Through our Board of Directors, JCYS provides guidance on non-profit governance, legislative policy, business programs, financial management and fundraising. JCYS Board Members are primarily between the ages of 26 and 40 years old and participate in a dynamic, comprehensive and intensive leadership development experience.
Through exposure to the full scope of the agency’s operations, Board Members are equipped to assume key leadership roles throughout JCYS and in the greater Chicago area.
If you are interested in joining our Board, please contact Samantha Jakubowski at sjakubowski@jcys.org or (312) 726-8891.
JCYS has over 600 treasured Alumni who helped make Jewish Council for Youth Services the organization it is today. If you are a JCYS Board of Directors Alum, we welcome the opportunity to reconnect with you!
Josh Beren – President
Max Fargotstein – President-Elect
Carly Newman – Immediate Past President
Benjamin Altshul – Vice President of Development
Katie Nowicki – Vice President of Leadership Development
James Arogeti – Vice President of Strategy and Innovation
Ian Shaffer – Assistant Vice President of Strategy and Innovation
Jason Zenner – Treasurer
Zack Karmin – Secretary
Rachel Seserman Patzik – At Large
Suzanne Hershman Secler – At Large
Jessica Bernstein
Roni Cohen
Robert Friend
Laura Gottlieb
Lianne Epstein Jacobs
Noah Jaffe
Courtney Rosenfield Kalter
Leah Knobel
Brad Levin
Morgan Marcus
Jordan Multack
Mike Neff
Josh Olian
Madeline Remish
Dan Thalheimer
Allie Dresner
Seth Greenberg
Ryan Hess
Ellie Kirshenbaum
Adam Vishny
See our distinguished list of Past Presidents.
See our distinguished list of Directors for Life.
