Leaders and Financials

Grants & Program Expenses

(Unaudited Cash Distributions)

$29.6M
HMO*: Grants for Operations, Equipment and Research
$2.6M
HMO*: Round Building
$12.4M
HMO*: Gandel Rehabilitation Center
$6.7M
At War: Heal Israel Now Emergency Campaign†
$0.4M
Young Judaea
$2.1M
Youth Aliyah
$23.4M
Hadassah Program Services
*Hadassah Medical Organization
†Swords of Iron Emergency Campaign

Hadassah Leadership

2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS
NATIONAL OFFICERS
President
Rhoda Smolow
Secretary
Marcia Gabrilove Ladin
Vice Presidents
Liz Alpert
Peg Elefant
Fran Feldman
Shelley Kaplan
Valerie Lowenstein
Jill Sapperstein
Treasurer
Michelle Hubertus
Past National Presidents
Nancy Falchuk

Ellen Hershkin

Carmela “Carmie” Kalmanson*
Bonnie Lipton

Marcie Natan

Marlene E. Post

All officers are members of the National Board and the Executive Committee.
NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS
Miriam Aron
Joyce Backman
Stephanie Z. Bonder
Aileen Bormel
Sharon Cadoff
Lisa Davidson
Tracey Drayer
Sara Efron
Rachel Freedman
Ruth Ann Freedman
Sheila Glass
Susan Glicksberg
Lynn Gold-Benjamin
Michelle Goldberg
Zandra Goldberg
Linda S. Goldstein
Jill B. Goldstone
Dianne Gottlieb
Carole Greenfield
Ruth Gursky
Haren A. Haber
Lynda Heyman
Roz Kantor
Debbie Knight
Viviane Kovacs
Rebecca Krasnegor
Carol Rosenthal
Greta Rothschild
Michele Rubin
Roni Schwartz
Merna Shapiro
Rita Shapiro
Shelley Sherman
Robin Shuman
Barbara Shurberg
Sharon Sisselsky
Amy B. Solomon
Kacy Spivack
Diane Taub
Anastasia Torres-Gil
Dana Waxler
Laurie Werner
Elaine Winograd
Deborah Wiskind
REGION PRESIDENT BOARD MEMBERS
1st year
Iris Altschuler
Audrey B. Levine
2nd year
Louise Borke
Sharon Goretsky
Susan Smolinsky
3rd year
Randi Freeman
Bobbie Prager
Sandra Smith
Michele Weiner-Merbaum
NATIONAL PORTFOLIO COUNCIL
Phyllis J Abramson
Renee Albert
Lynn Altshuler
Haidi Appel
Amy Applebaum
Miriam Aron
Marion Aronheim
Sara Aronson
Dr. Ofelia Averack
Joyce Backman
Rachel Baum
Esther Yelen Berman
Kenneth Bernstein (National Associates President)
Barbara Black
Gail Black
Donna Blankinship
Linda Freedman Block
Karen Bloom
Nancy Bluth
Stephanie Z. Bonder
Bonnie Boring
Aileen Bormel
Dr. Laura Brandspiegel
Aliza Bricklin
Dorothy Bucksbaum
Sharon Cadoff
Caren Caplan
Carol Charen
Gabby Clayman
Randi Cohen Coblenz
Ruth G. Cole
Jody Comins
Michelle Conwisar
Lisa Davidson (Organization Division Coordinator)
Lynn Davidson
Leslie Deman
Sheila Derman
Madelyn Donoff
Stacey Dorenfeld
Tracey Drayer (Philanthropy Division Vice-Coordinator)
Rochelle Edelman
Sandy Einberg
Ann Eisenberg
Marsha Eisenberg
Luisa Ellenbogen
Sarah Elpern*
Joan Chernoff Epstein
Judy Erdheim
Dr. Karen Ezrine
Nancy Falchuk
Sherri Ades Falchuk
Marissa Fayer
Carol Fein
Karen Feit
Frances Feldman
Elise Feldscher
Rena Feuerstein
Adrian Fischer
Susan Fishman
Barbara Fleischer
Michele Foster
Ruth Ann Freedman
Connie Cirillo Freeman
Debbie Friedman
Lynn Furness
Leslie Gaffin
Dorothy Ganz
Clara Gillman
Sheila Glass
Susan Glicksberg
Lynn Gold-Benjamin
Michelle Goldberg (Engagement Division Vice-Coordinator)
Zandra Goldberg
Judy Goldman
Linda Goldstein
Jill B. Goldstone
Dianne Gottlieb
Sophie Gottlieb*
Janice Greenwald
Ruth Grossberg
Rae Gurewitsch
Ruth Gursky
Haren A. Haber
