Dr. Sol Lizerbram

President

Dr. Sol Lizerbram is the Executive Chairman and co-founder of ForeSee Medical, Inc. Dr. Lizerbram was Chairman and co-founder of HealthFusion®, Inc., an internet based electronic medical record and healthcare transaction company.

Jeffrey E. Levine

Chair; New York President Emeritus

Jeff Levine (New York, NY) is the immediate past president of Jewish National Fund and Chairman of Levine Builders.

Ronald S. Lauder

Chair Emeritus

International businessman and philanthropist Ronald S. Lauder (New York, NY) combines a deep commitment to his heritage with an innovative network of business enterprises through philanthropic and professional endeavors that reach around the world.

Michael Blank

Treasurer; Boston President Emeritus

Past President of the Printing Industries of New England and the Graphic Arts Credit Union, Michael Blank (Boston, MA) currently oversees his family’s commercial properties in Boston.

Steven Crystal

Steve Crystal (Reno, NV) has been Independent Director of Village Super Market Inc., since 2001.

Myra Chack Fleischer, Esq.

Secretary; San Diego Planned Giving Co-Chair

Myra Chack Fleischer (San Diego, CA) is a family law attorney and founded her original law firm, Fleischer & Associates, in 2001.

Penny Rosen

Assistant Secretary; New York Board Fire & Rescue Chair

Penny Rosen (Brooklyn, New York) is a speech and language pathologist whose post-graduate work led her to specialize in working with neurologically impaired children and adults with a focus on Asperbergers and autism.

Alan Dabrow

Presidential Advisor

Together with his son Steven and grandson Jason, Alan Dabrow (Philadelphia, PA) is owner of Cheltenhouse Products Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of organic condiments and salad dressings.

Joseph Wolfson, Esq.

First Vice President; Eastern PA Board Past President

Joseph Wolfson (Philadelphia, PA), an attorney with Stevens & Lee in Philadelphia, PA, is a former state prosecutor for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office.

Harold L. Kaplan, Esq.

Vice President, Administration (and Compliance)

Harold L. Kaplan (Highland Park, IL) is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, where he is the leader of the firm’s Corporate Trust and Bondholders Rights Team and a member of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice.

Marvin O. Schlanger

Assistant Vice President, Administration

Marvin O. Schlanger is Chairman of the Board and former CEO of CEVA Group, plc, a $9 Billion international logistics supplier and is a principal in the firm of Cherry Hill Chemical Investments, LLC.

Ron Werner

Vice President, Alexander Muss High School in Israel; Mountain States Board Member

Ron Werner (Denver, CO) is President and Co- founder of HW Home, Inc., a Colorado-based home furnishings retailer and design source.

Benjamin Gutmann

Vice President, Campaign; Northern NJ Board Member, Major Gifts Chair

Ben Gutmann became active in JNF after participating in a JNF mission in 2003 and seeing firsthand all of the good work done by JNF.

Robert B. Levine, Esq.

Presidential Advisor; Northern NJ Board Member

Bob Levine (Teaneck, NJ) is a senior partner at the New York City accounting firm Levine Schaefer Fink & Moss, P.C., and has a personal law practice as well.

Michael H. Jacobson

Vice President, Schools & Community Engagement, National Conf. Recruitment Chair

Michael Jacobson (Cleveland, OH) is President of the MHJ Consulting Group LLC

Terry L. Katz

Assistant Vice President, Schools & Community Engagement; Eastern PA Board General Campaign Chair

As a young girl, Terry Katz was given cardboard trees in school; each card was an opportunity to plant a tree in the new country of Israel.

Michael Kessler

Vice President, Zionist Education Continuum

Michael Kessler (Long Island, NY) is a CPA employed by The Douglaston Companies, a NYC real estate development firm, where he serves as Executive Vice President in charge of Financial Operations.

Marc Kelman

Assistant First Vice President, Israel Operations; Desert States Board Member

In 1998, Marc Kelman (Phoenix, AZ) sold the chain of full service car washes he started in 1975 and began investing in commercial real estate.

Scott H. Gendell, Esq.

Vice President, College Engagement

Scott H. Gendell (Chicago, IL) is the President of Wilmette, IL-based Terraco, Inc., a shopping center development and management firm he founded in 1985.

Charles S. Fax, Esq.

Presidential Advisor

With over a decade of involvement in Jewish National Fund, Charles Fax has held a number of leadership positions including Regional President for Baltimore.

