WHO WE ARE

Meet Our Board

Did we mention we can’t do this work alone? Meet our volunteer leadership — they come for the bagels we serve at board meetings, and stay for their profound commitment to Jewish community.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

  • Mark Appelbaum

Immediate Past President

  • Brad Birnberg

Treasurer

  • Ken Raskin

Secretary

  • Jodi Upin

Advancement Steering Committee Chair

  • Debbie Stillman

Community Campaign Committee Chairs

  • Matt Heilicher
  • Zehorit Heilicher

Chair, Minnesota Jewish Community Foundation, LLC

  • Sandy Donaldson

Community Impact Steering Committee Chair

  • Robert Yost

Governance Committee Chair

  • Taylor Sztainer

The Jewish Community Building Corporation Chair

  • Dan Lieberman

Vice President for Overseas affairs

  • Aaron Goldstein

Presidential Appointee Seat

  • Jeremy Cohen
  • Neil Moses-Zirkes

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Assistant Treasurer

Steve Monto

Young Adult Chair

  • Brittany Willis

Women’s Philanthropy Chair

  • Judy Witebsky

Rabbinic Representative

Rabbi Matt Goldberg

Partner Agency President Representative

  • Roz Segal

Partner Agency Executive Representative

  • Dan Ahlstrom

At-Large Board Members

  • Debra Arbit

  • Dina Blumenfield

  • Lauren Brand Zabezhinsky

  • Judah Druck

  • Gayle Kaplan

  • Aaron Karasov

  • Tzvi Kupfer

  • John MacDonald

  • Joel Ribnick

  • Abbi Rose

  • Layah Shagalow 

  • Seth Togal 

  • Tom Frishberg (Saint Paul)