Linda Hakerem
Gail Hammerman
Janet Hand Deixler
Kathy Hershfield
Ellen Hershkin
Leslie Hickey
Diane Issenberg
Jane Jacobson
Dorrie Kahn
Marla Kameny
Roz Kantor
Marlene Kaplan
Carol Goodman Kaufman
Sherryl Kaufman
Dr. Stacey Keen
Sharon Kelson
Kathy Kerstein
Debbie Kessler (Education & Advocacy Division Vice-Coordinator)
Sally Kleinman
Debbie Knight
Viviane Kovacs (Philanthropy Division Coordinator)
Gloria Kramer
Rebecca Krasnegor
Michelle Krasner
Susan Lafer
Joyce Laiter
Dorothy Lasensky
Rickie Leiter
Evie Roberts Levine
Patricia Levinson
Judy Levy
Judith Levitsky
Geri Lipschitz
Dina Lipschultz
Bonnie Lipton
Malia Litman
Paula London
Anne Lowe
Valerie Lowenstein
Karen Lustig
Sheila Macks
Randa Maher
Dr. Judith Mann
Dale Marcus
Dr. Stacey Maslow
Ellen Masters
Debra Mazon
Gail Moskowitz
Peggy Moss
Susan Moye
Miffie Nagorsky
Luisa Narins
Melanie Nasberg
Marcie Natan
Soraya Nazarian
Jane Nyce
Carol Ogusky
Cathy Olswing
Judith L. Palkovitz
Rochelle Parker
Emily Pinchuk
Carolyn Plessner
Sue Polansky
Hanna Pollack
Lin Pomerantz
Traci Portnoff
Marlene Post
Joyce Rabin (Marketing & Communications Division Co-Coordinator)
Ada Rabinowitz
Edria Ragosin
Sonia Raizes
Lonye Rasch
Beatrice Roitman Johnson
Frieda Rosenberg (Education & Advocacy Division Coordinator)
Carol Rosenthal
Marlene Rosenthal
Carol Rotenberg
Greta Rothchild
Michele Rubin
Alecia Sachs
Tamar Sadeh
Iris Sandberg
Jill Sapperstein
Rhonda Saunders
Barbara Scheinberg
Dr. Rachel Schonberger (Marketing & Communications Division Co-Coordinator)
Kimi Schulman
Maureen Schulman
Carol Ann Schwartz
Roni Schwartz
JoAnne Shapiro
Merna Shapiro (Engagement Division Coordinator)
Rita Shapiro
Briann Shear
Judy Shereck
Shelley Sherman
Susan Musicant Shikora
Robin Shuman
Barbara Shurberg
Renee Sidman
Sandy Sidorsky
Diane Sigel
Natalie Silverman
Judi Silversmith*          
Belle Simon
Sharon Sisselsky
Amy B. Solomon (Organization Division Vice-Coordinator)
Barbara Spack (Executive Division Coordinator)
Cheryl Sperber
Kacy Spivack
Tema Sternberg
Jane Strom
Fern Tannenbaum
Diane Taub
Iris Tishkoff
Rosalyn Tuton
Karen Rosenson Ulm
Roselle Ungar
Nancy Wagner
Ruthanne Warnick
Dana Waxler
Judy Waxman
Audrey Weiner (Hadassah Foundation Chair)
Laurie Weitz
Marsha Werner
Nancy Wiadro
Deborah Wiskind
Janet Young
Ruth Zimbler
REGION PRESIDENTS & COORDINATORS
Hadassah Boston
Leslie Gonzalez
Hadassah Brooklyn
TBD
Hadassah Central Pacific Coast
Susan Cohen Grossman
Hadassah Chicago-North Shore
Francine Ephraim
Hadassah Connecticut
Dr. Sharon Sobel
Hadassah Desert-Mountain
Ellen Burke
HHadassah Florida Atlantic
Bobbi Prager
Hadassah Florida Broward
Lois Berkson
Hadassah Florida Central
Andrea Holper*
Hadassah Great Plains
Elaine Silver
Hadassah Greater Baltimore
Kay Schuster
Ellen Sizemore
Hadassah Greater Detroit
Mandy Garver
Hadassah Greater Miami
TBD
Hadassah Greater Philadelphia
Randi Freeman
Hadassah Greater Southwest
Sandra Binder Smith
Hadassah Greater Washington
Ilene Schneider
Hadassah Lower New York State Coordinators
Abby Siegel
Beth Malowitz
Sue Rosenthal
Hadassah Nassau
Rachel Rosen
Hadassah New York
Adriana Friedman
Hadassah Northern New England
Louise Borke
Hadassah Northern New Jersey
Leslie Felner
Hadassah Pacific Northwest
Tami Rudnick Rabin
Hadassah Southeastern