Alan Fisher

Alan Fisher (Atherton, CA) is an accelerator physicist at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory at Stanford University, where he specializes in instrumentation for particle accelerators.

Barbara K. Burry

Vice President, Women for Israel; Mountain States Board Chair

Barbara Burry has served on the Mountain States JNF Board for over five years.

Isaac Blachor, Esq.

Vice President, Rabbinic & Congregational Engagement

An attorney, Ike Blachor (New York, NY) has been an active member of the American, New York State, and Nassau County Bar Associations, and is a past President of the Jewish Lawyers Association of Nassau County.

Ira Bartfield

Assistant Vice President, Rabbinic & Congregational Engagement; Washington, D.C. Board Missions Recruitment Chair

Ira Bartfield (Washington, DC) recently retired after more than 40 years on the staff of the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, one of the world’s nest art museums where he held supervisory positions.

Baruch Fellner, Esq.

Vice President, Government Relations; Washington, D.C. Board Senior Advisor

Attorney Baruch Fellner (Washington, DC) is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, DC office, which provides invaluable pro bono labor and employment advice, counsel and training.

Kenneth Segel, Esq.

Vice President, Communities & Regions; Capital Region Board Member; Miami-Dade Board Member

Kenneth Segel is the CEO of Schuyler Companies, a regional commercial real estate company specializing in developing and owning retail shopping centers.

Toni Dusik

Vice President, Israel Relations Council; Desert States Board Member

Toni Dusik started her non-profit life as Director of Development for California Special Olympics, then as the Area Director of Texas Special Olympics.

Theodore L. Banks, Esq.

Assistant Vice President, Israel Relations Council

Ted Banks (Chicago, IL) is a partner in the law firm of Scharf Banks Marmor LLC, where his practice concentrates on general corporate, antitrust and compliance matters.

Vivian Grossman

Vice President, Marketing

Vivian Grossman is the Woman's Chairperson on the Broward County Jewish National Fund Board of Directors as well as a member of the JNF National Sapphire Board.

Sam Goldberg

Vice President, Planned Giving

Sam Goldberg (Santa Monica, CA) is an entrepreneur with a diverse background.

Myron D. Stayman

Vice President, Strategic Relationships

Myron D. Stayman (Hollywood, FL) is a 30-year veteran and Senior Vice President of Wealth Management with Merrill Lynch, where he is also a member of the Director’s Circle.

Jeffrey Schwartz

Assistant Vice President, Strategic Relationships; Eastern PA Board Major Gifts Co-Chair

Jeff (Penn Valley, PA) is the owner of JS Homes, a residential homebuilding company, which has built over 3,000 single-family homes in Delaware

Joseph Korn

Vice President, Investments; Central New Jersey Board of Trustees Member

Joseph Korn (Basking Ridge, NJ) is a partner at Garden Homes Development, a private national Real Estate Development Company.

Lynne Merriam

Assistant Vice President, Investments; Tampa Board President

Lynne’s many trips to Israel have strengthened her involvement and love of Jewish Organizations. She is a Federation Lion of Judah and is a Federation Board VP. She has chaired the Federation President’s dinner and was campaign chair for several years.

Alan Wolk

Vice President, Israel Investments; Atlanta Board Member

Alan Wolk (Roswell, Ga) is CFO of Airway Therapeutics, Inc., a biotech pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapies for respiratory diseases.

Dr. Morton Mower Z"L

Assistant Vice President, Israel Investments

Dr. Morton Mower Z"L (Avon & Denver, CO) was a King Solomon Society and World Chairman’s Council member, former chair and interim chair of JNF Parsons Water Fund, and co-chair of the Water Task Force.

Robert M. Wigoda, Esq.

Vice President, Legal Committee

Robert M. Wigoda (Wilmette, IL) is an attorney in private practice with his brother and son in the firm of Wigoda & Wigoda.

Gary Jay Kushner, Esq.

Assistant Vice President, Legal Committee; Mid-Atlantic Region President

Gary Jay Kushner remembers growing up in a home with a Jewish National Fund (JNF) Blue Box always being present.

Scott N. Schreiber, Esq.

Vice President, Missions

Scott N. Schreiber (Northbrook, IL) is a member of Clark Hill PLC, a national law firm, in the corporate restructuring and bankruptcy practice group.

