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!
Max Fargotstein – President
Benjamin Altshul – President-Elect
Josh Beren – Immediate Past President
Zack Karmin – Vice President of Development
Jason Zenner – Vice President of Leadership Development
Leah Knobel – Assistant Vice President of Leadership Development
Ian Shaffer – Vice President of Strategy and Innovation
Dan Thalheimer– Treasurer
Morgan Marcus – Secretary
James Arogeti – At Large
Katie Nowicki – At Large
Jessica Bernstein
Roni Cohen
Robert Friend
Lianne Epstein Jacobs
Noah Jaffe
Courtney Rosenfield Kalter
Ellie Kirshenbaum
Bradley Levin
Jordan Multack
Mike Neff
Josh Olian
Madeline Remish
Allie Dresner
Seth Greenberg
Ryan Hess
Adam Vishny
See our distinguished list of Past Presidents.
See our distinguished list of Directors for Life.
