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 

Mikki Frank

Mikki Frank
Chief Program Officer

Vinny Jalaba

Vinny Jalaba
Chief Building Operations Officer

Board of Directors – Officers

Aaron Goldstein
President 

Howard Iwrey
Chair of the Executive Committee 

Ryan Hirsch
Treasurer 

Mark Berke
Secretary 

Adam Bleznak
VP of Real Estate 

Marci Taran
VP of Marketing 

Carol Weintraub Fogel
VP of JCCA 

Samantha Foon
VP of Family Programming 

Justin Jacobs
VP  of Maccabi

Nathan Upfal
VP of Legal Affairs 

Board of Directors – Executive Committee at Large

Heidi Budaj

Steve Eisenshtadt 

Jerold Minkin 

Sophia Roslin

Brett Rubenfire

Mark Rubenfire

Board of Directors

Amy Ben-Ezra

Debbie Berger

Carey Bloom

Richard Brodsky

Rabbi Chaim Fink

Faith Tobin Jacobson

Jeff Johnson

Adam Kessler

Maddi Ishbia Luckoff

Andrew Luckoff

Aaron Rosenhaus 

Benji Rosenzweig

Meredith Rubenfire

Caryn Weitzman

Josh Yaker

Honorary Board Members

Dennis Frank

Terry Hollander