To accomplish our mission, JCFS Chicago is led by an insightful group of community leaders whose vision, passion and tenacity help guide our organization, in tandem with gifted professionals from diverse backgrounds and education.
JCFS Chicago Staff Leadership
The professionals at JCFS Chicago possess diverse backgrounds and education and bring a myriad set of skills and interests to their roles. Our employees are social workers, psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, early childhood and infant mental health specialists, career counselors and more. Behind the scenes, finance, human resources, administration and other staff round out our team. They all share a common goal: To deliver JCFS Chicago services and programs to adults, children, teens and families throughout the community.
The 2023-2024 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Chair Michael Capone
- Secretary Todd Grayson
- Treasurer David Lowenthal
- Immediate Past Chair Jennifer Lucas
- Chair Elect Simon Fleischmann
- Vice Chair Robert Brimm
- Vice Chair Rachel Ferber
- Vice Chair Marshall Pred
- Vice Chair Toria Stender
- At-large Executive Committee Member Carol Henriques
- At-large Executive Committee Member Alan Alport
- At-large Executive Committee Member Neil Posner
Board Members
Neil Berg, Robert Brimm, Hillary Coustan, Laura Elkayam, Rachel Ferber, Glenn Ferencz, Robert Ferencz, Stanley Friedell MD, Andrew M. Glick, David Greenbaum, Cheri Grossman, Mitchell Kaufman, Emily Keith, Linda Kellough, Jessica Lorber, Gayle Miller, Doug Novack, Rabbi Elisha M. Prero, Louis Robinson, Randee Romanoff, Erich Sternberg, Howard Suskin, Adam Tarantur, Liz Roberts Turnipseed, Barbara Wolf, Jeanette Zemsky; Jill Katlin (Response Advisory Council), Lori Lavin (North Shore Auxiliary)
Honorary Board Members
Pamela K. Adelman, David Bardach, Jules Cogan, Robert Don, Judith Feldman, June S. Finder, Marvin Fitch, Bruce Goldman, Marla Gordon, Alan S. Gratch, Ted R. Jadwin, James B. Klutznick, Thomas Korman, H. Debra Levin, Leonard Levine, Fran Levy, Mark Levy, Stanley L. Pollock, Stephen L. Schar, Susan Schulman, Midge P. Shafton, David Smerling, Andi Srulovitz, Jeffrey E. Stone, Don C. Trossman, Daniel J. Wander, Marc R. Wilkow, Gregg F. Witt, Brenda J. Wolf, Milton Zimmerman
JVS Honorary Directors
James A. Alter, Richard M. Bendix, Jr., Jack R. Bierig, David L. Blumberg, Donald P. Cohen, Seth A. Eisner, Paul L. Epner, Vernon Fox, Janet Jablon, Adrienne Meisel, Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr., James M. Schultz, Jack D. Tovin, Michael R. Treister, M.D.
HIAS Honorary Directors
Albert I. Zemel, Peter B. Sherman, Ralph Ruebner z"l, Randy Felsenthal, Jeffrey Kriezelman, Irena Persky, Azita Mojarad
Business Advisory Committee
Alan Alport, Rick Bendix, John Daniels, Danny Dolgin, Susan Duman, Robert Ferencz, Andrew Glick, Cheri Grossman, Marc Jacobs, Adrienne Meisel, Michael Season, Martin Smith, Michael Treister
JCFS Chicago Staff Leadership
The professionals at JCFS Chicago possess diverse backgrounds and education, bring a myriad set of skills and interests to their roles, and are located throughout JCFS offices. Our employees are social workers, psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, early childhood and infant mental health specialists, career counselors and more. Behind the scenes, finance, human resources, administration and other staff round out our team. Yet, for all these differences, they share a single, common goal: To deliver JCFS Chicago services and programs to thousands of adults, children, families, and students from throughout the community.