Leaders and Financials

2024 Grants & Program Expenses

(Unaudited Cash Distributions)

$43.5M
HMO*: Grants for Capital Infrastructure, Equipment and Research
$13M
HMO*: Gandel Rehabilitation Center
$0.3M
HMO*: Round Building
$2.3M
At War: Heal Israel Now Emergency Campaign†
$0.4M
Young Judaea
$1.8M
Youth Aliyah
$26.3M
Hadassah Program Services
*Hadassah Medical Organization
†Swords of Iron Emergency Campaign

Hadassah Leadership

2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
NATIONAL OFFICERS
President
Carol Ann Schwartz
Secretary
Marcia Gabrilove Ladin
Vice Presidents
Liz Alpert
Peg Elefant
Fran Feldman
Shelley Kaplan
Valerie Lowenstein
Jill Sapperstein
Treasurer
Viviane Kovacs
Past National Presidents
Bonnie Lipton
Marlene E. Post
Nancy Falchuk
Marcie Natan
Ellen Hershkin
Rhoda Smolow

All officers are members of the National Board and the Executive Committee.
NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
Phyllis J. Abramson
Miriam Aron
Joyce Backman
Stephanie Z. Bonder
Aileen Bormel
Sharon Cadoff
Michelle Conwisar
Tracey Drayer
Rachel Freedman
Ruth Ann Freedman
Clara Gillman
Sheila Glass
Susan Glicksberg
Lynn Gold-Benjamin
Michelle Goldberg
Zandra Goldberg
Jill B. Goldstone
Carole Greenfield
Ruth Gursky
Gail Hammerman
Lynda Heyman
Sally Kleinman
Debbie Knight
Dale Marcus
Cathy Olswing
Frieda Rosenberg
Carol Rosenthal
Greta Rothschild
Michele Rubin
Rhonda Saunders
Roni Schwartz
Merna Shapiro
Rita Shapiro
Shelley Sherman
Susan Musicant Shikora
Robin Shuman
Barbara Shurberg
Diane Sigel
Sharon Sisselsky
Amy B. Solomon
Cheryl Sperber
Diane Taub
Dana Waxler
Laurie Werner
Deborah Wiskind
REGION PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS
1st year
Ellen Kroot
Paula Zucker
2nd year
Iris Altschuler
Ellen Burke
Audrey Levine
3rd year
Louise Borke
Susan Cohen Grossman
Sharon Goretsky
Susan Smolinsky
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO COUNCIL
Phyllis J. Abramson
Renee Albert
Lynn Altshuler
Haidi Appel
Amy Applebaum
Miriam Aron
Sara Aronson
Dr. Ofelia Averack
Joyce Backman
Rachel Baum
Lois Berkson
Esther Yelen Berman
Kenneth Bernstein (National Associates President)
Gail Black
Donna Blankinship
Linda Freedman Block
Karen Bloom
Nancy Bluth
Stephanie Z. Bonder
Bonnie Boring
Aileen Bormel
Dr. Laura Brandspiegel
Aliza Bricklin
Pamela Brode
Dorothy Bucksbaum
Sharon Cadoff
Carol Charen
Gabby Clayman
Randi Cohen Coblenz
Ruth G. Cole
Jody Comins
Michelle Conwisar
Lisa Davidson
Lynn Davidson
Leslie Deman
Sheila Derman
Madelyn Donoff
Stacey Dorenfeld
Tracey Drayer (Philanthropy Division Coordinator)
Rochelle Edelman
Sara Efrat Eron
Sandy Einberg
Ann Eisenberg
Marsha Eisenberg
Luisa Ellenbogen
Francine Ephraim
Joan Chernoff Epstein
Judy Erdheim
Dr. Karen Ezrine
Nancy Falchuk
Sherri Ades Falchuk
Carol Fein
Karen Feit
Frances Feldman
Sandye Fertman
Rena Feuerstein
Dana Fine
Barbara Fink
Adrian Fischer
Susan Fishman
Barbara Fleischer
Michele Foster
Ruth Ann Freedman
Rachel Freedman
Connie Cirillo Freeman

