OFFICERS
| Emily Jennewein – Chair | Retired, Marketing Communications |
| Deborah Bucksbaum – 1st Vice Chair | Principal, Bucksbaum Law Group; Of Counsel, Scheidemantle Law Group |
| Sean Joseph, PhD – 2nd Vice Chair | Vice President, Calibr at Scripps Research |
| Sheldon Derezin – Treasurer | CPA, CFP |
| Jenny Meiselman, PhD – Secretary | Retired Child Psychologist and Learning Specialist |
| Adam Welland – Advisory Officer | Vice President, Transactions & Partnerships, Altos Labs |
DIRECTORS
| Jan Adler | United States Magistrate Judge (Ret); Mediator, Judicate West |
| Sarah Bakhiet | Retired Headmaster and Attorney |
| Li-Rong Lilly Cheng, PhD | Director of the Chinese Cultural Center at San Diego State University |
| Congresswoman Susan Davis (Ret.) | Retired Congresswoman, Community Volunteer |
| Theresa Dupuis | Community Volunteer; HR/Organization Development Specialist (Ret) |
| Rockette Ewell | Vice President, Community Affairs Manager, U.S. Bank |
| Kira Finkenberg | Owner & Founder, Kira Company |
| Susanna Flaster | Principal and co-owner Karney Properties |
| Gary Frost | CEO & Founder, Frost & Associates |
| Ryan Goldenhar | Partner Advisor (CFA, CFP), AdvicePeriod |
| Rabbi Jason Nevarez | Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Israel |
| Marie G. Raftery | President, Smart Management Three, Inc. |
| Brad Slavin | Managing Partner DuoCircle, LLC |
| Joel Smith | CFO & General Counsel of Epic Sciences, Inc. |
| Karin Toranto | Founder & Partner, KT Marketing |
| Sid Voorakkara | Senior Vice President at Strategies 360 |
Jewish Family Service is honored to be recognized as the 2022 recipient of the University of San Diego Kaleidoscope Award for Good Governance. This prestigious award honors engaged board leadership in San Diego’s nonprofit sector, and annually recognizes organizations for the exceptional work of their boards in providing crucial leadership, guidance, and oversight to the nonprofits they serve. We are proud of the partnership between our board and executive leadership to live our Jewish values with diligence, integrity, and dedication to serving our community.
Thank you to the JFS Governance Committee for their efforts to receive this distinguished recognition: Sarah Bakhiet, Deborah Bucksbaum, Theresa Dupuis, Michael Hopkins, Emily Jennewein, Sean Joseph, Mike Lees, Jenny Meiselman, Marie Raftery, Scott Schindler, and Adam Welland.
PAST BOARD PRESIDENTS
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Rose Neumann 1919-1946 |
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Carl Esenoff 1947-1948 |
Morris Douglas 1949-1951 |
Harry Mallen 1952-1954 |
Dr. Walter Ornstein 1955-1956 |
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William Colt 1957-1958 |
Harry Mallen 1959-1960 |
Dr. Maurice Zemlick 1961 |
Dr. Edward Buchner 1962-1963 |
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Sylvia De Woskin 1964-1965 |
Maynard Hurwitz 1966-1967 |
Donald Solomon 1968 |
Robert Berton 1969-1970 |
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Ruth Zanville 1971-1972 |
Joseph Feldman 1973-1974 |
Seymour Grossman 1975-1976 |
Herbert Reder 1977 |
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Evelyn Rady 1978-1979 |
Mortimer Rosenbaum 1979-1981 |
Natalie Stolper 1981-1983 |
Jay Zybelman 1983-1985 |
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Sam Ackerman 1985-1987 |
Jack Stern 1987-1989 |
Barbara Drosman 1989-1991 |
Candice Fagan 1991-1993 |
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Charles Zibbell 1993-1995 |
Marcie Merel 1995-1997 |
Jill Stone 1997-1999 |
Robert Lazarus 1999-2001 |
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Lawrence A. Oster 2001-2003 |
Nadja Kauder 2003-2005 |
Fern Siegel 2005-2007 |
Ron S. Zollman 2007-2009 |
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Steven J. Levine 2009-2011 |
Felicia Mandelbaum 2011-2013 |
Jennifer Levitt
2013-2015 |
Meg Goldstein 2015-2017 |
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Marie G. Raftery 2017-2019 |
Adam Welland 2019-2021 |
Emily Jennewein
2021-2023 |
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