She currently serves on the Brandeis Marin Day School Board of Trustees, the Urban Adamah Board and the West Coast Chairmans Council for the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Elisa is currently a writer in the fields of health and food, and is a professionally trained vegan chef and teaches yoga, including Jewish yoga. in International Studies. When she and her husband decided to send their kids to secular private school instead of Jewish day school, as she had attended as a child, she realized that Jewish summer camp would become perhaps the most critical influence in their childrens Jewish identity. Staci is an alum Baruch College with a Masters in Public Administration. Her gratitude, appreciation and love for camp drove her to being a part of the FJC team. Randi lives in Manhattan with her life partner Richard, an attorney and their rescue dog, B3. Prior to joining FJC, Rachel worked for Loeb and Troper LLP, a public accounting firm, for three years as a financial auditor for nonprofit organizations. Gaby comes to Foundation for Jewish Camp most recently from M2: The Institute for Experiential JewishEducation, where she served as its first Chief Program Officer. Tuition & Camp Fees (included in total cost above): "Tuition" includes room, board and programming. Julie is a member of the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America. . After graduating she served as the Assistant Director at Camp Daisy and Harry Stein for 4 years. Anita is a retired Speech-Language Pathologist whose career focused on children as well as geriatric patients. He also received a Masters Degree in Jewish Education from Siegal College of Case Western University. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. By 2009, his successful marketing strategy earned recognition by AdAge Magazine in 2009 as The Law FirmThat Operates As An Ad Agency. He spent 17 years as a camper and then educator at Ramah Camps in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and YUSSR camps in the Former Soviet Union. From 2009-2017, Judy Neuman served as CEO of the Stroum Jewish Community Center, the only JCC in Washington State. In his free time, Jason loves playing basketball, finding New Yorks best pizza, and spending time with his three brothers. Rebecca currently sits on the executive board of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is the immediate past president of the alumni association and is the 2018 recipient of the Alumni Leadership Award. Photo by Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. Mallory joined Foundation for Jewish Camp in 2020 as the Development Manager. Vera was born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and moved to the US by herself at the age of nineteen. Favorite Camp activity: The ruthless game of Gaga, Email Yevgeniy at [email protected]. She also worked as a school worker and Human Favorite Camp Activity: Photo Camp & Smores! She is a Past President and former Capital Campaign Co-Chair of Congregation Kol Shofar, whereshe served on the Board for 19 years, and a Co-Founder of the OMJCC Pre-School in Tiburon. She is the immediate past chair of the Miami Jewish Community Relations Council, past board chair of Jewish Community Services of South Florida, and past president of Temple Beth Sholom in Miami Beach. Maryn is excited to join the FJC as the Program Manager Community Care. Elisabeth lives in New Jersey with her husband and 3 boys. A Florida sheriff is on the warpath against neo-Nazi scumbags who want him dead, Stranger Things star Brett Gelman proposes to singer girlfriend Ari Dayan in Jerusalem, Skver Hasidic movement bans use of artificial intelligence, South African Jewish journalist Jeremy Gordin murdered in home burglary at 70, Disney+ series A Small Light tells the Anne Frank story from the perspective of the woman who hid her. Previously, Neuman was Vice-President of Interactive Media at Eddie Bauer, having started that division in 1994 and eventually created the Eddie Bauer online channel. In his first summer as director of Camp Ramah Berkshires, a large Conservative sleepaway camp in the rolling hills of upstate New York, Rabbi Ethan Linden is intent on ensuring that all. Amy served as the long-time kindergarten teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) and designed family education for both LGA and Abundance Farm, a Jewish food justice farm in Northampton. from Oberlin College in English and writing. in Special Education from the University of Florida (including a year study at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem), and a M.S. Professionally, Elisa was president of FreshPro, a leading fresh-cut produce company serving the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic food industry. Julie is also member of FJCs Board of Trustees. he was awarded the Covenant Award for excellence in Jewish education and is currently a fellow in the Mandel Educational Leadership Program. Prior to joining Foundation for Jewish