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.

Professional Team

Tal Bahar
Community Shlicha (emissary)
TBahar@jewishrichmond.org
804-314-6175
David Brackins
Regional Security Advisor
DBrackins@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8660
Sandy Davis
Chief of Staff
SDavis@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8627
Mary Gayle Guidon
Special Projects Coordinator
MGuidon@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8621
Dorothy “Dot” Heffron
Director, Women's Philanthropy
DHeffron@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8682
Brad Kaplan
Chief Philanthropy Officer
BKaplan@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8623
Skip Kozakewicz
Editor, Reflector
SKozakewicz@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8620
Scott Leibowitz
Strategic Marketing
Sleibowitz@jewishrichmond.org
 
Rhonda Pellicano
Chief Financial Officer
Finance@JewishRichmond.org
Lisa Plotkin
PJ Library Coordinator
PJLibrary@JewishRichmond.org
Paul Powell
Corporate Partnerships and Reflector Ad Sales
PPowell@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 320-0220
Avi Remetz
NextGen Leadership and Engagement Manager
ARemetz@jewishrichmond.org
(804) 545-8681

Dr. Samual Richardson
Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee
srichardson@jewishrichmond.org.
(804) 545-8626 

Sara Rosenbaum
Chief Impact Officer
SRosenbaum@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8629
Rebecca Spivey
Director of FRD Operations
RSpivey@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8654
Daniel Staffenberg
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel@JewishRichmond.org
(804) 545-8622
Joel Vella
Accounting and Finance Manager
JVella@jewishrichmond.org
(804) 545-8618

2024-2025 Board of Directors

Jewish Community Federation of Richmond welcomes 2024-2025 officers and Board of Directors.

Executive Committee

President:
Josh Goldberg

 

Vice President:
Shelley Gouldin

 
Secretary / Treasurer:
Matt Grossman
 
Immediate Past President:
Amy Nisenson

Executive Committee Members

Rabbinic Council:
Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner

 

Allocations Chair:
David Galpern

 

JCRC Chair:
Rob Slotnick
 
FRD Chair:
Brian Greene

 

JCFR CEO:
Daniel Staffenberg

Board of Directors

Susie Adolf
Dan Brandeis, RJF President and CEO
Phyllis Ellenbogen
Sylvia Farbstein
Seth Feibelman
Seth Kaplan
Susan Kornstein
Hedy Lapkin
Lisa Looney
Tatyana Manelis
Amy Melnick-Scharf
Susan Meyers
Sam Revenson
Charley Scher
Dan Siegel
Steven Skaist
Richard Thalhimer
Jim Weinberg
Amanda Young