Staff
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Melissa Donovan, Chief Operating Officer, Health + Wellness
Todd Elkins, Chief Health and Wellness Officer
Liz Freirich, Chief Development Officer
Deborah Kadetsky, Chief Engagement Officer
Courteney Kovacs, Vice President of Human Resources
Jacqueline Marks, Chief Children and Families Officer
Julia Nelson, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer
Rabbi Joanna Samuels, Chief Executive Officer
Elyssa Tannenbaum, Executive Assistant and Board Liaison
THE GOTTESMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LIVING
Rabbi Nadia Gold, Director, Jewish Journey Off-the-Bimah B'nai Mitzvah Program
Michael Kalmin, Program Director, The Selma and Lawrence Ruben Center for 20s + 30s
Sarah-Kay Lacks, Senior Director, Shabbat and Holidays
Rabbi Yael Rapport, Director
Anila Sole-Zier, Ulpan Director
THE DAVID H. SONABEND CENTER FOR ISRAEL
Udi Urman, Director
DEVELOPMENT
Ashley Bannon, Development Associate
Sivan Gopen, Assistant Director of Institutional Giving
Bari Lovi, Director, Leadership Giving
Nikki Minkoff Nachimow, Director of Operations
Melissa Regan, Senior Director of Institutional Giving
WEB
Kwabena Appiah, Sr. Web Developer + Administrator
FACILITIES
Simon Bogdanov, Engineer
Aleksandr Litvinskiy, Engineer
Michael O'Neill, Senior Director of Facilities
Jose Rodriguez, Mechanic
Eugene Uyterlinde, Mechanic
FINANCE
Christy Kidd, Director of Finance
Sarahdia Pierre-Phillippe, Accounting Supervisor
Gwen Randall, Payroll Specialist
HUMAN RESOURCES
Courteney Kovacs, Vice President of Human Resources
JCC HARLEM
Naomi Sage, Executive Director
Sheira Schiff, Special Projects Manager
Rabbi Mira Rivera, Rabbi-in-Residence
Mady Ostwald, Director of Program Operations
Lenora Wednesday Sharpe, Children + Family Programs Manager
THE LAMBERT CENTER FOR ARTS + IDEAS
Liel Ben David, Program and Art Studios Manager
Udi Urman, Director
Raffaela Vergata, Studio Arts Manager
MARKETING + COMMUNICATIONS
Jenny Barroll, Graphic Designer
Natalie Batshaw, Senior Director of Children + Families Marketing
Allie Bunting, Marketing Operations Specialist
Jessica Epstein, Senior Director of Engagement Operations
Peter Hines, Senior Director of Creative Services
Shira Kaiserman Verteramo, Managing Director of Marketing
Amanda Schechter, Director of Adult Marketing
Maxim Slutsky, Director of Children + Families Marketing
THE DAVIDSON FISHBERG CENTER FOR HEALTH + WELLNESS
Kimberly Avendano, Fitness Reception Manager on Duty
Amy Blumenthal, Director of Personal Services
Whitney Chapman, Program Manager, Health + Wellness
Cody Correa, Fitness Reception Manager on Duty
Angela Gonzales, Personal Training Coordinator
Jessica Gumora, Group Exercise + Fitness Desk Director
Diane Jimenez, Fitness Reception Lead Manager on Duty + Scheduler
Caroline Kohles, Senior Program Director, Health + Wellness
Michael Fykes, Fitness Desk Reception
Brenda Pacheco, Lifeguard
Janice Velazquez, Fitness Desk Reception
Christina Vega, Fitness Reception Lead Manager on Duty
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
THE JOSEPH STERN CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Jay Charriez, Community Engagement Manager
Ines Malone, Director of Literacy + Math Programs
Sheryl Parker, Director
MEMBERSHIP
Rushie Bieler, Membership Associate, Part-time
Alex Clavijo, Membership Director
Maria Giraldo, Membership Associate
Demesha Joe, Membership Sales Advisor
Amanda Martinez, Membership Associate
Erika Ortiz, Membership Associate
Zuri Robert, Assistant Director, Membership
Zoe Tchapraste, Membership Associate
REGISTRATION
Chris Santa-Cruz, Registration Associate
Colton Tracy, Director of Registration
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 DIVERSE ABILITIES
Hannah Badain, Director of Connections
Hannah Kaplan-Cohen, Director of Special Needs Parenting + Support Programs
Caitlin McInerney, Director
Julie Singer, Director of Youth Programming
Verunka Vlkova, Center for Diverse Abilities Administrator
Michelle Wexler, Director of Adult Programming and Inclusion Services
THE BERT AND SANDRA WASSERMAN CENTER FOR FAMILY LIFE
Rachel Alter, Director of School Age Programs
Alyssa Blackman, JCC Day Camp + Athletics Director
Talia Feldman, Camps Coordinator
Aliya Gottehrer Cohen, Assistant Director, BBYO Manhattan
Mary Gipe, Assistant Director, Camp Settoga
Emmy Goodman, Regional Director, BBYO Manhattan
Yael Kahn Pinto, Director
Kelley Malloy, Associate Director, Programs for Infants + Toddlers
Kerin Robins, Community Engagement Manager
Ben Romano, Musician in Residence
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
Rabbi Brian Fink, Director, Engage Jewish Service Corps
Susan Lechter, Director
Arienne Pelletier, Department Administrator
Lonnie Rubin, Projects and Initiatives Coordinator
THE SAUL AND CAROLE ZABAR NURSERY SCHOOL
Shari Pick Taishoff, Director, Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School
Erica Held, Director of Admissions, Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School
Alex Reynolds, Associate Director
Adam Metzger, Pedagogista
OPERATIONS
Carlos Damian Galarza-Londoño, Operations Coordinator
Jeremy Handler, Operations Assistant
Loraine Mota, Space Operations and Rental Manager
Sean O'Connor, Senior Director of Security
Lauren Moriah Stern, Program Operations Director
TECHNOLOGY + AUDIO/VISUAL SERVICES
Audio/Visual Services
Samuel Brunswick, AV Specialist: Digital Media and Projection
Jeff Fontaine, Senior Director, Theater + Audio Visual Services
Matt Temkin, Director of A/V Operations and Technology
Technology
Myra Barcan, Senior Director
Suleiman Ahmed, Help Desk Specialist
Phillip Dwarka, Help Desk Specialist
Nike Idowu, Network Systems Administrator
Erin Moran, Membership Monthly Billing Specialist
Serge Nechiporuk, Data Analyst
PROGRAM DEPARTMENTS
Athletics
Eric Hayes, Athletics Coach
Shereef Taylor, Director of Youth Coaching
Sheima Worthy, Associate Director of Youth Coaching
Aquatics
Ivette Batista, Head Lifeguard/Instructor
Yajaira Claudio, Private Swim Financial Coordinator
Genesis Contreras, Lifeguard/Instructor + MOD
Justin Cordero, Operations Manager
Emily Cannon-Brown, Swim School Administrator
Christopher Lucas, Private Swim Booking Coordinator
Brenda Pacheco, Lifeguard
Osiris Rodriguez, Lifeguard/Instructor
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)