2024-2025 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President: Allison Kates, Wayland
Vice President: Jodi Bring, Natick
Vice President: Jay Gainsboro, Framingham
Vice President: Ian Rubin, Wayland
Vice President: Barbara Schultz, Sharon
Treasurer: Meyer Levy, Framingham
Secretary: Dena Kowaloff, Framingham
DIRECTORS
Michelle Bearak, Wellesley
Ann Budner, Acton
Rabbi Danny Burkeman, Natick
Cheryl Carner, Natick
Chase Carpenter, Cambridge
Fernando Castro, Ashland
Douglas Dolgov, Bradenton, FL
Stephanie Elkind, Newton
Shirley Nigri Farber, Stoughton
Ari Freisinger, San Francisco, CA
Deborah Gotbetter, Hampton, NH
Jake Grossman, Dover
Jacki Hart, Dover
Sophie Hearne, West Roxbury
John Herrera, Westport, CT
Anita Lavakumar, Framingham
Elana Margolis, Sharon
David Podell, Natick
Denise Rosenblum, Natick
Neil Ross, Wayland
Cesar Stewart-Morales, Framingham
Philip Strauss, Southborough
Andrew Troop, Sudbury
Antonio Massa Viana, Sudbury
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Josef Volman, Boston
YOUTH DIRECTORS
Ben Gelber, Newton
Ben Myers, Weston
ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS
Aron Ain, West Newton
Robert Band, Holden
Alan Bernstein, Waltham
Judith Bernstein, Waltham
Carol Chudnofsky, Chestnut Hill
Kathy Anbinder Covarrubias, Framingham
James Gordon, Framingham
Louis Kates, Framingham
David Milowe, Westwood
Judi Raphael, Hopkinton
Marcia Rosenberg, Needham and Sarasota, FL
Lester Schindel, Framingham
Reva Tankle, Gilford, NH
JFS Videos
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JFS Business News
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We are proud to celebrate the first cohort of graduates: (top, left to right) Ela Atreaga Reyes, Yaneth Yudexi Rivero Guevara, Jacyara Goncalves Barreto, Elsa Gutierrez, Sandra Morales, Blanca Lopez Sanchez, and Paola Gutierrez Morales with Homecare Training Manager...
Welcoming the Stranger: JFS and Community Partners Bring Hope to Refugees – Changing Lives Together
Learn how partnering with JFS can make a meaningful and powerful difference in the lives of people who need help the most.
Thank You for Attending Seize the Dream!
Thank you to the over 400 people who came together to celebrate JFS and its efforts to empower communities and celebrate hope. We were thrilled to honor Debbie Gotbetter and the Leadership Team of TBE’s...