(JTA) - Rabbi Ethan Linden, director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is taking a leave of absence while his handling of a 2018 sexual assault allegation involving two campers is. She currently serves on the Brandeis Marin Day School Board of Trustees, the Urban Adamah Board and the West Coast Chairmans Council for the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. . Jenni lives in The Bronx with her daughter Violet and her husband Jon who is also a Jewish communal professional. As the Marketing Director at Foundation for Jewish Camp, Aimee oversees our brand management and dreams up new ways to celebrate and share the transformative impact of Jewish camp. from Case Western Reserve University in 1966 and a juris doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1969. Board of Directors - Camp Ramah in Law & Society from American University. She also spent six memorable summers at sleep away camp, two of which were spent at Camp Poyntelle Lewis Village in the Poconos where she learned to swamp a canoe and Israel folk dance! This has been reinforced in my many conversations with parents over the last few days. He received his BS in Marketing and Economics from the University of Vermont Grossman School of Business in the Spring of 2021. Kaplan has been active with over 20 local and national non-profit Boards. He began his legal career in 1981, serving as a judicial clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, after which he practiced corporate and banking law at the firm of Caplin & Drysdale in Washington, D.C. B-side campers who participated in this. Prior to joining FJC, Rachel worked for Loeb and Troper LLP, a public accounting firm, for three years as a financial auditor for nonprofit organizations. in International Studies. Jenni holds a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education from Hunter College, and while studying she also worked for a brief period as a member of the full-time team at Surprise Lake Camp, where she had been a camper and young staff member for many years. The Health Center Team is made up of nurses, an onsite physician, and administrative staff. In his free time, Jason loves playing basketball, finding New Yorks best pizza, and spending time with his three brothers. Gaby holds a B.S. Julie and his wife Susan have three children and five grandsons, and lives in Upper Saddle River, NJ. A founding board member and past president of Project Morry, a nonprofit summer camp and year-round youth development program, Michele was also past president of the Ben Appelbaum Foundation, an organization that mentored emerging entrepreneurs. She attended Camp Laurelwood for five summers as a camper and has spent the past 10 summers at New Jersey Y Camps, where she most recently worked as the Assistant Director of NJY Teen Camp. Marcia serves on the Board of Trustees of Milken Community School, and is a past board member of de Toledo High School (formerly New Community Jewish High School.) Prior to joining FJC Jamie Simon was the Chief Executive Officer of Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation also known as Camp Tawonga. He returned to Harlam beginning in 1996, when he and his wife, Rabbi Rachel Hertzman, joined the camp faculty, and their children Jackie, Sarah, Mitch and Nate began their years as campers and counselors. Favorite thing at camp: giving Paper Plate Awards. Elisa is currently a writer in the fields of health and food, and is a professionally trained vegan chef and teaches yoga, including Jewish yoga. FJC is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. Meet Our Interim Director SUSIE CHARENDOFF Susie joins the Ramah Berkshires family with an invaluable blend of 25 years of organizational leadership experience, entrepreneurial vision, and a passion for the power of Jewish camping to nurture and transform children's lives. Email Margalit at Margalit.Rosenthal@jewishcamp.org. She and Doug have three children: Sarah, Max and Eli, and an awesome rescue dog named Sadie. She also ghostwrites and edits books, primarily in the diet, lifestyle and wellness sector, including, most recently, the best-selling Fair Play, which tackles the issue of how couples can more equitably tackle domestic life responsibilities. He and his wife Lesley are very active members of the Los Angeles Jewish community including involvement with the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and formerly as board members of Sinai Temple of Los Angeles. Julie, and her outrageously cute puppy, Penny, are based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a member of the Foundations Cutting Edge Grants Committee and is the Chair of the Foundations committee on General Community Grants. This is a developing story. She graduated from Binghamton University in the spring of 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development. Alison is the host ofThe A List with Alison Lebovitz, a half-hour original interview series for PBS, and serves as co-founder and president of One Clip at a Time, a nonprofit inspired by the Paper Clips Project and documentary. Jim lives in Palo Alto, California and Lenox, Massachusetts with his wife Daryl Messinger who is a past Chair of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). 