Ann Luban

Senior Director of Community Services 

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JCFS Chicago

Ann Luban is the Senior Director of Community Services at JCFS Chicago where she oversees outreach, support and education in the Chicago area Jewish community, with a focus on abuse prevention, addiction & recovery, adoption, grief, infertility, mental health, spiritual supports and suicide prevention. 

She also co-chairs JCERT, the Jewish Community Emergency Response Team, a JUF program administered by JCFS.  Ann worked previously at both CJE SeniorLife and Spertus Institute.  She earned a MSW from the University of Southern California and a MA in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion which recognized her 25+ plus years in the field by awarding her a Doctor of Jewish NonProfit Management, honoris causa.  Ann is an alumna of both the Wexner Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship Program and Wexner Heritage Program, has presented at local, national and international conferences, has published both in print and online formats, and has served on the Board of Trustees of multiple Jewish organizations.