Our Staff
"Working at AJWS isn't just a job to me. It's my way of playing a part — even if it's a small part — in a global movement for change and justice."

Samantha Adler
Accounts Payable Specialist

Monica Anderson-Snow
Finance Project Manager

Nikhil Aziz
Director of Land, Water and Climate Justice

Ioana Baczo
Senior Project Manager, Finance & Administration

Robert Bank
President and CEO

Ross Beroff
Board Liaison

Margo Bloom
Vice President for Development

Zoe Bloomfield
Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Programs/Program Associate for International Education and Jewish Engagement

Andrew Blossom
Director of Digital Strategy

Lily Brent
Advocacy-Communications Officer

Elizabeth Briand
Associate Director for Planned Giving

Allison Carey
Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement

Oscar Choy
Prospect Research Coordinator

Elisa Damari
Office Assistant

Tanyanika Davis
Director for Media Relations and Thought Leadership

Venus Devnani McClelland
Executive Vice President

Jamie Diamond
Digital Marketing Officer

Sam Dorow
Program Associate, Land, Water, and Climate Justice

Danielle Edwards
Vice President for Finance and Administration

Alexis Frankel
Associate Director, Major Gifts

Joshua Fried
Chief of Staff

Beth Friedmann
Director of Development Operations

Rachel Furey
Senior CRM Application Administrator

Maya Geist
Senior Graphic Designer

Chloe Gousse
Program Associate for the Humanitarian Response and Civil & Political Rights

Sarah Green
Senior Policy Advisor, Sexual Health and Rights

Neely Grobani
Director, Donor Engagement

Tracey Gurd
Senior Director, Civil and Political Rights and Advocacy

Irit Houvras
Vice President for Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation

Melissa Hull
Development Project Associate

Jonathan Hulland
Senior Program Officer, Land, Water and Climate Justice

Justin Jacobs
Senior Marketing and Storytelling Officer

Marina Rosove Javor
Associate Director, Los Angeles

Adriana Jiménez
Associate Director, International Operations

Leah Kaplan Robins
Director of Content and Storytelling

Tamar Karpuj
Senior Content & Storytelling Officer

Kristen Kendrick
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Racial Justice (DEIRJ)

Samantha Kossin
Development Operations Officer

Jay Kotowski
Development Operations Manager

Rori Kramer
Director of U.S. Advocacy

Jenn Lavelle
Associate Director, Online Engagement

Suzanne Lee
Director of Institutional Giving

Elizabeth Leih
Creative Director

Coby Lerner
Director of Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness

Tim Lessick
Senior Project Manager

Jin Liu
Associate Director, Budgeting, Financial Planning and Analysis

Alejandra Martin
Senior Program Officer, Land, Water and Climate Justice

Julieta Mendez
Associate Vice President for Programs

Ruth Messinger
Global Ambassador

Ruddy Miller
Director of Finance

Margo Mullinax
Director of Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation

Andy Myhrum
Operations Specialist

Sophia Naide
Program Associate, Sexual Health and Rights

Payal Patel
Senior Program Officer, Land, Water and Climate Justice

Kirstie Pena
Administrative Coordinator to the Executive Office

Aisha Purvis
Junior Graphic Designer

Shannon Reimers
Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement

Rabbi Elizabeth Richman
Associate Director for Jewish Engagement and Advocacy

Armani Rodriguez
Office Assistant

Christopher Rodriguez
Senior Accountant

Maritza Sanchez
Accounting Manager

Alon Shalev
Executive Director, Western Region

Clara Shapiro
Senior Digital Marketing Officer

Audrey Silverman
Development Associate, Major Gifts

Brad Sugar
Director, Midwest Region

Javid Syed
Director of Sexual Health and Rights

Peter Taback
Vice President for Marketing and Communications

Yee Chiat Tay
Associate Director, Accounting

Jannel Tillman
Grants Manager

Laura Timme
Director of Civil and Political Rights

Shari Turitz
Vice President for Programs

Jill Weitz
Associate Director, Grant Writing

Shifra Whiteman
Development Associate, Chicago

Dionne R. Wiggins
Vice President for People and Culture

Catherine Wolf
Associate Director of Development Operations

Risa Zoll
Associate Vice President for Development
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