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 

Judy Loebl

Judy Loebl
Chief Program 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

Adam Kessler
President 

Florine Mark, ז״ל‎
Honorary Executive Committee Chair 

Ryan Hirsch
Treasurer 

Aaron Goldstein
Secretary 

Adam Bleznak
VP Real Estate 

Samantha Foon
VP Family Programming 

Justin Jacobs
VP Maccabi Games 

Lauren Leach
VP 

Marci Taran
VP Marketing 

Carol Weintraub Fogel 
VP JCCA 

Board of Directors – Executive Committee at Large

Steve Eisenshtadt 

Howard Iwrey 

Jerold Minkin 

Matt Ran 

Mark Rubenfire 

Nathan Upfal

Board of Directors

Elana Ackerman 

Matthew Ackerman 

Jay Bassin 

Hannah Biran 

Lacey Foon 

Catherine Forbes

Dennis Frank 

Sam Friedman 

Zachary Goldman 

Terry Hollander 

Dana Jacob 

Jeff Johnson 

Josh Kaplan

Hannah Kessler 

Howard Kowalsky 

Shelby Miller 

Elise Otis 

Aaron Rosenhaus 

Sophia Roslin 

Brett Rubenfire 

Meredith Rubenfire

Brandon Schram 

David Shevrin 

Rebecca Skoczylas 

Dan Soleimani 

Scott Small 

Joshua Yaker