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Staff
Board

Aaron Leibowitz
CEO Sylvan Adams Family Foundation

Lindsay Lubov, CPA
Philanthropic Advisor

Joelle Mamane, CPA
Chief Financial Officer

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Heidi Minkoff, CPA
Controller

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David Ohayon
Philanthropic Advisor

Lee Omer
Grants officer

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Paulo Saldanha
E.D. Sylvan Adams Sports Institute (SASI)

Dawn Tobenstein
Client Services Officer

Officers

BOARD CHAIR

Anne-Marie Boucher

VICE-CHAIR

Daniel Assouline

SECRETARY

David Amiel

IMMEDIATE PAST BOARD CHAIR

Francine Nelson Wiseman

TREASURER

David Martz

MEMBER AT LARGE

Yossi Suissa, CPA, LL.M.Tax

Board of Directors

Sylvie Amar

Stephen Bronfman

Raquel Castiel, CFA

Elisa Dahan

Mark Edery

Nathalie Elharrar-Noik

Chiara Fish

Mayer Gniwisch

Hillel Greenbaum

Stephanie Gutnik

Lindsay Hollinger

Miriam Roland

Michael Rosenberg

Albert Sayegh, CPA

Steve Sebag

Joel Segal

Marjorie Skolnik, CFA

Alon Wexler, CPA, CBV

Committee Chairs

Danny Ritter, CPA, CFA
ALLOCATIONS

Richard Vineberg, FCPA, FCA
AUDIT

Michael Etinson, Daniel Shapiro, Howard Stotland
DATA SECURITY

Miriam Roland
GOVERNANCE & NOMINATIONS

Steven Sitcoff
INNOVATIONS

Danny Ritter, CPA, CFA
INVESTMENT

Shawn Rozansky, Olivia Khazam
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY (PAC)

Elisa Dahan, Brenda Gewurz, Stephanie Gutnik
MARKETING

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Our People

Kathy R. Assayag President & CEO

Linda Argalgi, CPA Philanthropic Advisor

Howard Berish, FCPA Consultant, Philanthropic Planning

Lizzie Cody Philanthropic Advisor

Shirley Dayan Marketing, Communications & Events Officer

Wendy Grossbaum finance officer

Joel King Executive officer

Robert A. Kleinman, FCPA E.D. of Estates & Trusts

Neilly Kornitzer Marketing & Events Officer

Aaron Leibowitz CEO Sylvan Adams Family Foundation

Lindsay Lubov, CPA Philanthropic Advisor

Joelle Mamane, CPA Chief Financial Officer

Heidi Minkoff, CPA Controller

David Ohayon Philanthropic Advisor

Lee Omer Grants officer

Paulo Saldanha E.D. Sylvan Adams Sports Institute (SASI)

Dawn Tobenstein Client Services Officer

Officers

Board of Directors

Committee Chairs

Kathy R. Assayag
President & CEO

Linda Argalgi, CPA
Philanthropic Advisor

Howard Berish, FCPA
Consultant, Philanthropic Planning

Lizzie Cody
Philanthropic Advisor

Shirley Dayan
Marketing, Communications & Events Officer

Wendy Grossbaum
finance officer

Joel King
Executive officer

Robert A. Kleinman, FCPA
E.D. of Estates & Trusts

Neilly Kornitzer
Marketing & Events Officer