BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025 - 2026

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Slade Goldstein, President
Sharyn Handelsman, Vice President
Lisa Strause, Vice President
Eric Althofer, Vice President
Ben Braun, Treasurer
Sara Kulbersh, Secretary
Amy Vitner, Immediate Past President

BOARD MEMBERS

Term Ending 2029:
Amy Udoff
Kara Culp
Laura Philipson 
Julie Sheffer

Term Ending 2028:
Stephanie Haynes
Raizel Kahn
Rebekah Rubenstein 

Term Ending 2027:
Andrew Lyons 
Steve Menaker 
Karen Spiegler 
Jan Weiner

Presidential Appointees:
Lindsay Muns
Risa Miller

Agency Representatives
Rick Glaser, Foundation of Shalom Park
Jonathan Collman, Jewish Family Services
Eric Wisotsky, Levine Jewish Community Center 

JEWISH FEDERATION STAFF

Chief Executive Officer, Adam Kolett
Chief Development & Marketing Officer, Sam Bernstein
Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, Cheri Martin
Accounting Assistant, Katharyn Beatrice
Administrative Assistant, Laurie Cohen
Senior Director of Strategy & Operations, Lisa Garfinkle
Senior Communications Specialist, Jessica Goldfarb
Israel & Global Jewry Associate, Noah Goldman
Director, Jewish Community Relations Council, Douglas Greene
Director of Education & Engagement, Megan Harkavy
Editor of the Charlotte Jewish News, Elizabeth Johnson
Campaign Assistant, Lauren Madara
Accounting Specialist, Alex Maranga
Senior Director of Development & Engagement, Elina Mazo
Development Operations Manager, Shivani Raclaw 
Social Media Manager, Shelby Robinson
Database Coordinator, Erik Siedow
Director of Marketing, Dylan Vander Velde
Administrative Program and Project Manager, Sandee Wallace

CENTER FOR JEWISH EDUCATION (CJE) 
Youth & Family Engagement Coordinator, Sara Solar
Book Club Coordinator, Sue Littauer

Library Collection Development and
School Librarian, Cheri Titlebaum
 

Library Services Associates
Jodi Cohen
Rachel Feldman
Marci Goldberg
Carol Lawrence
Emily Vaughan
 

Librarians
Paula Brown
Jean Moats