Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO JEWISH DAY, CONGREGATIONAL, AND NURSERY SCHOOLS AS WELL AS GROUP LEADERS FROM COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN THE ORGANIZATION'S NEW ITERATION, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON SPARKING AND SPREADING INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION THAT MEET THE EVOLVING AND EVER-MORE DIVERSE NEEDS OF TODAY'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN DOING SO, THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO MOVED BEYOND TRADITIONAL FORMATS AND WORK TO DEVELOP NEW DELIVERY MODELS IN THE CLASSROOM AND BEYOND. THOUGH THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO SERVE EDUCATORS AND INSTITUTIONS IN METROPOLITAN NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND, AND WESTCHESTER, THE ORGANIZATION IS NOW WORKING NATIONALLY, AS WELL AS PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND CONSULTING IN CUTTING-EDGE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, TEEN ENGAGEMENT, AND THE INTEGRATION OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY, AMONG OTHERS.
TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER EDUCATORS TO CREATE TRANSFORMATIVE JEWISH EXPERIENCES.
TEEN ENGAGEMENT - OVER THE PAST NUMBER OF YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION HAS TRAINED OVER 1,000 TEEN ENGAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS IN NEARLY 300 INSTITUTIONS 80 PERCENT OF THESE IN THE NEW YORK AREA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO PROFESSIONALIZE THE FIELD OF JEWISH TEEN ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE STRONGER AND MORE TEEN-FOCUSED PROGRAMMING.
SCHOOL FOOD - THE ORGANIZATION ACTS AS A LIAISON BETWEEN NEW YORK STATE'S CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM AND APPROXIMATELY 125 DAY SCHOOLS AND YESHIVAS TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF ENTITLEMENT FUNDS.
CROSS AGENCY - AS THE JEWISH POPULATION CHANGES AND HAS GROWN MORE DISTANT FROM ESTABLISHED JEWISH INSTITUTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION BRINGS EXPERTISE TO BEAR IN CREATING JEWISH EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL FRAMEWORKS. THESE PILOT PROGRAMS ARE TEACHING A GREAT DEAL ABOUT TODAY'S JEWISH FAMILIES AND, BY TRACKING IN A NEWLY IMPLEMENTED AGENCY-WIDE DATABASE, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ENSURE THAT IT IS BUILDING PROGRAMS GROUNDED IN CONCRETE DATA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Robert Sherman | CEO (THROUGH 6/19) | 35 | $306,231 |
| Dr David Bryfman | CEO (AS OF 7/19) | 35 | $275,031 |
| Susan Wachsstock | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 35 | $162,352 |
| Shellie Dickstein Director Of | EARLY CHILDHOOD (UNTIL 6/30/20) | 35 | $160,018 |
| Sara Seligson Managing | DIR. OF DAY SCHOOLS & YESHIVOT | 35 | $155,501 |
| Jennifer Weitzman | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 35 | $142,339 |
| Steve Goldberg | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 35 | $135,962 |
| Judith Talesnick Director Of | PROFESSIONAL LEARNING & GROWTH | 35 | $127,992 |
| Suri Jacknis | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATOR NETWORKS | 35 | $124,840 |
| Jennifer Goldsmith Managing | DIR. OF LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES | 35 | $120,266 |
| Nessa Liben Chief | ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (AS OF 11/19) | 35 | $24,981 |
| Dorothy Tananbaum | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Sarene Shanus | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Mikhail Ratner | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Mark Ramer | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 2/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Abby Pappas | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Nathan Gold | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Cohen | DIRECTOR(THROUGH 6/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Stern | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Monique Rechtschaffen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Saul Kaiserman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Meryl Wiener | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Rutenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aaron Mendelsohn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Chazen Banon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Pouyafar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Giselle Weissman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Schatten | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna Propp Riesenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Morse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Meyers | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lois Kohn-Claar | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Kohn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Temma Kingsley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alfred Kingsley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hoenig | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tara Slone-Goldstein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Yenkin | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Everett | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Craig Padover | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Martine Fleishman | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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