Meet the professionals who make The J possible.

Our extraordinary leadership team is comprised of individuals who are committed to strengthening the Detroit Jewish community.

Senior Leadership at The J

Brian Siegel

Brian D. Siegel
Chief Executive Officer 

Larry Poupard

Larry Poupard
Chief Financial Officer 

Sarah Allyn

Sarah Allyn
Chief Operation Officer 

Julie Yaker

Julie Yaker
Chief Development Officer 

Mikki Frank

Mikki Frank
Associate Executive Director of Family Programs

Vinny Jalaba

Vinny Jalaba
Associate Executive Director of Building Operations

Board of Directors – Officers

Aaron Goldstein
President 

Adam Kessler
Chair of the Executive Committee 

Florine Mark, ז״ל‎
Honorary Chair of the Executive Committee

Ryan Hirsch
Treasurer 

Hannah Kessler
Secretary 

Adam Bleznak
VP of Real Estate 

Carol Weintraub Fogel
VP of JCCA 

Samantha Foon
VP of Family Programming 

Justin Jacobs
VP  

Mark Rubenfire
VP 

Marci Taran
VP of Marketing 

Nathan Upfal
VP of Legal Affairs 

Board of Directors – Executive Committee at Large

Steve Eisenshtadt 

Howard Iwrey 

Jerold Minkin 

Matt Ran 

Sophia Roslin

Brett Rubenfire

Board of Directors

Jay Bassin 

Amy Ben-Ezra

Debbie Berger

Mark Berke

Hannah Biran 

Carey Bloom

Richard Brodsky

Heidi Budaj

Julia Cohen

Rabbi Chaim Fink

Lacey Foon 

Catherine Forbes

Dennis Frank 

Samantha Friedman 

Dani Levin Gabbard

Dana Jacob 

Faith Tobin Jacobson 

Jeff Johnson 

Maddi Ishbia Luckoff

Andrew Luckoff

Maddi Ishbia Luckoff

Aaron Rosenhaus 

Benji Rosenzweig

Meredith Rubenfire

Caryn Weitzman

Josh Yaker

Honorary Board Members

Dennis Frank

Terry Hollander