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Executive Team

Renée Kutner

President & CEO

Susan Frankel

Susan Frankel

Chief of Staff

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Marsha Hurwitz

Senior VP of Campaign & Major Gifts

Lindsay Kopecky

Lindsay Kopecky

Frances Bunzl Chief Advancement Officer

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Rich Walter

Chief Impact Officer

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Tim Hemphill

Chief Financial Officer

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Lisa Jacobson

Director of the Executive Office

Campaign

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Arielle Orlansky

Senior Director of Women’s Philanthropy

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Joel Ashner

Senior Director of Major Gifts

David Bloom

David Bloom

Director, Business & Professionals Philanthropy

Becca Langfelder

Director of Young Leadership Division

Hagit Avital-Tsfany

Assistant Director, Women’s Philanthropy

Shawn Stern

Major Gifts Officer

Renee Harris

Renee Harris

Major Gifts Officer

Atlanta Jewish Foundation

Ghila Sanders

Vice President, Philanthropic Advisory

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Kathy Evans

Director of Foundation Operations

Katie Busch

Katie Busch

Director of Strategic Philanthropy

Pavlina T. Smith

Foundation Accountant

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Rachel Rosner

Endowment and Fiduciary Review Officer

Veronica Diaz

Veronica Diaz

Senior Administrative Associate

Community Planning and Impact

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Sam Kurgan

Vice President of Innovation

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Rabbi Elana Perry

Director of Jewish Education Collaborative

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Annie Garrett

Director of Planning - Community Impact

Jenn Handel

Director of Israel Engagement

Amy Murphy

Amy Murphy

Director, JAccess

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Jessie Schwartzman

Director of Jewish Teen Engagement

Carla Birnbaum

Relational Engagement Manager

Heather Blake

Domestic Partnership Manager

Pam Cohen

Pam Cohen

PJ Library Atlanta Manager

Lindsey Flax

JAccess Training Coordinator

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Susie Mackler

Peoplehood Manager

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Leah Stinson

Jewish Camp Initiative Manager

Angelena May

Early Childhood Jewish Education Coordinator

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Amy Fox

Navigating Parenthood Coordinator

Shelley Fogelson

Day School Coordinator

Marketing

Lena Elkins Perez

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Melissa Rosenbaum

Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

Lydia McBratney

Digital Communications Manager

Sammi Schiff

Brand Manager

Anna Berinhout

Program Marketing Lead

Yadin Goldman

Yadin Goldman

Atlanta Jewish Foundation Marketing Lead

The Community-Wide Security Program

Brian Davis

Brian Davis

Community Security Director

Mile Brosas

Mile Brosas

Deputy Community Security Director

Finance, Administration, and Data Management

Ikepo Talabi

Ikepo Talabi

Controller

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Angela Posner

Assistant Controller

Shantale Jones

Shantale Jones

Senior Accountant

Tonya Stevens

Tonya Stevens

Staff Accountant

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Jessica Johnson

Senior Accounts Receivable Analyst

Boryana Atanasova

Boryana Atanasova

Accounts Receivable Associate

Jeanette Park

Director of Human Resources

Donor Operations

Deborah Schafer

Senior Director of Operations

Tova Baruch

Managing Director, Donor Services

Deayne Johnson

DRM Platform Manager

Levi Burton

Events Manager

Earl Finley

Administrative Associate

Matthew Fendley

Donor Services Associate

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Winsome Hylton

Senior Administrative Associate

Brett Stanford

Brett Stanford

Donor Services Associate

Facilities/IT

Operations Manager, Kattya Vernet-Jones

IT Consultant, Voytech Szyrejko

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Santos Madrid

Maintenance Associate

Caroline Grant

Administrative Associate Facilities

Board of Trustees

Board Chair: Beth Weiller Arogeti
Vice Chair: Debbie Kuniansky
President & CEO: Renee Kutner
Secretary: Seth Greenberg
Treasurer: David Siegel
Chair of Governance: Ken Winkler
Chair of Strategic Planning: Isaac Frank
Previous Board Chair: Matt Bronfman
Council of Lifetime Trustee Representative: Joel Marks
Atlanta Jewish Foundation Chair: Ted Blum
Campaign Chair: Stacey Fisher
Community Planning & Impact Chair: Avery Kastin
Young Leadership Division Chair: Adam Kazinec
Women’s Philanthropy President: Carey Guggenheim

At-Large Members:

Elie Engler
Abbey Flaum
Marc Gary
Rami Genauer
Dara Grant
Joey Hurd
Deborah Jacobs
Eli Kerzner
Michael Kogon
Jennifer Korach
Craig Kornblum
Debbie Levinson
Michael Merlin
Beth Paradies
Mark Rothberg
Mark Satisky
Colby Schwartz
Mindy Selig Shoulberg
Tamar Stern
Robin Sysler
Arin Tritt

Council of Lifetime Trustees

Eliot Arnovitz
Robert Arogeti
Jack Balser
Gerald Benjamin
Arthur Blank
Matt Bronfman
Steven Cadranel
Carol Cooper
Jay Davis

Howard Feinsand
Larry Frank
Lois Frank
Lisa Galanti Rabinowitz
Jack Halpern
Fred Katz
Lori Kagan Schwarz
Marty Kogon
David Kuniansky
Mark Lichtenstein

Joel Marks
David Minkin
Arnold Rubenstein
Arthur Schwartz
Cathy Selig
Linda Selig
Steve Selig
Marilyn Shubin
Mark Silberman

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