— Hillel

Our people are the soil, water, and sunshine that make positive outcomes possible. The JFS family is a diverse mix of the best, brightest, and most giving people we could ever hope to bring together under two roofs. We work hard to promote positive change in our community, and beyond. If you don't know us yet, please call or stop by soon. You'll be glad you did.

2025-2026 Board of Directors:

  President of the Board | Ellen W. Feld, MD

  Vice President, President Elect | John Acklen

  Treasurer | Lev Orlov 

  Secretary | Cathy Bowers

  Immediate Past President | Joanne Grossman

  Executive Committee Members-At-Large | Suzette Fisher & Seth Schwartz

  At-Large Members:

Marsha Barsman

Julie Bernsen Brook

Jeffrey Epstein, PhD

David Frankel

Aaron Guttman

Jamie Heldman

Blair Kamrass

Landon Krantz, MD

Heshel Mangel

Julie Payton

Edward Rivin

Mike Samet

Kristin Shrimplin

Gary Smith, DVM

Stuart Solomon

Nancy Steinberg Warren

Marc Weinstein, PhD

Ben Yudin

Jorin Zola

Administration

Chief Executive Officer | Liz Vogel

Chief Operating Officer | Linda Kean

Chief Services Officer | Ann Burke

Director of Finance | Kari Austin

Marketing Director | Mashayla Colwell

Office Manager & Executive Assistant to the CEO | Aliza Zell

Operations Specialist | Nicholas Rackers

Administrative Support Specialist | Deborah Raines

Counseling Services

Senior Director, Counseling Services | Leslie Brody

Director, Youth Mental Health | Leah Marcus

Program Manager, Youth Mental Health | Tiffany Thomas

Program Specialist, Youth Mental Health | Amy Coffaro

Quality Improvement & Assurance Manager | Marliza Baines

Counseling Operations & Administrative Assistant | Tia Byrd

Older Adult Clinical Team Leader | Karla Doerrer

Older Adult Clinical Social Worker | Cybele Elloian

Older Adult Clinical Social Worker | Anita Howard

Adult Therapist | Amber Phillips

Social Work Counselor | Tina Knaley

Youth Mental Health Team Leader | Kasey Rosswurm

Youth Mental Health Diagnostician | Rachael Kushner

Youth Mental Health Embedded Coordinator | Jordan Hoffman

Youth Mental Health Clinician | Emily Glazer

Counseling Intern | Rabbi Avraham Weinrib

Adult Day Services

Manager, Adult Day Services | Rebecca Borello

Activities Assistant | Elizabeth Niewahner 

Care Management

Director, Care Management | Lainey Graham

Team Leader, Aging Care Management | Suzanne Schweiger

Aging Care Manager | Shelley Fricke

Team Leader, VSC Care Management | Emily Sievers

Care Manager, Barbash Family Vital Support Center | Luella Palo

Care Manager, Barbash Family Vital Support Center | Rachel Ramsey

Care Manager, Barbash Family Vital Support Center | Sara Taylor

Food Security Services

Manager, Heldman Family Food Pantry | Tracy Wilking

Program Assistant, Heldman Family Food Pantry | Michael Evers

Center for Holocaust Survivors and Russian Jewish Cultural Center

Senior Director, Center for Holocaust Survivors & Russian Jewish Cultural Center | Meredith Davis

Program Manager | Elena Zaslavsky

Team Leader, Center for Holocaust Survivors | Kelly Bernstein

Care Manager, Center for Holocaust Survivors | Ludmilla Goitman

Care Manager and Program Specialist, Center for Holocaust Survivors | Elena Itenberg

Care Manager & Interpreter, Center for Holocaust Survivors | Helen Makutonin

Program Specialist, Russian Jewish Cultural Center | Iryna Yablokova

Program Specialist, Russian Jewish Cultural Center | Irina Klochkova

Operations and Administrative Specialist | Justin Killeen

AgeWell Cincinnati and K'vod Connect

Senior Director, Integrated Services, AgeWell Cincinnati | June Ridgway

Rabbi, K'vod Connect | Rabbi Yair Walton

Associate Rabbi, K'vod Connect | Rabbi Simon Stratford

Manager, AgeWell Cincinnati | Katie Moore

Support Services Manager, K'vod Connect | Bethany Putnam

Concierge Care Manager, AgeWell Cincinnati | Brittany Arling

Chaplain, K'vod Connect | Miriam Karp

Program Manager, K'vod Connect | Dara Wood

Program Specialist, K'vod Connect | Mallory Moscovitch

Data Manager | Brian Young

Data Specialist | Joseph Andrews

StarPoint Home Care

Director Program Operations, StarPoint Home Care | Joey Hiudt

Assistant Director, StarPoint Home Care | Alicia Reid

Assistant Scheduler, StarPoint Home Care | Jakayla Brooks