Randi Freeman
Debbie Friedman
Lynn Furness
Leslie Gaffin
Dorothy GanzMandy Garver
Clara Gillman
Sheila Glass
Susan Glicksberg
Lynn Gold-Benjamin
Michelle Goldberg (Executive Division Co-Coordinator)
Zandra Goldberg
Judy Goldman
Linda Goldstein
Jill B. Goldstone
Leslie Gonzalez
Dianne Gottlieb
Carole Greenfield
Ruth Grossberg
Rae Gurewitsch
Ruth Gursky
Haren A. Haber
Linda Hakerem
Gail Hammerman
Janet Hand Deixler
Kathy Hershfield
Ellen Hershkin
Lynda Heyman
Leslie Hickey
Michelle Hubertus
Diane Issenberg (Philanthropy Division Vice-Coordinator)
Jane Jacobson
Dorrie Kahn
Geri Kahn
Marla Kameny
Roz Kantor
Laurie Kaplan
Marlene Kaplan
Rhonda Kaplan Katz
Carol Goodman Kaufman
Sherryl Kaufman
Dr. Stacey Keen
Sharon Kelson
Kathy KersteinDebbie Kessler
Sally Kleinman
Debbie Knight
Viviane Kovacs Gloria Kramer
Rebecca Krasnegor
Michelle Krasner
Joyce Laiter (Education & Advocacy Division Co-Coordinator)
Dorothy Lasensky
Rickie Leiter
Evie Roberts Levine
Patricia Levinson
Judith Levitsky
Judy Levy
Geri Lipschultz
Bonnie Lipton
Malia Litman
Paula London
Anne Lowe
Karen Lustig
Sheila Macks
Dr. Judith Mann
Dale Marcus
Dr. Stacey Maslow
Ellen Masters
Debra Mazon
Gail Moskowitz
Peggy Moss
Susan Moye
Miffie Nagorsky
Luisa Narins (Engagement Division Co-Coordinator)
Melanie Nasberg
Marcie Natan
Soraya Nazarian
Jane Nyce
Cathy Olswing
Eileen Packer
Rochelle Parker
Emily Pinchuk
Carolyn Plessner
Sue Polansky
Hanna Pollack (Executive Division Co-Coordinator)
Lin Pomerantz
Traci Portnoff
Marlene E. Post
Bobbi Prager
Joyce Rabin (Marketing & Communications Division Co-Coordinator)
Tami Rabin
Ada Rabinowitz
Edria Ragosin
Lonye Rasch
Beatrice Roitman Johnson
Rachel Rosen
Frieda Rosenberg (Education & Advocacy Division Co-Coordinator)
Carol Rosenthal
Carol Rotenberg
Greta Rothchild
Michele Rubin
Alecia Sachs
Tamar Sadeh
Iris Sandberg
Jill Sapperstein
Rhonda Saunders
Pennie Sessler Branden
Barbara Scheinberg
Dr. Rachel Schonberger (Marketing & Communications Division Co-Coordinator)
Kimi Schulman
Maureen Schulman
JoAnne Shapiro
Merna Shapiro (Engagement Division Co-Coordinator)
Rita ShapiroBriann Shear
Judy Shereck
Shelley Sherman
Susan Musicant Shikora
Robin Shuman
Barbara Shurberg
Renee Sidman
Sandy Sidorsky
Diane Sigel
Elaine Silver
Natalie Silverman
Belle Simon
Sharon Sisselsky
Sandra Smith
Amy B. Solomon (Organization Division Coordinator)
Barbara Spack
Cheryl Sperber
Kacy Spivack
Tema Sternberg
Jane Strom
Diane Taub (Organization Division Vice-Coordinator)
Iris Tishkoff
Rosalyn Tuton
Karen Rosenson Ulm
Roselle Ungar
Nancy Wagner
Ruthanne Warnick
Dana Waxler
Judy Waxman
Audrey Weiner (Hadassah Foundation Chair)
Michele Weiner-Merbaum
Sheryl Weitman
Jean Weitz
Laurie Weitz
Laurie Werner
Marsha Werner
Nancy Wiadro
Toby WinterDeborah Wiskind
Ruth Zimbler†
REGION PRESIDENTS & COORDINATORS
Hadassah Boston
Stephanie Weitzman
Hadassah Brooklyn
TBD
Hadassah Central Pacific Coast
Susan Cohen Grossman
Hadassah Chicago-North Shore
Ellen Kroot
Hadassah Connecticut
Dr. Sharon Sobel
Hadassah Desert-Mountain
Ellen Burke
HHadassah Florida Atlantic
Susan Wakshul
Hadassah Florida Broward
Cheryl Cotler
Hadassah Florida Central
Jill Weisberg
Hadassah Great Plains
Sharon Star
Hadassah Greater Baltimore
Kay Schuster
Ellen Sizemore
Hadassah Greater Detroit
Marcie Rosen
Hadassah Greater Miami
