Our Leadership
We are pleased to present our 2025-2026 Board of Directors and thank them for their work and dedication to the Memphis Jewish community.
Jewish Community Partners Board Members:
Chair, Charles Jalenak
Treasurer/Secretary, Lawson Arney
Counsel, Michael D. Kaplan
Vice Chair Impact & Evaluation, Mark Gillenson
Vice Chair Human Resources, Herb Gerson
Vice Chair Investment, Elkan Scheidt
Lawson Arney
Jordana Berger
Herbert Gerson
David Greenberg
Mark Gillenson
Charles Jalenak
Michael Kaplan
Marty Kelman
Adam Lazarov
Andrea Malkin
Josh Sanderson
Elkan Scheidt
Daniel Snyder
Memphis Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Chair, Jimmy Ringel
Immediate Past Chair, Scott Notowich
Secretary, Steve Libby
Vice Chairs Campaign, Lisa Menuskin
Vice Chairs Community Impact, Michelle Katz and Sandra Arnold
Vice Chair Finance, Jonathan Frisch
Vice Chair Israel & Overseas, Jill Shanker
Vice Chair Leadership Development, Jaclyn Marshall
Vice Chair Community Relations, Elissa Taub
Chair Appointee Young Adult, Jana Weiskopf
Sandra Arnold
Bob Eiseman
Cindy Finestone
Margo Fogelman
Jonathan Frisch
Jan Groveman
Michelle Katz
Denise Kerlan
Molly Lane
Danielle Lazarov
Debbie B. Lazarov
Jeff Lewis
Steve Libby
Sheri Lipman
Alla Lubin
Jaclyn Marshall
Lisa Menuskin
Scott Notowich
Leor Reef
Jimmy Ringel
Shelley Robbins
Jill Shanker
Rachel Siegel
Kimberlee Strome
Elissa Taub
Mary Trotz
Parker Trotz
Andie Uiberall
Keri Unowsky
Jana Weiskopf
Craig Weiss
Jewish Foundation of Memphis Board of Directors:
Chair, Pace Cooper
Immediate Past Chair, Jason Salomon
Secretary, Cindy Finestone
Chair Appointee, Laurie Meskin
Vice Chair Finance, Lawson Arney
Vice Chair Investment, Elkan Scheidt
Lawson Arney
Aileen Cooper
Pace Cooper
Cindy Finestone
Rick Fogelman
Elliot Kiersky
Reed Landau
Laurie Meskin
Anthony Morrison
Wendy Rotter
Elkan Scheidt
Benjamin Wachtel
Jeff Wallace
Partner Agency Appointees for Foundation:
Judy Bookman
Jay Cohen
Jonathan Epstein
Sam Fargotstein
Marlene Gerson
Emily Lennon
Alla Olswanger-Lubin
Sally Rosenberg
Judy Royal
Stacy Sanderson
