EXPLORE UJA WOMEN

The UJA Women's Executive Committee is composed of top women leaders from Long Island, NYC, and Westchester who share knowledge, expertise, and strategies to elevate women's involvement in UJA's life-changing mission. We're deeply committed to the community and the work we help make possible through our gifts of time, talent, and resources.

Executive Team
Kim Hartman 
Chair

Tracey Bilski
Vice Chair, Westchester

Kate Eichel
Chair, Westchester

Stacy Hoffman
Vice Chair, Long Island

Suzi Stadler 
Vice Chair, NYC 

Laurie Girsky
Immediate Past Chair

Constituencies 
Rachel Zuckerbrot
Long Island Women’s Chair

Rachel Kalnicki
Interboro Women’s Chair

Anna Fisch and Robin Kaplan
Manhattan Women’s Chairs

Marnie Black
Professional Women’s Chair

Portfolios
Sandy Cahn 
Lead On Chair

Vicki Feldman Portman
Lead On Chair 

Arlene Kleinberg
Planned Giving & Endowments Chair 

Heidi Rieger
Social Justice Chair 

Alex Shear
Young Women’s Chair 

Liaisons
Staci Barber 
National Women’s Philanthropy 

Tris Berger 
Community Planning and Agency Resources

Lauren Fixel 
Philanthropic Giving

Robin Kaplan 
Ambassador Round Table 

Members at Large  
Francine Asher Holtzman 
Pamela Barnett
Judy Baum
Carol Becker
Laurie E. Blitzer 
Jen Galeon 
Judy Goodman
Sandy Greenberg 
Ellen Grossman 
Lesley Heller
Candice Koerner
Cindy Matte 
Seryl Ritter 
Tami Schneider
Sharon Shane
Patty Silverstein
Tracy Stein
Vicki Warner
Cynthia Wolff
Samantha Yablon 
Joy Zelin

Connecting women living in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Staten Island, and Queens. We are a powerhouse community of philanthropic leaders and communal organizers with a passion for the State of Israel and sustaining Jewish values. We’re proud of our programming which focuses on Israel education, celebrating Jewish learning and art, site visits, and lifting the voices of Jewish authors. 

Chair,  Rachel Kalnicki
Advisory Chairs, Candice Koerner and Seryl Ritter

Board Members
Alison Abulafia
Eneas Arkawy
Charlotte Balsam
Judith Ruth Bloom
Linda Brill
Jamie Ehrenthal
Rachel Epstein
Patti Fuchs
Eva Galpern
Shira Gordon
Judy Kaufthal
Gloria Kaylie
Marcia Kirschner
Joanne Klaristenfeld
Harriet Lewis
Ruth Mirvis
Romi Narov
Pauline Raphael
Judith Friedman Rosen
Penny Rosen
Donna Salamon
Susan Sappin
Ann Schapiro
Toby Silvera
Yasmin Solomon
Alisa Sorkin
Janet Spitz
Leslie Topper
Judy Tuchman

Interested in learning more? Contact Adrienne Rubin-Prince.

Whether on the North Shore, South Shore, or out East, Long Island Women is an integral part of UJA’s Long Island office in Syosset. Long Island Women have their hand in everything — volunteering at the S.H.O.P. food pantry at the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, attending book and art programs, and celebrating homegrown powerhouse women at Spring Event are just a few of the ways LI Women connect with philanthropy and each other.

See what’s happening with UJA on Long Island.

Chair, Rachel Zuckerbrot

Cabinet Members
Pamela Barnett 
Caryn Beyer
Jill Breitstone 
Debra Buslik 
Phyllis Charash 
Kym Chartash 
Jill Citron 
Samantha Claster 
Lynn Falkove 
Cherie Feinberg 
Rachel Furer 
Mindy Kantor Geller 
Marilyn Gessin 
Annora Gilman 
Natalia Good 
Rena Goodman 
Debbie Gross 
Ellen Grossman 
Jennifer Gruber 
Alyssa Hattem 
Susan Held 
Stacy Hoffman 
Elizabeth Kase 
Frida Klinghoffer 
Rosemarie Klipper 
Wendy Levitt 
Rita Levy 
Tracy Levy 
Marla Maidenbaum 
Jill Abramson Manczyk 
Reva Mandelbaum 
Cindy Matte 
Stacey Novick 
Jodi Okun-Alfano 
Alonna Ostad 
Lauren Sadkin 
Karen Seltzer 
Donna Senter 
Joyce Sharfstein 
Rita Sheena 
Geri Silverman 
Joanne Silverman 
Amy Sirotkin 
Robin Spielman 
Amy Sprung 
Beth Steinberg 
Genia Taub 
Myra Wagner 
Laura Wein 
Shanna Weinblatt 
Beth Weingarten 
Sandra Weingarten 
Edith Weisfeld 
Erika Witover 
Diane Wohl 
Carol Wolowitz 
Bonnie Zarabi

Interested in learning more? Contact Shari Abel-Saunders.

East Side, West Side... you know the rest. UJA’s Manhattan Women is the largest single community of women in the UJA system. With over 80 programs each year, we’ll keep you busy — book events, Judaic studies, art events, theater excursions, panel discussions with thought leaders — we take full advantage of the cultural richness of the city.