Camp in 2022, Elisabeth was Senior Director of Finance and Administration at FPHNY. Favorite camp activity: Anything on the lake- swimming, waterskiing, and windsurfing. He enjoys traveling, bike riding, yoga, the New York Mets and music of all types. A founding board member and past president of Project Morry, a nonprofit summer camp and year-round youth development program, Michele was also past president of the Ben Appelbaum Foundation, an organization that mentored emerging entrepreneurs. Judy is a Wexner Fellow from the first Seattle cohort in 1997. Adena hails from Los Angeles, California and graduated from the University of Kansas in 2020 where she studied History, Psychology and Art History. He earned an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and a BS in management from MIT. Adena is so excited to begin her work with Day Camps and Day Camp professionals and is looking forward to an incredible fellowship surrounded by dedicated and passionate Jewish leaders. In this position, she worked to enhance research and collaboration between the states child-serving education, developmental, and medical systems. Rebecca Raphael is a New York City based writer, editor and producer who spent two decades running the digital operations (primarily website content) for TV personalities Dr. Phil, Rachael Ray and Katie Couric. This has been reinforced in my many conversations with parents over the last few days. Diane Lipson Schilit of Key Biscayne, Florida and Bethesda, Maryland has been a long-time fan of and supporter of Jewish camping and communal organizations. She is a proficient, proactive, team-oriented individual who possess a dynamic outlook on life with a strong desire to maximize a brands profitability through consistent, coordinated, and centralized approaches. Mark is a past president of Temple Kehillat Chaim in Roswell, Georgia, as well as a past national board member of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), where he served on the North American Camping (NAC) committee, budget committee, and business practices committee. Before joining FJC, Marisa held various positions in sales and social media marketing, in addition to volunteering as a mentor to neglected Israeli children during her gap year in Jerusalem at Midreshet AMIT. Diane is the current Financial Resource Development Chair at FJC. Resources professional. Anita grew up in Cleveland, OH, where she still lives with her husband, Michael D. Siegal. A graduate of American University with a B.S. Alan is also past president of the family's synagogue, Etz Chaim, in Livingston. in Education at Smith College, a B.A. She grew up in Bethel, Connecticut and was a camper and counselor at URJ Eisner Camp. The relationship deepened when the camp community was a mainstay for the family as they began coping with the death of Mitch at age 17 in 2011. This year's Camp Ramah in California Board of Directors is comprised of dedicated supporters who live in the Los Angeles Area, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, and Phoenix. Following his last year at Eisner, he staffed a NFTY in Israel summer trip and then stayed to study abroad at Ben Gurion University. Currently Rich is a principal of the Boston Equity Group, a boutique venture capital firm, which invests in a variety of early stage business ventures. Rich is a strong supporter of Israel and an advocate for the Jewish community in Chicago and around the world. After working in health care and politics, including as Executive Director of San Franciscans for Good Government, Diane began to devote her adult life to Jewish communal service. She spent six glorious summers at Camp Sabra on Lake of the Ozarks and was a counselor for two summers as a teen at Blue Star Camps. A Wexner Heritage program graduate, he is a past chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Her children have attended Camp Alonim at American Jewish University (where Rebecca was a counselor and camper in the 80s and 90s), Perlman Camp in the Poconos, and will attend Camp Ramah in the Berkshires and Ramah Sports Academy this upcoming summer. In addition to camp, some of Rachels favorite things include ice skating, her sewing machine, matzah ball soup and her pet rabbit, Jasper. In 2014, the Siegals endowed the One Happy Camper program in Cleveland, Ohio due their strong belief that by providing these children with Jewish camping experiences, they will discover the joy of being Jewish and want to continue celebrating their heritage throughout their lives.. She is a member of Womens Political Committee of Los Angeles, which supports and endorses female, pro-choice candidates for local, state and federal political office. Some of her best memories are from her days at Camp Foxtail, Camp Ramah in California, and Camp Ramah in the Poconos. A camp spokesperson confirmed to JTA that the board waited to announce Lindens leave of absence until it could also make public that a trusted and seasoned leader like Amy