Leadership
Professional Staff
Our expert staff includes licensed clinical social workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, licensed professional counselors, school mental health counselors, school and family liaisons, diagnosticians, speech-language pathologists, play therapists and care managers. All of our professional staff continue their own education and training as appropriate to their licensure.
Administrative and Leadership Staff
Michael Fleisher, ACSW, MSSA
Chief Executive Officer
Cathy Barker
Assistant Executive Director
Heather Behr, LMSW
Coordinator, School Mental Health Program
Beth Broodo, LPC
Coordinator, Breast Cancer Support Services
Louise Gold
Coordinator, Lifeline Service
Ariela Goldstein, LCSW
Director, Clinical Services, Family Violence Services
Allison Harding
Director, Career and Employment Services
Karen Hout
Director, Database Management
Teri Kachur
Coordinator, Special Needs Partnership
Kay Odrosky, CPA, MBA
Controller
Becca Mandeville
Director, Marketing
Beri Schwitzer
Director, Volunteer Services
Malkie Schick, LCSW
Coordinator, Special Needs Resource Team
Cheryl Stein
Office Manager
Debi Weiner, ACSW, LCSW
Director, Gerontology Services
Rabbi Howard Wolk
Community Chaplain
Board of Directors
Jewish Family Service’s Board of Directors is comprised of 39 business, civic, and social-service leaders. The Board provides strategic leadership focused on agency effectiveness, financial stability, and policy-making. Meeting on a monthly basis, the Board ensures integrity, efficiency, and accountability in the delivery of the agency’s life-changing services.
Officers
Cara Mendelsohn
President
Cheryl Halpern
President-Elect
Randy Colen
Vice President
Linda Garner
Vice President
Julie Liberman
Vice President
Jay Oppenheimer
Treasurer
Helen Risch
Secretary
Members
Jay Arbetter
Leslie Baker
Rabbi Ana Bonnheim
Julie Fields
Benjamin Fine
Bert Fischel
Ronald Foxman
Barbara Friedlander
Janis Gail
Paul Genender
Eric Goldberg
Donald Goldman
Joanna Greenstone
Jorge Joison
Graciela Katzer
Michael Kaufman
Betsy Kleinman
Susan Kramer
Michael Lunceford
Nandy Pranav
Richard Rohan
Cary Rossel
Vivian Rutledge
Jeri Lyn Sebert
Ellen Sher, MD
Bruce Steckler
Dollie Thomas
Jonathan Yellen
Louis Zweig
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