BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2025 - 2026

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Amy Vitner, President
Slade Goldstein, Vice President
Kara Culp, Vice President
Eric Althofer, Vice President
Stephanie Haynes, Treasurer
Sara Kulbersh, Secretary
Risa Miller, Immediate Past President

BOARD MEMBERS

Term Ending 2028:
Ben Braun
Rachel Campbell
Lisa Levinson
Rebekah Rubenstein

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

Term Ending 2026:
Sharyn Handelsman
Laura Philipson
Bonnie Wilson
Amy Udoff 

Presidential Appointees:
Jake House
Lindsay Muns

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 CommunityRelations 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