Staff Directory
Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center
6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Whitefish Bay, WI 53217
Phone: 414-964-4444 Fax: 414-964-0922 Media requests: 414-967-8242
All office extensions can be reached directly dialing 414-967- before the extension.
| Name | Title | Ext | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Lafferty | Social Worker | 8230 | |
| Accounting | |||
| Accounts Payable | Email for Inquiries | ap@jccmilwaukee.org | |
| Danielle Marsh | Accounting Manager | dmarsh@jccmilwaukee.org | 8253 |
| Edith Riesz | Accounting Staff - Accounts Receivable | eriesz@jccmilwaukee.org | 8245 |
| Kaitlyn Kniaz | Human Resource Manager | kkniaz@jccmilwaukee.org | 8247 |
| Melinda Steffey | Scholarship Administrator | msteffey@jccmilwaukee.org | 8180 |
| Peter Johnson | Staff Accountant | pjohnson@jccmilwaukee.org | 8244 |
| Tommy Jostad | Chief Financial Officer | tjostad@jccmilwaukee.org | 8187 |
| Administrative | |||
| Jesse Rosen | Chief Operating Officer | jrosen@jccmilwaukee.org | 8182 |
| Mark Shapiro | President & Chief Executive Officer | mshapiro@jccmilwaukee.org | 8226 |
| Marquis Erkins | Information Technology Technician | maerkins@jccmilwaukee.org | 8287 |
| Rick Gattoni | Consultant | 8236 | |
| Sabrina Nunley | Assistant to the President | snunley@jccmilwaukee.org | 8224 |
| Adult Engagement & Community Services | |||
| Diana Azimov | YJAM Coordinator | Dazimov@jccmilwaukee.org | |
| Diane Sobel | Koach Director | dsobel@jccmilwaukee.org | 8258 |
| Dorene Paley | Jewish Community Pantry Director | dpaley@jccmilwaukee.org | 8217 |
| Heidi Gould | Pantry Advocacy Coordinator | hgould@jccmilwaukee.org | 8353 |
| Jody Hirsh | Judaic Education Director | jhirsh@jccmilwaukee.org | 8199 |
| Jody Margolis | JCC Center of Inclusion and Special Needs Director | jmargolis@jccmilwaukee.org | 8206 |
| Laurie Herman | Library & Media Center Director | lherman@jccmilwaukee.org | 8212 |
| Micki Seinfeld | Special Events Director | mseinfeld@jccmilwaukee.org | 8235 |
| Mona Cohen | Director of Adult Programs & Community Services | mcohen@jccmilwaukee.org | 8249 |
| Sarah Siegel | Engagement Director | ssiegel@jccmilwaukee.org | 8185 |
| Young Jewish Adults of Milwaukee | YJAM | yjam@jccmilwaukee.org | |
| Aquatics | |||
| Jessica Lanke | Director of Recreation & Aquatics | jlanke@jccmilwaukee.org | 8194 |
| Taylor Ladd | Assistant Aquatics Director | tladd@jccmilwaukee.org | 8191 |
| Water Park | Located in Mequon (Open Summers, Members Only) | 262-242-6556 | |
| Building Services & Maintenance | |||
| Don Vertcnik | Maintenance Supervisor | donaldv@milwaukeejewish.org | 8348 |
| Café & Catering | |||
| Ferrante's at the JCC CAFA B DATA | Call to Order | 8254 | |
| Camps | |||
| Beth Alling | Camping Services Coordinator | balling@jccmilwaukee.org | 8240 |
| Lenny Kass | Rainbow Day Camp Director | lkass@jccmilwaukee.org | 8289 |
| Mark Gutman | Camp Interlaken JCC Assistant Director | mgutman@jccmilwaukee.org | 8197 |
| Shelby Kass | Associate Director at JCC Rainbow Day Camp | skass@jccmilwaukee.org | 8248 |
| Stephanie Wezelman | Camp Interlaken JCC Program Director | swezelman@jccmilwaukee.org | 8195 |
| Toni Davison Levenberg | Camp Interlaken JCC Director | tdavison@jccmilwaukee.org | 8223 |
| Early Childhood (Gan Ami) & Family Engagement | |||
| Gan Ami Whitefish Bay | Fax Number | 8186 | |
| Heather Spencer | Site Manager - Gan Ami Whitefish | hspencer@jccmilwaukee.org | 8189 |
| Karen Faust | Gan Ami Mequon Site Manager | kfaust@jccmilwaukee.org | |
| Lisa Kulakow | Family Service Coordinator - Gan Ami | lkulakow@jccmilwaukee.org | 8173 |
| Rabbi Shari Shamah | Jewish Family Specialist & PJ Library Coordinator | sshamah@jccmilwaukee.org | 8229 |
| Sarah Siegel | Engagement Director | ssiegel@jccmilwaukee.org | 8185 |
| Stacy Mitchell | Director of Early Childhood Education | smitchell@jccmilwaukee.org | 8201 |
