Board of Directors

President
Ford J. Levy

Chairman of the Board
Cookie Quittman

Associate Chairmen
of the Board
Maxine Bendheim
Kurt E. Reinsberg

Honorary Chairmen
of the Board
Frederick A. Klingenstein
Roy R. Raizen

Vice Presidents
Alan N. Colner
Marjorie Miller

Treasurer
Michael Blumstein

Secretary
Nili Asherie

General Counsel
Marvin S. Robinson

Directors
Leroy Fadem
Andrew Feldman
Holly Fogler
Bruce D. Frank
Rosele B. Frishwasser
Arthur S. Graham, Jr.
Phoebe Gross
Deborah Hilibrand
Howard N. Kivell
Arlene A. Kleinberg
Railey Landau
Eileen Lehrer
Marion Lynton
David Miller
Debbie Morris
Lendy Muller
Mark Muller
Stuart M. Stein

Associate Directors
Edna Mae Fadem
Fred Stillman

Honorary Life Board Member
Shirley S. Durst

Past Presidents
Murray Levy*
Frederick A. Klingenstein
J. James Gordon
Betty B. Schwab * 
Mrs. Nathan Ancell* 
Mrs. Marge Guttag*
Alan A. Fischer
Roy R. Raizen
Judith R. Margulies
Jerold R. Ruderman
Ellen S. Lazarus
Bruce D. Frank
Eileen Lehrer
Nancy B. Raizen*
Cookie Quittman
*deceased

Life Overseers
Anonymous (4)
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Arnow
Dr. Arthur M. Cotliar
Mr. Richard M. Davidson
Mrs. Shirley S. Durst
Mr.* & Mrs.* J. Harvey Gleberman
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Grant
Mr.* & Mrs. Sol Imber
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick A. Klingenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lazarus
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lehrer
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Margulies
Mr. & Mrs.* Roy R. Raizen
Mr. & Mrs. Jerold R. Ruderman
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Selinka
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Serling
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Shemtob
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Shmerler
Mr.* & Mrs.* William Silberstein
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Alan G. Weiler
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Wolstein
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Zombek
*deceased

JCC Administration
(914) 472-3300

Executive
Stephen E. Young, MSW,
Executive Director, x337

Neil Forster, MSW,
Assistant Executive Director, x311

Administrative

Laurie Emmer, BS,
Finance Director, x280

Su Unger, MA,
Human Resources Director x310

Development
Lynn P. Greenberg, BS,
Development Director, x284

Katia Urrico
Executive/Development Associate, x269

Grants and Special Projects
TBA

Marketing & Communications
Cynthia Blustein, MBA, Marketing & Communications Director, x304

Lisa Itzkowitz, MBA,
Marketing Manager, x275

Administrative Support
Vlora Adjari, COS,
Accounts Receivables, x313

Shari Lipsky, BA, x303

Claire Meth, BA, Accounts Payable, x307

Heidi Purzak, AAS, x301

Marvin Thomas, x418

Joan Wong, BS, Bookkeeper, x308

Building Operations
John O’Brien, MS,
Director of Facilities, x329

Bruce Fagon, BSME, Director Building Operations, x305

Housekeeping
Michael Conelly, Supervisor
Wayne Cowans, Supervisor
Linwood Austin
Marcia Culbert
Eliezar Eliazar
Roxy James
Prosper Laurent
Segundo Moran
Anwar Smith

Maintenance
Kevin Cowans
Paul Lucien
Marcos Gonzales

Program Departments

Academic Center
Lisa Itzkowitz, MBA,
Director, x275

Adult Learning Institute
Sheila Sturmer, Director, x351

Aquatics
Laura Grenadier, BA,
Director, x321

Marlena Kopec, AS, Assistant Aquatics Director, x312

Art
Susan Kaufman, BA, Director, x346

Bendheim Performing Arts Center

Debra Katz, MS Ed, Producing Director, x302

Barbara Lavery, BS, Managing
Director, x408

Barbara Lavery, BS, Group Sales, x408

Box Office/Ticket Sales, x403

Program Departments
continued

Camping
Lisa Schlissel, BA, Camp Director, x336

Deirdre Altman, MST, Assistant Camp Director, x317

Tobe Arons Sevush, BA, Summer Arts
Center, Director, x346

Cultural and Performing Arts
Tobe Arons Sevush, BA, Director, x346

Dance
Jayne Santoro, Director, x320

Valerie Abrahams, BS, Assistant, x349

Early Childhood
Julie Dorfman, MSW, Early Childhood Director, Parent/Toddler Director, x412

Deirdre Altman, MST,
Early Childhood Assistant Director, x317

Gail Siegel, BS, Assistant, x316

Enid Ancell Family Center
Julie Dorfman, MSW, Coordinator, x412

Group Fitness
Fronda Sobel, Director, x326

Jessi Albin, Pilates Director, x225

Gymnastics Department
Lori D'Angelo, BA,
Director, x324

Jewish Culture and Education
Sheila Sturmer, BS, Director, x351

Music School
Melissa Healy, BS, Director, x330

Special Education and Services
Nancy Kaplan, MA, R.N., Director, x327

Paula Krenkel, MA,
Respite Services Director, x315

Linda Helfman, BA,
Program Director, x347

Martin Stone, MA, SAS,
SEIT Director, x335

Karol Walsh, MPS,
Curriculum Director, x228

Special Needs Enrichment
Charley Moskowitz, LMSW, Director, x361

Sports and Fitness
John O’Brien, Sports & Fitness, Director, x329

John Marchione, Supervisor, x360

Summer Arts Center
Tobe Arons Sevush, BA, Director x346

Theatre Institute
Debbi Katz, MS Ed, Director, x302

Youth and Teens
Steve Weisbrot,
JCC Maccabi Games Director, x362

Youth & Teen Director TBD - x254