Our Mission and Vision

What we do and what we hope to achieve

Our Mission

Cultivate resources, connect people and collaborate across the community to live and fulfill Jewish values.

Our Vision

A flourishing Jewish community where everyone feels included, supported and inspired.

Full inclusion is a core value of Jewish Pittsburgh. The Jewish Federation welcomes community members of all abilities, backgrounds, races, religious affiliations, sexual orientations and gender expressions.

Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Leadership

Board of Directors

Name	Title
David D. Sufrin	Chair of the Board
Ellen Teri Kaplan Goldstein	Vice Chair
Marsha D. Marcus	Vice Chair
James P. Wagner	Vice Chair
Marcie J. Solomon	Treasurer
Gilbert Z. Schneider	Assistant Treasurer
Jan Levinson	Secretary
Marc Brown	Assistant Secretary
Meryl K. Ainsman	Immediate Past Chair
Ahmie Baum	Board Member
Debra Caplan	Board Member
Neil DiBiase	Board Member
Adam Falcone	Board Member
Jeremy Feinstein	Board Member
Karen Wolk Feinstein	Board Member
Stephen F. Halpern	Board Member
Daniel Holthaus	Board Member
Judith Kanal	Board Member
David Knoll	Board Member
Tanya Koul Strausbaugh	Board Member
Susan G. Berman Kress	Board Member
Larry Lebowitz	Board Member
Rosanne Levine	Board Member
Dan Magrish	Board Member
Philip Milch	Board Member
Melissa Rackoff	Board Member
Deborah Resnick	Board Member
Jane Rollman	Board Member
Todd Rosenfeld	Board Member
Sharon Werner	Board Member

Jewish Federation Staff

Name	Title	Department	Phone
Jeffrey H. Finkelstein	President & CEO	Office of the President	412-992-5260
Tracy Grandelis	Assistant to the President & CEO	Office of the President	412-992-5211
Brian Eglash	Senior Vice President & Chief Development Officer	Executive Team	412-992-5240
Jessica Brown Smith	Vice President & Chief Operating Officer	Executive Team	412-992-5248
David Work	Vice President & Chief Financial Officer	Executive Team	412-992-5244
Jenny Kaplan	Director, Finance & Controller	Finance	412-992-5259
Lindsey Strassman	Senior Finance Associate	Finance	412-992-5258
Jean King	Finance Associate	Finance	412-992-5206
Monica Waya	Finance & Payroll Associate	Finance	412-992-5242
Alexis Polakoff	Director, Development & Community Campaign	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5237
Roi Mezare	Assistant Vice President, Development	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5230
Jeff Koch	Senior Development Officer	Financial Resource Development	412-697-6662
Katie Metosky	Associate Director of Development and Affinities	Financial Resource Development	412-697-6652
Emma Renfrew	Manager, Women's Philanthropy	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5212
Jordan Tal	Senior Development Associate & Missions Manager	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5227
Patti Dziekan	Executive Assistant, Foundation	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5221
Jenn White	Development Coordinator	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5222
Kim Flowers	Development Coordinator	Financial Resource Development	412-992-5255
Julia Och	Director, Development Operations	Development Operations	412-992-5217
Kristen Brandt	Database Associate	Development Operations	412-992-5238
Lois Smith	Database Administrator	Development Operations	412-992-5238
Eric Probola	Senior Development Associate, Foundation	Development Operations	412-992-5216
Cheryl Johnson	Development Program Associate	Development Operations	412-697-6656
Donor Services	Development Operations Associate	Development Operations	412-992-5226
Rabbi Danny Schiff	Federation Scholar	Community Engagement	412-681-8000
Carolyn Linder	Senior Manager, Jewish Learning & Community Engagement	Community Engagement	412-697-6648
Ellen Gettinger	Director, Buncher Institute for Leadership Development	Community Engagement	412-992-5209
Jenna Rosenbloom	Manager, YAD Philanthropy	Community Engagement	412-992-5218
Meryl Franzos	Development Coordinator	Community Engagement	412-992-5204
Rayna Saltzman	YAD Planning & Programming Associate	Community Engagement	412-992-5256
Laura Cherner	Director, Community Relations Council	Community Relations Council	412-992-5235
Rachel Soloff	Associate, Community Relations Council	Community Relations Council	412-992-5231
Sarah Worthington	Specialist, Community Relations and Engagement	Community Relations Council	412-992-5249
Shawn Brokos	Director, Community Security	Community Security	412-992-5229
Erin Fagan	Community Security Associate	Community Security	412-992-5252
Rob Dziekan	Maintenance Staff	Human Resources & Office Operations	412-681-8000
Tiffany Walker	Director, Human Resources	Human Resources & Office Operations	412-992-5215
Kimberly Koelsch	Office Specialist	Human Resources & Office Operations	412-992-5263
Richard L. Mast Jr.	Director, Business Technology Services	Information Technology	412-992-5262
Jared Walker	Senior Technology Specialist	Information Technology	412-992-5236
Adam Hertzman	Associate Vice President, Marketing	Marketing	412-992-5225
Mihal Ehven	Marketing Manager	Marketing	412-992-5254
Susanna Yoffe-Crish	Creative & Design Manager	Marketing	412-992-5246
Ilana Kisilinsky	Marketing Associate	Marketing	412-992-5223
Jay Hartmann	Digital Marketing Associate	Marketing	412-992-5245
Karley Parker	Events Manager	Marketing	412-992-5233
Ilene Rinn	Director, Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5205
Shelly Parver	Associate Director, Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5207
Kimberly Salzman	Director, Israel & Overseas Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5239
Everett Herman	Manager, Planning & Impact, and Data Analytics	Planning & Impact	412-992-5224
Lily Wein	Manager, Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5213
Julia Barnes	Grant Writer	Planning & Impact	412-992-5220
Debbie Swartz	Associate, Overseas Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5208
Marlene Layton	Israel & Overseas Coordinator	Planning & Impact	412-992-5247
Molly Newman	Specialist, Planning & Impact	Planning & Impact	412-992-5243
Risa Kelemer	Shinshinim Coordinator	Planning & Impact	412-992-5253
Dr. Zipora (Tsipy) Gur	Founder & Executive Director	Classrooms Without Borders	412-915-9182
Ellen Resnek	Educational Programs & Outreach Manager	Classrooms Without Borders	412-206-9278‬
Erica Fox Zabusky	Operations Manager	Classrooms Without Borders	412-212-3567
Jackie Goldblum	Seminars Manager	Classrooms Without Borders	412-219-2728