Ronald S. Lauder

Chairman of the Board-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.

Jeffrey E. Levine

Chairman of the Board

Jeffrey Levine (New York, NY) is one of the youngest presidents in JNF’s history.

Sol Lizerbram

President

Dr. Sol Lizerbram (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) is Chairman and co-founder of Health Fusion®, Inc., an internet based electronic medical record and healthcare transaction company.

Bruce K. Gould

President-Elect & Vice President, Campaign

Bruce K. Gould (Orlando, FL) is an attorney and was a principal of Gould Publications Inc., a family-owned publishing business specializing in law books and treatises for the legal and law enforcement communities.

Alan Dabrow

First Vice President

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

Assistant First Vice President; President, Alexander Muss High School in Israel

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

Andrew P. Klein

Treasurer

Andrew Klein (Baltimore, MD), President of Klein’s ShopRite of Maryland, served as the Maryland Regional President until 2010 and is on the JNF Parsons Water Fund Board of Directors and the Israel Relations Committee.

Geraldine Shatz

Secretary

Geri Shatz (New York, NY) is an accountant specializing in the needs of the aged and has served in an advisory capacity to two life- care communities in Bucks County, PA.

Ron Werner

Assistant Secretary; 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.

Harold L. Kaplan

Vice President, Administration & 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 rm’s Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice.

Sam Goldberg

Assistant Vice President, Administration & Compliance

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

Stanley M. Chesley

Past President

JNF America Ambassador to KKL and Israel Stanley M. Chesley (Cincinnati, OH), has a long history of serving on a number of local and national philanthropic boards, including UJA, JDC, and Israel Bonds.

Benjamin Gutmann

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.

Scott H. Gendell

Vice President, College Activists

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

Alan Fisher

Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists; Northern California Board Member

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 Sommer

Co-Assistant Vice President, College Activists; Northern California Board Member

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

Myron D. Stayman

Co-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.

Robert M. Wigoda

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.

Isaac Blachor

Vice President, Community & Congregational Relations

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, Community & Congregational Relations

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...

Michael Blank

Vice President, Communities & Regions

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.

Robert B. Levine

Vice President, Education

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.

Laureine Greenbaum

Assistant Vice President, Education

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

Joseph Hess

Orange County Board of Trustees

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.

Baruch Fellner

Assistant Vice President, Government Relations

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

Vice President, Israel Relations Committee

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

Toni Dusik

Assistant Vice President, Israel Relations Committee

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

Steven Crystal

Vice President, Marketing; Northern California Board Member

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

Vivian Grossman

Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Social Media

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.

Charles S. Fax

Vice President, Israel Action

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

Terry Katz

Assistant Vice President, Israel Action

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.

Kenneth J. Krupsky

Vice President, Galil—Go North/ President, Mid-Atlantic

Kenneth J. Krupsky (Chevy Chase, MD) retired from the Jones Day law firm in 2012 after 40 years of tax practice, including public service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department.

Joseph Korn

Vice President, Investments

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

Scott N. Schreiber

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

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

David Frank

Vice President, Planned Giving

David Frank (Los Angeles, CA) is Associate Manager of Coldwell Banker’s Beverly Hills North office, the number one sales office in the United States.

Bernice Friedman

Assistant Vice President, Planned Giving

Bernice Friedman (Las Vegas, NV) is a member and past President of Jewish National Fund’s Greater Las Vegas Board and previously served as Chair of the Sapphire Society.

Dr. Melinda Wolf

Vice President, Small Communities

Dr. Melinda Wolf is a physician (Golden, CO) and her connection to JNF dates back to 1999.

Dr. Joel Spalter

Assistant Vice President, Small Communities

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

Nina Paul

President, Women for Israel

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.

Myra Chack Fleischer

San Diego Board President and Vice President, Women for Israel

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

Marc Kelman

Chair, National Water Task Force

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.

Rebecca H. Fischer

Chair, Arava Task Force

The immediate past Chair of Makor and current President of Jewish National Fund in Broward County, Rebecca Fischer is also currently the Chair of the JNF Central Arava Committee.

Stephanie Kelman

Chair, JNFuture

Stephanie Kelman (Portland, OR) oversees global product creation for kids apparel Nike, Inc.

Michael G. Lederman

Chair, Boruchin Committee

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

Jeffrey Schwartz

Chair, Housing Development Fund

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

Robert Benedon

Chair, 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.

Edward Blank

Chair, Audit Committee

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

Theodore L. Banks

Vice Chair, Audit Committee

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

Michael H. Jacobson

KKL International Marketing Liaison Committee

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

Alyse Golden Berkley, Esq.

Los Angeles Board President

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.

Saul Burian

New York President

Saul Burian (New York, NY) is a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s Financial Restructuring Group

Lawrence B. Cohen

Chairman of the Board, New England

Attorney Lawrence Cohen (Boston, MA) is a partner with Nixon Peabody and specializes in wealth management, estate planning and estate and trust administration.

Louise Dabrow

Presidential Advisor; Board Member, Eastern PA

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

Robert Dubin

Las Vegas Board of Trustees

Bob Dubin (Las Vegas, NV) is the immediate past President of the Nevada Society of Enrolled Agents, and has served as its Vice President and Treasurer.

Tony B. Gelbart

Presidential Advisor

Tony B. Gelbart (Boca Raton, FL), a businessman and philanthropist, is Chairman and Co-Founder of Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Mary Ellen Hogan

President, Northern Florida Region

Mary Ellen Hogan is a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience practicing in energy law, environmental law, and occupational safety and health.

Michael Kessler

President

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.

Gary Jay Kushner

Washington DC President

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

Lauren Lizerbram

San Diego Board Member and President Emeritus

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

Morton Mower

Vice Chair, National Water Task Force; Mountain States Board Member

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

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.

Lauren France

Lauren France is a Partner at the Katz Watson Group, a political fundraising consulting firm.

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.

Todd G. Patkin

Presidential Advisor; Board of Directors Member, Boston

Todd Patkin (Foxboro, MA) helped to lead Autopart International, a family-owned company through 2006.

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.

Jay L. Schottenstein

Presidential Advisor

Jay Schottenstein (Columbus, OH) is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Schottenstein Stores Corporation, DSW Inc., American Signature Inc., Value City Furniture, Schottenstein Property Group, and American Eagle Outfitters Inc.

Michael J. Wechsler

Vice President, Investments; North Palm Beach Board Member

Michael J. Wechsler (Lake Worth, FL) retired as Chief Credit Officer of Centerline Financial Company, a credit enhancement and credit derivative subsidiary of Centerline Capital Group.

Alan Wolk

Atlanta Board of Trustees Member

Alan Wolk retired in 2007 after 29 years in “Corporate America” as president of the $2 billion Interiors Business in INVISTA, a subsidiary of Koch Industries, the largest privately