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."
Monica Anderson-Snow
Finance Project Manager
Ioana Baczo
Senior Project Manager, Finance & Administration
Robert Bank
President and CEO
Ross Beroff
Board Liaison
Margo Bloom
Vice President for Development
Zoe Bloomfield
Senior Development Officer, Institutional Giving
Andrew Blossom
Director of Digital Strategy
Elizabeth Briand
Associate Director for Planned Giving
Allison Carey
Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement
Elisa Damari
Grants Management Associate
Tanyanika Davis
Director for Media Relations and Thought Leadership
Venus Devnani
Executive Vice President
Jamie Diamond
Digital Marketing Officer
Sam Dorow
Program Associate, Land, Water, and Climate Justice
Alexis Frankel
Associate Director, Major Gifts
Joshua Fried
Chief of Staff
Beth Friedmann
Director of Development Operations
Rachel Furey
Senior CRM Application Administrator
Chloe Gousse
Program Associate for the Humanitarian Response and Civil & Political Rights
Neely Grobani
Director, Donor Engagement
Catherine Guy
People & Culture Operations Lead
Melissa Hull
Development Project Associate
Justin Jacobs
Associate Director of Storytelling
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
Director of Creative Strategy, Communications Division
Coby Lerner
Associate Vice President of Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness
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
Ken Montenegro
Director of IT
Margo Mullinax
Director of Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation
Andy Myhrum
Operations Specialist
Sophia Naide
Program Associate, Sexual Health and Rights
Payal Patel
Associate Director, Programs Division
Kirstie Pena
Administrative Coordinator to the Executive Office
Shannon Reimers
Associate Director of Donor Engagement
Rabbi Elizabeth Richman
Associate Director for Jewish Engagement and Advocacy
Christopher Rodriguez
Senior Accountant
Maritza Sanchez
Accounting Manager
Clara Shapiro
Senior Digital Marketing Officer
Peter Taback
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Laura Timme
Director of Civil and Political Rights
Shari Turitz
Vice President for Programs
Jill Weitz
Associate Director, Grant Writing
Dionne R. Wiggins
Vice President for People and Culture
Catherine Wolf
Associate Director of Development Operations
Risa Zoll
Associate Vice President for Development
Interested in a Career With AJWS?
Whether you’re a recent college graduate or a seasoned professional, there’s a wealth of career opportunities at AJWS. We hope you’ll join us!