Michele Weiner-Merbaum
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
TBD
HONORARY COUNCIL
Chris Adler
Renee Albert
Sandra Alfonsi
Sherry Altura
Haidi Appel
Gerry Sue Arnold
Miriam Aron
Sara Aronson
Wendy Backelman
Claire Baer
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 FeinKaren 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
Carol Goldsmith
Sandra Goldstein
Rita Gottlieb
Anna E. Greenberg
Doris Greenberg
Adele Greenblatt
Janice Greenwald
Ruth Grossberg
Haren A. Haber
Linda Hakerem
Ruth Hendelman
Jill Hershbein
Ellen Hershkin
Marjorie G. Housen
Ruth B Hurwitz
Diane Issenberg
Sharon Jacobson
Paula Jarnicki
Leah-Dee Kahn
Carmela “Carmie” Kalmanson*
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
Susan Mark
Debra Mazon
Dovie MelnickLinda MinkesDeborah Minkoff
Sue Mizrahi*
Julie Morris*
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 Post
Joyce Rabin
Ada Sutker Rabinowitz
Sonia Raizes
Lonye Rasch
Leah Stern Reicin
Renee Resnik
Roz Rosen
Frieda Rosenberg
Carol Rosenthal
Benita Ross
Joan Sacarob*
Barbara Sabin
Alecia Sachs
Judy Saxe
Sharon Schneider
Dr. Rachel Schonberger
Maureen Schulman
Sima Schuster
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
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, 2023
†Deceased, early 2024
EXECUTIVE TEAM
UNITED STATES
RON ALONI
Interim Co-CEO, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
raloni@hadassah.org
SHERYL ZELIGSON
Interim Co-CEO, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
szeligson@hadassah.org
JUDITH ALPERIN
Chief Development Officer
jalperin@hadassah.org
LORI B. LASSON
Chief Planned Giving & Estates Officer
llasson@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
SHERYL HOFFMAN
Marketing & Communications Division Co-Director, Marketing
shoffman@hadassah.org
MAUREEN MANDEL
Director of Engagement Division
mmandel@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
JULIE SNYDER LEVINE
Regional Director of Major Gifts, East
jsnyderlevine@hadassah.org
HARRIETT ZEITLIN
Regional Director of Major Gifts, West
hzeitlin@hadassah.org
BRYCE DIAMOND
Director of Development, New York Metro Region bdiamond@hadassah.org
GAIL FISHER
Director of Development, New England Region gfisher@hadassah.org
YAEL SHMOOKLER
Director of Development, Florida and Atlanta yshmookler@hadassah.org
ADAM WOLFTHAL
Director of Development, 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 Specialist, NY Metro
cwebster@hadassah.org
MANAGING DIRECTORS
RONNA ASH
Director, Geographic Area Operations
rash@hadassah.org
HADASSAH FLORIDA
LORI HEIKEN
Co-Managing Director of Outreach & Engagement
lheiken@hadassah.org
CAROL SAFRAN
Co-Managing Director of Finance & Operations
csafran@hadassah.org
HADASSAH METRO
LARA WERWA
Managing Director
lwerwa@hadassah.org
HADASSAH MID-ATLANTIC
JUDY RON
Managing Director
jron@hadassah.org
HADASSAH MIDWEST
STEPHANIE BROVENICK
Managing Director
sbrovenick@hadassah.org
HADASSAH NORTHEAST
JULIE NEWBURG
Managing Director
jnewburg@hadassah.org
HADASSAH SUPER SOUTH
MARGO GOLD
Managing Director
mgold@hadassah.org
HADASSAH WEST
LAUREN ROTHMAN
Managing Director
lrothman@hadassah.org
RACHEL CHARNICK
Associate Managing Director
rcharnick@hadassah.org  

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