Leadership
MEET THE TEAM
Our Leadership
Jewish Family Service’s Board of Directors is comprised of 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.
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.
Pictured: Chief Financial Officer Steve Brown, Chief Executive Officer Cathy Barker, and Chief Operations Officer Deizel Sarte
Board of Directors
Officers
Eric Goldberg, Chair
Julie Gothard, Chair-Elect
Steven Berger, Vice Chair
Weezie Margolis, Vice Chair
Lindsay Stengle Chang, Vice Chair
Seth Margolies, Treasurer
Laura Weinstein, Secretary
Members
Rachel Biblo-Block
Jonathan Blum
Rebecca Buell
Madelyn Eisenberg
Jonathan Herskovitz
Andrew Kaufman
Michelle Kravitz, MD
Mike Landgarten
Monita Moore
Nicole Post
Risha Reiman
Andrew Silver
Mark Spalding
Lorie Thibodeaux
Richard Wasserman, MD
Honorary Members
Linda Garner
Ethel Zale
Immediate Past Chair
Julie Liberman
Administrative and Leadership Staff
Administration
Cathy Barker, Chief Executive Officer
Steven Brown, Chief Financial Officer
Deizel Sarte, Chief Operations Officer
Marlene Schaub, Human Resources Generalist
Programs & Services
Ariela Goldstein, LCSW, Senior Director of Clinical Services Emerita
Robin Raxlin Gormley, Senior Director of Special Programs & Hunger Relief
Allison Harding, Senior Director of Career & Financial Services
Deborah Leibensberger LCSW-S, ACSW, Director of Older Adult Services
Sally Neeley, LCSW-S Clinical Administrator
Ruth Josenhans, LPC, Senior Director of PLAN
Rabbi Howard Wolk, Community Chaplain
Philanthropy & Community Relations
Leah Guskin, Senior Director of Philanthropy & Community Relations
Jake Cook, Grants Manager
Lyz Latson, Kosher Home Delivered Meals Manager
Cheryl Scaglione, Development Manager
Michelle Squillace, Volunteer Engagement Manager
Chris Walters, Director of Development
Our Team (as of 2022)
Clinical Services
Sally Neeley, LCSW-S, Clinical Administrator
Gustavo Barcenas, PhD, LPC, RPT, Clinician, Off-site Clinical Program Manager
Tania Bradkin, MSW, LCSW Clinician
Beth Broodo, LPC, RYT, Clinician, Cancer Support
Jessica Castillo, Psy.D., Clincian, Roseland
Terah Culp, LPC, Clinician
Karen Farr, PsyD, Clinician
Lynette Frantzen. LPC, Clinician
Shani Gamliel, MSW, Clinical Case Manager
Ariela Goldstein, LCSW, Senior Director,
Clinical Services Emeritus
Nancy Hall, MA, LPC, NCC, Clinician
Leah Heiman, LMSW, Clinician
Kelsey Lenihan, LPC-A, Clinician
Michael Ligocki, PhD, Clinician
Simone Martens, MS, LPC, Clinician
Christopher May, LPC, Clinician
Esdeyna Moreno, Intake Coordinator
Carey Nottingham, MS, LPC, Director of Client Navigation
Kathy Reilly, LCSW, Clinician
Jeannette Sanchez, MS, NCC, LPC Clinician
Cathy Schiffer, LCSW, Clinician
Karen Stark, LPC, Clinician
Bonny Stewart, MEd, PsyD, RPT, Clinician
Jeffrey Tepper, LCSW, Clinician
Pamela Vasquez, MS, LPC, Clinician
Josh Wolkin, MS, LPC, Clinician
LaShonda Wooten, PhD, Clinician
Shareen Wornson, MA, LPC-S, Clinician
Psychiatric Consultants
Luke Peris, MD • Ameena Isa, MD
Career & Financial Services
Allison Harding, Sr. Director,
Career & Financial Services
Brenda Butnick, Financial Coach
Jason Hopper, Career Coach
Phillip Konecki, Manager, Career Services, Trainer
Kristin Lobenstein, MBA, CPC, Manager of
Financial Coaching Services and Life Coach
Food Pantry & Emergency Assistance
Robin Raxlin-Gormley, Sr. Director,
Special Programs
Libby Wharton, Hunger Relief Manager
Older Adult Services
Deborah Leibensberger, ACSW, LCSW-S,
Clinical Social Worker, Director
Harriet Cohen, PhD, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker
Don Dillard, LCSW, Clinical Gerontologist
June Fulton, PhD, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker
Abby Goodman, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker
Maya Jacob, Case Manager
Valda McClain, MA, Case Manager
Yaffa Podbilewicz-Weinberg, PhD,
Clinical Psychologist for Holocaust Survivors
Chaplaincy
Rabbi Howard Wolk, Community Chaplain
Special Needs Services
Sheryl Ambers, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Language
Pathologist
Andy Blum, LCSW, School Counselor
Heather Behr, School Counselor
Aleta Creech, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech Language
Pathologist
Stephanie Hochstein, MS, School Counselor
Tova Reifman, LPC-A, School Counselor
Lori Sasson, MEd, School Counselor
Rennie Silverman, LCSW, Clinician
Ashley Smith, LPC-A, School Counselor
Elisa Tolkov, OTR, Occupational Therapist
Traci Velasquez, LPC-A, School Counselor
Adina Wachsman, MEd, School Counselor
PLAN (People Living Active Now)
Ruth Josenhans, LPC, PSS, Sr. Director, PLAN
PLAN @ 1121 ROCK CLUBHOUSE
Paige Falco, Program Manager
Daniel Mosher, Clubhouse Staff Generalist
Shira Service, Clubhouse Staff Generalist
PLAN CONNECTIONS
Pamela Cohen, MHPS, Peer Specialist
Kimberley Mikula, LMSW, Case Manager
David Richards, MHPS, Peer Specialist
Nadine Xander, MHPS, Peer Specialist
Accounting Services
Song Han, MBA, Controller
Aprili Hinckson, Accounting Clerk
Katy Kirkpatrick, Billing Coordinator
Cristina Rivas, Accounting Clerk
Administrative Services
Jay Abrams, Maintenance Technician
Ellyn Golub, Office Manager
Jeffrey Hoffmann, Administrative Assistant
Liz Izaguirre, Administrative Assistant
Tanisha Pledger, Human Resources Assistant
Marlene Schaub, SPHR, Human Resource Generalist
Shelita Warner, Van Driver
Britton Williams, MA, Operations Specialist/
Board Liaison
Philanthropy & Community Relations
Leah Guskin, Sr. Director,
Philanthropy & Community Relations
Jake Cook, Development Coordinator
Lyz Latson, KHDM & Volunteer Coordinator
Cheryl Scaglione, Development Manager
Chloe Downey, Marketing Coordinator
Basha Rubinstein, Marketing Coordinator
Maya Lefkovits, Capital Campaign & Events Manager
Michelle Squillace, Volunteer Engagement Manager
Veronica France, Volunteer Coordinator
Chris Walters, Director of Donor Relations
Jillian Hiris, Development Manager