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]
​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]
​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]

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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]
​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]
Chaitra Zeigler, Director of Richmond Terrace Cornerstone czeigler@sijcc.com
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]
​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]