Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island
  • About
    • Program Guide
    • Locations/Hours
    • Virtual Tour
    • Mission
    • Centers of Excellence
    • History
    • Board
    • Meet our CEO
    • Staff
    • Cafe and Catering
    • Rentals
    • The Bulletin
    • Press
    • DEIB Statement
    • Contact Us
  • Fitness, Sports & Wellness
    • Fitness
    • Sports >
      • Summer Sports Academy
    • Aquatics >
      • Indoor Pool
      • Outdoor Pool
    • Physical Therapy
  • Early Childhood
    • Early Childhood Education
    • First Foot Forward
    • Grown Up and Me Programs
    • Data Security & Privacy
  • Youth & Teen
    • Youth Arts & Enrichment
    • Camps
    • Sunrise Day Camp >
      • Ways to Help Sunrise
    • Youth Programs
    • Teen Programs
    • Explorers After School Program
    • Community Afterschool Programs
    • Cornerstone Community Centers
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    • Department for People with Disabilities
    • Marvin's Camp
  • Older Adult Services
    • Beatrice Victor Senior Olympics
    • Senior Centers
    • Memory Loss Programs >
      • Dementia Coalition Guide
    • Holocaust Survivors >
      • Cafe Europa
  • Cultural Arts
    • Cultural Arts
    • Music Institute
    • Art @ the J
    • Jewish Life
  • Community Engagement
    • Social Services >
      • Career Connections
      • Benefit Connections
      • Health Insurance Programs
      • Food Access
      • Adult Education
    • Family Programming
    • Hillel of Staten Island >
      • JCC Young Leaders
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Donate
    • Nancy Avis L'Dor V'Dor Awards
    • SunriseWALKS
    • JCC Board Advised Funds
    • Annual Report
    • Tribute Cards
    • Donate to the JCC
  • Membership
    • Summer Swim Club
    • Prospective Members
    • Current Members
    • Previous Members
    • Guest Pass Policy
  • Career Opportunities
  • Stand With Israel
  • From Resilience to Celebration
  • About
    • Program Guide
    • Locations/Hours
    • Virtual Tour
    • Mission
    • Centers of Excellence
    • History
    • Board
    • Meet our CEO
    • Staff
    • Cafe and Catering
    • Rentals
    • The Bulletin
    • Press
    • DEIB Statement
    • Contact Us
  • Fitness, Sports & Wellness
    • Fitness
    • Sports >
      • Summer Sports Academy
    • Aquatics >
      • Indoor Pool
      • Outdoor Pool
    • Physical Therapy
  • Early Childhood
    • Early Childhood Education
    • First Foot Forward
    • Grown Up and Me Programs
    • Data Security & Privacy
  • Youth & Teen
    • Youth Arts & Enrichment
    • Camps
    • Sunrise Day Camp >
      • Ways to Help Sunrise
    • Youth Programs
    • Teen Programs
    • Explorers After School Program
    • Community Afterschool Programs
    • Cornerstone Community Centers
  • Services for People with Disabilities
    • Department for People with Disabilities
    • Marvin's Camp
  • Older Adult Services
    • Beatrice Victor Senior Olympics
    • Senior Centers
    • Memory Loss Programs >
      • Dementia Coalition Guide
    • Holocaust Survivors >
      • Cafe Europa
  • Cultural Arts
    • Cultural Arts
    • Music Institute
    • Art @ the J
    • Jewish Life
  • Community Engagement
    • Social Services >
      • Career Connections
      • Benefit Connections
      • Health Insurance Programs
      • Food Access
      • Adult Education
    • Family Programming
    • Hillel of Staten Island >
      • JCC Young Leaders
    • Volunteer Opportunities
  • Donate
    • Nancy Avis L'Dor V'Dor Awards
    • SunriseWALKS
    • JCC Board Advised Funds
    • Annual Report
    • Tribute Cards
    • Donate to the JCC
  • Membership
    • Summer Swim Club
    • Prospective Members
    • Current Members
    • Previous Members
    • Guest Pass Policy
  • Career Opportunities
  • Stand With Israel
  • From Resilience to Celebration

​STAFF

The JCC is led by a dedicated, passionate group of people who have devoted their lives to improving our community. Meet our management staff:

Orit Lender, Chief Executive Officer
Learn more about Orit here!