Chairs, Anna Fisch and Robin Kaplan

Committee Members
Shari Adler
Staci Barber
Natalie Barth
Judy Baum
Carol Becker
Stacey Bennett
Jill Bodian
Frances Brandt
Elissa Brenner
Sandy Cahn
Liz Chau
Camille Dunst
Anna Fisch
Lauren Fixel
Kara Friedman (Neimark)
Emily Gindi
Randi Goldberg
Terri Goldberg
Jill Goldsmith
Judy Goodman
Judy Greenblatt
Linda Gross
Jamie Harris
Kim Hartman
Francine Asher Holtzman
Robin Kaplan
Simona Krawitz
Nancy Lascher
Sandy  Lenger
Blair Lichter
Stacey Lowenberg
Heidi Lurensky
Andrea Baumann Lustig
Jenna Polk Mandelkern
Cindy Masters
Samantha Orley
Tricia Pantzer
Vicki Portman
Danielle Rayman
Monique Rechtschaffen
Michele Roberts
Robin Ross
Beth Rubin
Stefanie Ruch
Tami Schneider
Sharon Shane
Deborah Shapiro
Alexandra Shear
Wendy Gould Shenfeld
Molly Snyder
Suzi Stadler
Anna Adler Tykocinski
Vicki Warner
Tina Weinstock
Faye Wisen
Joyce Wolitzer
Jane Zimmy

Interested in learning more? Contact Andrea Gingold.

Westchester is a community of communities. Harrison-Purchase-Rye, Larchmont-Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Northern Westchester, the River Towns, Scarsdale, and White Plains all have robust UJA groups and run author events, panels with thought leaders, and so much more. Westchester Women also take pride in getting their families involved with hands-on volunteer activities for kids of all ages.

See what’s happening with UJA in Westchester.

Interested in learning more about the Westchester Women Leadership?
Contact Michele Wolfberg.

Interested in learning more about the Northern Westchester Board?
Contact Deborah Lane.

Our community of accomplished, smart, savvy women spans many professions and every career stage. We connect on all levels — from our work and our lives outside our careers to how we give and give back. Through panel discussions, briefings, mentorship, social gatherings, travel, and volunteering, we have access to trendsetters and visionaries in philanthropy and business.

Chair, Marnie Black
Vice Chairs, Yael Dunayer, Dena Rosenberg Verhoff, Samantha Yablon, Dana Zeller

Board Members
Bonnie Barest*
Erica Berman*
Barbara Birch
Dorit Corwin*
Meredith Deutsch*
Karina Eichenberg
Sheryl Freeman
Michelle Fisher*
Lisa Goldman-Forgang*
Avital Ingber
Annette Krassner*
Jessica Kravitz*
Arielle Lederman
Katie Lesser*
Debbie Lusman
Marge Magner*
Jayme Meisel*
Mia Minen
Shira Nadel
Marisa Polin
Claudia Poster*
Andrea Resnick
Jennifer Rochkind*
Janna Rosenberg
Edie Margolis Savell*
Amy Shapiro Bursky
Geula Solomon
Inna White
Cynthia Wolff*

Interested in learning more? Contact Jessica Handelman.

Members-At-Large*

UJA Women give time and give back. We can volunteer on our own, with our friends and families, or with our large and loving community — in person or online. The possibilities are endless. So is the need.  

Look out for our emails sharing specific opportunities as they are scheduled throughout the year. In the meantime, there are ongoing volunteer opportunities with our network of nonprofit partners. Help stock food pantries, deliver meals to homebound seniors, and more. 

You can also create your own custom volunteer project around something you care deeply about, like collecting and packing period products or school supplies for those in need. And if you’re about to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or family simcha, our Mitzvahs and Milestones program allows you to connect a life cycle event with a social action project. 

There are so many ways to make a difference. Questions? Contact Andrea Gingold for more information.   

Our giving societies recognize women who have reached philanthropic milestones at UJA. Each level offers extraordinary programs, high-level briefings, and exclusive travel opportunities.

Whether you are making a gift in your own name or are the philanthropic influencer in your household, we are grateful for your generosity.

A gift of $6,000 to UJA’s annual campaign distinguishes you as a NY Lion. Not only will you be counted as one of our most significant donors in New York, you will also join more than 18,000 women from 100+ local Jewish Federations around the globe, a multinational community known as the International Lions of Judah (ILOJ). And if you want, you can showcase your commitment with a very special piece of jewelry — the iconic Lion of Judah pin. How great is that?

NY Lions
Giving – $6,000 
Programs

• NY Lions Lunch 
• Quarterly briefings by thought leaders in our community
• Professional Lions Programming and Missions
• International Lion of Judah Conference 
• Special access programs for NY Lions in each of our communities (New York City, Long Island, and Westchester)

Ruby Lions
Giving – $10,000
Programs

• All NY Lions programs listed above
• Ruby Mission Domestic and Overseas Missions
• Household membership into UJA’s Tzedek Society

KDS Women
Giving – $25,000
Programs

• All NY Lions and Ruby Lions programs listed above
• KDS Women Domestic and Overseas Missions with unparalleled access to people and places
• Household membership in UJA’s King David Society with access to extraordinary monthly programs and exclusive missions.

Not Just for Women
Your gift to UJA’s annual campaign of $10,000 or more includes membership in one or more of UJA’s giving societies: Tzedek Society ($10,000+), King David Society ($25,000+), Ambassador’s Round Table ($50,000+), and Prime Minister’s Council ($100,000+). Membership includes exclusive access to briefings, volunteer experiences, missions, and other benefits.

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