TBD
Hadassah Greater Philadelphia
Rochelle Fox†
Hadassah Greater Southwest
Karen Kessler
Hadassah Greater Washington Coordinator
Dina Lipschultz
Hadassah Lower New York State Coordinator
Abby Siegel
Hadassah Nassau
Lynne Gordon
Hadassah New York
Louise Sherby
Hadassah Northern New England
Louise Borke
Hadassah Northern New Jersey
Leslie Felner
Hadassah Pacific Northwest
TBD
Hadassah Southeastern
Paula Zucker
Hadassah Southern
Susan Smolinsky
Hadassah Southern California
Audrey Levine
Hadassah Southern New England
Jody Fredman
Hadassah Southern New Jersey
Iris Altschuler
Hadassah Southern Seaboard
Sharon Goretsky
Hadassah Suffolk
Vickie Moskowitz
Hadassah Westchester Coordinators
Fern Tannenbaum
Carol Fasman
Beth Yelsey
Barbara Panken
HONORARY COUNCIL
Chris Adler
Renee Albert
Sandra Alfonsi
Liz Alpert
Sherry Altura
Haidi Appel
Gerry Sue Arnold
Miriam Aron
Sara Aronson
Wendy Backelman
Claire Baer† (Deceased, early 2025)
Elaine Baker*
Phyllis Berlas
Bettye Berlin
Phyllis Berlow
Esther Yelen Berman
Rhoda Bernstein
Aileen Bormel
Pennie Sessler Branden
Freda Brode
Dorothy Bucksbaum
Sharon Cadoff
Judith R. Clements
Gail Cohen
Ruth Cole
Karen Dannin
Lisa Davidson
Sheila Derman
Roberta M. Ebert
Rochelle Edelman
Sandy Einberg
Marsha Eisenberg
Barbara Extein
Nancy Falchuk
Sherri Ades Falchuk
Carol Fein
Karen Feit
Frances Feldman
Rena Feuerstein
Barbara Fleischer
Linda Elfmon Fleishman
Elizabeth Fox
Arlene Freedman
Debbie Friedman
Marcia Gabrilove Ladin
Leslie Gaffin
Dorothy Ganz
Rae G. Gelfand*
Clara Gillman
Norma Gindes
Lynn Gold-Benjamin
Michelle Goldberg
Sandra Goldstein
Jill B. Goldstone
Rita Gottlieb
Anna E. Greenberg
Doris Greenberg
Adele Greenblatt
Janice Greenwald
Ruth Grossberg
Haren A. Haber
Linda Hakerem
Ruth Hendelman
Jill Hershbein
Ellen Hershkin
Lynda Heyman
Marjorie G. Housen
Ruth B Hurwitz
Diane Issenberg
Sharon Jacobson
Paula Jarnicki
Leah-Dee Kahn
Roz Kantor
Marlene Kaplan
Shelley Kaplan
Helene Karpa
Carol Goodman Kaufman
Eddyse Kessler
Sandra King
Joyce C. Kitey
Josie Kivort
Bea Klein*
Bobbee Slotsky Kramer
Sharon Krischer
Sheila Lebowitz
Rickie Leiter
Barbara Levin
Patricia Levinson
Gail Lieb
Bobbie Limor
Bonnie Lipton
Seema Liston
Valerie Lowenstein
Karen Lustig
Ellyn Lyons
Sheila Macks
Dale Marcus
Susan Mark
Ellen K. Masters
Debra Mazon
Dovie Melnick
Linda Minkes
Deborah Minkoff
Linda Glesser Morris
Susan Moye
Miffie Nagorsky
Melanie Nasberg
Marcie Natan
Soraya Nazarian
Jane Nyce
Helaine Ohayon
Barbara Pailet
Judy Palkovitz
Stacie Podos
Hanna Pollack
Joy E. Pollock, Esq
Marlene E. Post
Joyce Rabin
Ada Sutker Rabinowitz
Sonia Raizes
Lonye Rasch
Leah Stern Reicin
Renee Resnik
Roz Rosen
Frieda Rosenberg
Carol Rosenthal
Benita Ross
Barbara Sabin
Alecia Sachs
Judy Saxe
Sharon Schneider
Dr. Rachel Schonberger
Maureen Schulman
Sima Schuster
Carol Ann Schwartz
Roni Schwartz
Elaine M. Senter
Betty Shapiro
Deborah Shendelman
Judy Shereck
Shelley Sherman
Nancy Shuman
Diane Sigel
Jacqueline Silverberg*
Natalie Silverman
Belle Simon
Sharon Sisselsky
Rhoda Smolow
Annette Sondock
Barbara Spack
Kacy Spivack
Cecile Stern
Judith Swartz
Fern Tannenbaum
Diane Taub
Barbara Topol*
Roselle Ungar
Karen Venezky
Susan Weinberg
Helen Weinberg
Laurie Weitz
Laurie Werner
Nancy Wiadro
Elaine Winograd
Susan Yorke
Ruth Zimbler†
Susan Zimmerman
Jane Zolot
Theda Zuckerman