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Lee Guttenplan, Chief Operating Officer 718.475.5240 or [email protected]
​Allison Cohen, Chief of Communications & Fundraising 718.475.5233 or [email protected]
​Ronni Flaherty, Chief of Administration 718.475.5241 or [email protected]
​Adam Miller, Chief Financial Officer 718.475.5254 or [email protected]
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Daisy Olivencia, Chief Experience Officer 718.475.5248​ or [email protected]
​Mark Sefcik, Chief of Building Services 718.475.5218 or [email protected]
Jayne Smith, Chief Program Director for Early Childhood & Disability Services 718.475.5265 or [email protected]
Randie Vitucci, Chief of Human Resources & Internal Corporate Compliance 718.475.5234 [email protected]
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Glenn Wechsler, MSW, Chief Program Director of Youth & Camping Services 718.475.5231 (718.983.9000 during July/August) or [email protected]
​Amelia Winter, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, Chief Program Officer 718.475.5238 or [email protected]

Thomas Baker, NASM CPT, Fitness and Sports Director 718.475.5214 [email protected]
Cliff Bloom, Tottenville High School Beacon Director 718.605.3033 or [email protected]
Michele Danza, Director of Grants 718.475.5117 or [email protected]
Rose Elsaadany, Director of Special Events 718.475.5256 or [email protected]
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Maureen Fisher, Director of Navigator Program 718.981.1400 or [email protected]
Seth Kaplan, P.S. 65 COMPASS Director 347.466.4407 or [email protected]
Lisa Lubarsky, Director of Membership and Community Engagement 718.475.5223 or [email protected]
David Lutzker, Sunrise Day Camp Director 718.475.5119 or [email protected]
Ruth Perry-Cox, Director of Richmond Terrace Cornerstone [email protected]
Drita Popovic, Sr. Director of Department for People with Disabilities [email protected]
Kara Roche, Director of Marketing & Communications 718.475.5251 or [email protected]
Maritza Rivera, Director of Stapleton Neighborhood Senior Center 718.981.8828 or [email protected]
Kristine Hagen, LMSW, Senior Director of the Older Adult Center Network 718.475.5235 or [email protected]
Michelle Sabatino, MSW, Director of Avis/South Shore Older Adult Center (OAC) 718.475.5283 or [email protected]
Ela Seeley, Director of the Music Institute 718.475.5263 or [email protected]
Bella Smorgonskaya, Director of Arts & Culture 718.475.5262 or [email protected]
Linda Springer, Director of Todt Hill Cornerstone [email protected]
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Jeanette Velasquez, Director of SONYC at Eagle Academy 718.727.6201x3313/14 or [email protected]
Paloma Wasserstein, LMSW, Director of Social Services 718.475.5228 or [email protected]
Michele Weinstein, Director of Intake and Case Assistance for the Senior Network 718.517.7449 or [email protected]
Allisyn Wise-Ortiz, MSW, Director of Caregiver Support Center & Social Adult Day Programs 718.475.5287 or [email protected]
Irina Zaviyalova, Director of Aquatics Programing & Operations 718.475.5215 or [email protected]
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LocationS

BERNIKOW/MID-ISLAND
1466 Manor Road
Staten Island, NY 10314 
718.475.5200 

JCC EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
​10 Gregg Place
Staten Island, NY 10301

718.475.
5290
AVIS/SOUTH SHORE
1297 Arthur Kill Road 
Staten Island, NY 10312
718.475.5270 

BERMAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
2221 Richmond Ave.
​Staten Island, NY 10314
718.475.5100
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Membership Services 718.475.5223 

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