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She has a bachelors degrees in Journalism from the prestigious Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada. He and wife Linda share three wonderful children, Ryan, Spencer, and Kate and they live in Larchmont, NY. When her children were younger, Susie spent five summers serving in a variety of roles at Camp Ramah Nyack (2003-2008), ultimately joining the leadership team as Program Director where she was responsible for the planning and execution of programming for hundreds of campers. Mallory lives in Astoria with her husband Martin and her two Israeli rescue cats, Shai and Namair. In addition, Michele directed the Day Camp Incubator, creating 5 new specialty day camps in the New York metropolitan area. Adena is so excited to begin her work with Day Camps and Day Camp professionals and is looking forward to an incredible fellowship surrounded by dedicated and passionate Jewish leaders. Jeffs Jewish identity was cemented at Camp Kadimah in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his home town. Jeff previously served as board chair of Sinai Akiba Academy, the largest Solomon Schechter day school in North America, theTreasurer and the Executive Committee of Milken Community Schools Board of Trustees. She cherishes those experiences immensely and remains best friends with her bunkmates. She grew up on the East Coast and absolutely loved attending 8-week sessions of summer camp in Maine for 7 consecutive summers, and returned an 8th as a counselor. He enjoys traveling, bike riding, yoga, the New York Mets and music of all types. Camp Ramah in the Berkshires (CRB) was founded in 1964 as part of the Jewish Theological Seminary's camping movement, a program conceived to connect Jewish youth with the Conservative movement and cultivate Jewish leadership. Previously, she worked as data management for non-profits that focused on infants and providing their families and community with support through Early Intervention programs. Following his last year at Eisner, he staffed a NFTY in Israel summer trip and then stayed to study abroad at Ben Gurion University. Favorite camp activity: campfires & late night talks. He has a BS degree in electrical engineering from Stony Brook University and lives in Cranford, NJ with his wife Lisa, son Zachary, and cat Yuriy. Jims love of Jewish summer camp began at Temple Emanuels Shwayder Camp in Colorado and blossomed through his sons bi-coastal camp experiences at URJ Eisner and URJ Swig and Newman. The transformative Ramah summer experience is rich and varied combining stimulating programming in arts, athletics, outdoor adventure and informal Jewish Education. Together they have three children ages 19, 16 and 13. She also held various roles in finance and operations supporting nonprofit organizations to effectively manage changes, align their day-to-day activities and resources with their mission. Our Team - Foundation for Jewish Camp Most importantly, Judys strong belief in the power of Jewish camping as a key ingredient to solidifying her own Jewish identity and that of kids across the country, is what drives her to engage in the camp arena and help ensure its growth and sustainability. Camp Ramah in the Berkshires. Amy served as the long-time kindergarten teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) and designed family education for both LGA and Abundance Farm, a Jewish food justice farm in Northampton. While Diane never attended Jewish overnight camp as a child, she spent six summers working at Camp Ramah in New England. He resides in Manhattan, with his wife Ilana, as do their children, Ittamar, & Aileen and Shai, and one grandson. Rachel attended Camp Shorashim for four summers and then spent another four summers as a counselor for day camps in Queens. Rebecca is part of FJCs strategic planning and leadership teams. At age 19, he was featured in Jewish Weeks 36 under 36. Throughout his service to Hillel, Kaplan has been particularly focused on organizational talent and leadership development, and is currently Co-Chair of the Board of Advisors of Hillel U. Adena hails from Los Angeles, California and graduated from the University of Kansas in 2020 where she studied History, Psychology and Art History. Jamie Simon is the Chief Program Officer at Foundation for Jewish Camp. Prior to joining FJC, Bobby spent 36 years serving as Camp Director/Jewish Educator at Camp Young Judaea-Sprout Lake, JCC Camp Arthur-Reeta, and . Nationally, Susan serves as an active member of the board of Jewish Rock Radio (JRR) and recently joined the lay leadership of the Alexander Muss High School in Israel program where she focuses on recruiting students, engaging alumni, and developing partnerships with day schools, She holds a B.A. He holds a Bachelors Degree from the State University of New York at Albany and presently resides in West Orange, NJ. Staci is an alum Baruch College with a Masters in Public Administration. Through her work on our leadership development programs and educational initiatives, Teri is able to see her direct impact on the field of Jewish camp. Marcia and her husband Doug are passionate supporters of Jewish camp. Susan Sacks is a long-time active leader in the Chicago Jewish community and works passionately to engage more teens in Judaism through camp, Israel experiences, and Jewish music. a collection of her candid essays and life-inspired stories and in her spare time she hosts a weekly podcast with her sister called, Sis & Tell. Email Jamie at Jamie.Simon@jewishcamp.org. Kay was acquired by Ecolab, Inc. in 1995. Many of us are Jewish camp alumni ourselves, and we know how it has shaped our own lives. Favorite Camp Activities: Roasting marshmallows in the campfire and 3 on 3 basketball on Saturday afternoons. Skip was also the founding president of the Ben Appelbaum Foundation, a business incubator, founded to honor his former business partner.