Milwaukee Jewish Federation Officers and Staff

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Officers of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation:
Jerry Benjamin, President
Frederick R. Croen, Vice President
Moshe Katz, Vice President
Marlene Lauwasser, Vice President
David J. Lubar, Vice President
Susan Angel Miller, Vice President
Marci Taxman, Treasurer
Andrea Schneider, Secretary

Staff of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation:
All extensions have a 390 prefix unless specified

Richard H. Meyer, Executive Vice President - 5707
Bert L. Bilsky, Associate Executive Vice President - 5725
Tela Bissett, Office Manager - 5720
Cynthia Jansen, Executive Assistant - 5701

Campaign
Rabbi Eric Stark, Campaign Director - 5733
Lauren Rose Hofland, Women’s Division and Affinities Director - 5704
Elizabeth Goldberg, Director of Volunteer Engagement - 5713
Elizabeth Neubauer, Director of Donor Relations - 5702
Katie Mueller, Administrative Assistant - 5753

Planning/Israel Center/JCRC
Sheryl Primakow, Director of Community Planning - 5743
Paz Goldschmidt, Community Shlicha, Israel Center Director - 5705
Elsie Crawford, Israel and Overseas Planning Associate - 5762
Elana Kahn-Oren, Director, Jewish Community Relations Council 5736
Kathy Heilbronner, Jewish Community Relations Council - 5715
Amie Londer, Administrative Assistant - 5781

Marketing
Laura Barnard, Marketing and Communications Director - 5744
Barbara Budish, Graphic Designer - 5703
Jeanne Paluszynski, Communications Coordinator - 5739
Shelly M. Sampon, Administrative Assistant - 5723

Business Services
Autumn Anfang, Chief Financial Officer - 5721
Pat Cornett, Accounting Manager - 5711
Becky Kunkler, Accountant/Benefits Administrator - 5738
Ryan Mulholland, Investment Accountant - 5728
John Bennett, Network Administrator/Report Writer - 5710
Ari Friedman, Manager of Community Properties - 5740
Jessica Wittig, Administrative Assistant - 5716
Cheryl Vaughn-Modjeska, Administrative Assistant - 5729

Jewish Community Foundation
Bert L. Bilsky, Executive Director - 5725
Caren B. Goldberg, Director of Planned Giving & Endowments - 5737
Lynn Poelzer, Executive Assistant - 5712

Coalition for Jewish Learning
Steven A. Baruch, Executive Director (414) 963-2718
Cynthia G. Cooper, Creativity Center Staff (414) 963-2724
JoAnne S. Gaudynski, Teen Enrichment Coordinator (414) 963-2728
Diane C. Hahn, Scholarship Coordinator (414) 963-2715
Laurie L. Herman, Library/Media Center Coordinator (414) 963-2720
Alice Jacobson, Creativity Center Director (414) 963-2727
Karen S. Torem, Professional Development Coordinator (414) 963-2717
Eve Joan Zucker, Family Education Coordinator, Advanced Degree Coordinator (414) 963-2716
Amanda Stein, Administrative Assistant - (414) 963-2712

Nathan & Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center
Bonnie Shafrin, Director (414) 963-2719
Joan Champion, Coordinator (414) 963-2714

Jewish Museum Milwaukee
Kathie E. Bernstein, Executive Director - 5731
Ellie Gettinger, Educator - 5742
Jay P. Hyland, Archivist  - 5759
Caitlin Heideman, Administrative Assistant - 5757

Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Leon Cohen, Interim Editor - 5770
Yvonne Chapman, Production Manager - 5769
Shelly Sampon, Circulation Coordinator - 5723
Jane Dillon, Sales Associate - 5765