcare Assistance, HY-HC—Healthy Youth-Healthy Communities, LCSS—L’Chaim Senior <strong>Service</strong>s, MFIP—Minnesota <strong>Family</strong> Investment Program, MHSS—Mental Health Support <strong>Service</strong>s, PCHP—Parent-Child Home Program Mina Manville, Bookkeeper, Finance***** Judy Marcus, Program Coordinator, Twin Cities <strong>Jewish</strong> Healing Program** C<strong>and</strong>ace Margulies, Therapist, Counseling*** Stuart Martin, Meals on Wheels Driver, LCSS*** Mike McCloskey, Supervisor, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program** Nicole Mickelson, Adult Day Specialist, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program** Colleen Moore, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professionals Team* Laurie Moser, Lead Intake Counselor, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection* Alex<strong>and</strong>er Mostov, Deikel Transportation Driver, LCSS Anna Mostov, Data & Customer <strong>Service</strong> Assistant, BSF Gloria Murman, Development Assistant, Mitzvah Cards* Kristi Murray, Case Manager, CADI/MHSS* Emma Nadler, Therapist, Counseling Yuriy Novik, Driver, Meals on Wheels, LCSS Kathleen O’Brien, Case Manager, BSF* Cheryl Obinger, Program Analyst/Worksite Employment Program Manager, Corporate <strong>Service</strong>s** Alvin Odermann, Meals on Wheels Driver, LCSS** Katie Olmanson, Case Manager, MHSS Leslie Orenstein, Home Visitor, PCHP Garnet Ostlund, Executive Assistant <strong>and</strong> Supervisor, Development Support Staff**** Philip Oxman, Therapist, Counseling** Laura Philbrook, Clinical Nurse Manager, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program** Angie Podvin, Development Assistant, Membership* Alina Portnoy, Major Events Development Director* Fran Richter, Shopper, LCSS*** Barbara Rudnick, <strong>Family</strong> Life Education Program Manager*** Joanne Savitt, Hag Sameach Coordinator, Volunteer Resources* Debra Savitt, Volunteer Resources Program Manager** Caalynn Schiro, BSF Program Manager**** Amber Schmugge, HY-HC Associate Thomas Segal, Administrative Support Worker, Administrative Professionals Team Jessica Seipp, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professionals Team Pennie Shapiro, Development Associate Dana Shapiro, Development Assistant, Special Events Linda Sicheneder, Shopper, LCSS**** Peshie Silverberg, Bookkeeper, Finance** Betsy Sitkoff, <strong>Jewish</strong> Community Health Awareness Initiative (J-CHAI) Program Manager* Stacey Spencer, Home Visitor, PCHP <strong>and</strong> Client & Volunteer Events Coordinator, Volunteer Resources* CJ Stanton, Employment Specialist, MFIP Haley Stemig, Case Manager, BSF Zoe Stern, Development Associate Jill Stiber, Program Manager, Counseling* Amy Taswell, Case Manager, LCSS**** Leah Temkin, Career Development Program Manager** Jake Timian, Case Manager, BSF Etta Tokpah, Nursing Assistant, Deikel <strong>Family</strong> AlterCare Adult Day Program Bob Tomasik, Administrator, Information Systems Department*** Cindy Uran, Vocational Rehabilitation & MFIP Program Manager** Jerry Waldman, Major Gifts Consultant, Development******** Sue Wallace, Program Development Manager, Development** Estee Warsett, Shopper, LCSS* Alaine Wilensky, Human Resources Specialist* Deb Winkelman, Office Manager, Administrative Professionals Team** Eve Winters, Insurance Billing Specialist, Finance Deb Wolf, Administrative Assistant, Administrative Professionals Team**** Debbie Wolfe, PJ Library & Shalom Baby! Coordinator Darla Yerkes, Shopper, LCSS** <strong>2011</strong> Interns & Externs Andrea Andersen, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Dan Bloom, HY-HC Sam Blustin, HY-HC Adam Beck, HY-HC Michelle Fogelson, HY-HC Allie Greenstein, HY-HC Erica Hanson, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Mark Kaufman, Counseling Mariya Leydernan, HY-HC Danielle Livon-Bemel, <strong>Jewish</strong> Big Brother/ Big Sister Program Kasey Loidolt, Counseling Anne Sachs McGraw, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Lauren Ribnick, HY-HC Rachel Sher, HY-HC Sharon Stiefel, Intake <strong>and</strong> Resource Connection Mayli Vang, Counseling *Five years of service at JFCS.
Photos by Martha Garcés Above: JFCS Board of Directors Right: JFCS Board Officers (from left) Jason Bass, Debra Orbuch Grayson, Kevin Besikof, Tina Rafowitz, Robin L<strong>and</strong>y, Howard Zack <strong>and</strong> Danny Zouber Board of Directors Officers/Executive Committee Robin L<strong>and</strong>y, President Jason Bass, Vice President Kevin Besikof, Vice President Tina Rafowitz, Vice President Howard Zack, Vice President Danny Zouber, Vice President Debra Orbuch Grayson, Immediate Past President Chief Executive Officer Judy Halper Chief Operating Officer Mari Forbush Chief Financial Officer Beth Toso Board of Directors Aarah Aizman Debra Fiterman Arbit Kerry Bader Mike Badower Gail Berger Arnold Blatt Marilyn Broms Sherri Feuer Roni Gingold Roy Ginsburg Barbara Goldberg Lynn Goldbloom Terri Gordon Jason Grais Karen Grabow Howard Kaminsky Gary Kohler Eileen Kohn Steve Krikava Natalie Levin Martin Lipshutz Amy Rosenblatt Lui Gabrielle Parish Nancy Rhein Mark Robbins Marc Rubenstein Rochelle Rubin Adeel Saad Andrew Silverstein Harriet Swatez Howard Tarkow Amy Zaroff Advisors to the Board Rabbi Alex<strong>and</strong>er Davis Robert Kramer Larry Pepper Jason Rose Tom Segal Jim Tankenoff www.jfcsmpls.org 47