Ann Zinman

Assistant Vice President, Missions; Desert States Board Member; Small Communities Women for Israel Chair

Ann Zinman (Scottsdale, AZ) has been active with Jewish National Fund since 2008 and has been very involved in the Phoenix Jewish Community for decades

Nina Paul

Vice President, Major Gifts; OHIO VALLEY BOARD MEMBER

Nina Paul (Cincinnati, OH) had a 30-year illustrious career in the jewelry world before selling her business, Nina Paul Jewelry Company, in 2007. Nina Paul has been involved in JNF for more than 29 years.

Bernice Friedman

Presidential Advisor; Desert States Board Member

Bernice Friedman is a proud member and past President of JNF-USA’s Greater Las Vegas Board. She also sits on the organization’s National Board of Directors.

Dr. Joel Spalter

Vice President, Small Communities

Joel Spalter, M.D. (Fayetteville, AR), spent 23 years in the practice of internal medicine and infectious disease in Florida.

Alan Abramson

Assistant Vice President, Small Communities

Alan Abramson (Los Angeles, CA) is the managing partner of two commercial real estate companies and President of B&A Management Corporation, a commercial real estate management company.

Dr. Robert Benedon

Vice President, Speakers Bureau

Dr. Bob Benedon has been a proud and tireless champion of Jewish National Fund's work for decades, serving the organization in a variety of positions.

Sheryl Buchholtz

Assistant Vice President, Speakers Bureau; New York Board Go North East Chair

Sheryl Buchholtz is one of the most dedicated members of the Jewish National Fund family, serving as a member of JNF’s New York Board of Directors, Women for Israel, the Century Council, the President’s Society, and the Sapphire Society.

Michael G. Lederman

Vice President, Boruchin Committee

Michael G. Lederman (Little Compton, RI) is Managing Partner of The Spectrum Capital Group. H

Jason Zenner

Presidential Advisor; Illinois Board Member

Jason Zenner is an Account Executive at Associated Agencies, Inc., where he also oversees the Small Group department.

Chad Holtzman

Vice President, JNFuture

Chad Holtzman is an attorney in private practice specializing in high-profile antitrust litigation in the pharmaceutical, financial services, and commodities industries.

Edward Blank

Chair, Audit Committee

Ed Blank (New York, NY), a telemarketing pioneer, founded and served as CEO of Edward Blank Associates.

David R. Greenbaum, Esq.

Vice Chair, Audit Committee; New York Board Member

David R. Greenbaum is Vice Chairman of Vornado Realty Trust. In addition, David sits on a number of high-level public and private boards in New York.

Alyse Golden Berkley, Esq.

Presidential Advisor

Alyse Golden Berkley was the first member of her family to visit Israel in 1970. She spent her junior year at the Hebrew University, and returned to take accredited law school courses there.

Louise Dabrow

Presidential Advisor

Louise Dabrow (Philadelphia, PA) is a Certified Life Underwriter, worked as an insurance agent for Equitable Life Insurance Co. for 22 years

Laureine Greenbaum

Presidential Advisor; New York Board President Emeritus

An attorney who practiced commercial and copyright law at CBS Inc., in 2000 Laureine Greenbaum (New York, NY) co-founded Project Cicero

Joe Hess

A retired government technical manager and International Aerospace Consultant, Joe Hess (Garden Grove, CA) was actively involved in fostering international cooperation during his 40-year career.

Lauren Lizerbram

Presidential Advisor; San Diego Board Major Gifts Co-Chair

Lauren Lizerbram dedicates her time to community efforts and for 30 years has been focused on volunteering for JNF.

Dr. Toby Mower

Presidential Advisor; Mountain States Board Member

Dr. Toby Mower (Denver, Co.) is a member of Jewish National Fund’s Mountain States Board, a charter member of Women for Israel, and JNF’s National Water Task Force.

Jane Ottenstein

Presidential Advisor

Jane Ottenstein (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) worked as a designer and manufacturer of haute couture clothing and as a custom home developer in Southern California for more than 25 years.

Marlene E. Post

Presidential Advisor

Marlene E. Post (New York, NY) served as the 21st National President of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.

Deborah E. Riegel, Esq.

National Presidential Advisor; Tri-State President

Deborah E. Reigel chairs the New York chapter of Lawyers for Israel and JNF’s Law & Justice Tour. Ms. Riegel practices real estate law in New York City and is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School and is a member of the New York board.

Barbara Sommer

Medical Director of Geriatric Psychiatry at the Stanford University School of Medicine