Jodie Kaufman Davis is Executive Vice President and Board Member at H.W. Kaufman Group. A leader in developing and executing company strategy and management-driven initiatives, Jodie offers direction on best practices and expertise to expand business across the Kaufman network.
Jodie is also the President for Burns & Wilcox Canada, a Kaufman company and sister organization to Burns & Wilcox. She leads operations for all six of the office locations, which has continued to experience consecutive growth under her leadership.
She is the Chief Strategy Officer for Atain Insurance Companies, a Kaufman company, and serves on the Board of Directors where she closely works with leadership to develop growth opportunities.
Jodie is also responsible for RB Jones and is recognized for its business launch. In addition to oversight and management of the team, she is involved in developing its product portfolio as well as partnership and new business efforts.
Passionate about company culture, she is the executive sponsor for Kaufman’s Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Committee, where she helps strategize and implement programming for its 2,000 associates.
In 2020, Jodie was selected as an Insurance Business Global 100 and was a winner of Business Insurance’s Women to Watch Award in 2019.
Outside of the workplace, she is the Diversity & Inclusion Officer of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) Motor City Chapter, a Director on the Insurance Supper Club (ISC) Group Global Advisory Board and serves on the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) International Board of Governors.
Prior to joining Kaufman, Jodie worked for law firm Dorsey & Whitney where she advised Canadian and U.S. companies on Mergers & Acquisitions, capital market financing and regulatory issues. Jodie earned a Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) and graduated cum laude from Michigan State University and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.
Felicia Herman is Chief Operating Officer of Maimonides Fund and Associate Editor of SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future. She joined Maimonides after 16 years as Executive Director of Natan, a giving circle/grant making foundation focused on supporting Jewish and Israeli social innovation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she also served as Director of the Aligned Grant Program of the Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund. Felicia sits on the boards of the American Jewish Historical Society, DreamStreet Theatre Company, and Natan, as well as on the advisory boards of two initiatives launched by Natan: Shomer Collective, and Amplifier, which she founded. She holds a Ph.D. in Jewish History and an M.A. in Jewish Women’s Studies from Brandeis University, and she is a proud recipient of JFN’s JJ Greenberg Memorial Award.
David T. Brown is Chairman of Much Shelist, P.C., a full-service law firm headquartered in Chicago. He is an accomplished attorney who counsels public companies and closely held businesses on complex matters. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, and earned his J.D. at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Active in Jewish philanthropy both locally and nationally, David is the newly-elected Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Currently, David also chairs the JFNA Ukraine Allocations Sub-Committee, managing the flow of relief funds and disbursements to refugees displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. He is the immediate past National Campaign Chair for JFNA, a member of the organization's Executive Committee and past chair of the Jewish Community Relations Council/Jewish Council for Public Affairs Task Force, which examines Jewish community relations in the United States. David is an active board member of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) and past Chairman of its Board of Directors. He serves on the board of directors for BBYO, is active in AIPAC and is a regular visitor to Israel. David is also immediate past Chapter Chair for YPO Gold Chicago Chapter. In 2016, David received the Julius Rosenwald Memorial Award from JUF, the organization's highest honor. In 2017, he received the Man of the Year Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service from Jewish fraternity Zeta Beta Tau. David and his wife, Suzanne Muchin, were recently honored by the American Jewish Committee Chicago with the organization’s 2022 AJC Human Rights Medallion Award.
David is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, and has run the Chicago Marathon 11 times, on behalf of the American Liver Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and most recently, JUF. He and Suzanne have five children and live in Chicago.
After graduating from UCLA, Rochelle lived in Israel for nearly four years where she met her husband. Rochelle started her volunteer activities when her children were little, at Camp Ramah, the ECC the Day School and the Jewish Federation. She worked her way up the leadership ladders in these organizations, focusing primarily on her role at the Federation. Rochelle first worked through the Women's Division of the Federation and then expanded her experiences to the general campaign and committees. Rochelle was Campaign Chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in 2018 and 2019.
Victoria is passionate about philanthropy & the power of nonprofits & nonprofit leaders to make positive, lasting changes in the world. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, she currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia where she runs her small business Kimerling Creative Solutions. KCS provides strategic social media management & consulting services for women-led nonprofits & small businesses. Victoria founded KCS after 5 1/2 years working in marketing & communications for various nonprofits in Tel Aviv. She has a BS in Nonprofit Management from Indiana University (2009) and an MPA from George Washington University (2013). Victoria is a member of the Jewish Federations of North America's National Young Leadership Cabinet (Class of 2019).
David serves as a Senior Director for the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Based in the Washington, D.C. office, David advises Co-Chairs Lynn and Stacy Schusterman on how to best leverage their investments in existing organizations and take new initiatives to scale. David’s calling card is his hands on approach to his philanthropic portfolio: David spends much of his time working directly with organization staff and board members. Previously, David served as Executive Director at the Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at NYU, Hillel at New York University, and, in 2011, received NYU’s Hallmark Award for outstanding university administrators. David received his BS in Marketing from the Smeal College of Business Administration at Penn State University, and an Executive MPA from NYU Wagner. He now lives in Potomac, Maryland with his wife and two kids.
Miryam Rosenzweig is President and CEO of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. She is proud to be part of a community with a tradition of leadership, philanthropy and a commitment to taking care of the needs of the Jewish People and building a vibrant Jewish future in Milwaukee, Israel and around the world.
