The diverse and talented staff of the Jewish Community Foundation is committed to serving our clients, donors and grant recipients with the utmost professionalism, enabling The Foundation to improve and enrich our community.

Senior management

Marvin I. Schotland
President & CEO

Daniel M. Rothblatt
Senior Vice President, Philanthropic Services

Michael J. Januzik
Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration/CFO

Elliot B. Kristal
Vice President, Charitable Gift Planning

Baruch S. Littman
Vice President, Development

Amelia Xann
Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy

Executive staff

Lewis Groner
Director, Marketing & Communications

Jessica Vroman
Director, Accounting

Professional staff

Fay Althausen
Support Foundation Account Executive

Georgina L. Baquet
Development & Database Coordinator

Heather Baroff
Manager, Donor Relations

Janices Brown
Database Manager/IT Specialist

June del Rosario
Accountant/Payroll Specialist

Cynthia A. Jones
Investment Accountant

Melissa Lawrence
Program Officer, Center for Designed Philanthropy

De Wayne Nash
Assistant Controller

Lauren Friedman Russell
Coordinator, Center for Designed Philanthropy

Naomi Strongin
Program Officer, Center for Designed Philanthropy

Ripsima Talverdian
Controller

Pamela Weiss
Marketing & Communications Specialist

Elana Wien
Senior Program Officer, Center for Designed Philanthropy

Bonnie Samotin Zev
Manager, Marketing & Communications

Administrative staff

Heather Glynn
Development Assistant

Renee Ing-Akana
Executive Assistant

Kate Martin
Executive and Board Liaison

Iris M. Rodgers
Foundation Secretary

External Consultants

Adam Safran
Senior Information Technology Advisor

Judy Weinstein
Human Resources Advisor