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Our Team & Board
Meet the people behind Leading Edge.
Jess Abercrombie
Manager, Surveys and Data
Alena Akselrod
Senior Director, Data Strategy
Seth Chalmer
Vice President, Communications
Dana Childress
Vice President, Leading Places to Work
Abby Crawford
Vice President, Leadership Programs
Marisa Diehl
Senior Manager, Communications
Jeffrey Fingerman
Director, Leadership Programs
Chris Harrison
Director, Business Operations
Laura Herman
Director, Programs
Abby Kaufman
Chief of Staff
Steven Morris
Manager, Operations
Deirdre Munley
Vice President, Program Planning and Leadership
Danielle Natelson
Director, Programs
Alicia S. Oberman
Senior Advisor, Board Leadership
Marisa Obuchowski
Director, Community Impact
Lauren Porter
Manager, Surveys and Data
Kristi Quinn
Manager, Communications
Elana Shaw
Executive Assistant
Isabel Shech
Director, Leadership Programs
Sara Singla
Senior Director, People and Culture
Leah Spellberg
Senior Manager, Finance and Operations
Laura Sullivan
Vice President, Operations
Melissa Walters
Senior Manager, Leading Places to Work
Sunnie S. We
Senior Associate, Communications
Will Wong
Manager, Leadership Programs
Rabbi Marc Baker
Board MemberPresident & CEO, Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Robert Bank
Board MemberPresident & CEO, American Jewish World Service
Laurie Blitzer
Board MemberGlobal Chair, Birthright Excel
Gali Cooks
Non-votingPresident & CEO, Leading Edge
Alisa Doctoroff
Board Member
Lisa Eisen
Board MemberCo-President, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Barry Finestone
Non-votingPresident & CEO, Jim Joseph Foundation
Michael Hoffman
Board MemberPresident & CEO, Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Brian Jaffee
Board MemberCEO, Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati
Joe Kanfer
Board MemberFounding Director, Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah
Randall Kaplan
Board MemberCEO, Capsule Group LLC
Ilana Kaufman
Board MemberCEO, Jews of Color Initiative
Rachel Kay
Board MemberSVP & Chief People Officer, Hearst Corporation
Scott Kaufman
Board MemberInterim President & CEO, Greater Miami Jewish Federation
Mimi Kravetz
Board MemberChief Impact and Growth Officer, Jewish Federations of North America
Darin McKeever
Board MemberPresident & CEO, William Davidson Foundation
Daryl Messinger
ChairPresident, Messinger Associates, Inc.
Wendy Platt Newberger
Board MemberDirector of Jewish and Israel Giving, Crown Family Philanthropies
Kimberly Miller Rubenfeld
Board MemberExecutive Vice President, Circle of Service Foundation
Erika B. Rudin-Luria
Vice-ChairPresident, Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Yolanda Savage-Narva
Board MemberVice President, REDI and Communities of Belonging, Union for Reform Judaism
Gabrielle Sirner-Cohen
Board MemberChief People Officer, FullStory
B. Elka Abrahamson
PresidentThe Wexner FoundationSandy Cardin
CEOOur Common DestinyPhyllis Cook
Managing DirectorHelen Diller Family FoundationDavid Edell
PresidentDRG SearchMarty Linsky
FacultyHarvard Kennedy SchoolRachel Garbow Monroe
President & CEOThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationSteven A. Rakitt
PresidentThe Genesis Prize FoundationRafi Rone
Program DirectorThe Harry and Jeanette Weinberg FoundationCynthia Shapira
PresidentDavid S. and Karen A. Shapira FoundationDavid Shapira
ChairmanDavid S. and Karen A. Shapira FoundationJulie Sandorf
PresidentCharles H. Revson FoundationJerry Silverman
Former President & CEOThe Jewish Federations of North AmericaJacob Solomon
President & CEOGreater Miami Jewish FederationJeff Solomon
Senior AdvisorChasbro InvestmentsAndrés Spokoiny
President & CEOJewish Funders Network
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