Speakers
Speakers to-date, with more to be added
David Abel
Principal Solution Consultant, Sage Intact
Miriam Abramovich
Chief Executive Officer, Buffalo Jewish Federation
Lisa Ahnen
Consulting CFO, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)
Alena Akselrod
Vice President, Outreach and Engagement, Leading Edge
Sara Allen
Executive Director, BeWell and Associate Vice President, Community & Jewish Life, Jewish Federations of North America
AnnaLea Arnold
Vice President, Community Relations, Jewish Federation Los Angeles
Jami Bachrad
Associate Vice President, Talent Development, Jewish Federations of North America
Steve Baker
Chief Philanthropy Officer, Minneapolis Jewish Federation
Taryn Baranowski
Chief Marketing Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Heather Barraza
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Jewish Federation of Broward County
Matthew Becker
Assurance Principal and New York Nonprofit Market Leader, BDO
Dahlia Bendavid
Vice President, Israel and Global Impact, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Audra Berg
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Broward County
Eli Berne
State Director, Jewish Federations of North America
Glenda Bernhardt
CEO, Greensboro Jewish Federation
Sam Bernstein
Chief Development and Marketing Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Evan Bernstein
Vice President of Community Relations, Jewish Federations of North America
Marc Blattner
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Diana Bloom
Accountability Consultant
Maayan Blum
Vice President, Community Impact, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Boaz Blumovitz
CFO, Jewish United Fund Chicago
Margie Bogdanow
Senior Advisor, BeWell, Jewish Federations of North America
Suzanne Boue
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
Emily Bourgeois
Public Affairs Director, Shalom Austin
Jessica Bozek
Vice President of Older Adults & Jewish Services, Jewish Family & Children's Service
Larry Brooks
Chief Financial Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Jessica Brown Smith
Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Graham Cannon
Chief Marketing Officer , UJA-Federation of New York
Nick Casares
Head of Product, Polyient
Rebecca Caspi
Director General, Israel Office & Senior Vice President, Israel and Overseas, Jewish Federations of North America
Jane Charney
Associate Vice President for Local Government Affairs, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago
Stacey Aviva Clark
Director of Education and Community Engagement, Jewish Federations of North America
Alexandra Coffey
Associate Vice President, Marketing & Creative, Jewish Federations of North America
Andrea Cohen
Senior Director of Jewish Life, Center for Jewish Philanthropy of Greater Phoenix
Linda Comerford
National Cyber Claim Advocacy and Operations Consultant, Marsh Agency
Jean Cooney
Vice President, Finance , Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Carly Coons
Director of Programming & Resiliency Roundtable, BeWell, Jewish Federations of North America
Jessica Cortes
Partner, Labor + Employment, Davis+Gilbert LLP
Lucky Devils
Band
Deborah Diamond
Chief Marketing Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
Juan Dircie
Director, Jewish Community Relations Coalition of New Mexico
Maya Dolgin
Founder, Dolgin Leadership Group
Jesse Dowsakul
Executive Director, Columbia Jewish Federation
Meredith Dragon
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.