would be overseeing camp this summer.. They met at Jewish day camp. ( JTA) Rabbi Ethan Linden, director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is taking a leave of absence while his handling of a 2018 sexual assault allegation involving two campers is. Favorite Camp Activity: Creating friendships and campfires. As Senior Director of Finance and Administration at Foundation for Jewish Camp, Elisabeth Williams, is responsible for the organizations financial functions, including accounting, audit, finance, and investments. Shawna Goodman Sone obtained a BA in Art History from McGill University and was awarded the McGill Scarlet Key for outstanding leadership and positive impact. in epidemiology focused on maternal child health from the University of California, Berkeley and a B.A. Shes a new-ish motherto her adorable 11-month-old son, Hudson, and dreams of the day that he will experience the joys of Jewish camp. Rex also serves at the Central Conference of American Rabbis as Special Advisor for Member Care and Wellness. Jeffrey M. Solomon is Cowens Chief Executive Officer. All rights reserved. He receiveda B.A. Joe grew up in Teaneck, NJ and was a longtime camper and counselor and EMT at Camp Moshava in Indian Orchard, Pennsylvania. Jeff graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1988 with a BA in Economics. Prior to that, she was a journalism professor at Rutgers and New York Universities, taught law at Seton Hall Law School, and was a reporter/editor at the Newark Star Ledger. Currently, Jeff serves as Director of NuGo Nutrition, the manufacturer of NuGo Nutrition Bars. Anita is a Wexner Heritage Alumna (Cleveland 2) and she and Michael have three adult children and four grandchildren. Rabbi Ethan Linden, who resigned in October as director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is shown introducing a "consent at camp" staff presentation in 2019. for PJ Library at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, where she designed in-person and virtual learning for family engagement professionals, to strengthen their capacity to engage families with young children. She serves on the National Board of Womens Division of Israel Bonds, and on the board of The Forever Childrens Home (a home for severely developmentally disabled young adults), and she serves as Vice-President and on the Executive Board of the Park Synagogue in Cleveland. Jeff previously served as board chair of Sinai Akiba Academy, the largest Solomon Schechter day school in North America, theTreasurer and the Executive Committee of Milken Community Schools Board of Trustees. Located in Dutchess County, New York on a 200-acre site, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires boasts a beautiful lake and first-class sports facilities. Susan earned her MSW from Hunter College in NYC and a BS in Psychology & Education from SUNY Oneonta. Nila Rosen joined FJC in January 2020 after two decades of experience providing strategic planning, evaluation, and applied research assistance to philanthropic, nonprofit, healthcare start-ups, and governmental agencies as well as large-scale initiatives. Originally from San Diego, Margalit spent a gap-year in Israel before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from University of Maryland with a BA in English Language and Literature. Linden was placed on administrative leave Friday, after. Alison is also past co-chair of National Young Leadership for Jewish Federations of North America. He found the greatest joy from Israeli dance alongside his brother and cousin in his early years, and in later years, he enthusiastically led the Shabbat tradition for the entire camp. Star has also held other Executive Assistant roles and worked in Accounts Receivable and Office Management. Favorite camp activity: Breira free time of course. Prior to joining FJC, he had a highly-regarded 20+ year career in Consumer Packaged Goods, beginning at General Mills, Inc, then at Campbell Soup Company, where he served as President of its largest Division, US Soup. Presently she serves on the SFMOMA Architecture + Design Accessions Committee and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Board of Trustees. He was ordained in the charter class at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, the open Orthodox rabbinical school. While Diane never attended Jewish overnight camp as a child, she spent six summers working at Camp Ramah in New England. She serves on the board of. Star joined the Foundation for Jewish Camp team in March 2011 as the Executive Assistant to the Office of the CEO. In addition, Michele directed the Day Camp Incubator, creating 5 new specialty day camps in the New York metropolitan area. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. The announcement came one week after a lawsuit by the victim alleged a serious mishandling of the allegations at the time. David Korenthal joined the Foundation for Jewish Camp team as the Midwest Director in March 2023.