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 D. Siegel
Chief Executive Officer

Larry Poupard
Chief Financial Officer

Sarah Allyn
Chief Operation Officer

Julie Yaker
Chief Development Officer

Mikki Frank
Associate Executive Director of Family Programs

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