We’re a dedicated team with varied experiences and backgrounds that have come together to make positive change in the lives of older Jewish people around the world.
Executive Director
With over 17 years of experience in program and grant management, Joshua understands the burdens that can be put on a grantee when receiving funding from a foundation. In his work as Executive Director, he is committed to reducing those burdens for grantees. In 2016, Joshua was selected as a New York Nonprofit Media 40 Under 40 Rising Star for his leadership and dedication to the nonprofit sector. Joshua received his Bachelor of Science from Yeshiva University and a J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law. He has received certifications from the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, the National Association of Nonprofit Accountants and Consultants, Baruch College Executive Certificate Program, Build NYC Grassroots Fundraising Institute, and from Jewish Community Relations Council of New York’s WAAB Fellowship. Outside the office, Josh enjoys high-intensity interval training, yoga, live music, travel, and volunteering.
Director of Grants
As an experienced grants consultant and fundraiser, Janice is responsible for the strategic growth of the Foundation’s program priorities. She has worked as a Television Producer with the advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach, and brings experience in nonprofit organization, planned giving, event planning, and strategic management and planning. She also served as Executive Director for the Israel Scholarship Education Foundation; National Development Director for The American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem; Chief Advancement Officer and Interim COO for ORT America; National Women's Philanthropy Director for the Jewish Federations of North America; and is a Board Trustee of the George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick, NJ. She received her Bachelors from Syracuse University. When she’s not at the office, Janice enjoys travel, fine wine and dining, playing tennis, exercising, reading, spending time with family and friends, and following sports and theatre.
Grants Coordinator
Elisabeth brings her experience preserving Jewish history to her work with the Foundation, where she now helps older communities and engages with their histories in real time. Previously, Elisabeth researched and curated exhibits for the American Sephardi Federation, as well as working to digitally map abandoned Jewish sites in the Middle East and North Africa with the Diarna Project. Elisabeth received her Bachelor of Arts from Jacobs University; her Masters in World and Global History from Columbia University; and her Masters of Science in World History from the London School of Economics. She enjoys camping, traveling and cycling.
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