2025-2026 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
President: Ian Rubin, Wayland
Vice President: Jodi Bring, Natick
Vice President: Jay Gainsboro, Framingham
Vice President: Barbara Schultz, Sharon
Treasurer: Meyer Levy, Cambridge
Secretary: Dena Kowaloff, Framingham
DIRECTORS
Michelle Bearak, Wellesley
Ann Budner, Acton
Rabbi Danny Burkeman, Natick
Cheryl Carner, Natick
Chase Carpenter, Cambridge
Fernando Castro, Ashland
Stephanie Elkind, Newton
Shirley Nigri Farber, Stoughton
Ari Freisinger, San Francisco, CA
Michael Gilman, Wayland
Deborah Gotbetter, Hampton, NH
Jacki Hart, Dover
Sophie Hearne, West Roxbury
John Herrera, Westport, CT
Michael Katzman, Natick
Anita Lavakumar, Framingham
Elana Margolis, Sharon
David Podell, Natick
Julian Rich, Framingham
Denise Rosenblum, Natick
Neil Ross, Wayland
Jessica Rubinstein, Boston
Cesar Stewart-Morales, Framingham
Philip Strauss, Southborough
Andrew Troop, Sudbury
Antonio Massa Viana, Sudbury
Susan Wilk, Newton
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Allison Kates, Wayland
YOUTH DIRECTORS
Jacob Darish, Needham
Talia Frieze, Chestnut Hill
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
Josef Volman, Boston
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JFS Business News
JFS of Metrowest Receives Sponsorship from MutualOne Bank for “Shout Out to Seniors: Summer Spectacular”
JFS of Metrowest is delighted to announce that it has received a $500 sponsorship from MutualOne Bank in support of the Shout Out to Seniors: Summer Spectacular program! Part of the JFS Healthy Partners initiative, this program aims to bring joy and connection to...
JFS Welcomes New Board President & Board Members, Honors Volunteers & Staff at 2025 Annual Meeting
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE JFS 2025 ANNUAL MEETING! Click here for the agenda and meeting materials. Outgoing Board President Allison Kates welcomes guests to the 2025 JFS Annual Meeting (top left); Ian Rubin offers remarks of gratitude as he assumes his new...
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