Miryam has years of community building and development experience, most recently at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit where she served as Chief Development Officer. She led the organization’s Philanthropic Advancement team, overseeing all fundraising and resource development. Previously, Miryam served as Senior Director of Community Development, leading the organization’s Community Engagement teams. She began her tenure at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in 2011 as the founding Director of NEXTGen Detroit, a groundbreaking initiative she helped develop from prior young adult engagement groups. With her bold and innovative approach to outreach, engagement and leadership, Miryam created a dynamic model that has influenced communities across the country in the engagement of young adult populations.
Before moving to Detroit, Miryam was the Head of Development Initiatives at World ORT, and was charged with developing and managing global NEXTGen strategy. She also served as the Associate Director of National Young Leadership at Jewish Federations of North America, overseeing National Young Leadership Cabinet programming, missions and national conferences. In addition, she was the Director of Volunteers at the Educational Alliance where she grew the organization’s volunteer base from 100 to 11,000 in four years.
Miryam earned a BA in fine arts and psychology from Yeshiva University and an MSW from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Miryam is a citizen of the United States, Canada and Israel. She lived in Detroit for eight years and in New York for 16 years prior to that. She currently lives in downtown Milwaukee with her husband, Matthew Burchi.
Julie R. Sissman is an Organization and Leadership Consultant, a strategic thinker with extensive experience coaching, conducting assessments, and facilitating workshops for executives in the private and non-profit sectors. Before JRS Consulting, Julie was a consultant in IBM’s Enterprise Leadership Consulting Group, where she served as a trusted advisor to IBM's senior executives, and prior to that, served as an Organization and Change Strategy Consultant at IBM, where she enabled IBM’s external clients to successfully implement large-scale transformational projects. Before IBM, Julie served as Associate Director of Hazon, in addition to several roles in other corporate and non-profit organizations.
Julie's entry to the Jewish giving circles world was HEKDESH, a giving circle of alumni of the Dorot Fellowship in Israel. She got hooked, and is now also a member of Natan, is a Board Member of the Jewish Women's Foundation of NY, and is a former co-chair of the Tzedakah Roundtable at Schechter Manhattan. Julie is excited to help others start Jewish giving circles. In addition to her activities with Jewish giving circles, Julie serves on the Advisory Board of jGirls+ Magazine, is a Mikveh Guide with ImmerseNYC, and is Immediate Past President of Schechter Manhattan. She has sung with the Riverside Choral Society on and off since 1994.
Julie has an MA in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
Ora has over a decade of professional experience in strategic planning, specializing in philanthropic advising, grants management and organizational development. Ora has worked as a consultant to early and mid-stage non-profits helping them lift the standard of excellence surrounding their organizational practices. She has guided organizations through a variety of internal planning processes, including program development, fundraising strategy, evaluation design, staff management, and board development. She is dedicated to helping her clients build confidence in their mission and become more pragmatic in how they operate their organizations as well as how they impact the community around them. Ora has also held volunteer leadership roles in a number of organizations whose primary focus is creating inclusive school environments for children of all backgrounds, abilities and disabilities. Ora currently serves on the board of Luria Academy of Brooklyn where her three children are learning and thriving.
Jennifer Weinstock has been applying her expertise as a development professional for more than 25 years with an emphasis on relationship-building strategies between donors and organizations. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy at Combined Jewish Philanthropies where she oversees more than $65M in philanthropic activity every year including a $50M annual campaign, endowment, planned giving and all supplementary giving. Previously Jennifer was the Associate Head of School for External Relations at Gann Academy for six years where she was responsible for annual, capital and major gifts fundraising as well as strategy and communication with external constituencies. Before coming to Gann, Jennifer spent six years at the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education and more than a decade at WGBH, Boston’s public broadcasting station, as the senior Major Gifts officer, Director of Stewardship and Director of the Major Gifts Annual Fund. Jennifer was a member of the pilot class of the Wexner Field Fellowship, a national fellowship for mid-career Jewish professional leaders. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where she was very active in Hillel and lives in Brookline, MA, with her husband Amiel and three teenage sons who are Jewish day school alumni/students.
Sasha Raskin-Yin is Amplifier's Interim Executive Director. She joined Amplifier after more than 4 years at Avodah, first as the NY Service Corps Director and then as the National Educator and New York Fellowship Director. Previously, she managed training design, implementation, and evaluation at Goddard Riverside Community Center’s Options Institute. Sasha believes that learning and community building can create change on large scales. She is an alumna of M2’s Senior Educators Cohort, JFREJ’s Grace Paley Organizing Fellowship, and Avodah’s Justice Fellowship. She holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology from the New School for Social Research and a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Swarthmore College.
Dara Fersel joins the Amplifier team as Director of Experiences. Dara was most recently the Director of Northern New Jersey and Rockland county for Jewish National Fund, and was responsible for all fundraising and programming efforts in the area, raising over $3M. Prior to this role, Dara worked at UJA-Federation of New York for six-and-a-half years on the FRD side in Women's Philanthropy, and then as the Assistant Director of Leadership Engagement and Board Relations. She is thrilled to be back in the Federation family at JFNA and is excited to bring her prior experiences and a unique lens to the Amplifier team. Dara lives in Englewood, New Jersey, with her husband Corey and two-year-old daughter Eden. Dara's hobbies include anything outdoors--long walks, runs, parks, beaches, pools--arts and crafts (even the digital Snapfish kind), and spending time with her family.
Amanda Shane is Amplifier’s Program Manager. Amanda began her career as a Social Worker for the New York City Department of Health’s Early Intervention Program. She served families who have babies, birth-3 years old, with developmental delays and disabilities. Amanda sits on the young leadership boards of UJA-Federation of New York, Jewish National Fund and Birthright Israel Foundation. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from Boston University and a BA in Psychology from Syracuse University.