| Family & Children Center | |||
| Aaron Stern | Director of Youth Programs & Transportation Director | astern@jccmilwaukee.org | 8218 |
| Hourly Childcare | Drop-By Childcare (members only) | 8171 | |
| Jody Margolis | JCC Center of Inclusion and Special Needs Director | jmargolis@jccmilwaukee.org | 8206 |
| Kids Center Cell | 414-429-8740 | ||
| Rabbi Shari Shamah | Jewish Family Specialist & PJ Library Coordinator | sshamah@jccmilwaukee.org | 8229 |
| Sarah Siegel | Engagement Director | ssiegel@jccmilwaukee.org | 8185 |
| Sarah Lasanske | Special Needs Coordinator | slasanske@jccmilwaukee.org | 8198 |
| Stephanie Wilson | Hourly Childcare Coordinator | swilson@jccmilwaukee.org | 8171 |
| Transportation Hotline | . | 8267 | |
| Financial Resource Development | |||
| Elyse Cohn | Grants Manager | ecohn@jccmilwaukee.org | 8188 |
| Harriet Rothman | Chief Development Officer | hrothman@jccmilwaukee.org | 8239 |
| Julie Sanicola | Donor Steward | jsanicola@jccmilwaukee.org | 8343 |
| Ruth Wallace | Development Associate | rwallace@jccmilwaukee.org | 8233 |
| Health, Recreation & Fitness | |||
| Allyson Koller | Group Fitness Coordinator | akoller@jccmilwaukee.org | 8351 |
| Brook Holmes | Aurora Sports Medicine | 8256 | |
| Carissa Mindt | Recreation Program Manager | cmindt@jccmilwaukee.org | 8174 |
| Erin Stern | Pilates Director | estern@jccmilwaukee.org | |
| Indoor Cycling | Sign-up / Cancel | 8260 | |
| Jessica Lanke | Director of Recreation & Aquatics | jlanke@jccmilwaukee.org | 8194 |
| Katie Nickel | Fitness Director | knickel@jccmilwaukee.org | 8269 |
| Sean Meyer | General Manager | smeyer@jccmilwaukee.org | 8234 |
| Taylor Ladd | Assistant Aquatics Director | tladd@jccmilwaukee.org | 8191 |
| JCC Center of Inclusion & Special Needs | |||
| Jody Margolis | Director | jmargolis@jccmilwaukee.org | 8206 |
| Sarah Lasanske | Special Needs Coordinator | slasanske@jccmilwaukee.org | 8198 |
| Judaic Education | |||
| Jody Hirsh | Judaic Education Director | jhirsh@jccmilwaukee.org | 8199 |
| Rabbi Shari Shamah | Jewish Family Specialist & PJ Library Coordinator | sshamah@jccmilwaukee.org | 8229 |
| Marketing & Communications | |||
| Chad Tessmer | Chief Marketing Officer | ctessmer@jccmilwaukee.org | 8242 |
| Josh Decker | Digital Media Coordinator | jdecker@jccmilwaukee.org | 8221 |
| Julie Lookatch | Marketing Manager | jlookatch@jccmilwaukee.org | 8280 |
| Rose Delaney | Graphic Designer | rdelaney@jccmilwaukee.org | 8246 |
| Membership | |||
| Eric Nelson | Membership Director | enelson@jccmilwaukee.org | 8268 |
| Jamie Seitz | Assistant Director of Membership | jseitz@jccmilwaukee.org | 8274 |
| Mardi Smirl | Membership Experience Coordinator | msmirl@jccmilwaukee.org | 8203 |
| Matthew Bazelon | Membership Advisor | mbazelon@jccmilwaukee.org | 8279 |
| Michelle Hoffman | Member Services Manager | mhoffman@jccmilwaukee.org | 8266 |
| Program Registration | Please call the extension if you have program registration questions | 8228 | |
| Reservations, Information, Services & Orders | |||
| Alli Lardner | Event Coordinator | alardner@jccmilwaukee.org | 8283 |
| Aurora Sports Medicine | Therapy | 8256 | |
| Ferrante's at the JCC CAFA B DATA | Call to Order | 8254 | |
| Food Pantry | 2930 W. Center Street Open: Thurs. 11am-3pm; Plus the 3rd & 4th Sun. of the month , 12-2pm | 414-447-8901 | |
| Gan Ami | Attendance Line | 8241 | |
| Indoor Cycling | Sign-up / Cancel | 8260 | |
| JCC Fax | Main Administration | 414-964-0922 | |
| JCC Fax | Peck Desk | 414-967-8395 | |
| Kids Center | Cell | 414-429-8740 | |
| Marquis Erkins | Information Technology Technician | maerkins@jccmilwaukee.org | 8287 |
| Program Registration | Please call the extension if you have program registration questions | 8228 | |
| Water Park | Located in Mequon (Open Summers, Members Only) | 262-242-6556 | |
| Retreats & Rentals | |||
| Shelby Kass | Retreat Coordinator | skass@jccmilwaukee.org | 8248 |