Board and Professional Team
For general inquiries, contact Sandy Davis, Chief of Staff.
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Our Board and Professional team are made up of people of diverse backgrounds, education levels and experiences with one thing in common - the well-being and advocacy of and for the Jewish population in Richmond.
Visit our office at:
5403 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226
Sandy Davis, Chief of Staff, 804-545-8627
Basya Gartenstein, Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee
Jill Grossman, Director of Women's Philanthropy and Affinities, 804-545-8652
Wynston Hammack, Marketing Manager
Joel Kimling, Accounting and Finance Manager, 804-545-8618
Skip Kozakewicz, Reflector Editor, 804-545-8620
Deborah Meade, Administrative Assistant, 804-545-8625
Rhonda Pellicano, Chief Financial Officer
Paul Powell, Corporate Partnerships & Reflector Ad Sales Consultant, 804-545-8655
Sara Rosenbaum, Chief Impact Officer, 804-545-8629
Rebecca Spivey, Director of FRD Operations, 804-545-8654
Daniel Staffenberg, Chief Executive Officer, 804-545-8622
Jewish Community Federation of Richmond welcomes 2022-2023 officers and Board of Directors.
Executive Committee
President:
Amy Nisenson
Vice President:
Matt Grossman
Secretary / Treasurer:
Howard Goldfine
Immediate Past President:
Ellen Renee Adams
Executive Committee Members
Chair Rabbinic Council:
Rabbi Scott Nagel
Allocations Chair:
Josh Goldberg
JCRC Chair:
Amy Melnick-Scharf
FRD Chair:
Richard Thalhimer
JCFR CEO:
Daniel Staffenberg
Board of Directors
Susie Adolf
Dan Brandeis, RJF President and CEO
Phyllis Ellenbogen
Sylvia Farbstein
Seth Feibelman
Shelly Gouldin
Brian Greene
Helen Griffin
Seth Kaplan
Hedy Lapkin
Susan Meyers
Josh Peck
Sam Revenson
Charley Scher
Graham Sheridan
Dan Siegel
Clare Sisisky
Rob Slotnick
Elliot Warsof
Franklin Wolf
Melissa Zinder