*Deceased, 2024
†Deceased, early 2025
EXECUTIVE TEAM
UNITED STATES
ELLEN FINKELSTEIN
CEO and Executive Director
efinkelstein@hadassah.org
RON ALONI
Chief Financial and Operating Officer
raloni@hadassah.org
SHERYL ZELIGSON
Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
szeligson@hadassah.org
BART R. MINSKY
Chief Human Resources Officer
bminsky@hadassah.org
ISRAEL/INTERNATIONAL
SUZANNE PATT BENVENISTI
Executive Director
Hadassah Office in Israel
spatt@hadassah.org
JORGE DIENER
Executive Director
Hadassah International
jdiener@hadassah.org
MANAGEMENT TEAM
NAOMI BRUNNLEHRMAN
Director of Education & Advocacy Division
nbrunnlehrman@hadassah.org
LINDY ETTIN
Director of Organization Division
lettin@hadassah.org
JEFF FALKENSTEIN
Deputy Chief Operations Officer
jfalkenstein@hadassah.org
MAUREEN MANDEL
Director of Engagement Division
mmandel@hadassah.org
LISA SMITH
Chief Planned Giving & Estates OfficerDirector of Engagement Division
lsmith@hadassah.org
SHARON SCALORA
Marketing & Communications Division Co-Director, Communications
sscalora@hadassah.org
MAX WINER
Deputy Chief Development Officer
mwiner@hadassah.org
CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS
BRIANNA NADELBERG
Director, Capital Campaigns
bnadelberg@hadassah.org
MAJOR GIFT OFFICERS
JULIE PARELES
Senior Director of Principal & Major Gifts
jpareles@hadassah.org
HARRIETT ZEITLIN
Regional Director of Major Gifts, West
hzeitlin@hadassah.org
BRYCE DIAMOND
Director of Development, New Jersey and New York Metro bdiamond@hadassah.org
GAIL FISHER
Director of Development, New England Region gfisher@hadassah.org
MICHELLE SHAHON
Major Gifts Officer, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Orange County/Long Beach, CA and Texas
mshahon@hadassah.org
YAEL SHMOOKLER
Director of Development, Central Florida, Greater Miami and Georgia
yshmookler@hadassah.org
ADAM WOLFTHAL
Director of Development, Long Island and New York Metro
awolfthal@hadassah.org
ANNUAL GIFT OFFICERS
LAUREN BERGER
Director, Annual Giving lberger@hadassah.org
POLLY EDELSTEIN
Annual Giving Specialist, Northeast & Mid-Atlantic
pedelstein@hadassah.org
IAN MERLES
Annual Giving Officer, West
imerles@hadassah.org
BETSY SILVERFINE
Annual Giving Officer, Florida
& Super South
bsilverfine@hadassah.org
CHLOE WEBSTER
Annual Giving Officer, New York Metro and MidwestAnnual Giving Specialist, NY Metro
cwebster@hadassah.org
MANAGING DIRECTORS
RONNA ASH
Director, Geographic Area Operations
rash@hadassah.org
FLORIDA
LORI HEIKEN
Co-Managing Director
lheiken@hadassah.org
CAROL SAFRAN
Co-Managing Director
csafran@hadassah.org
METRO
LARA WERWA
Managing Director
lwerwa@hadassah.org
MID-ATLANTIC
JUDY RON
Managing Director
jron@hadassah.org
MIDWEST
STEPHANIE BROVENICK
Managing Director
sbrovenick@hadassah.org
NORTHEAST
GAYLE SELETZ
Managing Director
gseletz@hadassah.org
SUPER SOUTH
LAUREN ROTHMAN
Managing Director
lrothman@hadassah.org
HADASSAH WEST
RACHEL CHARNICK
Associate Managing Director
rcharnick@hadassah.org  

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