Joan & Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island
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    • Mission
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    • Meet our CEO
    • Staff
    • Cafe and Catering
    • Rentals
    • The Bulletin
    • Press
    • Contact Us
  • Fitness, Sports & Wellness
    • Fitness
    • Sports
    • Aquatics >
      • Indoor Pool
    • Physical Therapy
  • Early Childhood
    • Early Childhood Education
    • First Foot Forward
  • Youth & Teen
    • Camps
    • Sunrise Day Camp >
      • Sunrise Miles
    • 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
    • Senior Centers
    • Services and Programs
    • Memory Loss Programs
    • Holocaust Survivors >
      • Cafe Europa
  • Cultural Arts
    • Cultural Arts >
      • Cultural Arts Past Programs
    • Israel 75
    • Music Institute
    • Jewish Life
  • Community Engagement
    • JCC Connections >
      • Career Connections
      • Benefit Connections
      • Food Access
      • Link to Better Health
      • Bridge to Education
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Connect to Recovery
    • Family Programming
    • JCC Young Leaders
  • Donate
    • Giving Drive
    • JCC Board Advised Funds
    • Sunshine Sunday
    • Annual Report
    • Tribute Cards
    • Pay Your Bill Online
  • Membership
    • Prospective Members >
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​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!

For all inquiries, please contact Ronni Flaherty at 718.475.5241 or rflaherty@sijcc.com

Anita Bruckmeir, Chief Development Officer 718.475.5234 or abruckmeir@sijcc.com
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Lee Guttenplan, Chief Operating Officer 718.475.5240 or lguttenplan@sijcc.com
​Allison Cohen, Chief of Communications & External Affairs 718.475.5233 or acohen@sijcc.com
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Daisy Olivencia, Chief Experience Officer 718.475.5248​ or dolivencia@sijcc.com
Ronni Flaherty, Chief of Administration 718.475.5241 or rflaherty@sijcc.com
Debra Fredrick, Chief Program Director for Community Services 718.981.0500 dfredrick@sijcc.com
​Adam Miller, Chief Financial Officer 718.475.5254 or amiller@sijcc.com
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Joanne Pennisi, Director of Human Resources 718.475.5266 or jpennisi@sijcc.com
​Mark Sefcik, Facilities Director 718.475.5218 or msefcik@sijcc.com
Jayne Smith, Chief Program Director for Early Childhood & Disability Services 718.475.5265 or jsmith@sijcc.com
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Glenn Wechsler, MSW, Chief Program Director of Youth & Camping Services 718.475.5231 (718.983.9000 during July/August) or gwechsler@sijcc.com
​Amelia Winter, MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, Chief Program Director of Social & Senior Services 718.475.5238 or awinter@sijcc.com

Cliff Bloom, Tottenville High School Beacon Director 718.605.3033 or cbloom@sijcc.com
Rebecca Catalan, Todt Hill Cornerstone Director 718.761.4393 or rcatalan@sijcc.com
Nicholas DeLissio, Director of Sports & Recreation 718.475.5116 or ndelissio@sijcc.com
Maureen Fisher, Director of Navigator Program 718.981.1400 or mfisher@sijcc.com
Sandy Haft, LMSW, Sunrise Day Camp Director 718.475.5274 or shaft@sijcc.com
Seth Kaplan, P.S. 65 COMPASS Director 347.466.4407 or skaplan@sijcc.com
Lisa Lubarsky, Director of Membership and Community Engagement 718.475.5223 or llubarsky@sijcc.com
Amanda Melian, Director of Aquatics 718.475.5215 or  AMelian@sijcc.com
Jodie Montelli, Director of Avis/South Shore Neighborhood Senior Center 718.475.5283 or jmontelli@sijcc.co
Rose Nova, Director of Educational and Vocational Services 718.508.3881 or rnova@sijcc.com
Oliver Perry, Director of Gerard Carter Center Cornerstone 718.981.0500 or operry@sijcc.com
Maritza Rivera, Director of Stapleton Neighborhood Senior Center 718.981.8828 or mrivera@sijcc.com
Ela Seeley, Director of the Music Institute 718.475.5263 or eseeley@sijcc.com
Bella Smorgonskaya, Director of Arts & Culture 718.475.5262 or bsmorgonskaya@sijcc.com
Jeanette Velasquez, Director of SONYC at Eagle Academy 718.727.6201x3313/14 or jvelasquez@sijcc.com
Paloma Wasserstein, LMSW, Director of Social Services 718.475.5228 or pwasserstein@sijcc.com
Allisyn Wise-Ortiz, MSW, Director of Caregiver Support Center & Social Adult Day Programs 718.475.5287 or awise@sijcc.com
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LocationS

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

ABERLIN/NORTH SHORE
485 Victory Blvd 
​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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