Clergy and Staff
Clergy
Justin Callis
Cantorial Intern
jcallis@crsnyc.org
Michael Mitgang
Rabbinic Intern
mmitgang@crsnyc.org
Jessica Adducchio
Clergy Chief of Staff
jadducchio@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3029
Joanna Schutzer
Executive Manager to Senior Clergy
joanna@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3039
Saidie Stone
Clergy Administrative Coordinator
sstone@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3013
Administration
Barbara Zakin
Executive Director
bzakin@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3010
Jen Jurek
Executive Assistant
jjurek@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3032
Membership
Ruth Bernstein
Director of Membership Services
rbernstein@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3051
Rachel Kaplan
Membership Experience Manager
rkaplan@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3014
Helena Kelly
B’nai Mitzvah Manager
hkelly@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3045
Lennart Nielsen
Membership Associate
lnielsen@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3197
Development
Liza Sacks
Development Manager
lsacks@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3052
Brooke Wexler
Development Assistant
bwexler@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3012
Youth and Teens
Kerith Braunfeld
Director of Religious Education and Youth
kbraunfeld@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3080
Marcia Stein
Associate Director of Religious Education and Youth
mstein@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3086
Jessica Cohen
Associate Director of Religious Education
jcohen@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3082
Juliet Fixel
Associate Director of Youth & Teen Engagement
jfixel@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3083
Ruthy Frock
Religious Education and Youth Administrative Assistant
rfrock@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3021
Alice Manning
Education Program Coordinator
amanning@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3085
Sholom Sprouts: Families with Young Children
Engagement and Program
Jordan Bland
Program Coordinator
jbland@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3087
Hannah Levine
Program Coordinator
hlevine@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3024
Caring Council
Dalia Horowitz
Social Worker: Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
dhorowitz@jbfcs.org
(347) 403-0843
Israeli Hug Center
Erela Nornberg
Manager of the Israeli Hug Center
MSc, MA, LMFT
enornberg@crsnyc.org
Maya Lev Miller
Social Worker for the Israeli Hug Center
LMSW
mlevmiller@crsnyc.org
Music Team
J. David Williams
Music Director
jdwilliams@crsnyc.org
Louie Glaser
Songleader
lglaser@rssnyc.org
Marketing and Communications
Mary Corigliano
Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications
mcorigliano@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3067
Operations
Rachael Evans
Chief of Staff & Operations
revans@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3041
Kathleen Reina
Operations Associate
kreina@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3043
Grace Green
Event Coordinator
ggreen@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3022
Business Office & Human Resources
Marc Fried
Chief Financial Officer
mfried@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3060
Hillary Deutsch
Director of Human Resources
hdeutsch@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3064
Rebekha Bhagwandin
Senior Accountant
rbhagwandin@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3065
Lystra Manick-Singh
Accounting Manager
lmanicksingh@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3061
Anerci Marte
Human Resources Generalist
amarte@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3047
Brian Friedrich
A/R Specialist
bfriedrich@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3042
Endily Garcia
Staff Accountant
egarcia@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3062
Shireen Soobrian
Disbursements Coordinator
ssoobrian@crsnyc.org
(212) 362-8800
Dea Ahmetaj
Human Resources Assistant
dahmetaj@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3023
Yelena Rozenblit
Controller
yrozenblit@crsnyc.org
Information Technology
Max Schwartzur
IT Director
mschwartzur@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3199
Josh Abramovitz
IT Technician
josh@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3198
Jake Anderson
Junior Data
Administrator
janderson@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3015
Facilities
Wilton Pineda
Director of Facilities
wpineda@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3071
Homary Veloz
Afternoon Supervisor
hveloz@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3072
Sabrina Rivera
Facilities Assistant
srivera@crsnyc.org
(646) 454-3075
Ron comes to us from Brotherhood Synagogue, where he was Director of Development and Membership. Prior to Brotherhood, he had a long career in the financial services sector, having led high profile corporate efforts at institutions such as National Australia Bank, Noble Group, MarexSpectron, Merrill Lynch and Oppenheimer & Co. Throughout his career he has been deeply involved and connected to synagogue life. For more than seven years, Ron served as President of Temple Beth El of Great Neck, where his strong managerial experience, people skills and financial acumen was of tremendous value in leading such a historic congregation. He has served as Co-Chair of UJA-Synergy’s North Shore Presidents Roundtable and has provided support and counsel to numerous charitable organizations in the NY metro area. Ron loves the outdoors and is an avid biker and hiker, as well as a Yankees and Knicks fan.
Lisa Schiff is an experienced early childhood educator with a special expertise in programming for Jewish enrichment. She holds a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Bank Street College and a second Masters Degree in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Lisa creates grownup and me classes, Shabbat and holiday experiences that provide opportunities for family togetherness and connect families with young children to Jewish life at Congregation Rodeph Sholom. Lisa has been with our congregation for 5 years and lives on the Upper West Side with her husband David and their children Shayna and Ari.
Scott Hertz joined Congregation Rodeph Sholom of New York City as the Director of Engagement and Program in July 2019. Prior to this role, he spent three years as Director of Marketing and Communications for the Jewish Community Project in Lower Manhattan. Scott began his career at the Union for Reform Judaism where he spent 14 years as the Director of Marketing and Communications for Camp, NFTY and Israel programs. Scott graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. A lifelong product of the Reform Movement, Scott grew up at Congregation Emanu El in Houston and he has been a camper, staff, faculty and camp committee member at the URJ Greene Family Camp and URJ Kutz Camp.