Stefanie Dworkin
Photographer, Documentary filmmaker, Editor, and Educator
Brian Eglash
Chief Development Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Niv Elis
Associate Vice President, External Communications, Jewish Federations of North America
Davi Ellis
Chief Information Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Taylor Epstein
Associate Vice President, Federation Growth, Jewish Federations of North America
Dena Farber Schoenfeld
Chief Program Officer, Leading Edge
Shoshana Farbman
BeWell Miami Director, Greater Miami Jewish Federation;
Evan Fenaroli
Vice President, Management and Professional Liability, Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Scott Ferreira
Director of Technology, Polyient
Eric D. Fingerhut
President and CEO, Jewish Federations of North America
Jeffrey Finkelstein
President/CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Liz Fisher
Chief Talent Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Jessica Fleming
Strategic Account Executive, Sage Intacct
Mark Francis
Partner, Tech and Data, Holland & Knight LLP
Eileen Freed
CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor
Anna Freiman
Chief Talent Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Washington
David Fuhriman
Chief Financial Officer, Jewish Federation of San Diego
Mayor Kate Gallego
Mayor of Phoenix
Melissa Garlick
Associate Vice President, CJP (Boston), Center Combating Antisemitism
Rina Goldberg
Vice President of Israel & Overseas and Deputy Director for Israel, Jewish Federations of North America
Samantha Goodman
Senior Manager, Israel Engagement, JHub
Wendy Goodman
Marketing & Communications Vice President, Shalom Austin
Sara Gottlieb
Chair, Israel & Overseas, Jewish Federations of North America
Jodi Green
Director of Advocacy and External Relations, Jewish Federation of Ottawa
Lauren Greenberg
Director of Community Engagement, Jewish Federation of West-Central New Jersey
Douglas Greene
Director of Jewish Community Relations, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Steve Gross
Senior Director for Planned Giving & Endowments and Institutional Advancement, Jewish Federations of North America
Lisa Hacker
Director of Philanthropic Planning, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Alex Hammerstone
Advisory Solutions Director, TrustedSec
Alachua Haskins
Senior Impact Director, Shalom Austin
Sophie Hearne
Executive Director, Togethering
Texas Hemmaplardh
US Endowment & Foundation Investment Practice Leader, Mercer
Rebecca (Gerbert) Heydemann
Managing Director, Lay Leadership Training and Development , Jewish Federations of North America
David Heyman
Associate Vice President of Marketing, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Lindsay Hirsch
Vice President of the Mandel Center for Leadership Development, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Michael Hoffman
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
David Hollander
Audit Principal, BDO
Shira Hutt
Executive Vice President, Jewish Federations of North America
Matthew Kaliff
Managing Director, Foundations and Fund Operations, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Andrea Kalstein
Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach
Solly Kane
President & CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Zoe Katz
Social Media and Digital Content Manager, UJA- Federation of New York
Sheila Katz
Chief Jewish Life Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Terry Kaye
Associate Director and Director of Creative Content, Jewish Grandparents Network
Dr. Shelley Kedar
Chief Impact Officer, The Jewish Agency for Israel
Rabbi Samuel Klein
Director of Jewish Engagement, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Ami Kozak
Comedian
Elan Kramer
Associate Vice President, Community and Jewish Life , Jewish Federations of North America
Mimi Kravetz
Chief Impact and Growth Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Shayna Kreisler
Vice President of Lay Leadership Development, Jewish Federations of North America
Pam Kurtzman
Managing Director of JFBP LLC & Program Administrator of JFed Financing Solutions, Jewish Federations of North America
Anna Langer
Vice President, North America Israel Strategy & Acting Executive Director, Israel Educational Travel Alliance , Jewish Federations of North America
Ellyn Lefko
Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Sarah Lefkowitz
Director of NextGen, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Sara Lefton
Chief Development Officer & Executive Director of the Foundation, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Hava Leipzig Holzhauer
President and CEO, Jewish Philanthropies of Southern Arizona
Jay Lewis
President and CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City
Laura Linder
President & CEO, Jewish Community Partners, Memphis
Carly Lobenstein
Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Federation of San Diego County
David Manchester
Senior Director of Community Data and Research, Jewish Federations of North America
Kal Marcus
Associate Director, Talent Development at the Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence, Jewish Federations of North America
Lindsay Matloff
