Leadership & Staff

 A dedicated group of experienced volunteer leaders guides the Council. The members of the Board of Directors come from throughout Westchester County and span the various forms of Jewish lifestyle and observance. Board members are elected annually and serve a three-year term. The Executive Committee is made up of officers who supervise day-to-day operations. Headed by a President, Senior Vice President and five Vice Presidents, officers serve a two-year term. The past Presidents of the Council remain involved as ex-officio board members as does a select group of Honorary Directors.

Board of Directors, 2026-2027

Westchester Jewish Council Executive Committee

* Board Officers serve a one-year term.

President                                                                          Michael Mittelman 

Senior Vice President                                                      Marc Klee 

Vice President for Jewish Community Building             Arlene Kleinberg 

Vice President for Israel Matters                                    Stu Seltzer 

Vice President for Government Relations                      Adeena Rosen 

Vice President for Community Relations                       Ellen Reinheimer 

Audit Chair and Vice President for Communications   Michele Gregson 

Treasurer                                                                          Karen Rosenfeld                                                               

Secretary                                                                          Maj Wickstrom

At Large                                                                            Michael Scheffler 

At Large (Immediate Past President)                             William H. Schrag                                  

Westchester Jewish Council Board of Directors

• Jeremy A. Abramson
• Barbara Aloni
• Harold Aspis
• Larry Bahr
• Bonnie Baker
• Rabbi Adam Baldachin
• Stephanie Balkin
• Betty Berenson
• Steven Berkowitz
• Jennifer Bernhard
• Betsy Bernstein
• Tracey Bilski
• Michael Carlin
• Hon. Jeffrey A. Cohen (Ret.)
• David Eppinger
• Robert Fischer
• Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman
• Robyn Frank
• Francine M. Goldstein
• David Glick
• Steve Grossblatt
• Bonnie Eskow Hagen
• Lori Kapner Hosp
• Stuart Kolbert
• Eli Kornreich
• Chuck Lesnick
• Gabriel Lomas
• Carol Loeb Meyers
• Melanie Miller
• Max Negrin
• Margie Ostrove
• Rob Patchen
• Jennifer Povman
• Rhonda Regan
• Jessica Reinman
• Heidi Rieger
• Julie Rockowitz
• Robin Rosenberg
• Scott Rothstein
• Audrey Samers
• Judy Sarch
• Jamie Schaefer-Wilson
• Danny Schultz
• Joanna Segal
• Zev Skolnick
• Lori Sloane
• Richard Spitz
• Dalia Strum
• Lauren Tanen
• Adrienne Tanner
• Larry Thaler
• Harold Treiber
• Maj L. Wickstrom
• Steven L. Young
• Susan Zeitlin
• Harriett Zeller

Honorary Directors/Past Presidents

(*indicates Past President)

• David A. Alpert
• Andrew Benerofe
• Froma Benerofe
• Ronald E. Burton*
• Irwin S. Davison* (z”l)
• Hon. Sam Eisenberg (z”l)*
• Martine Fleishman
• Hon. Samuel G. Fredman (z”l)*
• Robert Friedland
• Donald Landis (z”l)*
• Lester J. Millman*
• Clarice Pressner (z”l)*
• Lisa Roberts*
• Harriet Schleifer
• William H. Schrag*
• Saul Singer (z”l)*
• Samuel Stein (z”l)*
• Paul B. Warhit*
• Debra Abrahams Weiner*
• Rabbi Amiel Wohl (z”l)*

Staff

• Elliot Forchheimer, CEO
• Pam Goldstein, COO
• Beth Grafman, Chief Development Officer
• Rika Levin, Director of Government Relations
• Lori Kurlander, Director of Marketing and Communications
• Tami Arnowitz, Consultant
• Margo Lampert, Financial Administrator