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Jewish Federation of Jacksonville

8505 San Jose Boulevard
Jacksonville, Florida 32217 Phone 904.448.5000
Fax 904.448.5715

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Gary Perlman
President
Larry Appel
1st Vice President and Campaign Chair
Susan DuBow
Vice President
Hal Resnick
Vice President
Michael Soloway
Vice President
Rori Stevens
Vice President and Women's Division President
Francine Kempner
Treasurer
Lenny Maiman
Secretary
Wendy Efron
Women's Campaign Chair
Todd Werwa
YLD Chair
Mark Green
Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida President
Leonard Setzer
Immediate Past President
Scot Ackerman
Presidential Appointee

Board Members

Janis Fleet
Risa Herman
Jon Israel
Ken Jacobs
Jim Kempner
Michael Koren
Michael Korn
Iris Kraemer
Michael Levin
Andrea Mail
Adam Marmelstein
Debbie Parker
Nancy Perlman
Rick Plotkin
Perrin Rubin
Leif Rush
Marcy Sandler
Ben Setzer
Mark Shorstein
Mike Shumer
Stacie Wilf
Sandy Zimmerman
Barry Zisser
Rabbi Yossie Kahanov
Rabbi Nosson Kaiser
Rabbi Joshual Lief
Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner
Rabbi Michael Matuson
Rabbi Martin Sanberg

Honorary Life Members

Scot Ackerman
Guy Benrubi
Jack Coleman
Ronald Elinoff
Joel Goldman
Leslie Held
Joan Levin
Mitchell Levine
David Robbins
Al Schneider
Kenneth Sekine
Leonard Setzer
Richard Sisisky
Stephen Silverman
Arnold Vandroff
Elliot Zisser

Staff

Alan Margolies, Executive Director
Extension 207 alanmickey@aol.com

Lisa Kestner, Executive Assistant
Extension 201 lisak@jewishjacksonville.org 

Campaign, Women's Division and Israel Partnership
Joanne Cohen, Assistant Executive Director
Extension 205 jecohen@jewishjacksonville.org

Lisa Kestner, Administrative Assistant
Extension 201 lisak@jewishjacksonville.org

Shalom Jacksonville
Isabel Balotin, Shalom Jacksonville Coordinator
Extension 206 shalomjax@jewishjacksonville.org

Young Leadership Division, Jewish Education
Adam Bronstone, Consultant, Community Engagement
Extension 208 adamb@jewishjacksonville.org

Jill Mericle, Administrative Assistant
Extension 209 jillm@jewishjacksonville.org

Communications Department 
Jacksonville Jewish News

Diane Rodgers, Communications Director
Extension 212 dianer@jewishjacksonville.org

Kelley Madden, Assistant Communications Director
Extension 200 kmadden@jewishjacksonville.org

Finance Department
Jan Olander, Director of Finance and Administration
Extension 202 jano@jewishjacksonville.org

Jill Mericle, Assistant Bookkeeper
Extension 209 jillm@jewishjacksonville.org

Rachel Della-Loggia,  Administrative Assistant
Extension 203 racheld@jewishjacksonville.org

Kelley Madden, Database Manager
Extension 200 kmadden@jewishjacksonville.org