JWFA Trustees

JWFA members at an event

Steering JWFA's mission and vision

This multi-generational group brings diverse backgrounds and a shared commitment to creating lasting social change for Jewish women and girls.

“It’s magic to experience these passionate and smart women coming together around a shared vision. When we invest in women and girls, we change the world. So how can we not say 'Let’s go for it! Let’s give it our all!'”

Ilene Engel, JWFA Co-Founder and Trustee

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Current JWFA Trustees

Our current collective includes 135+ extraordinary women working together to create lasting impact for Jewish women and girls across Atlanta and Israel.

Elaine B. Alexander

Tanya Alexander

Paula Alsher

Ellen Arnovitz

Amy Arogeti

Teri Astren

Marcy Bass

Arlette Berlin

Martha Berlin

Aviva Berman

Candy Berman

Mindy Binderman

Stacy Blaiss

Leah Blum

Lori Bohrer

Terri Bonoff

Janet Cadranel

Marsha Cintorino

Caren Cohen

Diana Cohen

Edye Cohen

Kitty Cohen

Carol Cooper

Sheila Cranman

Linda Davis

Dorian Denburg

Debbie Derby

Laura Dinerman

Rachel Dinerman

Janet Dortch

Enid Draluck

Gail Duner

Jane Durham

Sari Earl

Nicole Ellerine

Janice Ellin

Ilene Engel

Kathy Evans

Elisa Ezor

Ellen Feinsand

Janine Franco

Sara Franco

Lois Frank

Jane Freedman

Lisa Freedman

Abby Friedman

Erica Gal

Marianne Garber

Stacey Geer

Corky Gelder

Jaime Glazerman

Deborah Goodman

Susan Gordon

Alicia Goren

Sylvia Gort

Lee Graiser

Lisa Greenberg

Susie Greenberg

Renie Halperin

Lynne P. Halpern

Deborah Hartman

Miriam Haviv

Lisa Haynor

Diane Heller

Lauren Henderson

Michal Hillman

Etta Raye Hirsch

Barbra Hirsh

Tracy Howard

Andrea Jaron

Jennifer Johnson

Susan Joseph

Lori Kilberg

Lanie Kirsch

Dee Kline

Sara Kogon

Danielle Kroo

Debbie Kuniansky

Deborah Kurzweil

Sheri Labovitz

Loren Filson Lapidus

Mara Lapp

Helaine Lasky

Janet Lavine

Barbara Leahy

Deborah Levin

Lindsay Levin

Elizabeth Levine

Simonie Levy

Cheryl Lipton

Billi Marcus

Lydia Medwin

Lindy Miller

Julie Mokotoff

Jackie Montag

Karen Much

Melanie Nelkin

Marcia Nuffer

Carolyn Oppenheimer

Diane Orenstein

Esther Panitch

Mechal Perl

Robin Pollack

Lindy Radow

Jo Ann Rau

Ruth Rosenberg

Dena Rosenzweig

Louise Rothberg

Jacquie Sacks

Sue Samuels

Emily Sanders

Rachelle Schaffer

Susan Schoenbaum

Lauren Schrager

Cathy Selig

Tonia Sellers

Randy Hyman Shapiro

Leslie Shenk

Linda Silberman

Debbie Sonenshine

Shari Steinberg

Lauri Strauss

Barbara Sugarman

Betty Sunshine

Luci Sunshine

Judith Taylor

Sue Tilis

Cathy Toren

Ronit Walker

Rachel Wasserman

Heather Weiner

Eve Wexler

Sherri Wildstein

Judy Zaban

Randi Zelcer

JWFA founders at an event

Meet Our Visionary Founders

Carol Cooper, Ilene Engel, Sara Franco

These three remarkable women had the vision to create JWFA and build a collaborative organization focused on meaningful social change for Jewish women and girls. Their continued leadership serve to inspire and guide everything that JWFA continues to accomplish.

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“I engaged in the process of being philanthropic and helping decide what we stand for and what we want to support, but also I am meeting interesting and fabulous women whom I wouldn’t have otherwise met.”

Debbie Kuniansky, JWFA Trustee

JWFA members at an event

Founding JWFA Trustees

These pioneering women joined our Founders to establish JWFA's legacy of collaborative philanthropy and strategic impact:

Ellen Arnovitz • Vicki Benjamin • Martha Berlin • Candy Berman • Kathe Brown • Marsha Cintorino • Kitty Cohen • Amanda Cohn • Carol Cooper • Laura Dinerman • Jane Durham • Janice Ellin • Ilene Engel • Sara Franco • Lois Frank • Pepi Friedman • Stacey Geer • Lisa Greenberg • Lynne Halpern • Lisa Haynor • Michal Hillman • Etta Raye Hirsch • Michele Hirsch • Jan Lupuloff • Caren Merlin • Jacquie Sacks • Emily Sanders • Tonia Sellers • Laura Soshnik • Deborah Spector • Dede Thompson • Ronit Walker • Melinda Wertheim

“I have come to appreciate the power of the collective."

Sara Franco, JWFA Co-Founder and Trustee

Become a Trustee

Ready to become part of this extraordinary collective? Join our collaborative of philanthropists making strategic decisions about grantmaking and community impact.