JCFS Chicago is guided by dedicated community leaders and skilled professionals whose vision and passion drive our mission forward.
JCFS Chicago Staff Leadership
The professionals at JCFS Chicago possess diverse backgrounds and education and bring a myriad set of skills and interests to their roles. Our employees are social workers, psychologists, counselors, special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, early childhood and infant mental health specialists, career counselors and more. Behind the scenes, finance, human resources, administration and other staff round out our team. They all share a common goal: To deliver JCFS Chicago services and programs to adults, children, teens and families throughout the community.
The 2024-2025 Board of Directors
Executive Committee
- Chair Simon Fleischmann
- Secretary Robert Brimm
- Treasurer Jeanette Zemsky
- Immediate Past Chair Michael Capone
- Vice Chair David Greenbaum
- Vice Chair Carol Henriques
- Vice Chair Toria Stender
- Vice Chair Adam Tarantur
- Vice Chair Liz Roberts Turnipseed
- At-large Executive Committee Member Gayle Miller
- At-large Executive Committee Member Neil Posner
- At-large Executive Committee Member Louis Robinson
Board Members
Eric Baer, Neil Berg, Hillary Coustan, Laura Elkayam, Robert Ferencz, Ryan Ferris, Andrew M. Glick, Stephanie Gray, Todd Grayson, Cheri Grossman, Zach Kafitz, Mitchell Kaufman, Emily Keith, Linda Kellough, Pam Levy, Jessica Lorber, Jennifer Lucas, Doug Novack, Randee Romanoff, Erich Sternberg, Howard Suskin, Barbara Wolf; Gail Dallas (Response Advisory Council)
JVS Honorary Directors
James A. Alter, Richard M. Bendix, Jr., Jack R. Bierig, David L. Blumberg, Donald P. Cohen, Seth A. Eisner, Paul L. Epner, Vernon Fox, Janet Jablon, Adrienne Meisel, Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr., James M. Schultz, Jack D. Tovin, Michael R. Treister, M.D.
HIAS Honorary Directors
Albert I. Zemel, Peter B. Sherman, Ralph Ruebner z"l, Randy Felsenthal, Jeffrey Kriezelman, Irena Persky, Azita Mojarad
Business Advisory Committee
Alan Alport, Rick Bendix, John Daniels, Danny Dolgin, Susan Duman, Robert Ferencz, Bruce Fogelson, Andrew Glick, Cheri Grossman, Marc Jacobs, David Lowenthal, Adrienne Meisel, Martin Smith, Michael Treister
Honorary Board Members
Pamela K. Adelman, Stephen R. Ballis z"l, David Bardach, Patricia Cantor, Jules Cogan, Robert Don, Judith Feldman, June S. Finder, Marvin Fitch, Bruce Goldman, Marla Gordon, Alan S. Gratch, Ted R. Jadwin, James B. Klutznick, Thomas Korman, H. Debra Levin, Leonard Levine, Fran Levy, Mark Levy, Stanley L. Pollock, Stephen L. Schar, Susan Schulman, Midge P. Shafton, David Smerling, Andi Srulovitz, Jeffrey E. Stone, Don C. Trossman, Daniel J. Wander, Marc R. Wilkow, Gregg F. Witt, Brenda J. Wolf, Milton Zimmerman