Managing Director, Conferences and Missions , Jewish Federations of North America
Marci Mayer Eisen
Director, Leadership Initiatives/JProStL, Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Russ McClendon
Managing Director, Altruas
Jessica Mehlman
Associate Vice President, Impact and Planning, Jewish Federations of North America
Jeff Mendelsohn
Associate Vice President for Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Jewish Federations of North America
Gregory Metzger
Senior Consultant, North Pier Search Consulting
Charles Miller
Young Professionals & Families Manager, Business & Professionals Manager, and Corporate Philanthropy Manager, Jewish Federation & Foundation of Northeast Florida
Rachel Nelson
Director of Educational Initiatives & Associate Director of Community Relations, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
Gloria Nilsen
Vice President, Human Resources, Jewish Federations of North America
Evelyn Orlovitz
Director of Development, Jewish Federation of Winnipeg
Shelly Parver
Associate Planning Director, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Max Patashnik
Director of Jewish Community Relations Council, Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Suzie Patt Benvenisti
Vice President of Israel & Overseas, Jewish Federations of North America
Dr. Michelle Caryn Paul
Organizational Psychologist and AI Adoption Consultant
Matt Perez
Chief Experience Office, Shalom Austin
Jamie Pinkston
Vice President, Accounting, Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago
Julie Platt
Immediate Past Chair, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federations of North America
Meredith Polsky
Founder & Executive Director, Matan
Leslie Pomerantz
Executive Director, Fundraising Institute, Jewish Federations of North America
Joy Prevor
Chief Impact Officer, Jewish Federation of Broward County
Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh
Vice President for Jewish Engagement, American Jewish University
Jamie Rapps
Partner, Grassi
Ilene Rinn
Associate Vice President of Planning and Impact, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Cody Robertson
Creative Director, Polyient
Jim Rosenberg
Chief of Staff, Jewish United Fund, Chicago
Miryam Rosenzweig
President and CEO, Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Becka Ross
Assistant Director, Fundraising Institute, Mandel Center for Leadership Excellence, JFNA
Isaiah Joseph Rothstein
Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor, Jewish Federations of North America
Robyn Samuels
Executive Director of Finance, UJA-Federation of New York
Josh Sayles
Vice President of External Affairs, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Jeff Schoenfeld
Vice Chair , Jewish Federations of North America
Ken Senvisky
National Director of Institutional Investments, Senior Vice President, Key Bank
Tanya Shadoan
Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Federation Bay Area
Jeff Sharp
CEO, Blue Java Group
Karen Sher
Chief Impact Officer, Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Lauren Soifer
Director of Women's Philanthropy, Jewish Federation of Detroit
Michael Solomonov
Chef & Author
Susie Sorkin
Board Member and Chair, Israel & Overseas Designated Allocations Task Force, Jewish Federations of North America
Rebecca Zuck Sowers
Director, Operations and Analytics – Professional Talent, Jewish Federations of North America
Bill Stanczykiewicz
Senior Assistant Dean for External Relations; Clinical Associate Professor; Director & Rosso Fellow, The Fund Raising School
Rabbi Joshua Stanton
Associate Vice President for Interfaith and Intergroup Intiatives, Jewish Federations of North America
Tina Steiben
Chief Financial & Operating Officer, JewishColumbus
Lauren Steinberg
Managing Director, Civic Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Jewish Federations of North America
Jake Taylor
Design and Technology Lead , The Connective Partnership for Economic Innovation
Gary Torgow
Chair, Board of Trustees, Jewish Federations of North America
Rabbi Mike Uram
Chief Jewish Learning Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Lindsey Wade
Chief Operating Officer, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Rachel Wallace
Director of Civic Engagement , Jewish Federation Los Angeles
Perry Weber
Channel Partner Manager, Ramp
Marcy Weitz
Director of Financial Analysis and Planning, Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey
Michal Werner
Executive Director, Jewish Community Foundation (JCF) of Greater MetroWest NJ
Shani Wilkes
Associate Vice President, Research and Evaluation, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)
Ben Winkleblack
Chief Financial Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland
David Work
Chief Financial Officer, Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Beverly Woznica
Associate Vice President for Impact and Growth, Jewish Federations of North America
Charles Wright
Director of Community Planning, Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
David Yarus
Founder, Jewish Future Agency
Nuseir Yassin
Founder and CEO , Nas Company
Serena Young
Vice President, Philanthropy, Jewish Federations of North America
